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...

Jordan Spieth goes back to the John Deere in a light schedule for golf

PGA Tour JOHN DEERE CLASSIC Site: Silvis, Illinois. Course: TPC Deere Run. Yardage: 7,289. Par: 71. Prize money: $8 million. Winner's share: $1.44 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel);...

Iranian official says reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili heading to a runoff presidential election

Blinken says mediators will continue to 'try to close this deal' after Hamas asked for changes to a cease-fire plan

US Secretary of State Blinken says some of Hamas' proposed changes to a cease-fire deal are workable and some are not

Emirati authorities say an ex-Royal Marine arrested in Dubai over spying suspicion has been cleared

A former Royal Marine who was arrested in Dubai on suspicion of spying has been cleared and is free to leave the country, authorities in the United Arab Emirates said Friday. U.K. media reported this week that Matthew Croucher, who won one of Britain’s highest bravery honors for...

Expect the cost of your airfare to continue to rise, an aviation trade group and industry heads warn

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The cost of your next flight is likely to go up. That's the word from the International Air Transport Association, which held its annual meeting Monday in Dubai, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates. While carriers recover from...

Rafael Nadal's possible French Open farewell draws fans from all over the world

PARIS (AP) — They traveled from all over — from Europe and Oceania, from North America and South America — to be at Roland Garros on Monday, intent on watching Rafael Nadal play what turned out to be his only French Open match this year. And might be his last ever. Nadal, who...

Iranian state television says helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi had a 'hard landing,' without elaborating