The institutions include the rulers and senior officials across the federation of seven semi-autonomous Gulf emirates.
Strategists say a war against Iraq would require as many as 200, 000 troops, with forces launching from Kuwait, Turkey and the smaller gulf emirates, reinforced by a massive U.S. Navy and Marine presence.
With an unpredictable Iraq and Islamic fundamentalist Iran situated nearby -- both with powerful military machines capable of rolling over the tiny Gulf emirates with little effort -- the statement served as a declaration of international policy intent.
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The reality is the three gulf carriers, Emirates, Qatar and Etihad are forces with which to be reckoned.
Led by Dubai's Emirates, Gulf airlines are redefining long-haul travel.
The UAE's rulers are also anxious about Iran, which occupies two small islands in the Gulf that are claimed by the emirates.
The issue was raised following a question from Conservative MP Bob Blackman on defence co-operation with another Gulf state, the United Arab Emirates.
Arms transfers to key allies in the Gulf, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, have been fast-tracked as a further deterrent, officials say.
The quake was felt across the Gulf in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, where workers were evacuated from high-rise buildings as a precaution.
The CNN bureau in Dubai said that the quake was felt in the United Arab Emirates, across the Persian Gulf from Iran, and that some buildings in Abu Dhabi were evacuated.
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Although the risk from Dubai is not systemically important on a global level, it is significant across the United Arab Emirates and the rest of Gulf Cooperation Council--Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar.
In time, all seven emirates -- and all the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries -- will be linked by a coastal high-speed rail network.
When combined with the modernization of the Saudi air force and the extensive F-16 inventory of the United Arab Emirates, it is clear Arab gulf states will be positioned to greatly outmatch the antiquated tactical aircraft fleet of Iran.
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It is discussing a co-operation deal with Emirates, so that passengers from the Gulf carrier can connect in Vienna to fly to other European cities.
Many Iranian mercantile corporations and even petty traders rely on goods flowing to and from the United Arab Emirates and other nations along the Persian Gulf.
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It is home to some 380 million people, larger than the U.S. With three nations Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region among the top 20 highest per-capita incomes in the world, according to the IMF, there should be opportunity.
And throughout all of this the gulf carriers continue doing ad hoc deals where necessary (Emirates talking to American, for instance) and re-writing the rules.
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It is also set to open in the United Arab Emirates on 31 March, according to the UAE's Gulf News.
Specific figures for Saudi Arabia and Gulf nations Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates were not final and would be settled in the coming weeks, the State Department said.
The Gulf's "Big Three" carriers -- Dubai-based Emirates, Abu Dhabi's Etihad, and Doha-based Qatar Airways -- have grown dramatically over the last decade, opening new routes and competing with the biggest names in aviation.
Fears of a "towering inferno" disaster in the Gulf are growing after fires left residential buildings heavily damaged in the United Arab Emirates cities of Sharjah and Dubai.
The Nepalese government says 58, 000 Nepalese women are working in these Gulf states -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Oman.
When the president of the United Arab Emirates last week called on Arabs to bury their differences and put the Gulf war behind them, his words fell on receptive ears.
Mr Bush can expect a warmer reception in the Gulf, where he is to visit Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
However, as we are now seeing, the gulf carriers are either joining the alliances (Qatar) picking them off one by one (Emirates) or simply creating split loyalties (Etihad).
The mass trial is due to begin in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of 94 Islamist activists accused of plotting to seize power in the Gulf state.
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The Syrian leader is likely to have infuriated Iran recently by quietly declaring his support for the United Arab Emirates in its long-running territorial dispute with the Islamic Republic over three islands in the Gulf.
It also would enable the USSR to attain unprecedented entree into nations like Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Oman nations that have traditionally taken a dim view of Soviet activities in the Gulf.
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It also would enable the USSR to attain unprecedented entree into nations like Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Oman -- nations that have traditionally taken a dim view of Soviet activities in the Gulf.
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