May 12, 2016
2:12 am

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)

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

April 22, 2016
2:59 am

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)

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

April 13, 2016
4:41 pm

Dahi Khalfan Tamim (screen capture AlJazeeraEnglish/YouTube)

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

April 10, 2016
7:47 pm

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)

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

April 10, 2016
2:17 pm

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki (Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Palestinians hope for Obama change of heart with UN vote

Clinton takes Sanders to task over Gaza war comments; IDF colonel cleared in rock-thrower’s killing last year

By Elie Leshem

March 29, 2016
7:51 pm

Fire engulfs a tower at a residential cluster in the northern UAE emirate of Ajman early on March 29, 2016 (STR / AFP)

Fire engulfs UAE residential towers

At least six people treated for minor to moderate injuries

By AFP

March 24, 2016
5:34 pm

In Twitter blitz, Dubai security chief opposes Palestinian state, urges coalition with Israel

The outspoken Dhahi Khalfan Tamim says Jews should not be treated as enemies; most of his 1.3 million followers are not impressed

By Dov Lieber

March 19, 2016
4:56 am

Russian emergency officials and police are seen as they prepare to drive to the area of a plane crash at the Rostov-on-Don airport, about 950 kilometers south of Moscow on March 19, 2016. (AP Photo)

Dubai plane crashes in Russia, killing all 62 aboard

Flydubai flight carrying 55 passengers, 7 crew bursts into flames as it hits ground during failed landing bid

By AFP

March 11, 2016
1:54 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the Trump National Golf Club, Tuesday, March 8, 2016, in Jupiter, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Dubai official warns of ‘clash of civilizations’ over Trump

Deputy security chief of Gulf emirate slams Republican frontrunner for claiming Islam ‘hates the West’

By Jon Gambrell

February 10, 2016
6:34 pm

Footage alleged to be taken from an Iranian drone showing a US aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. (YouTube/Associated Press)

US confirms Iranian drone buzzed carrier last month

Navy report says the unmanned aerial vehicle, first to fly over carrier since 2014, was unarmed and posed no threat to sailors

By Jon Gambrell

January 19, 2016
7:57 pm

An Iranian woman walks past a Bank Pasargad in the capital Tehran on January 19, 2016. (AFP / ATTA KENARE)

Free from sanctions, Iran moves assets worth billions of dollars

Credit cards still don’t work in Islamic Republic, and likely won’t in near future; funds expected to be transferred through Dubai

By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell

January 2, 2016
3:10 am

File: In this Thursday, April 1, 2010 file photo, activists from a civil organization reenact an execution scene in front of the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, as they protest a possible beheading of a Lebanese man accused of witchcraft in Saudi Arabia. (AP/Bilal Hussein, File)

Saudi beheadings soar in 2015 under discretionary rulings

Rights group says at least 157 people executed — compared to 90 in 2014 — many for drug-related offenses

By Aya Batrawy

December 31, 2015
10:38 pm

A Japanese tourist attends a New Year's party on December 31, 2015 at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. (AFP / dpa / Wolfram Kastl)

In shadow of global terror threat, world ushers in New Year

More than 100,000 police deployed throughout France; fireworks displays canceled in Brussels, Paris

By Barry Parker

December 31, 2015
9:20 pm

Flames billow from the Address Downtown Hotel in Dubai on December 31, 2015, as a massive blaze rips through the site where people had gathered for a New Year's Eve fireworks display. (screen capture: YouTube)

Huge fire engulfs Dubai hotel, site of New Year celebrations

16 injured in blaze at Address Downtown, located next to world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa

By AFP

December 11, 2015
10:57 am

The Drive golf course at Damac Properties' Akoya development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where signs linked to the Trump International Golf Club, which resides on site, were taken down over Donald Trump's call for banning Muslims entering the US. (Courtesy, Damac Properties website)

Trump’s name, image removed at Dubai development

UAE real estate developer seeks to dissociate from US presidential contender who wants to bar Muslims from US

By AP

Topic: Dubai

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

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

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

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

Palestinians hope for Obama change of heart with UN vote

Clinton takes Sanders to task over Gaza war comments; IDF colonel cleared in rock-thrower’s killing last year

Fire engulfs UAE residential towers

At least six people treated for minor to moderate injuries

In Twitter blitz, Dubai security chief opposes Palestinian state, urges coalition with Israel

The outspoken Dhahi Khalfan Tamim says Jews should not be treated as enemies; most of his 1.3 million followers are not impressed

Dubai plane crashes in Russia, killing all 62 aboard

Flydubai flight carrying 55 passengers, 7 crew bursts into flames as it hits ground during failed landing bid

Dubai official warns of ‘clash of civilizations’ over Trump

Deputy security chief of Gulf emirate slams Republican frontrunner for claiming Islam ‘hates the West’

US confirms Iranian drone buzzed carrier last month

Navy report says the unmanned aerial vehicle, first to fly over carrier since 2014, was unarmed and posed no threat to sailors

Free from sanctions, Iran moves assets worth billions of dollars

Credit cards still don’t work in Islamic Republic, and likely won’t in near future; funds expected to be transferred through Dubai

Saudi beheadings soar in 2015 under discretionary rulings

Rights group says at least 157 people executed — compared to 90 in 2014 — many for drug-related offenses

In shadow of global terror threat, world ushers in New Year

More than 100,000 police deployed throughout France; fireworks displays canceled in Brussels, Paris

Huge fire engulfs Dubai hotel, site of New Year celebrations

16 injured in blaze at Address Downtown, located next to world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa

Trump’s name, image removed at Dubai development

UAE real estate developer seeks to dissociate from US presidential contender who wants to bar Muslims from US

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