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The article discusses the plight of stateless persons in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), who are known as bidoun (without). Topics include the history of the U.A.E.'s citizenship law in relation to immigration, criticism of the U.A.E. by human rights organizations, and attempts to gather data on bidoun and provide them with legal status or identification cards.

The article covers an announcement that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to reform its labor laws designed to protect the rights of migrant laborers. Noted aspects of the new provisions cover topics including worker contracts, the right to leave employers for other job opportunities, and "kafala," the region's migrant sponsorship system.

The article discusses how the ruling governments in several Persian Gulf nations such as the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) are trying to combat budget deficits by implementing taxes as of 2016, and it mentions the U.A.E.'s decision to establish a federal tax authority to collect a value-added tax (VAT). The Saudi Arabian government's potential taxation of expatriates is examined, along with the International Monetary Fund and Gulf Cooperation Council states.

The article discusses political rights in the Persian Gulf Region (Gulf) and the claim that Gulf citizens are receiving additional chances to vote as of 2015, and it mentions democracy in Saudi Arabia, as well as voting rights in places such as United Arab Emirates and Oman. According to the article, women will be allowed to vote for the first time ever in Saudi Arabia's local elections in 2015. Price controls on consumer goods in Oman are assessed, along with politics in Qatar.

The article reports that authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were threatening to ban the BlackBerry smartphone made by Research in Motion (RIM), due to their frustration over not being able to hack into user accounts in order to spy on them. An effort by the UAE state-controlled telecommunications firm Etisalat to install spyware on customers BlackBerrys is also noted.

The article focuses on the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The global financial crisis and recession have had a severe affect on public finance and economic conditions in the UAE, particularly in Dubai, which has been unable to pay many of its debts. The secretive ruling families of the emirates have created governmental structures which are unable to respond to the crisis, due to difficulties in consistent decision-making.

The article focuses New York University's (NYU) Abu Dhabi campus, which opened in 2008 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Topics include the UAE government's plans to create an international education destination on Saadiyat Island, NYU founder John Sexton's efforts to create a global networked university, and crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan's seat on the NYU board of trustees.

The article discusses the highlights of the C3 U.S.-Arab Business Summit held in New York City on October 6, 2014. The keynote speech was given by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor of Al Habtoor Group. Topics covered include the importance of bridging the gap between Middle Eastern and Western cultures, the misconceptions about Arabs and the criticism of the United Arab Emirates for its firm laws and low tolerance of corruption.

The article reports on the decision by United Arab Emirates (UAE) crown prince Muhammad bin Zayed al-Nahyan to fire most of the foreign employees serving on Abu Dhabi, UAE's General Secretariat of the Executive Council (GSEC), discussing how the decision reflects a trend towards offering more jobs to Emiratis.

The article focuses on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government and its practice of deporting dissidents to places where they have no family or ties. Information is provided on Ahmed Abdelkhaleq, a political activist, and his forced relocation to Thailand after running a website that is critical of the UAE government and signing a petition calling for an elected legislature.

The article looks at the effects of the 2011 Arab Spring revolution in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), suggesting the UAE government is overreacting to potential revolutionary activities. Topics discussed include the canceling the residency permits of Syrians who had protested outside the Syrian embassy, the dismissal of teachers suspected to have Islamist leanings, and the government's public feud with the Muslim Brotherhood political party in Egypt.

The article focuses on how the revolutionary movement the Arab Spring has caused dissent among citizens in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Information is provided on the ruling system known as the Federal National Council (FNC), comprised of seven families, and how the government has been removing opposition by jailing protesters who call for voting rights and democracy.

The article examines geopolitical ramifications in the Persian Gulf states created by the possible default of Dubai World, the government-owned corporation of Dubai. The government of Saudi Arabia and of the other states of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may use the crisis in Dubai to limit the aggressive economic policy of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed Maktoum.

The article reports that new bonds and loans to be issued by local banks in United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be given guarantee by the government. A legislation has been passed by the UAE Federal National Council which will soon be approved by President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. It is expected that the guarantee will improve regional liquidity.

The article looks at political conditions in the United Arab Emirates. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the monarch of Abu Dhabi who is also president of the Gulf's seven-country United Arab Emirates (UAE), said that a bit of democracy was in order. So half the deputies in the UAE's Federal National Council will henceforth be elected after a fashion, whereas at present all are appointed by a committee of senior sheikhs. In future, some 2,000 leading UAE figures will be appointed from the country's business, political, religious, cultural and educational elites, and they will then elect 20 of the council's 40 members. Most of the rulers, particularly the Maktoums in Dubai and the Nahyans in Abu Dhabi, the UAE's two leading states, which have 16 of the council's 40 representatives between them, are popular.

Presents the views of the author with regards to Dubai, the commercial capital of the United Arab Emirates. How Dubai contains oil reserves; Suggestion that Emiratis are apolitical; Status of the open financial system; How the Arabs are cynical about their U.S. supported governments.

Discusses mixed marriages in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Argument that the Emirates' government should enforce a rule to reduce or forbid mixed marriages; Thought of the UAE Marriage Fund that mixed marriages threaten social stability; Pattern of divorce in the UAE.

The article considers the investigation by United Arab Emirates of the fatal accident of a Boeing 747 jet transport operated by express service United Parcel Service (UPS) on September 3, 2010. The investigation's lack of a definitive conclusion on whether the air pilot's decision to return to the airport at Dubai rather than land at Doha, Qatar when a fire broke out in the airplane contributed to the accident is examined.

The article reports that the government of United Arab Emirates has announced a deal worth $4.2 billion to acquire new advanced jet trainers and strategic and tactical transports in 2009. The move is part of its expansion to its air force capabilities. It is said that the deal covers a combined 64 new aircraft from Alenia Aermacchi SpA, Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin. It is also stated that the 16 new aircraft will be paid by Waha Capital.