Renewable energy surges, driven by solar boom and high fuel prices, report finds

BERLIN (AP) — The world is set to add a record amount of renewable electricity capacity this year as governments and consumers seek to offset high energy prices and take advantage of a boom in solar power, according to a new report Thursday. The International Energy Agency said...

2 years after French Open title, 1 year after 1st-round loss, COVID, Krejcikova aims to forget

PARIS (AP) — Two years ago at the French Open, Barbora Krejcikova arrived relatively unknown and relatively unaccomplished — and left with championships in both singles and doubles, something no woman had done at Roland Garros in more than 20 years. A year ago at the French Open,...

Authorities and tracking data say a Hong Kong-flagged ship has run aground in Egypt's vital Suez Canal

Fire kills 6, injures 7 in a house in Abu Dhabi, officials say, cause unknown

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A house fire in Abu Dhabi killed six people and injured seven on Monday, according to the civil defense authority in the United Arab Emirates. An Investigation is underway to find out the cause of the fire which erupted in the city's Al Moazaz...

Iran's judiciary says 3 men executed over violence during last year's anti-government protests

Dubai's next big thing? Perhaps a $5 billion man-made 'moon' as the city's real estate market booms

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Who says you cannot reach for the moon? A proposed $5 billion real estate project wants to take skyscraper-studded Dubai to new heights — by bringing a symbol of the heavens down to Earth. Canadian entrepreneur Michael Henderson envisions...

British financier ordered by UAE high court to repay $1.7 billion bilked in tax fraud

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates' highest court Tuesday ordered a British hedge fund trader convicted of orchestrating a $1.7 billion tax fraud to pay that amount to Denmark's tax authority. Financier Sanjay Shah was convicted in a lower court of...

Boeing 737 flown by Oman Air damaged by runway debris in Iran, stranding aircraft

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman Air said Tuesday that one of its Boeing 737s had been grounded in Iran after sustaining damage “caused by debris on the runway” at Shiraz International Airport. The Muscat-based flag carrier for the sultanate did not elaborate on what...

Returning to the Arab fold, Syria's president invited to UAE-hosted COP28 climate

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Syria's embattled President Bashar Assad received an invitation to attend the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai later this year, even as the yearslong war in his country over his rule grinds on. Assad's invite, late Monday, to the climate...

Long-haul carrier Emirates sees highest-ever profit in 2022 of $2.9B after pandemic grounded flights

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates saw its most-profit year ever in 2022, earning $2.9 billion after bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic shutting down global aviation, the airline announced Thursday. The carrier's revival comes as Dubai, which...