UAE News

Reception on Capitol Hill Celebrates The Abrahamic Family House Initiative in Abu Dhabi

This op-ed was originally published on Financial Times on 29 September, 2019.

In a recent commentary published by The Washington Post, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash writes that “now is the time to double down on the political process” and achieve peace in Yemen.

Delegation Highlights UAE Commitment to Inclusion and Interfaith Dialogue

Washington, DC (19 July 2019) – A senior delegation of government and faith leaders from the United Arab Emirates attended the Second US State Department Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom (July 16-18).

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2019 -- On the sidelines and part of UAE's delegation to the United States Department of State Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom Conference, His Excellency Zaki Nusseibeh, United Arab Emirates Minister of State and Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office of Public and Cultural Diplomacy met with top leadership at Smithsonian Institution and the Freer Sackler G

View the full response of the United Arab Emirates to the report of the United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights containing the findings of the Group Of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen.

In a commentary published by Politico, Ambassador Al Otaiba highlights Pope Francis’ historic visit to the UAE. He notes that the Pope’s visit – the first by a sitting Pontiff to the Arabian Gulf – underscores the importance of mutual respect and coexistence.

In his statement at the General Debate of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation praised the efforts of the UN Security Council in maintaining international peace and security while calling for timely, consensual and effective

Following a meeting earlier today with Susan Ziadeh, US Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Peninsula Affairs, Ambassador Al Otaiba issued the following statement: