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May 14, 20242 min read
China-Gulf free trade talks stall on Saudi industrial agenda, sources say
DUBAI - Negotiations between China and an Arab bloc for a free trade agreement have stalled over concerns by Saudi Arabia that cheap...
May 4, 20242 min read
Houthis offer education to students suspended in US protest crackdown
DUBAI - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia, which has disrupted global shipping to display its support for Palestinians in the Gaza...
May 3, 20241 min read
Yemen's Houthis say they will target ships heading for Israel anywhere within range
DUBAI - Yemen's Houthis will target ships heading to Israeli ports in any area that is within their range, military spokesman Yahya Sarea...
May 2, 20245 min read
Analysis-Russia can't match a Western asset seizure, but it can inflict pain
LONDON - Russia's ability to mete out like-for-like retaliation if Western leaders seize its frozen assets has been eroded by dwindling...
Apr 19, 20244 min read
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
DUBAI/JERUSALEM -Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down...
Apr 19, 20243 min read
What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill?
DUBAI -A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses,...
Apr 19, 20243 min read
Dubai faces massive clean up after deluge swamps glitzy desert city
DUBAI -Dubai, a city in the desert proud of its modern gloss, faced the towering task on Thursday of clearing its waterclogged roads and...
Apr 18, 20242 min read
UAE reels for a third day after record-breaking storm
DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates was still grappling on Thursday with the aftermath of a record-breaking storm this week that brought...
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Storm closes Dubai International Airport temporarily
DUBAI -Operations at Dubai International Airport (DXB) were suspended for 25 minutes on Tuesday due to an intense storm, it said in a...
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Iran says there was no pre-arranged deal on its response to Israel
DUBAI -No pre-arranged agreement was made with any country prior to Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel, Iran's Foreign Ministry...
Apr 14, 20243 min read
Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel with hundreds of drones, missiles
JERUSALEM/DUBAI -Iran launched a swarm of explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday in its first-ever direct attack...
Apr 7, 20242 min read
UAE property tycoon withdraws from sanctions-hit Belarus, collaborates with Kushner
The Emirati real estate developer behind Dubai's signature skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, has initiated the sale of property assets he...
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