United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation
The United Arab Emirates is struggling to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, as its main airport worked to restore normal operations even as floodwater still covered portions of major highways and roads.
Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding roads and Dubai's airport
Heavy thunderstorms have lashed the United Arab Emirates, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and Dubaiโs international airport.
Biden administration sides with promoter, says lawsuit over FIFA policy should go to trial
The Biden administration sided with a promoter who filed an antitrust suit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing bodyโs policy against hosting league matches from other countries, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the case to proceed to trial.
Senegal's leader postpones Feb. 25 presidential vote, citing controversies over candidate lists
Senegalese President Macky Sall has postponed presidential elections scheduled for Feb. 25, citing controversies over the disqualification of some candidates and allegations of corruption in election-related cases.
US announces new sanctions on Russia's weapons suppliers as Zelenskyy visits Washington
The Biden administration is hitting hundreds of people and firms around the globe with new economic and diplomatic sanctions as the U.S. targets third-country contributors that are equipping Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine.
Sharp disagreements over future of planet-warming fossil fuels at UN climate talks in Dubai
Hopes for finishing a critical climate summit on time faded early Tuesday as countries were still far apart on key issues, including an agreement on what to do about the fossil fuels that are causing dangerous global warming.
Activists say their voices are stifled by increasing rules and restrictions at COP28 climate talks
This yearโs United Nations climate talks may have seen record numbers registered to attend, but activists who have spent years demonstrating at the annual event say their space to voice their demands is shrinking year on year.
A British financier sought for huge tax fraud is extradited to Denmark from UAE
A Dubai-based British hedge fund trader sought by Danish authorities for allegedly orchestrating a $1.7 billion tax fraud, considered one of the largest in the Scandinavian country, has been extradited from the United Arab Emirates.
Thousands of climate change activists hold boisterous protest march in Brussels with serious message
Thousands of people have marched through the center of Brussels in a boisterous rally highlighting the dangers of climate change, as the COP28 climate summit draws to an end in the United Arab Emirates.
Takeaways from Friday's events at UN climate conference known as COP28
Friday was a day for speechmaking at the United Nations annual climate conference known as COP28, as heads of state each gave short speeches to deliver their views on the planetโs climate crisis, what their nation is doing and what they think others should do.
First planeload of wounded Palestinian children from Israel-Hamas arrives in United Arab Emirates
The first planeload of Palestinian children wounded in the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip has reached the United Arab Emirates, part of a pledged relief effort by the country to aid 1,000 children.
Long-haul carrier Emirates signals it will hold off on major Airbus purchase over engine worries
Long-haul carrier Emirates has signaled it will hold off on a major purchase of Airbus A350 aircraft over concerns about their Rolls Royce engines, marking a major blow for the European manufacturer during the Dubai Air Show.
Dubai air chiefs summit, sponsored by Israeli firm, avoids discussing strikes as Hamas war rages
As Israel unleashes one of the most-intense aerial bombing campaigns the Middle East has ever seen, leaders from the worldโs top air forces are meeting in the United Arab Emirates to talk about almost anything that isnโt an airstrike.
The US sanctions more foreign firms in a bid to choke off Russia's supplies for its war in Ukraine
The United States has imposed a new round of sanctions on 130 firms and people from Turkey, China and the United Arab Emirates in an effort to choke off Russiaโs access to tools and equipment that support its invasion of Ukraine.
The UAE holds a major oil and gas conference just ahead of hosting UN climate talks in Dubai
The Emirati president-designate of the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has called on oil and gas companies to be โcentral to the solutionโ to fighting climate change as the industry boosts its production to enjoy rising energy prices.
UAE creates federal authority for 'commercial gaming' as casino giants flock to Gulf Arab nation
The United Arab Emirates has created a federal authority to potentially run a national lottery and what it describes as โcommercial gaming,โ likely a sign that it is on the verge of allowing gambling as major casino operators flock to the Gulf Arab nation.
A decade after outcry, SeaWorld launches orca-free park in UAE, its first venture outside the US
U.S. theme park chain SeaWorld, which has been mired in controversy in recent years over its treatment of killer whales and other marine mammals, has opened a massive new aquatic life park in the United Arab Emirates.
Emirati hosts want UN climate talks to deliver 'game-changing results,' with big oil at the table
A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants a U.N. climate summit itโs hosting later this year to deliver โgame-changing resultsโ for international efforts to curb global warming.
UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life's origins
The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the galaxyโs main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020.
Brazil's Bolsonaro turns in undeclared jewels to authorities
A representative of Brazilโs former President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday has handed a set of diamond jewelry over to a state bank, as ordered by a government watchdog and amid investigations into the presidentโs involvement in bringing the jewels from Saudi Arabia.