ANKARA, Turkey, July 14 (UPI) -- A major 1,800-mile pipeline to bring gas from the Caspian Sea and the Middle East to Europe, while bypassing Russia, has been given a formal green light by the five states it will cross. An intergovernmental agreement to promote the Nabucco pipeline's construction has been signed in Ankara by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his counterparts from Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, July 14 (UPI) -- Abu Dhabi Ship Building, arguably the most advanced defense contractor in the Arab states of the Gulf, recently began construction of the first of two 126-foot landing craft for the Royal Bahrain Navy.

LOS ANGELES, May 5 (UPI) -- Pop star Rihanna canceled a concert that had been planned for this month in the United Arab Emirates, event organizers said.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, April 28 (UPI) -- Turkish Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan called on Iran to hasten its resolution of disputes with the United Arab Emirates over three Persian Gulf islands.

CAIRO, April 2 (UPI) -- Egyptian officials Thursday blasted Iranian comments concerning sovereignty claims over three disputed islands near the Strait of Hormuz.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, April 2 (UPI) -- Syrian officials sat down with their counterparts from the United Arab Emirates this week to discuss bilateral economic ties in the non-oil sector.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, April 2 (UPI) -- In a move sure to stoke a diplomatic frenzy, the United Arab Emirates, with U.S. interests, may be the first Arab state with a civilian nuclear-energy program.

TEHRAN, March 31 (UPI) -- Iranian leaders said Tuesday that disputes over three islands in the Persian Gulf are an attempt to draw attention away from the Palestinian issue.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. company Northrop Grumman has signed an agreement with Tawazun Holding to jointly develop defense technologies for the United Arab Emirates.