August 4, 2016
3:11 am

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)

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

August 3, 2016
3:44 pm

Smoke pouring from Emirates flight EK521 after landing in Dubai International Airport August 3, 2016 (Screen capture: Facebook)

Plane engulfed in smoke in Dubai airport landing accident

All 275 passengers on Emirates flight evacuated safely; cause not immediately clear

By AFP

June 23, 2016
2:00 pm

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)

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

June 12, 2016
10:37 am

Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates (Konstantin von Wedelstaedt GFDL 1.2 via Wikimedia Commons)

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

May 26, 2016
12:57 pm

Illustrative photo of a Saudi Arabian oil facility. (Shutterstock images)

Saudi Arabia has a plan B to stop Iran’s economic rise

From the web With sanctions lifted after nuclear deal, Riyadh using allies to hamper Iranian business and trade recovery, Bloomberg reports

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

Topic: Dubai

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

Plane engulfed in smoke in Dubai airport landing accident

All 275 passengers on Emirates flight evacuated safely; cause not immediately clear

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

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

Saudi Arabia has a plan B to stop Iran’s economic rise

From the web With sanctions lifted after nuclear deal, Riyadh using allies to hamper Iranian business and trade recovery, Bloomberg reports

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

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