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UAE prosecutor says co-pilot attempted terror attack on Dubai-Tel Aviv flight

The investigation into the drama aboard a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv in Israel indicates that the co-pilot attempted to carry out an act of terror, a prosecutor in the United Arab Emirates said on Saturday.

UAE oil company ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz

A ship belonging to one of the United Arab Emirates' state oil companies has been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the state news agency Wam reports.

United Arab Emirates leaves OPEC and OPEC-plus

The United Arab Emirates is leaving the OPEC oil cartel. The announcement temporarily pushed down the unusually high oil prices, but only marginally.

Three Uzbeks arrested for murder of rabbi

Three Uzbeks have been arrested by police in the United Arab Emirates for the murder of the Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan, who disappeared on Thursday and was later found dead, according to the country's interior ministry.

Multiple arrests made after rabbi found dead

The Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan, who worked in Abu Dhabi and had been missing since Thursday, has been found dead. Israel claims that he was murdered and calls the incident a terrorist act. The United Arab Emirates reports on Sunday evening that three people have been arrested.

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