Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/)
Provides current news and links to information about each of the countries in
the Arab world. Within each country section, information is provided in the
following categories: overview, history, geography, business, culture, government,
transport, and a tour guide, along with sites related to the country. Links
to Arabic language sites are provided. The site also offers a special features
category, with topics such as: Internet Service Providers in the Arab world,
opinions, and e-mail service.
Arabic German Consulting (http://www.arab.de/arabinfo/emirates-goverment.htm)
Major portal site on the Arab countries. Includes up-to-date information on the
government, history, economy, education system of the UAE. Has links to other
major websites on Arab countries.
CIA Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.htmlgeos/tc.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects
of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (http://www.csis.org/)
A Washington, DC based think-tank which sponsors seminars and conferences and
issues reports on terrorism, the Middle East and United States foreign policy.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet
Ministers of Foreign Governments (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/)
Constantly updated lists of important governmental officers and their position
of all the world's countries is published by the CIA as a part of its website.
Search under UAE for list of 28 most important government officials.
Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) ‘is the oldest organization
dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament,
and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose.' Whatever one's
views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a
country's armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.
Middle
East – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (http://www.carnegieendowment.org/programs/global/index.cfm?fa=proj&id=107&proj=zme)
The main feature of the Carnegie Arabic Web Portal is the Arabic-language version
of the Arab Reform Bulletin, an online monthly journal on the latest political
reform developments from Arab and Western perspectives. Also included are
Arabic translations of select Carnegie Papers, commentaries on the Middle
East and related subjects such as nuclear nonproliferation, as well as writings
originally published in Arabic.
Political Resources
on the Net (http://www.politicalresources.net/emirates.htm)
Website covers all aspects of the UAE government, the ministries, the political
parties, elections, as well as the news media. Has links to a number of other
websites including to each major UAE newspaper.
U.S. Committee for Refugees (http://www.refugees.org/index.cfm)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN's initiative to aid refugees, the
USCR's site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and
from the various countries of the world.
U.S. Department of State (http://state.gov/)
Numerous documents concerning, inter alia, diplomatic and international relations,
travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available
on the State Department's official site by searching under a particular
country's name.
U.S. Library of Congress. Law Library
of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/law/glin/GLINv1/)
Guide to legal materials of all types gathered by the Law Library of the U.S.
Congress searchable by country name.
University
of Texas Middle East Website (http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/Countries%5Fand%5FRegions/United%5FArab%5FEmirates/Education/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and
the social sciences in the Middle East and the U.A.E. Has links to other websites
on the U.A.E.
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