The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates in the Arabian Peninsula. Known for its pro-Western alignment, Abraham Accords normalization with Israel, and role as a regional financial and energy hub. Recently, the UAE has faced repeated Iranian missile and drone attacks, conducted strikes on Iranian targets, and strengthened defense ties with the U.S. and Israel. Last updated 3 days ago
SUDAN WAR UPDATE: Sudan is sliding toward partition.
The army, led by Abdel Fattah al Burhan and supported by Muslim Brotherhood aligned militias, controls Khartoum and most of northern, eastern and central Sudan. The RSF, led by Hemedti, ...
SUDAN WAR UPDATE: Sudan is sliding toward partition.
The army, led by Abdel Fattah al Burhan and supported by Muslim Brotherhood aligned militias, controls Khartoum and most of northern, eastern and central Sudan. The RSF, led by Hemedti, controls most of Darfur and operates a parallel government from Nyala.
Sudan is especially important because it sits along more than 800 kilometers of Red Sea coastline, overlooking the shipping route connecting the Suez Canal with Bab el Mandeb and the Indian Ocean.
Kordofan is now the decisive front. The army (SAF) has recently advanced in North Kordofan, while the RSF still holds positions farther west and uses drones to strike deep inside government territory.
At least 59,000 people have been killed, although the real toll is likely far higher. Around 13 million have been displaced, while parts of Darfur and Kordofan face famine.
Egypt, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey support the SAF. The RSF has been reported to receive support through networks linked to the UAE, Chad and Libya. The UAE denies arming it.
Saudi Arabia wants to host a national dialogue, frustrating Burhan, who wants the process held inside Sudan under his control. Meanwhile, the U.S. is pushing to expand the Darfur arms embargo across the entire country, covering the RSF and SAF, combat drones and loitering munitions.
Neither side is close to total victory. The immediate danger is a permanent division between an army controlled east and an RSF controlled west.
Khaled al-Yamani, Yemen's former foreign minister and newly appointed advisor to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, tells Kan News that Israel has an important role to play in confronting the Houthi threat as part of a broad coal...
Khaled al-Yamani, Yemen's former foreign minister and newly appointed advisor to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, tells Kan News that Israel has an important role to play in confronting the Houthi threat as part of a broad coalition.
He calls to take the Yemeni file away from Saudi Arabia, blaming Riyadh's failed policy for the Houthi expansion in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait area. Al-Yamani accuses Saudi Arabia of transferring hundreds of millions of dollars to the Houthis this year and of attacking the STC forces best suited to fight them.
Two UAE servicemen, Major Abdalla Shamis Almenhali and candidate Saeed Abdalla Alshamsi, were killed during a training mission inside the country today. - UAE Ministry of Defence
The Houthis released footage from cities seized from PLC Forces in their recent operation. Captured equipment includes a 122mm D-30A howitzer and UAE-made Streit Group "Fiona" 6x6 MRAP vehicles.
The UAE is revising plans for a 5-gigawatt AI data center project, one of the largest outside the U.S., after the Iran war prompted a rethink of critical infrastructure, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Originally planned ...
The UAE is revising plans for a 5-gigawatt AI data center project, one of the largest outside the U.S., after the Iran war prompted a rethink of critical infrastructure, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Originally planned as a single 10-square-mile campus in Abu Dhabi, it will likely become a network of data centers across the country. Authorities are considering air defenses and building some facilities underground to protect against drone and missile attacks.
The UAE-US AI Campus is central to the country's push to become a global AI powerhouse and is led by G42, controlled by national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan.
The UAE is distancing itself from a reported call between President Mohammed bin Zayed and PM Netanyahu that allegedly included a warning ahead of October 7.
A UAE official to Kan: "Beyond yesterday's statement, we have nothing to add."
Egypt won't respond officially but believes Israel could have detected the attack without any Emirati or Egyptian warning.
Eight nations welcomed Britain's ban on Judea and Samaria settlement imports: Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Indonesia.
Statement by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to media reporting on Intelligence sharing with Israel:
The Ministry underscores that the UAE Government does not comment on media stories or speculation regarding conversations ...
Statement by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to media reporting on Intelligence sharing with Israel:
The Ministry underscores that the UAE Government does not comment on media stories or speculation regarding conversations between government leaders.
The UAE's engagement since October 7 was consistently directed toward de-escalation, regional stability and preventing violence.
UAE and Israeli government entities have maintained open and direct lines of communication since the inception of the relationship more than five years ago. When necessary, all relevant intelligence has been and continues to be communicated between the relevant entities.
If you look at Turkey, Azerbaijan, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, if you look all across the world, we are actually seeing a lot of countries privately doing a lot of good things to help us ensure that the Iranians pay a penalty for firing at commercial shipping
Axios Report: Steve Witkoff, the White House envoy, met last weekend with UAE national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed al Nahyan on Sardinia to discuss next steps on Iran. The White House did not announce the meeting.
UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed and President Trump spoke by phone after the U.S.–Iran exchange of fire, discussing regional developments and cooperation between the two countries. - UAE state news agency
