Netanyahu nominated for Nobel Peace Prize following breakthroughs between Israel and Arab states 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was today nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize following recent breakthroughs in Arab-Israeli relations. Another nominee, who was also recommended for the award by Good Friday Agreement lawmaker Lord David Trimble, was Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Dubai and Deputy Supreme commander of the UAE military.   Israel, … Read more

President Trump says two other Arab countries may soon recognise Israel

President Trump says two other Arab countries may soon recognise Israel alongside UAE and Bahrain and vows an end to ‘blood on the sand’ in the Middle East Israel, Bahrain and UAE signed an historic peace deal in Washington this week At the signing, Donald Trump insisted that five more Arab countries are in talks  … Read more

Lindsay Lohan is ‘so excited’ to launch her very own company in United Arab Emirates

Lindsay Lohan is ‘so excited’ to launch her very own company in United Arab Emirates… while the star is being ‘sued by HarperCollins for failing to write a book’ after getting a $365k advance By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 03:39 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 03:42 BST, 11 September 2020 Lindsay Lohan took … Read more

UAE celebrates launch of first Arab interplanetary mission

Blast off for UAE’s mission to Mars as Emirates become first Arab nation to launch an interplanetary expedition The unmanned spacecraft launched from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center Dubai’s Burj Khalifa lit up just before the launch with a 10-second countdown   It is expected to reach Mars’s orbit by February 2021, marking the 50th anniversary of … Read more

United Arab Emirates to launch its first interplanetary mission to Mars next month

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will launch its first ever mission to to Mars next month. Called Amal, meaning ‘hope’, the mission will take off from the remote Japanese island of Tanegashima on July 15.  It will be seven months before it reaches Mars and starts orbiting the planet. The 3,000lb (1,350kg) craft will complete … Read more

Dipping below the surface at the Burj Al Arab to discover the luxury hotel’s TURTLE hospital 

Most visitors to the United Arab Emirates go to enjoy the glitzy hotels, round-the-year sun and glamorous nightlife. But only yards away from the holidaymakers, there is a major campaign in progress to try and protect one of the planet’s most endangered marine species. At the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel, with its iconic sail-shaped … Read more