UAE construction giant faces rare labor strike
United Arab Emirates-based construction company Arabtec says it's working to resolve a rare strike by laborers seeking higher wages. Full story
Tanzania releases UAE, Saudi citizens held over church bombing
DUBAI (Reuters) - Tanzania released three Emiratis and one Saudi held in connection with the bombing of a church earlier this month, officials from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia said. Full story
U.S. senators press Homeland Security on UAE airport pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An agreement to extend U.S. customs pre-clearance operations to Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates has drawn questions and criticism from nearly a dozen senators. Full story
Germany arrests two Dutch citizens in cyber bank heist
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German prosecutors said on Friday they had arrested two Dutch citizens suspected of involvement in a $45 million global cyber heist unveiled the previous day by U.S. authorities. Full story
UAE's RAKBANK says no clients lost money in cyber fraud
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Middle Eastern bank that fell victim to a major cyber fraud said on Friday that none of its customers had lost any money in a scam which it believed had also caught up lenders in the United States and beyond. Full story
UAE defendants deny Islamist plot, demand abuse inquiry
DUBAI (Reuters) - Islamists charged with a coup plot in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have said they were abused in custody and, in a statement on social media, demanded an independent inquiry. Full story
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