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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 ...
UAE coup suspects seek probe into abuse claims
A group of 94 suspects charged with plotting against the United Arab Emirates is seeking an independent investigation into their claims of abuses in ...
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 ...
UAE says 3 citizens suspected in Tanzania bombing
The United Arab Emirates says three of its citizens are in custody in Tanzania in connection with a church bombing that killed two people and injured ...
Violent separatists seek to derail Pakistan vote
The graffiti on walls around this Pakistani provincial capital hold a dire warning ahead of this weekend's national elections, "Voting means death.
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 ...
Shell wins key gas deal in Abu Dhabi
Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has won a 30-year deal to develop and produce natural gas from the Bab fields in Abu Dhabi. The Anglo-Dutch oil giant ...
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 ...
UK concerned over treatment of suspects in UAE
The British government says it has expressed concern to United Arab Emirates authorities over allegations that three Britons held in Dubai on drug ...
India's Jet Airways to sell $379M stake to Etihad
India's Jet Airways on Wednesday approved the sale of a 24 percent stake to Etihad Airways for $379 million, the first foreign investment in an Indian ...
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 ...
Muzzle on dissent in Gulf faces backlash in Kuwait
Outside a palm-shaded villa in suburban Kuwait City, government security forces are taunted and defied each night by supporters of a former lawmaker ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...