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

December 10, 2015
6:35 am

In this Aug. 23, 2008, file photo, Donald Trump, left, His Excellency Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem of Dubai, center, and then-Nakheel CEO Chris O'Donnell pose together at a party thrown by Nakheel and the Trump Organization to introduce The Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Middle East grows wary of Trump, despite investments

Gulf companies that gambled on Trump brand caught in blowback from candidate’s anti-Muslim rhetoric

By Jon Gambrell and Adam Schreck

November 9, 2015
2:27 pm

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defense's executive director of strategic analysis, Major General Abdullah al-Hashimi (L), receives a model of the surveillance plane Saab Global 6000 from Saab president and chief executive officer, Hakan Buskhe, at the Dubai Airshow on November 9, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / MARWAN NAAMANI)

UAE buys Swedish surveillance planes in $1.27b deal

Top general says defense giant Saab to sell the Gulf nation 2 Global 6000 surveillance planes, upgrade air force fleet

By AFP

October 27, 2015
4:21 am

Illustrative picture of a beach in Dubai (CC BY-Peter Dowley, Wikimedia Commons)

Global warming may leave parts of Iran, Gulf unlivable by 2100

If carbon emissions aren’t cut, places like Iranian coast, Qatar, Dubai will see unprecedented temperatures, humidity, new study suggests

By AFP and Times of Israel staff

September 9, 2015
3:55 pm

The Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)

Gulf state hits back at criticism over Syria refugees

UAE says it’s given residency permits to more than 100,000 Syrians since 2011, has over 242,000 Syrians in the country

By Adam Schreck

August 24, 2015
8:35 pm

Mohammad Dahlan in 2006 (Michal Fattal/Flash90)

Exiled Abbas rival calls for ouster of Palestinian leader

Mohammad Dahlan says PA congress should nullify ‘illegal’ decisions by president ‘and his allies’

By AFP

August 10, 2015
10:23 pm

Man saves daughter’s ‘honor,’ lets her drown in Dubai

20-year-old woman dies after father prevents lifeguards from rescuing her; police arrest him

By AFP

June 29, 2015
10:53 pm

Syrian actor Bassem Yakhour, on his knees with a gun at his head, believes he is about to be executed by Israelis in this June 2015 Egyptian TV prank (Channel 2 screenshot)

Egyptian TV stages mock Israeli ‘execution’ in sick Ramadan prank

Prominent Syrian actor arrested at sea by ‘Israeli’ troops, interrogated, has a gun put to his head, before hoax is revealed

By Judah Ari Gross

June 21, 2015
10:49 pm

Plane 'prank' victim Lucy at the height of her airborne trauma (YouTube screenshot)

Lucy in the sky with cruel pranksters

In elaborate TV hoax, middle-aged Egyptian actress is told her plane has lost power over Dubai

By Times of Israel staff

May 21, 2015
9:16 am

A driver flipping a middle finger. (Shutterstock)

In UAE, flip the bird and go to jail

The gesture, with your own finger or an emoji, carries a stiff fine and prison sentence as well, a Dubai lawyer warns

By Rahel Jaskow

May 6, 2015
9:20 pm

Prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi speaking in Iran, October 30, 2014. Iranian opposition websites and rights groups focused on the country, such as the Kaleme.com website and the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group, said Mohammadi was arrested by state security forces Tuesday, May 5, 2015. (screen capture: YouTube)

Prominent Iranian human rights activist detained

Narges Mohammadi, previously imprisoned in 2012, campaigns for women’s rights and an end to the death penalty

By Adam Schreck

Topic: Dubai

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

Middle East grows wary of Trump, despite investments

Gulf companies that gambled on Trump brand caught in blowback from candidate’s anti-Muslim rhetoric

UAE buys Swedish surveillance planes in $1.27b deal

Top general says defense giant Saab to sell the Gulf nation 2 Global 6000 surveillance planes, upgrade air force fleet

Global warming may leave parts of Iran, Gulf unlivable by 2100

If carbon emissions aren’t cut, places like Iranian coast, Qatar, Dubai will see unprecedented temperatures, humidity, new study suggests

Gulf state hits back at criticism over Syria refugees

UAE says it’s given residency permits to more than 100,000 Syrians since 2011, has over 242,000 Syrians in the country

Exiled Abbas rival calls for ouster of Palestinian leader

Mohammad Dahlan says PA congress should nullify ‘illegal’ decisions by president ‘and his allies’

Man saves daughter’s ‘honor,’ lets her drown in Dubai

20-year-old woman dies after father prevents lifeguards from rescuing her; police arrest him

Egyptian TV stages mock Israeli ‘execution’ in sick Ramadan prank

Prominent Syrian actor arrested at sea by ‘Israeli’ troops, interrogated, has a gun put to his head, before hoax is revealed

Lucy in the sky with cruel pranksters

In elaborate TV hoax, middle-aged Egyptian actress is told her plane has lost power over Dubai

In UAE, flip the bird and go to jail

The gesture, with your own finger or an emoji, carries a stiff fine and prison sentence as well, a Dubai lawyer warns

Prominent Iranian human rights activist detained

Narges Mohammadi, previously imprisoned in 2012, campaigns for women’s rights and an end to the death penalty

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