Gulf states eye Korea's Cheongung-II to shore up depleted air defense systems

Gulf states are widening their search for suppliers to include countries such as Korea and Ukraine to shore up their depleted air defense systems in the wake of strikes by Iran, according to a recent report.

2026-04-13

Korea, UAE agree on early implementation of bilateral CEPA in move to shore up naphtha supplies

Top trade officials of Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed Friday on an early implementation of their comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), Seoul's industry ministry said.

2026-04-03

Parliament ratifies Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with UAE

The National Assembly on Tuesday ratified the bilateral Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the United Arab Emirates, marking Korea's first free trade pact with a Middle Eastern country.

2026-03-31

Kepco, KHNP reportedly agree to resolve UAE plant project dispute at home

The Korea Electric Power Corporation and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power have reached a preliminary agreement to domestically settle a legal dispute over payments involving a United Arab Emirates power plant project, informed sources said Friday.

2026-03-27

UAE to prioritize crude oil supplies to Korea amid rising Middle East tensions

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged to prioritize crude oil supplies to Korea amid Middle East tensions, Korean presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik announced Wednesday.

2026-03-18

Iranian airstrikes target financial hub housing Korean companies in Dubai

Iranian airstrikes targeted a financial hub housing Korean companies in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Friday.

2026-03-13

YouTuber plays pivotal role in getting dozens of Koreans home from Middle East

Not a government official, diplomat or even a soldier — meet YouTuber Lee Jae-cheon, who pulled together an informal evacuation effort that helped Koreans leave the region as tensions in the Middle East escalated.

2026-03-11

Koreans return from Middle East on government charter flight — in pictures

Korean citizens who had been stranded in the United Arab Emirates arrived at Incheon International Airport early Monday on a government-arranged charter flight, as tensions in the Middle East continue due to the Iran war.

2026-03-09

First government evacuation flight departed Abu Dhabi Sunday, will arrive in Korea early Monday

The first government-chartered evacuation flight arranged after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran departed from Abu Dhabi on Sunday, carrying 206 passengers bound for Korea, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said.

2026-03-08

Seoul and Tehran named streets for each other — then their paths diverged

The latest hostilities in the Middle East mark another chapter in the increasingly strained relationship between South Korea and Iran, which once enjoyed close ties before the two countries drifted into opposing geopolitical camps.