Tag: emirate
French drug trafficker released in Dubai ahead of extradition
Abdelkader Bouguettaia, nicknamed “Bibi”, is actively sought. Implicated in several investigations for importing narcotics, via the port of Le Havre, the city where he was born, “Bibi” was the subject…
Further charges against US Senator: bribe from the Gulf Emirate?
As of: January 3, 2024 9:20 a.m US Senator Menendez has already been indicted. He is said to have exerted influence on behalf of Egypt – and received a lot…
Gulf Emirate: Emir of Kuwait dies aged 86
Gulf Emirate Emir of Kuwait dies aged 86 Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah has died at the age of 86. photo © Nasser Waggi/AP After his half-brother, Nawaf al-Ahmed…
World Climate Conference agrees on final declaration
DThe World Climate Conference in Dubai calls on the world’s countries to address the transition away from “fossil energy sources in energy systems”. In the final plenary session, the conference…
Vladimir Putin gains new popularity in the Middle East
Isolated by the West, Vladimir Putin finds other allies. The Russian president visits the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday before receiving the Iranian president in Moscow on…
“Alarming” levels of air pollution in the Emirates
Host country of COP28, the Emirates are not an example when it comes to air quality. According to the NGO Human Right Watch (HRW), Dubai is the scene of particularly…
COP28 opens in Dubai to encourage countries to move up a gear
“This is the most important COP since Paris,” UN Climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday. “We are moving forward today with small steps, while we are expecting giant steps.…
All industries must “contribute” and “be accountable”, proclaims the president of COP28
D-5 for the high mass of the environment in Dubai. A few days before the opening of the 28th United Nations climate conference, “the most important COP” since the Paris…
Qatar: The role of the Gulf emirate in the Gaza hostage deal
If 50 or more of the hostages in the Gaza Strip are released in the coming days, it will be thanks to the skill of the Gulf emirate and the…
Who is Sultan Al Jaber, the president of the climate conference?
It will be at the center of the world from November 30, and for two weeks. Sultan Al Jaber will chair COP28, which kicks off at the end of the…