United Arab Emirates

BELGRADE - Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic and Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Serbia Juma Rashid Saif Zayed Al Dhaheri agreed Friday that overall cooperation between the two countries had improved considerably.

TAV Information Technologies has won the communication technologies tender held for the Abu Dhabi Airport Midfield Terminal Building, which will be the world's largest terminal constructed under one roof when completed. TAV IT will undertake the IT infrastructure set-up and maintenance support services of the terminal, the company said by a written statement.

Beginning with mid-December 2014, the sites of several Romanian higher education and public administration institutions have been the target of cyber-attacks, the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) announced on Friday, mentioning that the hacked sites were infiltrated to carry radical Islamist, anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian messages, with the site of the Romanian Patriarchate being among th

ABU DHABI - The first Serbian business investment forum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be held from January 25 through 30 with the aim to familiarise Serbian companies with the rules and potentials of the UAE market.

OPEC cannot protect world oil prices which have plunged since June, the United Arab Emirates said on Jan. 13, adding that rising North American shale oil output needed to be curbed.
      

A Saudi-led proxy war against Iran playing out in Syria and Iraq has expanded onto the football pitch with a last-minute decision by the Palestinian national team to cancel a friendly against Iran.

The Middle East entered the new year with a new balance of power.

Two weeks ago, Qatar and Egypt started normalizing their relations. This reconciliation, however, affects not only these two countries, but also the wider region to a great extent and implies a newly emerging equilibrium.

The United Arab Emirates said Dec. 30 that it will not allow screening of Hollywood's Biblical epic "Exodus: Gods and Kings," mirroring similar bans by Egypt and Morocco.

The National Media Council, charged with vetting films for release in the UAE, said the Ridley Scott movie about Moses's escape from pharaonic Egypt contained "religious and historical mistakes."

BELGRADE - The state is willing to provide assistance to healthy companies, Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic said on Monday, presenting the white and black lists of contractors.

The adoption of a human rights declaration by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that was designed to shield wealthy Gulf monarchies, including 2022 World Cup host Qatar, from criticism by human rights and trade union activists is likely to increase pressure on the sports-focused Gulf state to significantly alter its controversial migrant labor system.