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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...
UAE arrests and turns over suspected child sexual exploiter to the Philippines, officials say
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino man suspected of victimizing more than 100 children in the Philippines with his gang by selling their nude pictures online, including some while being raped by his cohorts, has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates and flown back Thursday to Manila,...
Telegram founder Pavel Durov's various citizenships add to the mystery of his detention
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships, something that's only added to the mystery surrounding his detention in France. Those passports provided Pavel Durov protection...
As the Middle East frets about conflict, Dubai booms with an influx of anxious wealth
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As conflict casts a shadow across the Middle East, people are getting rich in Dubai. The desert sheikdom’s economy is buzzing with tourism and construction as it positions itself as a safe haven in a region that's resting on a knife’s edge...
Dubai-based port operator DP World's half-year profits fall nearly 60%, in part over Red Sea attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai-based port operator DP World reported Thursday its half-year profits fell by nearly 60%, in part over the ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels over the Israel-Hamas war that have affected shipping through the Red Sea. DP World reported...
Dubai International Airport, busiest for global travel, sees half-year record of 44.9M passengers
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport saw a record 44.9 million travelers pass through its terminals in the first half of this year, putting the world's busiest airport for international travel back on track to beat its all-time record, as aviation booms after the...
2 men sentenced for sexual assaults on passengers during separate flights to Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Two men accused of sexually assaulting passengers on airplanes in separate incidents during flights to Seattle were sentenced on Thursday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington said in a statement that Abhinav Kuma of India was...
Palestinian swimmer hopes to help build sports infrastructure to give people hope
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Yazan Al Bawwab's refugee father never reached his goal to become an Olympic swimmer. He had to leave Palestine at 18, bouncing around Europe and the Middle East, even selling tomatoes in Italy at one point to get by. Eventually opening a furniture business...
Floods and climate change blamed for surge in dengue in the Emirates as WHO warns of global spike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Since the United Arab Emirates witnessed its heaviest recorded rainfall ever three months ago, the desert nation has issued a multitude of warnings about dengue which, activists say, has surged and struck hardest among the vast populations of laborers. ...
McIlroy tries to plot how to salvage a season without winning a major
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Rory McIlroy had plenty of time to accept that a 10th straight year would pass without him winning a major. He now has to wait 265 days for the next one, when he hears the starter at Augusta National say, “Fore, please. Rory McIlroy driving.” The...
