Dubai

Dubai

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  2 new viruses could both spark global outbreaks

  Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle ... 

• France confirms 2nd case of SARS-related virus

  France has confirmed a second case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, authorities said Sunday, as they increased efforts to inform the ... 

• 3 suspected cases of SARS-related virus in France

  French health officials said Friday they are investigating three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, in people who had ... 

• France confirms 1st case of new SARS-related virus

  A 65-year-old Frenchman is hospitalized after contracting France's first case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, and French health ... 

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  Bieber bumped in onstage scuffle in Dubai

  Megastar singer Justin Bieber is known for his slick dance moves onstage. But spinning away from a mash-up between security guards and a rogue fan has ... 

• Godolphin trainer thought steroid use legal

  Trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni brought the anabolic steroids that led to his eight-year ban in his luggage from Dubai and never recorded in medical books ... 

• Dubai fines British widower after bride's death

  A Dubai court has fined a grieving British widower who allegedly arrived drunk to sign police paperwork to release the body of his wife. She had died ... 

• Britons jailed in drug case amid abuse claims

  A Dubai court has sentenced three British tourists to four years in prison on drug charges in a case that drew international scrutiny over claims of ... 

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  Bikini ban: Emirate sets fines for skimpy swimwear

  Bikinis and briefs are no longer welcome on some sands in the United Arab Emirates. Authorities in Ras al-Khaimah, the northernmost emirate in the ... 

• UAE: Arrests made in suspected al-Qaida cell

  The United Arab Emirates said Thursday that authorities have arrested seven suspected members of terrorist cell linked to al-Qaida that allegedly ... 

• Dubai adds Ferrari to police bling patrol

  Seems Dubai police have a thing for Italian speed: They're making preparations to have a nearly $250,000 Ferrari join an even pricier Lamborghini as ... 

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  Pakistan's Musharraf disqualified from election

  High court judges disqualified former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from Pakistan's parliamentary election, likely ending any hope of a political ... 

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  Quake hits Iran, Pakistan; dozens killed

  An earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in ... 

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  Iran unveils uranium sites, renews defiant tone

  With words of defiance, Iran announced two nuclear-related projects Tuesday that expand capabilities to extract and process uranium — modest advances ... 

• Son of UAE coup plot suspect jailed for Tweets

  An activist says a court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced to 10 months the son of one of 94 suspects on trial for alleged anti-state ... 

• US fighter crashes in Gulf; crew rescued

  The U.S. Navy says a fighter jet has crashed into the Persian Gulf near the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, but both crew members were ... 

• Emirates to begin Milan-NY route

  Dubai-based airline Emirates says it will start its first direct flights connecting Europe and the U.S. later this year. The planned Milan-New York ... 

• US Navy clears sailors in deadly Dubai shooting

  U.S. Navy sailors aboard a supply vessel acted within rules of engagement last year when they fired on a small boat approaching at high speed off ... 

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  In Pakistan underworld, a cop is said to be a king

  A corrupt, low-level cop with a healthy dose of street smarts rises to control hundreds of illegal gambling dens in Pakistan's largest city. By doling ... 

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  Daughter of Williams founder new deputy principal

  The daughter of Williams founder Frank Williams has been promoted in the latest sign the team wants to keep the Formula One outfit in the family. 

• US businessman gets 15 years in Dubai fraud case

  A Dubai court has convicted an American businessman for fraud and sentenced him to 15 years' imprisonment after a nearly five-year legal battle that ... 

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  Musharraf returns to Pakistan intent on comeback

  Former President Pervez Musharraf returned home Sunday hoping to make a political comeback despite Taliban death threats and looming arrest warrants.