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A giant billboard advertising the Trump International Golf Club hangs at the Dubai Trade Center roundabout, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on February 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
February 18, 2017, 9:03 pm
With namesake now president, Trump sons open Dubai golf club
Course's opening, and long-standing plans for second one nearby, could raise security and ethical issues for US leader
By Jon Gambrell and Adam Schreck
The planet Mars, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2003 (NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team / STScI/AURA)
February 15, 2017, 1:16 pm
United Arab Emirates plans to colonize Mars
Dubai leaders envision robot-built city of 600,000 on red planet, once technology is developed to ensure food, energy, air and faster interplanetary transportation
By TOI staff
In this Nov. 24, 2014, file photo, Kim Kardashian poses for photographers on her arrival at Toko restaurant in downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Chito Pachica, File)
January 24, 2017, 10:58 am
Dubai probes disabled facility over Kim Kardashian visit
Rashid Center investigated for not requesting approval for reality TV star's appearance, handing out T-shirts with her image
By AP
Illustrative photo of an Emirates plane. (CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons)
January 9, 2017, 12:27 pm
Snake on a plane grounds Emirates flight
Aircraft returns to service following temporary delay due to serpent found in cargo hold by baggage handlers
By AFP
Fireworks explode above Singapore's financial district at the stroke of midnight to mark the New Year's celebrations on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
January 1, 2017, 1:36 am
Around the world, revelers bid adieu to a year of conflicts, celebrity deaths
Amid tight security, crowds from New York to Sydney, Tokyo to Dubai greet a new year with hope and trepidation
By AP
Illustrative photo of shawarma in the Old City of Jerusalem. (Wikimedia Commons)
November 2, 2016, 12:33 pm
In Dubai, a shawarma showdown
UAE capital set to shut down over 100 meat vendors that don't meet new health standards
By AP
This image made from video shows smoke rising after an Emirates flight crash-landed at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (Hayen Ayari via AP)
August 4, 2016, 3:11 am
No fatalities as airliner carrying 300 crash-lands in Dubai
Terror ruled out in initial probe; right wing detached during landing as fire filled the cabin
By Adam Schreck
Smoke pouring from Emirates flight EK521 after landing in Dubai International Airport August 3, 2016 (Screen capture: Facebook)
August 3, 2016, 3:44 pm
Plane engulfed in smoke in Dubai airport landing accident
All 275 passengers on Emirates flight evacuated safely; cause not immediately clear
By AFP
In this Wednesday June 22, 2016 photo, a waitress serves the customers with the beers during lunch time at a restaurant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
June 23, 2016, 2:00 pm
In first, Dubai eases Ramadan liquor rules
Groundbreaking decision by desert party town seen as reflection of value of tourism revenue and alcohol taxes for the emirate
By Jon Gambrell
Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates (Konstantin von Wedelstaedt GFDL 1.2 via Wikimedia Commons)
June 12, 2016, 10:37 am
Drone forces closure of Dubai airport
Airspace around one of world's busiest hubs closed for over an hour due to unauthorized UAV, causing massive delays
By AFP
Illustrative photo of a Saudi Arabian oil facility. (Shutterstock images)
From the WebMay 26, 2016, 12:57 pm
Saudi Arabia has a plan B to stop Iran’s economic rise
With sanctions lifted after nuclear deal, Riyadh using allies to hamper Iranian business and trade recovery, Bloomberg reports
United Arab Emirates' first Minister of State for Happiness, Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, reacts as she talks during the Arab Media Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, May 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
May 12, 2016, 2:12 am
UAE’s happiness minister urges more positive stories
Ohood Al Roumi, first to hold the new post, says optimistic people are more productive and creative
By AP
Illustrative: A rigid hull inflatable boat transits alongside the coastal patrol ship USS Typhoon during a vertical onboard exercise in the Arabian Gulf, February 2014. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin Cuaron, US Navy via AP)
April 22, 2016, 2:59 am
US Navy boots ‘drunk, reckless’ Gulf boat commander
Accusations against officer serving in sensitive territory include failure to maintain equipment, lack of integrity and repeated incidents of excessive drinking
By Jon Gambrell
Dahi Khalfan Tamim (screen capture AlJazeeraEnglish/YouTube)
April 13, 2016, 4:41 pm
Dumping Israel love-fest, Dubai security chief embraces anti-Semitism
Dhahi Tamim, who surprised the Arab world by tweeting calls for ties with Israel and friendship with Jews, changes tune radically
By Dov Lieber
A man walks past a model of the Tower Project at Dubai Creek Harbour Development designed by Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
April 10, 2016, 7:47 pm
Burj Khalifa builder to erect even larger tower in Dubai
New structure will not be a skyscraper but a thin spire with 'garden' observation decks and rotating glass balconies
By AP
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