United Arab Emirates

The government has decided to allocate BGN 578,200 to open a Bulgarian embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the decision was taken as early as November 2015, but has not happened so far.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has blasted United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan for accusing Fahreddin Pasha, a commander in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, of “ransacking” Medina in 1916.

The daily Vecernje Novosti is reporting this, adding that the principle of reciprocity is now being considered - i.e., to allow only those ambassadors coming from countries where Serbia's envoys are received by their foreign ministers, to enjoy the same treatment in Belgrade.

The United Arab Emirates on Dec. 7 said it was “surprised and disappointed” over its inclusion on a European Union tax haven blacklist.

Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi is going to the new Louvre Abu Dhabi, the art gallery tweeted on Wednesday.

But there's still no public information on who purchased the painting at the record-setting auction in November, when the controversial artwork went for $450.3 million US at Christie's, making it the most expensive painting ever sold.

European Union finance ministers adopted on Tuesday a blacklist of tax havens which includes 17 extra-EU jurisdictions seen as not cooperative on tax matters, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said.

The United Arab Emirates on Dec. 5 announced it has formed a new economic and partnership group with Saudi Arabia, separate from the Gulf Cooperation Council - a move that could undermine the council amid a diplomatic crisis with member state Qatar.

ABU DHABI - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has concluded a two-day visit to Abu Dhabi, the office of the President of the Republic told Tanjug late Sunday.

During the visit, Vucic spoke with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan about further enhancement of the relations between Serbia and the United Arab Emirates and about works on the Belgrade Waterfront project.

The new ambitious goal of the UAE is to build a new city on Mars. Dubai's premier and prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, and Prince Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Najhan, unveiled details of the Mars 2117 project last week, according to Standard.

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says he does not believe that a change to the format of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is possible.

Speaking for Prva TV late on Monday, Dacic also said that he had no information that former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice could become her country's special envoy for the Balkans.