United Arab Emirates

[Pop. 2,344,402 Muslim 96% Arabic]

"HH the President, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, sent a message to US President George Bush, and was unflinching on the necessity to take action. 'We share with you the belief that the acts carried out on 11 September are utterly repugnant in the eyes of Islam. We reaffirm our willingness to contribute in any way possible to an international campaign to eradicate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,' he said.”

Official statement http://www.uaeinteract.com/uaefrm.html from the U.A.E. Ministry of Information and Culture http://www.uaeinteract.com/

Other Stories:

“UAE severs relations with Taliban” (ArabicNews.com)
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/010924/2001092403.html

“Washington Lauds UAE for Breaking Ties to Taliban” (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=politicsnews&StoryID=238761

“UAE orders freeze on ‘terror’ accounts (Gulf News)
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=27609

“UAE orders freeze on 26 ‘terror’ accounts” (Times of India)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=2067956323

“UAE for global alliance against terrorism” (Times of India)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=2037484246

“UAE pledges full backing to anti-terrorism effort” (Irish Times)
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2001/0915/breaking46.htm

“UAE nationals stand fast with U.S. expatriates” (Gulf News)
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=26580

“UAE probes national’s links to attacks on U.S. (Gulf News)
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=26531

“UAE residents fear for loved ones in New York” (Gulf News)
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=26382

“ABU DHABI: OPEC will act to make up any shortfall” (WorldOil.com)
http://www.worldoil.com/news/newsstory.asp?ref=http://62.172.78.184/feeds/worldoil/new/article_e.asp?energy24=241045

Later Additions:

UAE condemns all forms of terrorism (Gulf News)
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=29443

Cenbank Sees No Terrorist Accounts in UAE-Paper (Reuters)
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011012/wl/attack_uae_accounts_dc_1.html

UAE ‘supporters fight against terrorism’ (Gulf News)
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=28634

UAE Agrees to U.N. Request to Host Afghan Talks (Reuters, 11/14/01)
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=worldnews&StoryID=372617

UAE to Host Afghan Conference (AP, 11/14/01)
http://www.wn.com/?action=display&article=10531750&template=abudhabi/indexsearch.txt&index=recent

UAE freezes assets of 62 linked to terror (Gulf News, 11/09/01)
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=32026

UAE Outlaws Transfers to Groups Linked to Bin Laden (Reuters, 11/08/01)
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=356456

UAE freezes 'terrorist assets' (BBC, 11/08/01)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_1644000/1644919.stm

UAE, Britain Freeze Terror Assets (AP, 11/08/01)
http://www.wn.com/?action=display&article=10391226&template=abudhabi/indexsearch.txt&index=recent

UAE buys 25 US Boeing 777 planes at USD 6.6 billion (ArabicNews, 11/05/01)
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/011105/2001110519.html

Sheikh Zayed gets a telephone call from US vice President (ArabicNews, 11/07/01)
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/011107/2001110702.html

It's still not 'all well' for UAE students in US (WAM, 11/15/01)
http://www.wam.org.ae/2001/Nov/15/496750.htm

UAE fully supports US and international efforts against terrorism (WAM, 11/12/01)
http://www.wam.org.ae/2001/Nov/12/495332.htm

UAE Central Bank freezes accounts (WAM, 11/08/01)
http://www.wam.org.ae/2001/Nov/08/492955.htm

UAE and US seize Al Barakat assets (WAM. 11/07/01)
http://www.wam.org.ae/2001/Nov/07/492852.htm

UAE's anti-terror stand reiterated (Khaleej, 11/18/01)
http://www.khaleejtimes.co.ae/uae.htm#story1

Muslims in US urged to play greater role (Khaleej, 11/18/01)
http://www.khaleejtimes.co.ae/uae.htm#story12

UAE Freezes Assets of Al Barakat, 62 Other Bodies (Al Bawaba, 11/08/01)
http://www.albawaba.com/headlines/TheNews.php3?action=story&sid=189059&lang=e&dir=news

US adopts double standard policy towards fighting terrorism (WAM, 11/09/01)
http://www.wam.org.ae/2001/Nov/09/493246.htm
(Pointing out US hypocrisy of condemning terrorism and then arming and supporting Israeli terrorism in Palestine)