El Ballouti, 37, was believed to be living in the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdom on the Arabian Peninsula also home to Abu Dhabi. He was sanctioned in 2023 by the U.S. Treasury which described him as "a high-level drug trafficker." "El Ballouti manages an in...
but rather was due to the brutal sectarianism of the Iraqi government against the Sunni minority, and, critically, the the direct and indirect support of the Islamic State in Syria by the United States and its allies. The U.S. believed it could control the Islamic ...
Mall is not simply harnessing nationalist iconography to promote its own interests, it is also participating in a larger local practice of glorifying the emirs, which both caricatures their leadership as “visionary” and naturalizes their position at the helm of the United Arab Emirates government...
Iran is sanctioned by the United States. Like Moscow and Pyongyang, Tehran now finds itself caught in Beijing’s grasp. Despite the “diplomatic rapprochement” brokered by China, the greatest national security threat to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is still Iran. Tehran supports seve...
Bondholders are pushing Euroclear to settle trades of the sanctioned country’s debts, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Belgium-based Euroclear has only labelled the 2023 bond as “matured”, rather than “defaulted”, the people said. This means the bonds are in effect stuck...
Hawala is legal in Dubai as long as the hawala provider is registered with the United Arab Emirates Central Bank and abides by the regulations that exist.8 The Bottom Line Hawala is an informal funds transfer system that allows for the shifting of money from one person to another without the...
UAE - Automobile and Touring Club for United Arab Emirates India - Federation of Indian Automobile Associations South Africa - Automobile Association of South Africa CPDs are usually valid for a year and allow multiple entries and exits within each country. If travelling through multiple countries, ...
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES For nearly 10 minutes, fireworks lit the sky over Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, as hundreds of thousands gathered downtown to watch the spectacular display. The New Year’s Eve display at the 828-meter-tall (2,716-foot-tall) skyscraper was jus...
" Or "I've got a bunch of employees doing finance in the United Arab Emirates. I'd like them to get the same benefit," or "I'd like them to be consistent." And sometimes it's to quiet the noise. Like I said, they're actually complaining...
The United Arab Emirates officially submitted a request to Israel to open an embassy in Tel Aviv! The Times They Are a-Changin’ Stephen Bellamy October 20, 2020 at 3:35 pm Surely you mean Jerusalem ? Ken Dobkin October 20, 2020 at 5:58 pm Poor Stephen……desperately trying to sp...