Dubai airport operations ramp back up as flooding from UAE's heaviest rains ever recorded lingers on roads
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates struggled Thursday to recover from the heavie...
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Dubai flooding hobbles major airport's operations as "historic weather event" brings torrential rains to UAE
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wed...
The UAE ambassador takes post in Damascus after nearly 13 years of cut ties
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The first United Arab Emirates ambassador to Damascus in nearly 13 years took...
Syria pushes back against Jordanian strikes on drug traffickers on Syrian territory
DAMASCUS (AP) — Syria’s foreign ministry in a statement Tuesday condemned recent presumed Jordanian ...
An airstrike on southern Syria, likely carried out by Jordan’s air force, kills 9
BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike on southern Syria early Thursday killed at least nine people and was prob...
Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was recently at center of standoff with U.S.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — An oil tanker once at the center of a crisis between Iran and the Unit...
Live updates | UN top court hears genocide allegation as Israel focuses fighting in central Gaza
The United Nations’ top court began hearings Thursday for South Africa’s allegation that Israel’s wa...
Justice Dept. accuses 2 political operatives of hiding foreign lobbying during Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two well-connected political consultants provided false information about lobbying...
A Qatari court reduces death sentence handed to 8 retired Indian navy officers charged with spying
NEW DELHI (AP) — Qatar’s Court of Appeal reduced Thursday the death sentence handed in October to ei...
US to spend $700M on new embassy in Ireland, breaks ground on new embassy in Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has notified Congress that it intends to spend nearly $70...
A Jordanian soldier is killed in a clash with drug smugglers along the border with Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Jordanian troops clashed Tuesday with dozens of drug smugglers along the country’s nor...
A look at what to expect as latest UN climate talks get under way in oil-rich UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East plays host to its second straight U.N. climate co...
Gulf oil lease sale postponed by court amid litigation over endangered whale protections
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A sale of federal Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases that had been scheduled for N...
U.S. sending U.S. carrier strike group, additional air defense systems to Persian Gulf
As tensions heighten in the Middle East amid the escalating Israel-Hamas war, Defense Secretary Lloy...
5 killed in Mexico prison riot. Authorities cite dispute between inmates
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Five men were killed in a fight between inmates at a prison in Mexico’s Gulf coas...
UNGA Briefing: Nagorno-Karabakh, Lavrov and what else is going on at the UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s Day 5 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world l...
Former top US diplomat sentenced in Qatar lobbying scheme
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top U.S. ambassador was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered...
Daughters of jailed Bahrain activist say he resumes hunger strike as crown prince visits US
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The daughters of a prominent human rights activist jailed in Bahr...
$5.6 million bid for one offshore tract marks modest start for Gulf of Mexico wind energy
In a first-of-its kind auction for the Gulf of Mexico, a company bid $5.6 million Tuesday to lease f...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard runs drill on disputed islands as US military presence in region grows
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a surprise military drill Wedne...