Tag: UAE

UAE cancels Airbus H225M helicopters deal
Business

UAE cancels Airbus H225M helicopters deal

The United Arab Emirates has reportedly cancelled a 2021 deal with Airbus to acquire twelve H225M Caracal multirole helicopters for around 800 million euros ($880.6 million). This was revealed following reports from Breaking Defense magazine. According to an official at the UAE’s defense and security acquisitions authority, Muammar Abdulla Abushehab, the decision was not politically […]

Georgia, UAE reach free-trade agreement after three rounds of meetings
Economy

Georgia, UAE reach free-trade agreement after three rounds of meetings

In an effort to strengthen their economic connections, the UAE and Georgia have reached an agreement on a new trade deal that will lower tariffs and remove other barriers. Arab News reported that the UAE’s minister of foreign trade, Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, and Georgia’s vice prime minister and minister of economy and sustainable development,  Levan Davitashvili, signed […]

UAE oil chief named COP28 climate talks president
Oil and Gas

UAE oil chief named COP28 climate talks president

Agency Report The head of the United Arab Emirates’ national oil company was named Thursday as president of this year’s COP28 climate talks, prompting fierce criticism from environmental activists. Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, who heads up the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), will be the first CEO to take the role at the UN […]

Air Peace resumes operations after NiMet strike suspension
Aviation

Visa van: Air peace suspends Dubai flights

Air Peace has announced the suspension of its flights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, over the non-issuance of visas to Nigerians. This development comes two weeks after the UAE carrier, Emirates, suspended its flights, citing the inability to repatriate ticket funds in addition to the reduced number of passengers on the route. This development comes […]

UAE to supply Germany with gas, diesel
Oil and Gas Uncategorized

UAE to supply Germany with gas, diesel

The United Arab Emirates agreed Sunday an “energy security” deal with Germany to supply liquefied natural gas and diesel as Berlin searches for new power sources to replace Russian supplies. Emirati industry minister Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber called it a “landmark new agreement” that “reinforces the rapidly growing energy partnership between the UAE and Germany”, […]