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UAE fighter jets on the way to Libya
The UAE will send six Mirage and six F-16 fighter jet to Libya, which will start patrols in the 'coming days'.
Analysts say firearms not likely bound for rebels
Analysts said the 16,000 pistols seized by Dubai Police were too small and had too short a range to help rebels against the Yemeni government.
UAE warplanes will patrol Libyan no-fly zone
The UAE will send six Mirage and six F-16 fighter jets to Libya, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, said in a statement released today.
Cracks begin in international anti-Qaddafi coalition
Third night of strikes on Libya as US jet crashes while wrangling continued among international allies over the control and scope of the operation against the Libyan leader, Muammar Qaddafi.
Kuwaiti ex-official asks GCC for Egypt economic recovery plan
Kuwait's former minister of information calls on the GCC to create a Marshall plan that will help Egypt recover economically from its revolution.
Libya strikes fall within UN mandate: GCC official
The UAE and Qatar say they want to bring an end to bloodshed in Libya, but a top official says they will not commit to military action.
FNC elections in September, Government says
Campaigning will run from September 4 to 21, with an election on September 24.
Defensive shield for the Gulf created in 1982
Peninsula Shield Force was set up to counter aggression, foreign interference or the destabilisation of any GCC member state
UK seeks closer strategic ties
The British security minister says the UK wants to expand its cooperation with the UAE to fight terrorism
Dh14.6m in aid from UAE and Turkey to help Libyan rebels
The UAE and Turkey have sent millions of dirhams worth of aid to Libyan rebels.
South Korean leader to arrive
President Lee will fly to the capital for talks with Sheikh Khalifa as part of a three-day visit to the Emirates
Police examine body on Corniche shoreline
Forensics technicians, uniformed officers and a helicopter were on the scene to examine the corpse, which washed up this morning.
Activists seek direct and universal FNC elections
A group of lawyers, academics and professionals has created an online petition calling for all members of the FNC to be elected.
World edges closer to no-fly zone over Libya
GCC leads condemnation of Qaddafi: attacks on civilians and rejection of aid 'painful to every human being', Sheikh Abdullah says
Top Australian diplomat backs Libya no-fly zone
The Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd today supported the GCC's call for a no-fly zone over Libya.
