UAE

UAE Plans to Build Naval Base 

The UAE plans to build a large naval base to protect its offshore oil installations, according to the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Shaikh Khalifah ibn Zayid Al-Nuhayyan. Design work on the naval complex, to be built on TawiLah Island some 75 kms. northeast of Abu Dhabi, will begin next year, and according to Shaikh Khalifah the base "would help ensure sovereignty over our territorial waters, protect our...