Novo Nordisk is launching its weight loss pill Wegovy in the United Arab Emirates, the Danish drugmaker said Wednesday, marking its first launch outside the U.S. market. Novo’s approach will be guided by patient demand, the readiness of healthcare professionals, and the strength of healthcare and telehealth infrastructure, said Emil Kongshøj Larsen, executive vice president,…
Peace talks remain deadlocked as drones hit sites in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
A truck drives past an ADNOC Gas a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company facility in Abu Dhabi on March 3, 2026. Ryan Lim | AFP | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC and OPEC+ was based on the country’s economic vision and not on politics, the country’s energy…
The leader of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah has reiterated the group’s rejection of an ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that was brokered by the U.S. “There is no ceasefire in Lebanon, but rather continuous Israeli-American aggression,” declared Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem in a written statement Monday, vowing that Hezbollah would “remain patient and continue…
Women stand looking at the Dubai skyline, with the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, seen from Creek Harbour on April 3, 2026. Fadel Senna | AFP | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates said Monday it successfully intercepted multiple missiles fired from Iran. Three “loitering munitions” were “intercepted over the country’s territorial waters,” said…
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates’ shock decision to leave OPEC is reverberating across global energy markets, exposing fractures in the powerful oil cartel as production quotas risk prompting other members to follow suit. The country’s decision follows weeks of missile and drone strikes by fellow OPEC member Iran, with…
As the United States-Israeli war on Iran enters its fourth week this weekend, pressure on oil and gas markets continues to mount due to severe disruption to shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as well as attacks on and around key energy facilities in the Gulf. In peacetime, 20 percent of the world’s oil…
Abu Dhabi — The United Arab Emirates’ Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a series of phone calls with several foreign ministers to discuss regional developments following Iranian missile attacks targeting the UAE and other countries in the region, according to the Emirates News Agency (WAM)….
The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority says the country’s airports and national carriers have handled approximately 20,200 passengers affected by recent flight changes. The United Arab Emirates has announced it will cover the cost of extended hotel accommodation for tourists unable to depart Abu Dhabi due to large-scale flight disruptions caused by the war that…
Nairobi — United Arab Emirates has emerged as Africa’s largest single-country investor in recent years, committing more than USD 110 billion across the continent between 2019 and 2023, with over USD 70 billion directed to energy, green and renewable sectors. This scale of capital — the highest by any country in that period — signals…
