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# United Arab Emirates

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## United Arab Emirates


* ![Pair of rings  on top of  smartphone display](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92194011990fc4a2/698a58ee457a528049d6a878/divorce-instagram-Dubai-princess-Shaikha-Mahr.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 18, 2024  
## [Dubai Princess Appears to Divorce Husband in Instagram Post](https://time.com/7000145/dubai-sheikha-mahra-divorce-instagram/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Rebecca Schneid
* ![Tori Towey](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1202f73c754e4a18/698a588eb3fce3d75c0cd5a5/tori-towey-dubai.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 10, 2024  
## [Dubai Drops Attempted Suicide Charge Against Irish Woman](https://time.com/6996852/irish-woman-charged-attempted-suicide-dubai-uae-law/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Armani Syed and Rebecca Schneid
* ![Russian President Vladimir Putin \(R\) is received by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, during an official welcoming in the Emirati capital's Al-Watan presidential palace on Oct 15, 2019.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte21a0abfa14554f4/698a3650b21a9ce99e5067fd/UAE-ruler-Putin-meet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 10, 2022  
## [UAE Ruler to Meet Putin in Russia on Tuesday](https://time.com/6220955/uae-ruler-meeting-putin-russia/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![Newly-elected president of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan looks on during a meeting with French President in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 15, 2022.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41abe3bf6de0d592/698a326fb3fce326bd0c94f3/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-Al-Nahyan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 3, 2022  
## [The UAE's New Leader Is Turning the Tiny Kingdom Into a Major Power Player](https://time.com/6183527/uae-mohammad-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-geopolitics/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Andreas Krieg
* ![UAE-HISTORY-POLITICS-ANNIVERSARY](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6db90ea3464df319/698a20688fd2eed739363485/uae-weekend-state-employee.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 7, 2021  
## [United Arab Emirates Moves Weekend to Saturday-Sunday for Public Employees](https://time.com/6126260/uae-working-days-weekend/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Bloomberg  
* ![Princess Haya and Sheikh Mohammed](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9cdbb300e5c8cd5c/6989ff79b3fce3cf070c52ba/gettyimages-538078746.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 3, 2019  
## [Princess Haya, Wife of Dubai Ruler, Flees to London](https://time.com/5619647/princess-haya-dubai-sheikh-mohammed-al-maktoum-protection-london/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Julia Webster
* ![A woman is using a mobile phone](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4af7f1876f9c92ff/698947ed8fd2eeec6635e11f/gettyimages-1024775444.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 8, 2019  
## [Woman Held in Dubai for Insulting Ex's Wife on Facebook](https://time.com/5565818/woman-dubai-facebook-defamatory-crime/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Hillary Leung
* ![The skyline of Dubai](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9abf44807a16c82/6989450ce76ad26af063428b/gettyimages-1095485850.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 13, 2019  
## [Dubai Woman Fleeing Family Begs for Asylum](https://time.com/5528262/uae-dubai-asylum-macedonia-albolooki/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Hillary Leung
* ![Previews - FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt907d2ebef7bcdc63/69893fc47cdbac76bcd5e7e3/gettyimages-888335332.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 22, 2018  
## [British Academic Sentenced to Life on Spying Charges in UAE](https://time.com/5461956/british-academic-sentenced-spying-united-arab-emirates/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Eli Meixler
* ![President Trump Holds News Conference With President Of Romania Klaus Iohannis](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f0996770bf9ac9d/6988d4ce86f68ecb426e5773/gettyimages-694252374.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 7, 2017  
## [Tillerson to Visit Kuwait Amid U.S. Concerns over Gulf Dispute](https://time.com/4848502/qatar-gulf-dispute-us-tillerson/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Reuters  
* ![A cheetah observes the plains in Masai Mara game reserve](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta080271197fad932/6988b475cd1bba32ef703819/rtx82tg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 5, 2017  
## [In the UAE, Owning a Big Cat Could Bite You in the Butt](https://time.com/4623131/uae-outlaw-wild-animals-cheetahs/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Joseph Hincks
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Nov 1, 2016  
## [Man Pays $9 Million for Car License Plate in Dubai](https://time.com/4552812/dubai-9-million-license-plate/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Fortune
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Aug 19, 2016  
## [Australian Man Detained In Dubai for Trying to Help Refugees](https://time.com/4458791/dubai-uae-scott-richards/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Nash Jenkins
* ![2016 Beautycon Portraits, July 9, 2016](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b045bb23d524b3e/6988a1f9428a9e232acd3dce/gettyimages-545702500.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 11, 2016  
## [Model Allegedly Detained in Dubai for Being Transgender](https://time.com/4447749/transgender-gigi-gorgeous-dubai-detained/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Casey Quackenbush
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Apr 11, 2016  
## [Stealing Wi-Fi Is Not Proper Islamic Conduct, Dubai Says](https://time.com/4288434/wifi-islam-fatwa-dubai/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Melissa Chan

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