By 2000, only Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) recognized the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.

A 1974 agreement between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia would have settled the Abu Dhabi – Saudi border dispute ; however, the agreement has yet to be ratified by the UAE government and is not recognised by the Saudi government.

The government of UAE by an order from Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan the President of UAE, gave Egypt cargo ships carrying 850, 000 tonnes of wheat as a food gift to the people of Egypt.

After the Serbian government launched a major offensive against the ethnic Albanian population in Kosovo in 1998, the UAE called for international intervention and commenced a major program of humanitarian relief through its Red Crescent Society.

Sheikh Zayed International Airport in Rahim Yar Khan, in the Punjab province of Pakistan is an example of UAE's economic assistance as the late president and the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed donated the airport to the government of Pakistan.

In February 2012, the UAE government indicated that it would remain a major supporter of and contributor to Somalia.

The UAE plays a growing role as a drug trafficking center due to its proximity to southwest Asian producing countries and the bustling free trade zone in Dubai, as a result UAE have one of the strongest anti-drug law enforcements, and the penalty of drug position is very severe, so the government of UAE makes sure that tourists are warned of UAE drug laws before entering the country.

Shehhi's family, concerned about not having heard from him, reported him missing to the UAE government.

In 2008 the central government of the UAE brought these hopes to an end by clarifying that no residence visas would be issued to property investors.

Fujairah's economy is based on subsidies and federal government grants distributed by the government of Abu Dhabi ( the seat of power in the UAE ).

In 1991 the UAE central government issued Federal Law No. 1, which gave the corporation the right to provide the telecommunications wired and wireless services in the country and between UAE and other countries.

Since 2000, international equestrian athletes affiliated with UNICEF have worked to end the " scourge of modern slavery in mounted sports ," by putting public and diplomatic pressure on Sheikh Mohammed and the UAE government.

In 2005, a UNICEF-sponsored programme with the UAE government resulted in the repatriation of hundreds of children formerly enslaved as camel jockeys, and provided them with social services and compensation upon return to their home countries of Pakistan, Sudan, Mauritania, and Bangladesh.

The UAE government set aside $ US2. 7 million in initial funding in 2005 with an additional $ US9 million for the second phase, and to enforce compliance, adopted a law officially banning the practice with penalties of jail time and a $ US27, 200 fine.

* The Strathclyde MBA is accredited by the UAE government

The official response of the UAE government was that Sheik Issa is the man shown in the video but he did nothing wrong.

It made no mention of the decision by the UAE government in November 2007 to hike federal government employees salaries by 70 %..

There are two distinct military organizations in the UAE, the UAE federal military force is called the Union Defence Force, and then several of the Emirates maintain their own forces.

Setanta's British division then went into administration and ceased broadcasting in June 2008, and Waddle co-commentates for ESPN's English Premier League football coverage and is a pundit on Showsports Arabia, covering the English Premier League, from the studio in Dubai, UAE.

The school has since then grown substantially and is now, with over 402 students and its own purpose-built school building, one of the leading Pakistani Community Schools in the UAE.

Hosts Sri Lanka, India and UAE were placed in Group A while then defending champion Pakistan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong were placed in Group B.

She lived part of her childhood in Bahrain, then returned to he UAE to complete her school and university.

Against west indies, he scored a century and then a brilliant double hundred against srilanka at UAE.

They lost 2-0 to the Saudis on 5 August, 3-1 to Algeria on 7 August and then, on 9 August, beat the UAE 2-1 for their first ever victory.

In 1993, the bank changed its name to Mashreq bank and since then, it has been a pioneer in the UAE market having been the first to introduce products such as ATMs and credit cards.

These boys were then forced to become camel jockeys in the UAE.

In 1892, the United Kingdom took responsibility of the Sheikhdoms, cricket was introduced in what is now the UAE, then " The Trucial States " by the British Army.

Sanogo started his career in Tunisia and then went to Al-Ain FC in the UAE League, where he became well known for winning the AFC Champions League and being a top goalscorer in the UAE League.

Hickersberger then worked for a few years in the Arabian region, where he trained several teams, among them the Bahrain national football team, and Al Wasl FC Dubai, one of the most popular clubs in the UAE.

The UAE has become Poland's largest trading partner in the Arab world, Roman Chalaczkiewicz, Polish Ambassador to the UAE, told Gulf News.

Within a few weeks, the band was told that he was staying out of the UAE for an indefinite period, citing personal reasons for his prolonged absence.

The UAE embassy in turn contacted the Hamburg police and a UAE representative tried to find him in Germany, visiting mosques and Shehhi's last address in Hamburg.

As of January 2011, the Branches are in: Adelaide ; Auckland ; Bedford ; Belfast ; Birmingham ; Boscombe Down ; Brisbane ; Bristol ; Brough ; Brussels ; Cambridge ; Canberra ; Cardiff ; Chester ; Christchurch ; Christchurch, NZ ; Coventry ; Cranfield ; Cranwell ; Cyprus ; Derby ; Dublin ; FAA Yeovilton ; Farnborough ; Gatwick ; Gloucester and Cheltenham ; Hamburg ; Hamilton ; Hatfield ; Heathrow ; Highland ; Hong Kong ; Isle of Man ; Isle of Wight ; Loughborough ; Malaysia ; Manchester ; Marham ; Medway ; Melbourne ; Montreal ; Munich ; Oxford ; Palmerston North ; Paris ; Perth ; Preston ; Prestwick ; Riyadh ; Seattle ; Singapore ; Solent ; Southend ; Stevenage ; Swindon ; Sydney ; Toulouse ; UAE ; Washington DC ; Wellington ; Weybridge ; Xiamen ; and Yeovil.

A man in a UAE police uniform is seen on the tape tying the victim's arms and legs, and later holding him down.

Opposition satellite stations broadcast from abroad ; they include London-based Barada TV and Orient TV, which operates from the UAE.

UAE troops have been welcomed by the country as allied Muslim soldiers and the Emirati soldiers compliment the Afghan hospitality they encounter.

Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) and Kuwait also followed this convention until they changed to a Friday – Saturday weekend, on 1 September 2006 in Bahrain and UAE, and a year later in Kuwait.

Some considered UAE to be attempting the impossible ; to be demanding that a system read, process and output 100 MB / s of data when the fastest PC was a 66 MHz 486, while keeping various emulated chips ( the Amiga chipset ) all in sync and appearing as they were supposed to appear to software.

Captained by Lothar Matthäus, they defeated Yugoslavia ( 4 – 1 ), UAE ( 5 – 1 ), the Netherlands ( 2 – 1 ), Czechoslovakia ( 1 – 0 ), and England ( 1 – 1, 4 – 3 on penalty kicks ) on the way to a final rematch against Argentina.

Gradually they are expanding business to other countries like the UAE and China ( Guangzhou )

Today, they are scattered throughout India but majority of them live in the port city of Karachi in Pakistan, with significant communities in the United Kingdom, Canada, USA, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, Mauritius, Singapore, Australia and Burma.

They were impressive in continental stage as they finished top of their group and defeated Kawasaki Frontale of Japan and Al Wahda of the UAE to reach the final of the newly established continental tournament for the first time.

The Iranian argument for the ownership of the disputed islands is that the Qasami controlled the islands while they were located on the Persian coast, not when they later emigrated to the UAE coast.

His two One Day Internationals came when UAE played in the 2004 Asia Cup they lost by 116 runs to both India and Sri Lanka, Tauqir scored 55 against India.

In 2005, the UAE took part in the ICC Trophy in Ireland, where they attempted to qualify for the 2007 World Cup.

Once again, UAE were chasing, but this time they needed 288 in 50 overs ; Naeemuddin could only contribute 15, the fourth-highest score of the innings, and UAE were all out for 142.

Today some Mahaftha tribe members reside in Irbid, Amman, Karak, England, Saudi Arabia, UAE and the United States of America, the census of mahfzah members around 3000, Mahafzah tribe has common council in Kufr Jayiz called Mazafah, they meet there in social occasions.

Accordingly, they were left out of the squad to face the UAE in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

The Doghramadjyans have not yet returned to Armenia and have no ruling power whatsoever since their titles are honorary ; but despite all that, they managed to create countless bonds with many ruling royal families such as the Jordanian, Qatari, UAE, Japanese, Monegasque and Belgian royal families ; as well as the princely family of Merode and the House Fürstenberg ( Germany ).

The following year, the team, led by Israeli-Arab coach Azmi Nasser took part in the 1999 Pan Arab Games, in which they won the bronze medal after beating Syria, Qatar, and the UAE, while only losing to hosts Jordan.

Harees have a tradition way in cooking it in all Gulf countries, and among the tribes of these countries, which we in the UAE · But there is a difference very simple is optional in some countries · For example, when Harees is made in Saudi Arabia they use to add cardamom pods ( Hill or Cardamom ) · Also it is decorated with parsley ·

In 2002, Nepal were runners-up to the UAE in the ACC Trophy in Singapore and they hosted the ACC Emerging Nations Tournament in 2003, winning easily against Bhutan and the Maldives.

In October / November 2007, Hong Kong took part in the inaugural ACC Twenty20 Cup held in Kuwait, where they played in Group B against the UAE, Singapore, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

In 2011 they hosted the Division Three and won it defeating Papua New Guinea in the finals to qualify for Division Two to be held in UAE.

Bermuda's first international engagement of 2006 ended in disappointment, when they lost every game on a five-match tour of the UAE.