An Israeli state-owned defense company has set up a subsidiary to operate in the United Arab Emirates, in the first such move since Israel and Abu Dhabi normalized relations in 2020.
In overnight attacks Russia launched a record 479 drones across Ukraine, with airstrikes reported in 10 locations, damaging buildings but surprisingly there were no immediate reports of deaths or mass casualties, with one person reported injured.
Russian officials have cited Saudi Arabia and the UAE as possible venues for a summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a Monday Reuters report.
On 1 January, Ukraine ceased to allow the transit of Russia gas to Europe. This ended almost uninterrupted supply of Russian piped gas to Europe, through sovereign Ukraine, since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement with Bill Gates' nuclear company, TerraPower, to explore the potential development of advanced nuclear reactors within the Gulf state.
In this week's episode of Live from the Vault Andrew Maguire updates us on the UAE-India economic agreement and how this may affect silver demand, along with the Q3/4 developments in the paper vs physical gold battle.
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Who built Thebes of the 7 gates?
In the books you will read the names of kings.
Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock?
And Babylon, many times demolished,
Who raised it up so many times?
In what houses of gold glittering Lima did its builders
Oil prices haven't peaked yet because Chinese demand has yet to return to normal, said the energy minister from key OPEC member the United Arab Emirates.
• Zainab Fattah, Ben Bartenstein and Anthony Di Paol
The president of the United Arab Emirates has died and his powerful younger brother is expected to succeed him at the helm of OPEC's third biggest oil producer.
In less than three weeks, on February 18, NASA's newest Mars rover, Perseverance, is scheduled to land on the Red Planet. At the same time, two other probes, launched by China and the United Arab Emirates, will intercept Mars' orbit.