Battered by Iranian strikes and the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab Emirates and some fellow Persian Gulf states have come to view Iran’s theocracy as an existential enemy. They now want the regime they once courted to be neutered, if not dismantled, when the conflict ends—so the ordeal is never repeated, the Wall Street Journal reported. The U.A.E. has borne the brunt of Iranian attacks: More than 2,000 drones and missiles have been fired at the country since the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28.
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Dubai’s digital asset regulatory body has ordered Kucoin Exchange EU Gmbh—operating as Kucoin—to cease and desist its operations in the emirate, according to a Friday announcement, Decrypt.com reported. The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) said that the cryptocurrency exchange does not hold a license to provide digital asset services within Dubai, and is therefore not authorized to operate there.
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The Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has ruled in favour of one of the most important creditors in the Signa bankruptcy case, the Luxembourg Times reported. The ICC awarded sovereign wealth fund Mubadala from the United Arab Emirates around €700 million for breach of financing agreements, according to the creditor protection association Creditreform. The arbitration tribunal is a non-governmental body for commercial and investment disputes.
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