United Arab Emirates
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Oil reserves have been exploited since the early 1960s.
Once the domain of pirates, the area was subdued by the British in 1820. It was a British protectorate from 1892 until the late 1960s.
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Some sought refuge in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates while others avoided the region altogether.
Explosions were also reported over cities across the region, including in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq and Jordan.
From Barron's
And in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates' capital, golfers enjoying a quiet round were stunned to see dozens of projectiles flying overhead.
From Barron's
The Middle East is home to half of the world’s top 10 oil producers — Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Kuwait, according to the International Energy Agency.
From MarketWatch
Middle Eastern airports such as United Arab Emirates’ Dubai and Qatar’s Doha fashioned themselves into the crossroads of the world in the last couple of decades.
From MarketWatch
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