- FRANCE 24

07/02/2012 - GULF STATES

Gulf Cooperation Council countries to expel Syrian envoys

The member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- have agreed to expel their Syrian ambassadors and recall their own envoys from Damascus, a statement issued Tuesday said.

23/01/2012 - IRAN

French, British vessels join US warship in Strait of Hormuz

A Royal Navy frigate and a French ship joined the USS Abraham Lincoln (pictured) in sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, Britain's Ministry of Defence said Monday. Iran has threatened to close the strategic waterway in response to Western sanctions.

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07/01/2012 - BEYOND BUSINESS

France Inc.: making the most of public property

The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and the Sorbonne...there are many landmarks and names here in France that are internationally renowned. The French government appears to be growing keener to cash in on that brand recognition. It has set up an agency which is specialised in charging private companies to use government properties. It's just one example of how the French state is trying to earn a buck as a business.

30/11/2011 - WEBNEWS

UAE: freed activists call for political reforms

Activists calling for political reforms in the United Arab Emirates. An American web user wins her online battle with the governor of Kansas. And teen idol Miley Cyrus voices her support of the Occupy movement in an online video clip.

05/10/2011 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

What makes good cops go bad?

In today's French papers, just how did one of the country's most respected "supercops" cross the line and get involved in drug trafficking? Also, the psychology of running a country in crisis, and the Sorbonne under fire - over its subsidiary in Abu Dhabi.

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21/09/2011 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Palestinians: a people without a state

We look back at decades of failed peace talks ahead of this week’s Palestinian statehood bid at the UN. Also, our correspondent takes the temperature among West Bank Palestinians and Israeli settlers. Finally, we head to the United Arab Emirates where elections are coming up.

15/06/2011 - LIBYA

UAE recognises Libyan rebel council

The United Arab Emirates has said it recognises the Libyan Transitional National Council as the official representatives of the country, joining several other nations that have shifted diplomatic ties from Gaddafi’s regime to the rebels.

14/03/2011 - BAHRAIN

Gulf states send troops to quell Bahrain protests

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have sent 1,500 military and police forces to Bahrain in a bid to protect government facilities and quell weeks of violent protests led by the country's Shiite Muslim majority.

28/01/2011 - SCIENCE

Modern man may have left Africa 65,000 years earlier than previously thought

An ancient tool kit unearthed in the United Arab Emirates may indicate that modern humans were 'uprooted' from the African continent up to 65,000 years earlier than previously thought, scientists said Thursday.

18/01/2011 - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Masdar: the city of green dreams

The 2011 World Future Energy Summit is taking place in Abu Dhabi this week, giving the United Arab Emirates a good opportunity to showcase Masdar, a city that's being developed as a world-class centre for research on green energy technology. Many of the projects already underway are not yet financially viable, but Masdar is giving scientists an exciting chance to work on the innovations of the future.