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BAHRAIN EXECUTES THREE SHIITES OVER POLICE KILLINGS
Brian Dooley, head of the Washington-based Human Rights Defenders, said the executions would be a new, enormously alarming step from Bahrain's regime ... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN EXECUTES THREE SHI'ITES FOR BOMBING, SPARKS OUTCRY
The last similar case involving a Shi'ite Bahraini occurred in 1996... READ MORE›
100 WOMEN: THE SAUDI WOMEN CHALLENGING MALE GUARDIANSHIP
Women are using new methods to press Saudi Arabia's government to end the male guardianship system... READ MORE›
5 UAE DIPLOMATS DISCUSSING AFGHAN AID PROJECTS KILLED IN KANDAHAR BLAST
This attack is against the national security of Afghanistan, Ghorzang said... READ MORE›
FIVE UAE DIPLOMATS KILLED IN AFGHAN BLAST
Meanwhile, the Taliban denied planting the bomb in the Kandahar attack, which also wounded the UAE ambassador to Afghanistan... READ MORE›
DENGUE FEVER SIDELINES MALINGA FROM SOUTH AFRICAN LIMITED OVER SERIES
CAPE TOWN Reuters Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga has been ruled out of the Twenty and One Day series against South Africa as he has... READ MORE›
EMIRATES FLIGHT HALTED IN SERPENT SPOTTING AFTER SAMUEL L. JACKSON APPEARED IN DUBAI
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MICHEL AOUN BEGINS MIDDLE EAST TOUR IN SAUDI ARABIA
Beirut cannot afford the divorce settlement with Riyadh, but Hezbollah is not the sole culprit of the country's malaise... READ MORE›
EMIRATES HAS INVESTED $500 MILLION TO BUILD A SECRET 'FORT KNOX' OF WINE
Since the Dubai-based airline began its wine program 12 years ago, it has spent more than 500 million to develop the best wine list in the sky... READ MORE›
PETS AROUND THE WORLD: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES BANS KEEPING WILD ANIMALS LIKE TIGERS, LIONS, CHEETAHS AS PETS
The United Arab Emirates, where owning exotic wild animals is often considered a status symbol, has banned keeping animals like lions, tigers and cheetahs as pets... READ MORE›
SEAWORLD ORCAS IN ABU DHABI? NEW THEME PARK TO OPEN WITHOUT KILLER WHALES IN 2022
Seaworld Orcas In Abu Dhabi? New Theme Park To Open Without Killer Whales In 2022... READ MORE›
THIS IS WHERE THE WORLD'S HIGHEST-PAID EXPATS LIVE
Lifestyle, however, suffered for some upon moving to Asia as 30 percent of expats in Singapore and 50 percent in Hong Kong reported a decline in work-life balance... READ MORE›
PRANKSTERS CHANGE HOLLYWOOD SIGN TO HOLLYWEED
Finegood's original handiwork, which he considered an act of environmental sculpture, was done for an art class project, the Los Angeles Times reported... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN LAUNCHES MANHUNT AFTER PRISON BREAK LEAVES COP DEAD, CONVICTED TERRORISTS ON LOOSE
The state-run Bahrain News Agency described the prison break as an armed terrorist attack on the facility... READ MORE›
PRAISE FOR KERRYA??S ISRAEL SPEECH IN ARAB WORLD, BUT SHRUGS, TOO
Praise for Kerrya??s Israel Speech in Arab World, but Shrugs, Too... READ MORE›
EMIRATES RECEIVES FIRST ROLLS-ROYCE POWERED A380, RESOLVES ISSUES WITH ENGINE MAKER
An Emirates spokeswoman told Reuters the Rolls-Royce engine jet had arrived, but declined to say when it would be deployed for passenger services... READ MORE›
DENSE WINTER FOG BLANKETS ARAB GULF COUNTRIES
This has invaded all Gulf countries in the past few days, causing travel delays... READ MORE›
ALEPPO EVACUATION UPDATE: SAUDI ARABIAN KING LAUNCHES FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR SYRIA, DONATES MILLIONS
To provide relief for the brotherly Syrian people, Saudi Arabian state news agency SPA reported... READ MORE›
INVESTORS BETTING ON OIL PRICE DROP FLEE AS PRODUCTION CUTS NEAR
Hedge funds reduced short positions, or wagers WTI will drop, by 10 percent in the week ended Dec. 20, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show... READ MORE›
SHOTS FIRED AT GULF ROYAL PARTY
Suspected rebels attack a hunting party of Gulf royals in the Pakistani province of Balochistan... READ MORE›
AGHAST AT IRAN'S SYRIA GAINS, GULF ARABS SEE POTENTIAL IN TRUMP
AlFaraj said he expected Trump to deal favorably with Gulf states, which have the wealth to help create U.S. jobs... READ MORE›
THE MOST POLLUTED CITY IS? HINT
Other cities cracking the dubious list's top five include Gwalior, India, at 176, Allahabad, India at 170, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at 156 andA Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia at 152... READ MORE›
ETIHAD AIRWAYS IS CUTTING JOBS TO REDUCE COSTS AS GROWTH SLOWS
Etihad aims to maximize redeployment opportunities within the group and ensure transparent information is available to staff, it said in the statement... READ MORE›
'LOVELY' CANADIAN TOURIST AMONG THOSE SLAIN IN JORDAN ATTACKS
Earlier this year, Jordanian security forces engaged in a deadly shootout with suspected Daesh sympathizers in a northern Jordanian town... READ MORE›
AFTER THE BATTLE, ALEPPO SHOWS ITS SCARS[1]
In addition, several commanders of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch were captured in the successful raids conducted by the UAE-backed Yemeni forces in Aden and neighboring provinces... READ MORE›
DUBAI'S $36 BILLION PLAN TO BUILD THE WORLD'S BIGGEST AIRPORT
Al Maktoum is close to the World Expo 2020 site and Dubai plans to move flagship carrier Emirates there by 2025... READ MORE›
TEAM SAYS TRUMP GETTING INTEL BRIEFINGS THREE TIMES A WEEK AS PANETTA URGES HIM TO TUNE IN
Donald Trump's transition team said Wednesday that he is getting formal intelligence briefings at least three times a week, despite his assertion that he d... READ MORE›
SEAWORLD TO OPEN FIRST NEW PARK WITHOUT KILLER WHALES
The project is to be built and operated by the Abu Dhabi-government-backed developer, and SeaWorld will license its brand and provide expertise in animal care... READ MORE›
AIR PASSENGER WHO REMOVED CLOTHES AND LIT CIGARETTE 'FORGOT HE WAS ON PLANE'
A British man aboard an Emirates flight from Manchester to Dubai was restrained by airline staff last week after lighting a cigarette while intoxicated... READ MORE›
MAJORITY OF ARAB YOUTH REJECTS RADICALISM
The new Arab Human Development report seeks to dispel misconceptions about young Arabs in the region... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Emirates
THE ARAB WORLD'S WEALTHIEST NATIONS ARE DOING NEXT TO NOTHING FOR SYRIA'S REFUGEES
Why are Saudi Arabia and its oil-rich neighbors doing so little for Syria's refugees?... READ MORE›
GANGI JOURNAL SICILIAN TOWN TELLS OUTSIDERS TAKE OUR HOMES PLEASE
Ellis Island records show that about 1,700 Gangi residents landed in New York between 1892 and 1924, he said... READ MORE›
TANZANIA ACCUSED OF BACKTRACKING OVER SALE OF MASAIA??S ANCESTRAL LAND
Masai told to leave historic homeland by end of the year so it can become a hunting reserve for the Dubai royal family... READ MORE›
IRAN WARNS OF WORLD WAR III IF TRUMP REVAMPS NUCLEAR PACT
During the 2016 election, Trump promised to redo the nuclear pact with Iran, calling it a "disastrous" deal... READ MORE›
OPEC CONFOUNDS SKEPTICS AGREES TO FIRST OIL CUTS IN 8 YEARS
OPEC confounded its doubters and sent crude oil prices soaring by agreeing to its first production cuts in eight years... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINE MAYOR LINKED TO DRUGS SHOT DEAD IN JAIL BY POLICE
It's the second killing of a Philippine politician linked to illegal drugs in a week... READ MORE›
QATAR: SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN HAMAD AL THANI PASSES AWAY
Former Qatari Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani passed away on Sunday aged 84, the Emiri Diwan announced... READ MORE›
ANGERED BY 9/11 VICTIMS LAW, SAUDIS RETHINK U.S. ALLIANCE
It remains unclear if Saudi Arabia will start withdrawing those assets... READ MORE›
NICHOLAS KRISTOF REFUGEES WHO COULD BE US
WATCHING the horrific images of Syrian refugees struggling toward safety or in the case of Aylan Kurdi 3 drowning on that journey I think of other refugees... READ MORE›
WHICH COUNTRY IS THE MOST GENEROUS IN THE WORLD?
A new table claims Iraqis are the kindest to strangers, while Myanmar is the most generous country on earth... READ MORE›
DUBAI KICKS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING--AGAIN
Construction on what will be the world's tallest building by 2020 has officially started in Dubai, home to Burj Khalifa, currently world's tallest man-made structure... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: OBAMA SAYS CONGRESS MADE A 'POLITICAL VOTE' OVERRIDING HIS VETO
The concern that I've had has nothing to do with Saudi Arabia per se or my sympathy for 9 11 families, Obama said... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA RESPONDS TO REFUGEE CRISIS
Just this week, the al Hayat newspaper reported that 500,000 Syrians had found homes in Saudi Arabia since the civil war began - as workers, not refugees... READ MORE›
BRENT CRUDE OIL CLIMBS ABOVE $50 AS OPEC SAID VERY CLOSE TO DEAL
Iran previously suggested it freeze production at 3.975 million barrels a day, or about 200,000 barrels a day above current output, two OPEC delegates said Monday... READ MORE›
EMIRATES SECRETLY SENDS COLOMBIAN MERCENARIES TO YEMEN FIGHT
A number of Westerners, including several Americans, live at the camp and serve as trainers for the Latin American troops... READ MORE›
CLINTON SAYS SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR PROVIDE 'CLANDESTINE' SUPPORT TO ISIS - WIKILEAKS
Saudi Arabia has also claimed to be on the US' side in the fight against IS... READ MORE›
SCORCHING 'HEAT DOME' OVER MIDDLE EAST SEES TEMPERATURES SOAR TO 165F IN IRAN
But some of the most affluent figures in the Middle East are blissfully unaware of the scorching heat, such as Saudia Arabia's King Salman... READ MORE›
LEILA ALAOUI PHOTOGRAPHER WOUNDED IN BURKINA FASO SIEGE DIES AT 33
She studied photography at the City University of New York before spending time in Morocco, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates... READ MORE›
YEMEN'S HOUTHIS ACCUSED OF FIRING MISSILE AT MECCA
Yemen's Houthi rebels have been accused of targeting Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca by launching a long-range ballistic missile from 500km over the border... READ MORE›
TIME TO SAW OFF THE SAUDIS FROM THE RADICALIZATION BUSINESS
Nor did he suggest a few realities that Saudi Arabia should be confronting without excuse... READ MORE›
DESTRUCTIVE HACKS STRIKE SAUDI ARABIA, POSING CHALLENGE TO TRUMP
Saudi Arabia Has Just Suffered a Series of Major Cyber Hack Attacks... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA IS PREPARING TO LAUNCH ITS OWN INTERVENTION IN SYRIA
Saudi Arabia is sending troops and fighter jets to Turkey's Incirlik military base ahead of a possible ground invasion of Syria... READ MORE›
'SAUDI ARABIA ONE OF TOP REPRESSIVE COUNTRIES'
Give us a profile what Saudi Arabia is like... READ MORE›
ARAB ALLIES SLIP AWAY AS US AIR WAR ON ISIS INTENSIFIES
They have conducted a smattering of strikes in Syria, but have reserved most of their firepower for Islamic State targets in Iraq... READ MORE›
CABLES RELEASED BY WIKILEAKS REVEAL SAUDIS CHECKBOOK DIPLOMACY
BEIRUT Lebanon It seems that everyone wants something from Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
FRANCE LAUNCHES MASSIVE AIRSTRIKE ON ISIS IN SYRIA
French fighter jets launched a large scale raid in Syria, targeting ISIS in Raqqa just two days after the group claimed coordinated attacks in Paris... READ MORE›
JORDAN'S QUEEN RANIA ATTACKS ISIS FOR 'HIJACKING' THE ARAB WORLD
' Queen Rania urged people in the region to post their own positive 'profile picture of our Arab world' on social media sites... READ MORE›
US LAUNCHES STRIKES AGAINST HOUTHI RADAR SITES IN YEMEN
Thursday's strikes, authorised by President Barack Obama, represent Washington's first direct military action against Houthi-controlled targets in Yemen's conflict... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA HAS PULLED OUT OF PLANNED SUPPLY TALKS WITH RUSSIA, SOURCES SAY
Saudi Arabia wants an OPEC deal in place before conversations with other producers such as Russia, one delegate said... READ MORE›
EXTREME HEATWAVES COULD PUSH GULF CLIMATE BEYOND HUMAN ENDURANCE, STUDY SHOWS
Oil and gas rich nations in the region, particularly Saudi Arabia, have frequently tried to frustrate international climate change negotiations... READ MORE›
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DONALD TRUMP CLOSES COMPANIES TIED TO SAUDI ARABIA
Last year, Ivanka Trump singled out the Middle East and Saudi Arabia as potential locations... READ MORE›
SAUDI OIL SHIPMENTS TO EGYPT HALTED INDEFINITELY, EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS SAY
An Egyptian official visiting Iran would cement a break in its alliance with Saudi Arabia and mark a seismic shift in the regional political order... READ MORE›
DUBAI AIRPORT GROUNDS FLIGHTS DUE TO 'DRONE ACTIVITY'
Dubai International Airport grounds flights for half an hour due to unauthorised drone activity, the airport's operator says... READ MORE›
SURVIVOR OF EMIRATES PLANE CRASH-LANDING WINS $1 MILLION
62-year-old Mohamed Basheer bought the winning ticket just before boarding the Emirates flight, which crash-landed at Dubai International Airport and caught fire... READ MORE›
EMIRATES PLANE CRASH-LANDS WITH 300 ABOARD; 1 FIREFIGHTER KILLED
An Emirates airline flight from India to Dubai crash-landed at Dubai's main airport Wednesday, and all 300 people onboard survived, the airline said... READ MORE›
EXPLOSION NEAR ONE OF ISLAM'S HOLIEST SITES IN SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia is part of the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria... READ MORE›
MANY MUSLIMS TO BEGIN FASTING FOR MONTH OF RAMADAN ON MONDAY
Saudi Arabia's state TV announced the new moon of Ramadan was spotted Sunday evening... READ MORE›
MUSLIMS BEGIN FASTING FOR MONTH OF RAMADAN ON MONDAY
Saudi Arabia's state TV announced the new moon of Ramadan was spotted Sunday evening... READ MORE›
THIS SAUDI DANCE IS ALL THE RAGE IN ARAB WORLD, BUT IT COULD GET YOU ARRESTED
The dance has also triggered the ire of conservative columnists and critics of social media in Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
QUIET SUPPORT FOR SAUDIS ENTANGLES US IN YEMEN
The help is coordinated by a 45-person American military planning group with personnel in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and overseen by Maj... READ MORE›
MIDDLE EAST STOCK MARKETS CRASH AS IRAN ENTERS OIL WAR
Saudi Arabia's stock market crashed yesterday as nuclear sanctions on Iran were lifted, clearing the path for an all-out oil war between the Middle Eastern rivals... READ MORE›
XI SET TO VISIT THREE COUNTRIES IN MIDDLE EAST
China is willing to see a stable Middle East, Li said... READ MORE›