UAE Central Bank revokes license of Russia's MTS Bank as sanctions tighten - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Salim A. Essaid

Mar 31, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in Saint Petersburg on October 11, 2022. (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by PAVEL BEDNYAKOV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images) — Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in Saint Petersburg on October 11, 2022. — PAVEL BEDNYAKOV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan on the sidelines of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg on June 16, 2023. (Photo by Ilya PITALEV / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by ILYA PITALEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin, MBZ meet in St. Petersburg, vow to boost Russia-UAE ties

Salim A. Essaid

Boats are anchored in the Dubai Creek surrounded by high-rise buildings in the Gult emirate, on February 18, 2023. - Home to towering skyscrapers and ultra-luxury villas, Dubai saw record real estate transactions in 2022, largely due to an influx of wealthy investors, especially from Russia. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

UAE's Dubai ranks fourth in luxury residential sales in 2022

Salim A. Essaid

A photograph taken in Dubai on January 4, 2022 shows the world's highest skyscraper Burj Khalifa. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

2022 in review: Reforms, Ukraine war drive boost in UAE’s real estate market

Salim A. Essaid

Passengers are seen at Moscow's Domodedovo airport, the day S7 Airlines canceled all its international flights due to sanctions imposed on Russia over the country's invasion of Ukraine, March 5, 2022.

Russia to add Gulf countries to visa-free travel list

Salim A. Essaid