DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The battle for an ancient desert city in war-torn Yemen has become the key to understanding the broader tensions that now inflame the Middle East and …
Read More »Those involved in the nude photoshoot in Dubai will be deported
Dubai authorities say those involved in a nude photoshoot on a balcony that went viral and sparked an offensive in the city will be deported. By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press April 6, …
Read More »Iran prosecutor says 10 indicted for plane shoot down in Ukraine
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Ten officials have been indicted in Iran for the 2020 military shoot down of a Ukrainian airliner that killed 176 people, a prosecutor said Tuesday, an …
Read More »Fintech Startup Stripe Enters Middle East With UAE Launch
One of the most valuable private fintech companies in Silicon Valley has chosen Dubai for its first expansion in the Middle East and North Africa. Online payments company Stripe is expanding to …
Read More »Women arrested for debauchery after viral nude stunt in Dubai
A group of more than a dozen women caught a glimpse of Dubai residents as they posed naked on a balcony in a stunt that went viral, also getting them in trouble …
Read More »Tourism first! Phuket island in mass vaccination campaign ahead of the rest of Thailand
By Prapan Chankaew, Orathai Sriring PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) – In Thailand, it is the largest tourism sector that jumped to the forefront of the COVID-19 vaccination line, and the country’s most popular …
Read More »Egypt Says Latest Round of GERD Talks “Last Chance” Before Second Dam Filling
CAIRO / KINSHASA (Reuters) – The latest meeting between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam may be the last chance to relaunch talks before it fills up for …
Read More »Expats struggle to get vaccinated in Kuwait, citizens rank first
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – In the oil-rich little sheikh of Kuwait, foreigners who power the country’s economy, serve its society and make up 70% of its population are struggling to …
Read More »Dubai police arrest group for ‘lewd’ video of naked women
Dubai police arrested a group of people accused of public debauchery, for a widely shared video that showed naked women posing on a balcony in the city. ByThe Associated Press April 4, …
Read More »Yemeni rebels attack and burn fuel tank in southern Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A fuel tank at an oil facility in Saudi Arabia caught fire after being hit in an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said Friday, an …
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