As part of an official UAE visit, David Cameron also visited Dubai World Central, the venue of the Dubai Airshow.
The UAE and Iran both lay claim to the islands of Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz.
Jordan’s place on the Security Council still would need to be approved by two-thirds of the General Assembly.
Gulf equity and debt markets have boomed, partly on the back of inflows of foreign money, while markets affected by the Arab Spring have struggled.
Saudi leaders fear President Barack Obama’s administration has stopped listening to its Arab ally.
A team of experts opened Arafat’s grave in the West Bank city of Ramallah last November to seek evidence of alleged poisoning.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani showed sensitivity to issues that could become politically controversial in the tiny but wealthy state.
Saudi Arabia is angry over what it sees as a weak foreign policy on the part of the Obama administration.
Sheikh Ali Salman was released on Sunday after five hours of interrogation about an opposition display.
Housing is the most pressing issue for Kuwaitis who say they have to wait up to 20 years for a government-subsidised home.
David Cameron, Prime Minister of the UK, gives his reasons for why the emirate should host the expo.
The Gulf state has reportedly has plans to buy 1.6 million canisters of the material.
Over $1 billion of the money pledged will go to supply Egypt with fuel
Saudi Arabia rejected a UN Security Council place in protest at the body’s failure to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues.
Muhammad Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami praised the Arab Spring revolts that toppled four authoritarian leaders.
The nine Lebanese hostages were seized by Syrian rebels in May 2012
The Kingdom refused its newly won council seat condemning the UN body’s double standards on the Middle East
There was an undercurrent of frustration with the instability brought about by the Arab Spring uprisings.
Ali Zeidan was ‘kidnapped’ and held by militia for several hours on Thursday in Tripoli.
Zeidan, who was staying at a hotel in Tripoli, was forcibly taken by gunmen from a former rebel faction.
Khalil al-Marzouk was detained in mid-September by police investigating what authorities called his promotion of terrorism.
Rouhani, who took office in August, had the supreme leader’s approval for his move to build bridges with Washington.
The conservative Islamic kingdom is one of the main backers of rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Bahrain has seen almost daily protests by members of the Shi’ite majority since February 2011.
The Egyptian army ousted Mursi, a Muslim Brotherhood leader, on July 3 after mass protests against his one-year rule.
A 50-member committee has been appointed by the interim government to amend the constitution.
Accession talks launched in 2005 got bogged down in a dispute over the divided island of Cyprus.
Syria is believed to possess about 1,000 tonnes of toxins
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that his forces were responsible for a chemical weapons attack in Ghouta.
Khalil al-Marzouq, of the opposition Al Wefaq party was summoned by the police and is expected to face legal charges.