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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›
TANZANIA ACCUSED OF BACKTRACKING OVER SALE OF MASAIS 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›
SAUDI ARABIA TO BUILD WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING 1KM TALL
Saudi Arabia is building the world's tallest tower. Once done, it will be 558 feet taller than the Burj Khalifa... 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›
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›
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›
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›
DUBAI SKYSCRAPER ADDRESS HOTEL ENGULFED IN HUGE FIRE
Local media say the hotel and the nearby Dubai Mall have been evacuated... READ MORE›
DUBAI HOTEL FIRE: INFERNO AT 63-STOREY ADDRESS DOWNTOWN HOTEL NEAR NEW YEAR'S EVE FIREWORKS DISPLAY - LIVE
The 160-storey Burj Khalifa was at the centre of Dubai's New Year firework display, which went ahead despite the fire... READ MORE›
BATTLE HEATS UP OVER EXPORTS OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
WASHINGTON -- Ayman Ammar and Rashid Albuni claimed to be computer technology distributors, operating through multiple corporations in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates... READ MORE›
WATCH THE EPIC FINALE OF DUBAI'S NEW YEAR'S FIREWORK DISPLAY
The Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai was center stage for a New Year's fireworks display... READ MORE›
BLAZE HITS DUBAI SKYSCRAPER, NEW YEAR'S FIREWORKS PROCEED NEARBY
All the buildings around here had fireworks prepped on the roof, Paul Mithun, a U.S. consultant in downtown Dubai said... READ MORE›
NEW YEAR: CELEBRATIONS MARK START OF 2016
More than 100,000 people watched the fireworks display in London and other UK cities, amid heightened security... READ MORE›
MASSIVE FIRE AT DUBAI SKYSCRAPER INTERRUPTS NEW YEAR'S EVE FIREWORKS
We were immediately shown where to leave, said David Moran, a Dubai-based businessman who was dining in the hotel... READ MORE›
DUBAI FIRE WITNESS: I FELT THE HEAT ON MY BACK
Around 9 30 p.m., a fire broke out 28 floors below Mallari at the Address Downtown Dubai hotel, according to authorities... READ MORE›
NEW TALIBAN LEADER MULLAH MANSOUR 'IS BUSINESSMAN PROTECTED BY PAKISTAN'
Mullah mansour taliban's new leader is wealthy businessman with homes in pakistan and dubai operating under protection of pakistan's isi afghan officials tell nyt... READ MORE›
DUBAI DETECTIVES TO GET GOOGLE GLASS TO FIGHT CRIME
The spokesman confirmed a report in Dubai's 7 Days newspaper that software developed by Dubai police would enable a connection between the wearer and a database of wanted people... READ MORE›
DUBAI BUILDS WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR SKI SLOPE ON EDGE OF HEAT-BAKED DESERT
Dubai the Gulf emirate known for extravagant projects and scorching temperatures has announced it will build the world's largest indoor ski resort with a 1.2-kilometre run... READ MORE›
FIRE ENGULFS LUXURY DUBAI HOTEL FORCING EVACUATION OF NEW YEARS CROWD
The fire at the hotel, the Address Downtown Dubai, occurred just hours before a fireworks display was scheduled to take place nearby... READ MORE›
REFUGEE CRISIS: RICH ARAB NATIONS, QATAR, UAE, SAUDI ARABIA, KUWAIT AND BAHRAIN STILL NOT HELPING
Saudi Arabia and the other Arab states along the Persian Gulf are not only close to Syria, but are very wealthy... READ MORE›
IN IRAN A REPORTERS STRENGTHS PROVE TO BE HIS UNDOING
He would often spend months in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, where he made many friends of Iranian descent... READ MORE›
BOMB KILLS 25 AT MOSQUE IN KUWAIT
But the attack also drew criticism from some Kuwaitis, who said the country's leaders should have been more pro-active in protecting Shiites... READ MORE›
DUBAI NEW YEAR'S FIREWORKS GO AHEAD AS FIRE ENGULFS HIGHRISE HOTEL
New Year's Eve fire engulfs highrise hotel in Dubai... READ MORE›
FLYDUBAI PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, KILLING ALL ON BOARD
An airliner with 61 people aboard coming from Dubai crashed early Saturday while landing in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia's Emergencies Ministry said... READ MORE›
ANOTHER IRANIAN AMERICAN ARRESTED AND IMPRISONED IN TEHRAN
Iranian Americans such as Namazi are particularly vulnerable to arrest because Iran does not recognize dual nationality... READ MORE›
HUGE FIRE ENGULFS HIGH-RISE HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN DUBAI
DUBAI - A fire broke out at the Address Hotel in downtown Dubai on Thursday just hours before a planned New Year's Eve fireworks display nearby... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN, SUDAN CUT TIES WITH TEHRAN AS CRISIS WIDENS IN SAUDI-IRAN SPLIT
Saudi Arabia, whose population is about a third the size of Iran's, carried out 157 in all of 2015, according to Amnesty and media reports... READ MORE›
COMMENTS WON'T IMPACT DUBAI GOLF COURSE
Other Trump Organization golf venues including British Open venue Turnberry, which is undergoing a multimillion dollar revamp, and the famed Doonbeg course in Ireland... READ MORE›
DUBAI TO BUILD TALLEST TOWER, BEATING ITS OWN RECORD
Dubai plans to build a tower that will stand higher than its Burj Khalifa, currently the world's tallest skyscraper, property developer Emaar said on Sunday... READ MORE›
MAN BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR CYCLING UP STEPS IN TAIPEI 101 TOWER
Taipei 101 stands at more than 500 metres 1,670 feet high and was the world's tallest building between 2004 and 2010 when it was overtaken by Dubai's Burj Khalifa... READ MORE›