A George Cross recipient and former Royal Marine has reportedly been held in Dubai after being accused of spying. Former Lance Corporal Matt Croucher was arrested on 4 November, The Times newspaper said. The 40-year-old from Solihull, West Midlands, was…
Emirati FM pans Netanyahu’s suggestion country might help manage Gaza after war
United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed on Friday denounced a suggestion by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Abu Dhabi might assist local Palestinians in managing Gaza after the war. Bin Zayed tweeted a denunciation of Netanyahu’s proposal his…
Plane grounded in France over human trafficking fears
A plane carrying 303 Indian passengers has been grounded at an airport in north-eastern France on suspicion of human trafficking, French media report. The Airbus A340 was flying from the United Arab Emirates to the Nicaraguan capital, Managua. It was…
Federal Republic of Fiction @ 63 — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria is fiction. The country’s Constitution has been transferred to a new shelf in the library: the shelf containing fictional works. The latter-day patriots of Nigeria can cry all they want against me, but in this instance I only choose…
Ezenwanne leads Nigeria to triumph at Dubai 2023 Para-Powerlifting World Championships — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The President of the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation, Ichie Chiemeka Charles Ezenwanne, has led Nigeria to yet another triumph at the just concluded 2023 World Para-Powerlifting Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from August 22 to 30. The Dubai 2023 tournament is one of the compulsory…
Oil price increases following announcement of Saudi production cut
Oil prices were on the rise on Monday following Saudi Arabia’s announcement that it would cut its oil output by one million barrels a day in July. The price of a barrel (159 litres) of North Sea Brent for delivery…
First delivery of liquefied natural gas expected at German port
The first delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is to be received at the floating LNG terminal in the north of Germany on Wednesday. The LNG tanker ISH moored already on Tuesday by the port of Brunsbüttel at the mouth…
COP27: UAE, Egypt agree to build one of world’s biggest wind farms
The presidents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt signed an agreement on Tuesday to develop one of the world’s largest onshore wind projects in Egypt. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the UAE’s renewable energy firm, Masdar…
Hushpuppi sentenced to 11 years in prison by a US court
A popular Nigerian socialite and internet sensation, Ramon Abbas, better known as Hushpuppi has been sentenced to 11 years in jail by the United States Central District Court in California over fraud and money laundering. He will however spend only…
OPEC+ can be trusted to balance markets, UAE minister says
The United Arab Emirates’ energy minister said on Monday that OPEC+ is keen on providing the world with the oil supply it needs. He said that the alliance of top producers would always be in a position to balance markets.…