The UAE said on Tuesday it was pulling its remaining forces out of Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed a call for UAE forces to leave within 24 hours, deepening a crisis between the two Gulf powers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/world/uae-forces-yemen-saudi-arabia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #unitedarabemirates #saudiarabia #yemen #middleeast
For the first time in 36 years, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will visit Japan as a state guest from Feb. 8 to 10, the Japanese government said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/politics/uae-president-japan-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #unitedarabemirates #tech #unitedarabemiratesjapanrelations #ai #sanaetakaichi
Liberia's "carbon credit" deal with a little-known Dubai company has stalled after over two years, with other accords with the company across Africa and elsewhere having also gone nowhere. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/11/26/climate-change/africa-carbon-deals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #africa #carbon #climatechange #environment #liberia #unitedarabemirates
Bahrain's Mumtalakat and Abu Dhabi's CYVN Holdings took full ownership of McLaren Racing on Tuesday in a deal one informed source said valued the reigning Formula One world champion at $5 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/04/more-sports/mclaren-bahrain-abu-dhabi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #mclaren #bahrain #unitedarabemirates
Around 84% of oil passing through the Strait is destined for Asia, leaving the economies of China, India, South Korea and Japan vulnerable to an Iranian blockade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/24/economy/asia-oil-strait-of-hormuz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #straitofhormuz #iran #unitedarabemirates #oman #shipping #trade #middleeast #oil #asia #china #india #southkorea