Floods: Pak Govt reaches out to friendly countries
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said considering the urgency of the challenge, the government had decided to reach out to friendly countries and donors as flash floods and…
PM welcomes UAE upcoming US$ 1B invt
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday (9th of August, 2022) welcomed the recent announcement by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to invest US$ 1 billion in various economic…
Legal consequences for holding processions in UAE
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Embassy in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday reminded the members of Pakistani community that holding of processions and protests in UAE were illegal. “Anyone breaking the laws…
UAE to buy Chinese jets
BEIJING: UAE is planning to purchase a dozen Chinese L-15 advanced trainer and light combat jets with more being considered in the future. Experts said that the Chinese aircraft boasts…
Dubai Expo 2020 adds to UAE’s GDP
ISLAMABAD: Dubai Expo 2020 exhibition added about 2 percent to the gross domestic product of the UAE, and played a major role in its recovery from the pandemic. The Expo…
UAE shrinks work week
DUBAI: UAE is slashing its official working week to four-and-a-half days and moving its weekend to Saturday and Sunday in a major shift aimed at improving competitiveness, officials said on…
ICC Women’s T20 WC Asia Qualifier
ISLAMABAD: ICC Women's T20 WC Asia Qualifier will be hosted by United Arab Emirates (UAE). UAE would be looking to make the most of home conditions while drawing inspiration from…
Polio
UAE announces over US$ 23M fund for Polio campaigns in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has made available a total of US$ 23 million in funding for polio campaigns and around US$ 376,000 for the procurement of frontline…
Qureshi, UAE FM agree to strengthen cooperation in diverse fields
ABU DHABI: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Foreign Minister of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan have reaffirmed their desire to further strengthen cordial relations between…
Are Pak-Indian FMs having backchannel talks in UAE?
Since Pakistani FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will remain in UAE for a couple of days, sources are insinuating that both the FMs are…
Pakistan imports from China, UAE and Singapore
ISLAMABAD: China topped the list of countries from where Pakistan imported different products during the first half of the current financial year (2020-21), followed by United Arab Emirates (UAE) and…
FM Qureshi calls on UAE PM in Dubai, exchanges views on issues of mutual interest
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi called on Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Dubai on Thursday.…
Covid Vaccine
UAE starts Covid-19 vaccinations in capital
ABU DHABI: UAE has launched Covid-19 vaccinations in the capital, health officials said here today, days after it approved the jab by Chinese drugs giant Sinopharm. The wealthy Gulf nation…
Israeli cabinet ratifies deal on ties with UAE
JERUSALEM: Israel's government on Sunday gave final approval to the normalization of ties with the United Arab Emirates, an official statement said, after lawmakers ratified the pact earlier this month.…
Israel, UAE agree visa-free travel for nationals: Netanyahu
TEL AVIV: Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed Monday to reciprocal visa-free travel, making Emirati citizens the first in the Arab world to not require Israeli entry permits. The…
PIA
PIA announces guidelines for passengers travelling to UAE
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced new guidelines for travelers intending to travel to United Arab Emirates (UAE) on visit visa. As per new UAE rules, passengers traveling to…
UAE, Israel foreign ministers to hold first talks in Berlin
BERLIN: The foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Israel will visit the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin when they hold their "historic" first meeting in the German capital on…
Israel establishes full ties with Bahrain, UAE at White House
WASHINGTON: Israel normalized relations with long-time foes Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump said similar US-brokered deals were close between…
Netanyahu privately agreed to US arms sale plan with UAE: report
NEW YORK: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went along with a plan for the Trump administration to sell advanced US weapons to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), despite coming out…
High-tech farmers sow seeds of revolution in Dubai desert
DUBAI: An ultra-modern vertical farm in the middle of the desert stands as a testament to Dubai's determination to spark a "green revolution" to overcome its dependence on food imports.…
Telephone service begins between Israel and UAE
Telephone service between UAE and Israel commenced today (16th August, 2020) According to details from 1.15PM people in Jerusalem and Dubai were able to call each other via land line…
Egypt’s Sisi praises deal between Israel, UAE, US
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday praised the US-brokered deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates that would halt Israeli annexation of Palestinian land. "I read with…
Israel and UAE ink US-brokered historic peace deal
JERUSALEM: PM Benjamin Netanyahu while commenting on the normalization of relations agreement with UAE, termed it a historic deal according to which Israel agrees to stop further annexation of Palestinian…
UAE FM lauds Pakistan’s response to coronavirus pandemic
ISLAMABAD: United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan on Wednesday lauded the response of Pakistan government in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. Foreign Minister Sheikh…