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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›
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›
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›
ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING TOWER ON THE HORIZON FOR DUBAI
Years ago we launched Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world, Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum said in a statement... READ MORE›
DUBAI ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NEW 'HAPPINESS CITY'
And Dubai South, said at the Cityscape Global conference in Dubai on Tuesday, according to Arabian Business... READ MORE›
CAN YOU ENGINEER A HAPPY COUNTRY
Dubai Police has renamed its community service department the General Department for Community Happiness and the force often adds YourSecurityOurHappiness to their tweets... READ MORE›
EMIRATES AIRLINE FLIGHT CRASH-LANDS AT DUBAI AIRPORT
Flight EK521 was arriving in Dubai from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India, Emirates said on Twitter... READ MORE›
10 PASSENGERS IN HOSPITAL AFTER EMIRATES FLIGHT EK521 COMES DOWN ON RUNWAY, SPEWING BLACK SMOKE
Many blue-collar migrant workers employed in the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations come from Kerala, which is a popular beachside tourist destination... READ MORE›
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SHEIKH RASHID, SON OF DUBAI'S RULER, DIES OF HEART ATTACK AT AGE 33
The deceased Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was the older brother of the emirate's heir apparent the crown prince Sheikh Hamdan... READ MORE›
PALESTINIAN REFUGEE TEACHER WINS $1M TEACHING AWARD
I am proud to be a Palestinian female teacher standing on this stage, a jubilant Hroub said... READ MORE›
'I FEEL AMAZING': PALESTINIAN REFUGEE TEACHER WINS $US1M PRIZE
Hanan al-Hroub, a teacher in the West Bank city of al-Bireh near Ramallah, was awarded the second annual Global Teacher Prize during a ceremony in Dubai... READ MORE›
DUBAI WANTS TO BE 'WORLD'S HAPPIEST CITY'. REPORT SAYS IT HAS A LONG WAY TO GO
While Dubai and the UAE strive for greater happiness, the top of the world happiness league continues to be dominated by northern Europe... READ MORE›
THE UAE CREATED A MINISTER OF HAPPINESS, BUT WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?
Inspired by the Himalayan kingdom's project, the United Nations began publishing its own global measurements of happiness in 2012... READ MORE›
DUBAI PORT OPERATOR ANNOUNCES $2.6B ACQUISITION DEAL
Dubai-based port operator DP World announced its proposed acquisition of the industrial parks operator Economic Zones World EZW for 2.6 billion Thursday... READ MORE›
FLOATING HOME MARKS RETURN TO DUBAI'S MAN-MADE WORLD ISLANDS
The Dubai Media Office did not respond to a request for comment about the island... READ MORE›
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OFFICIALS SAY US MISSILES DESTROY RADAR SITES ON YEMEN COAST
Associated Press writers Maggie Michael in Sanaa, Yemen, and Jon Gambrell in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report... READ MORE›
RUSSIA: COALITION STRIKE KILLS SYRIAN FORCES
The Russian military said 62 Syrian soldiers were killed near Deir Ezzor Airport, according to the state-run Sputnik News Agency... READ MORE›
CONGRESS PASSES BILL ALLOWING 9/11 VICTIMS TO SUE SAUDI ARABIA; OBAMA VETO THREAT LOOMS
The House passed the legislation Friday by voice vote, about four months after the measure cleared the Senate despite vehement objections from Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
SENIOR ISIS STRATEGIST AND SPOKESMAN IS REPORTED KILLED IN SYRIA
Accounts from arrested members of the Islamic State confirmed Mr. Adnani's role as an operational leader as well... READ MORE›
SENIOR IS-LEADER ADNANI 'KILLED IN SYRIA'
Islamic State holds territory in the province of Aleppo, but not in the city where rebels are fighting Syrian government forces... READ MORE›
KNOWING THE RISKS SOME SYRIAN REBELS SEEK A LIFT FROM TURKS INCURSION
The Kurdish militias are backed by the Pentagon, which considers them its most reliable ally against the Islamic State... READ MORE›
IS AL-QAEDA'S AFFILIATE IN SYRIA NO LONGER A 'SIDESHOW'?
The United States, Moscow repeatedly charged, had not lived up to its agreement to separate the opposition forces- it backs from the militants... READ MORE›
UNITED AIRLINES AND AIR NZ MAKE REVENUE-SHARING DEAL AMIDST NZ TOURISM BOOM
Air New Zealand shares fell 1.2 percent on Friday in a broader market down 0.3 percent... READ MORE›
'AIRSTRIKES ARE NOT ENOUGH' TO FIGHT ISIS
Offering to send ground troops to Syria was a drastic change for Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies... READ MORE›
SAUDI OFFER TO SEND TROOPS TO SYRIA COMES WITH UNCERTAINTY
Not included are IS front lines Syria and Iraq, or Saudi Arabia's chief rival, Shiite powerhouse Iran... READ MORE›
NEW U.S. INTELLIGENCE REPORT SAYS ISLAMIC STATE WEAKER
So too has a U.S.-led air campaign that has launched more than 10,000 strikes against the Islamist extremists, Earnest said... READ MORE›
SYRIAN TROOPS CLOSE TO ENCIRCLING A REBEL STRONGHOLD ALEPPO
And all oppose the Islamic State, which has seized territory spanning the Syrian-Iraqi border... READ MORE›