Lawyers

• British Lawyers Against Promoting Dubai as Center for Arbitration

  UK lawyers are against the promotion of Dubai as a Center for Arbitration, they believe that the UAE needs to address their judicial failings.

• Adoption process in UAE: Legal process could be difficult and unpredictable

  For expatriates who adopt while living in the UAE, obtaining a residency visa for their child is the top challenge.

• Terrorism charges against Libyan-Americans, Canadian dropped by UAE for less grave crime

  The Libyans charged with terrorism by the UAE security prosecutors are now facing lesser charges. They are now charged with illegally providing monetary funds to rebels in Libya.

• UAE drops terrorism charges on Canadian, American detainees for allegedly funding and supporting terrorist groups

  The UAE government has downgraded the charges against four men to less serious charges for giving supplies to terrorist groups in foreign countries.

• Dashcams in vehicles could be legalized in UAE

  Authorities in UAE are considering the idea of legalizing dashcams on cars focusing on the possible benefits it could provide drivers and authorities during investigation of accidents. Federal Traffic Council chairman stated that its legality will still require the approval of higher government officials.

• Oil Prices Volatile Following Saudi Arabia-Iran Spat

  Saudi Arabi has just cut its diplomatic ties with Iran causing the oil prices to go on a roller-coaster ride.

• In rich Gulf Arab states, some feel shamed by refugee response

  When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, fellow Gulf states raced to shelter thousands of displaced Kuwaitis. Fast forward 25 years, and the homeless from Syria's nearby war have found scant refuge in the Arab world's richest states.

• Yemen's ex-president in talks to resolve war-party official

  Representatives of Yemen's ex-leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh, are in talks with diplomats from the United States, Britain and the United Arab Emirates to help end four months of war in the impoverished country, a member of his party said.

• U.S. rejects notion that Gulf rulers snubbing Obama summit

  The White House scrambled on Monday to counter perceptions that the Saudi king's absence from a summit later this week could undermine U.S. efforts to assure Gulf states it remains committed to their security against Iran.

• King's absence from U.S. summit shows Saudi displeasure over Iran push

  The Saudi king's absence from a regional summit to be hosted by President Barack Obama shows how Gulf states, displeased by what they see as U.S. indifference to Iranian meddling in the Arab world, may hesitate to bless any nuclear deal with Tehran.

• Moroccan F-16 jet from Saudi-led coalition in Yemen goes missing

  A Moroccan F-16 warplane that is part of the Saudi-led force carrying out air strikes in Yemen has gone missing, Morocco's military said on Monday, and Iran-allied Houthi rebels and Saudi forces traded heavy fire across the border.

• Bill Clinton defends his charity's foreign government donors

  Former U.S. president Bill Clinton on Saturday defended donations his family's charity receives from foreign governments after renewed criticism that they would create conflicts of interest should his wife, Hillary Clinton, run for president.

• Jordan jails Brotherhood official for 18 months for criticizing UAE

  A Jordanian court sentenced a senior Muslim Brotherhood official to 18 months in prison on Sunday for criticizing the United Arab Emirates on social media, a judicial source said.

• UAE court convicts 11 for helping al Qaeda affiliate: papers

  A United Arab Emirates (UAE) court convicted 11 men including UAE, Syrian and Comoros nationals of helping to form an al Qaeda affiliate and sending fighters to join Syrian rebel groups, newspapers reported on Wednesday.

• Jordan arrests deputy head of Muslim Brotherhood for criticizing UAE

  Jordan arrested the deputy head of the country's Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday for criticizing the UAE's move to designate the Islamist political movement and its local affiliates a terrorist group, official sources said.