Latest United Arab Emirates News
US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford's new ranking
The U.S. leads the world in developing artificial intelligence technology, surpassing China in research and other important measures of AI innovation, according to a newly released Stanford University index. There's no surefire way to rank global AI leadership but Stanford...
As airlines avoid Israel, UAE's FlyDubai and Etihad keep up flights for both diplomacy and dollars
BEN GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Israel (AP) — At Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, more than a year of war has taken its toll. Global airlines have canceled flights, gates are empty and pictures of hostages still held in the Gaza Strip guide the few arriving passengers to baggage...
French weapons system found in Sudan is likely violation of U.N. arms embargo, says Amnesty
CAIRO (AP) — Armored vehicles manufactured by the United Arab Emirates and equipped with French defense systems have been captured by the Sudanese army during the civil war in Sudan, Amnesty International says. The rights group said in a report on Thursday it had identified the...
The UAE opens its annual oil-and-gas summit as industry weathers Mideast wars and awaits US election
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates opened its annual oil-and-gas summit on Monday as it plans to increase the country's energy output as global prices stay volatile and world politics remain uncertain ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The...
Colm McLoughlin, Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free to become an airport retail giant, dies at age 81
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Colm McLoughlin, an Irishman who landed in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates and helped lead Dubai Duty Free into becoming an airport retail behemoth generating billions of dollars, has died. He was 81. McLoughlin ran Dubai Duty Free from...
Russia investigates the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet in Sudan's Darfur region
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said Monday they shot down a cargo jet in the country’s far western reaches of Darfur, a claim that Russian diplomats said they were trying to investigate in the war zone. Mobile phone footage showed...
The world’s second Sphere will be built in the UAE capital after the first opened in Las Vegas
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world’s second Sphere is planned to be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates after the opening of the first giant dome entertainment complex in Las Vegas. Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism and Sphere Entertainment Co....
US sanctions a leader of Sudan's paramilitary group for fueling a brutal war
CAIRO (AP) — The United States sanctioned a senior leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for “leading efforts” to supply weapons for the 17-month-long war, which has killed more than 20,000 people and wrecked the northeastern African country. Algoney Hamdan Daglo...
Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren't cutting back themselves
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A trio of leaders of international climate negotiations on Thursday urged colleagues to step up efforts to fight global warming, but outside groups and endangered nations told those leaders to look in the mirror, take their own advice — and stop pumping out fossil fuels. ...
4 soldiers killed and 9 injured in an unspecified accident, United Arab Emirates says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates announced Wednesday that four soldiers were killed and nine others injured in an accident. The UAE’s state-run WAM news agency carried a military statement that offered no other immediate details, simply calling the...
