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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...
Mystery of downed airplane in Sudan deepens as Kyrgyzstan insists aircraft had been de-registered
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The mystery surrounding a crashed cargo plane in Sudan purportedly downed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces deepened Tuesday as authorities insisted the aircraft had been de-registered in Kyrgyzstan. Just who was flying the Ilyushin Il-76...
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....
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...
Faked video targeting France and UAE likely Russian despite Moscow's links to Gulf Arab states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fake video that ricocheted across the internet claiming tensions between France and the United Arab Emirates after Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's detention in Paris likely came from Russia, an analysis by The Associated Press shows, despite Moscow's efforts to...
Sudan accuses UAE of arming rivals and prolonging war, UAE accuses Sudan of refusing to talk peace
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday of providing weapons to its rival paramilitary force and prolonging the 17-month war. The UAE called the allegations “utterly false” and “baseless” and accused the government of refusing to...
UAE leader pardons 57 Bangladeshis imprisoned for rallying in the Arab nation over turmoil back home
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday pardoned 57 Bangladeshi nationals convicted in rapid trials over their involvement in protests in the Arabian Peninsula nation about unrest in their home country. The decision by Sheikh Mohammed...
