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For all its public emphasis on post-carbon development, Oman remains dependent on oil and gas revenues – and National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI) data suggest it has marshalled that income well, despite Opec+ production cuts. The pain of those cuts has been cushioned by record condensate production, which is classed as ‘liquids’ from gas output.

Published in December 2023, this map of Yemen includes governorate boundaries, roads, oil and gas fields and pipelines as well as oil refineries, tanker terminals, gas processing plants, LNG liquefaction plant and export terminals.  This map also shows military areas of control as well as the location of recent attacks on shipping and suspicious activity towards vessels which has been reported. The map is available as a PDF file using eps graphics, meaning that there is no loss of resolution as the file is enlarged. 

UAE state-owned defence conglomerate Edge Group has been showcasing its drones, guided munitions, electronic warfare products and other wares at the Expodefensa 2023 trade fair in Bogota, Colombia, held from 5-7 December.

An explosion at the Jabal Attan military site in southern Sanaa on 30 November remains unexplained, with pictures of smoke and fire at the base being shared on social media.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (Nedaja)’s newest vessel, the frigate Deylaman, officially joined its Caspian Sea fleet in late November. The ship is the seventh Moudge-class vessel, a design of light frigate based on the British-built Vosper Thorneycroft Mk5 Alvand.

Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces chief of staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri held a phone call with Saudi  defence minister Prince Khalid Bin Salman on 30 November, which Iranian media described as the first step towards developing bilateral defence ties.

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan approved a package of AED7.6bn ($2bn) worth of housing loans and other benefits for UAE nationals in the emirate in late November.

An extensive diplomatic effort by Saudi officials paid off on 28 November, when Riyadh was selected to host the World Expo 2030, seeing off competition from Busan in South Korea and the Italian capital Rome. 

Vice President Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan launched the Bani Yas corvette on 29 November at the Mina Zayed naval base in Abu Dhabi.

The UAE’s first female minster.

Profile of Sharjah deputy ruler Abdullah Bin Salem Al-Qasimi

Profile of Sharjah's Hoor Bint Sultan.

Briefly overthrew Sultan in 1987 and went into exile.

Profile of Emir Sultan Bin Mohammed al-Qasimi