Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. announced the approval of its application for marketing authorization of Endari® from the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) Ministry of Health after a five-month review of the company's marketing authorization application. During the review period, Endari was available in the U.A.E. on a named patient, or early access, basis only. Emmaus estimates that as many as 600 sickle cell disease patients live or work in the U.A.E. and that there are approximately 225,000 sickle cell disease patients throughout the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region who could potentially be treated with Endari.