The ruler of the United Arab Emirates has issued a decree formally ending the country’s boycott of Israel amid a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations between the two countries.

A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying a United Arab Emirates Mars spacecraft has been placed on the launch pad for Monday’s scheduled liftoff for the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission.

President Donald Trump has approved the deployment of US forces to Saudi Arabia, UAE after attack on oil facilities. 

President Trump has signed off on sanctions against Iran's supreme leader and other high-ranking officials after Iran shot down a U.S. drone last week.