The United Arab Emirates followed Saudi Arabia Thursday in joining a US-led force to protect Gulf shipping as tensions with Iran soared following twin attacks on key Saudi oil facilities.
The United Arab Emirates' state oil company ADNOC announced a major new carbon capture project on Wednesday, less than three months before it hosts UN climate talks in Dubai.
The United Arab Emirates is looking to deflect criticism of its rights record ahead of this year's UN climate talks, a London-based group said Friday, after obtaining a leaked recording.
The UAE has delayed awarding a 41 billion dollar contract to build nuclear power plants saying that the decision between the three rival bidders was too close to call, an Abu Dhabi daily said Monday.
The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday $4.5 billion in clean energy investments in Africa during a landmark climate summit hosted by Kenya that is aimed at attracting funding for efforts to combat global warming.
The United Arab Emirates has selected its first two astronauts to go on a mission to the International Space Station, Dubai's ruler said Monday.
A powerful typhoon pounded Taiwan on Sunday with fierce winds and torrential rains, leaving at least two people missing and 17 others injured, officials said.
A powerful typhoon brought Hong Kong to a shutdown Thursday, with financial markets and businesses forced to close as it swept past before slamming into the Chinese island of Hainan.
A powerful typhoon smashed into Japan on Wednesday and headed towards the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, where workers raced to secure buildings to stop radioactive material spreading.
Typhoon Man-yi hit Japan Monday, leaving three people dead and forcing the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to release rainwater with low levels of radiation into the ocean.
Typhoon Hagupit slammed into southern China on Wednesday after battering Hong Kong, where it injured dozens of people, disrupted air travel and forced the closure of schools, officials said.
A powerful typhoon lashed South Korea on Monday after smashing into southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that left up to eight people dead or missing.
A typhoon that pummelled western Japan left at least 20 people dead and more than 50 missing, reports said Sunday, after swollen rivers swept away buildings and landslides crushed houses.
Typhoon Chanthu unleashed powerful winds and heavy rain on eastern Taiwan Sunday, disrupting travel links and cutting electricity to some homes but sparing the island a direct hit.
A powerful typhoon killed at least one person in South Korea on Sunday, grounded 280 flights and stranded 15,000 passengers on its southern resort island of Jeju, officials said.
A powerful typhoon forced auto giant Toyota to halt production at 11 of its 15 plants in Japan on Wednesday, the company said.
