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Illustrative: This photo released by the US Navy shows the USS Cole in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 21, 2022. (US Navy via AP)
February 2, 2022, 11:05 pm
UAE intercepts three ‘hostile drones’ as US says it will send warship to Gulf nation
Fourth such incident in three weeks comes hours after Washington promises to deploy fighter jets to help defend the Emirates against Yemeni attacks
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
This picture taken on June 4, 2021 shows a view of cloned camel calves in a pen at the Reproductive Biotechnology Center in Dubai (Karim SAHIB / AFP)
September 12, 2021, 8:22 am
Camel beauty pageants, races spur high demand for cloning
Technology allows wealthy clients to replace their most beautiful or fast camel with one just like it
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
US Vice President Joe Biden listens as President Barack Obama delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, July 14, 2015, after an Iran nuclear deal is reached. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
November 8, 2020, 12:32 pm
Return of Iran deal? Middle East heads for major US policy revamp under Biden
President-elect likely to reengage with Tehran, to the dismay of Israel and the Gulf, and restore ties with Palestinians; but isn’t expected to fully return to pre-Trump status quo
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (right) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on December 4, 2013. (AP/WAM/File)
August 23, 2020, 9:25 am
UAE normalization deal puts Israel’s economic reach on Iran’s doorstep
With thousands of Iranians doing business in the Emirates, Israelis investing in new ally are sure to come across them; development not expected to affect UAE-Iran economic ties
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
Tel Aviv City Hall is lit up with the flags of the United Arab Emirates and Israel as the countries announced they would be establishing full diplomatic ties, on August 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
August 14, 2020, 9:33 pm
UAE defends Israel deal as ‘shake-up’ of tired Mideast diplomacy
‘We are not a gift to be awarded to the Israelis at some stage if they satisfy Palestinian demands,’ says top diplomat, adding that move was made in best interests of UAE
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
Houthi rebel fighters are seen riding an armored vehicle outside of the residence of Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sana'a on December 4, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS)
July 23, 2019, 9:48 am
Yemeni Houthi rebels’ long-range arsenal grows lethal
Iran-backed group poses serious threat to Saudi Arabia with a massive increase in strike capabilities
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
An Emirati gunner watches for enemy fire from the rear gate of a United Arab Emirates Chinook military helicopter flying over Yemen, September 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)
July 8, 2019, 10:42 pm
UAE says it is reducing troops in war-torn Yemen
Emirates is key partner in Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels, says it is moving to a ‘peace-first’ strategy
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the opening session of the 30th Arab League summit in the Tunisian capital Tunis on March 31, 2019. (Fethi Belaid/Pool/AFP)
May 31, 2019, 1:45 am
Saudi king calls on Gulf states to tackle Iran’s ‘criminal’ acts
Remarks come at emergency summit of Arab states in holy city of Mecca, following alleged Iranian attacks against oil infrastructure
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
Flags from different countries are pictured in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the upcoming twin summits of the Arab League and of the Gulf Cooperation Council, on May 27, 2019. (Bandar ALDANDANI / AFP)
May 30, 2019, 3:25 pm
Mecca to host three summits focused on Iran tensions
Riyadh hopes to rally support against its arch-rival over attacks on oil installations
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf (R) and The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr Yousef Al-Othaimeen (C) chat before a family photo during a meeting of Islamic and Arab Foreign Ministers in Jeddah on May 30, 2019 (BANDAR ALDANDANI / AFP)
May 30, 2019, 8:14 am
Saudi Arabia calls on Muslim world to reject Iran ‘interference’
Riyadh’s foreign minister says attacks on oil installations must be addressed with ‘firmness and determination’
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, on November 14, 2018. (PA via AP)
November 21, 2018, 6:56 pm
UAE court sentences British student to life for spying, prompting backlash
Spokesperson for academic researcher Matthew Hedges’s family says hearing took less than 5 minutes, lawyer wasn’t present; UK politicians slam ruling
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
Portraits of Saudi King Salman (R) and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Riyadh one day before the Future Investment Initiative FII conference that will take place in Riyadh from 23-25 October (FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)
October 23, 2018, 12:05 pm
Saudi Arabia opens investment forum under Khashoggi shadow
3-day Future Investment Initiative meant to project Riyadh as a lucrative business destination has been abandoned by investors and leaders as outrage over killing grows
By Anuj Chopra and Mohamad Ali Harissi
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the 29th Summit of the Arab League at the Ithra center in Dhahran, Eastern Saudi Arabia, on April 15, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / STR)
April 17, 2018, 9:22 am
Arab ire at US Jerusalem move looks unlikely to spark action
Saudi Arabia and Gulf states seem unwilling to jeopardize ties with Trump as they seek to counter Iranian threat to region
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
Kuwaiti social media activist Thamer al-Dakheel Bourashed puts his laptop inside his suitcase at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City, before boarding a flight to the United States on March 23, 2017. (AFP/Yasser Al-Zayyat)
March 25, 2017, 5:41 pm
Weary flyers shrug as Middle East laptop ban takes off
Travelers using 10 airports across the Middle East and North Africa are subject to new in-flight electronics restrictions
By Mohamad Ali Harissi and David Harding
An employee checks the printing of the Mahdi magazine, produced by the Shiite Hezbollah movement, on November 24, 2014 in the Lebanon capital Beirut. (photo credit: AFP/ANWAR AMRO)
December 2, 2014, 8:02 am
Hezbollah kids magazine mixes cartoons with armed ‘resistance’
Publishers from Lebanese terror group insist monthly with stories about fighters and grenades to color in is not about indoctrination
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
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