Tag: United Arab Emirates
New diplomatic offensive on the eve of the UN General Assembly
US President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on September 23, 2024, for talks on Sudan, among other things. On the…
Amadou Dia Ba, Bruno Julie, the Fijian 7, Ahmed al-Maktoum
As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games approach, RFI looks back at these medalists who shed light on their countries that are not used to monopolizing the podiums. Today, focus on…
the country’s main port doubles its capacity thanks to UAE investment
It is a massive investment: the Emirati company DP World is injecting 400 million dollars (374 million euros) to double the capacities of Peru’s main port located in Callao, near…
Dubai, crossroads of the global economy
The United Arab Emirates and its bridgehead Dubai have experienced dazzling economic growth for 20 years, based on oil wealth. But the regional rival of Saudi Arabia and Qatar has…
injured children evacuated by Abu Dhabi from the hell of Gaza
As the war rages in the Gaza Strip, several countries are organizing evacuations from Rafah, the crossing point between the Palestinian enclave and Egypt. RFI was notably able to follow…
the role of traditional education against religious extremism
The 4th edition of the African Peace Conference opened on January 9 in Nouakchott, Mauritania. The aim of this Emirati initiative of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace is to…
a plane carrying 303 Indians grounded on suspicion of human trafficking
In France, a plane carrying more than 300 people was grounded on suspicion of human trafficking. The passengers are all Indians, who were supposed to go to Nicaragua. Two people…
197 countries facing climate change and its consequences
COP28 opens this Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 197 states met for two weeks under the auspices of the UN to try to advance negotiations to combat climate change…
60 big French bosses are mobilizing for the ecological transition
Four days before COP28 in Dubai, 60 presidents of large French groups are calling for accelerating investments in the ecological transition. They sign a column in the Sunday edition of…
As COP28 approaches, Emirati Sultan al-Jaber works on his image as a climate ally
Oil sector industrialists participated this week in an energy conference organized in the United Arab Emirates, host country of the next COP28. Between commitment and announcements of decarbonization projects, it…