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AP Photos: Falconers hunting on outskirts of Dubai
Like his ancestors, Iraqi-born falcon trainer Abu Badr al-Anazi swings the carcass of a pigeon to attract a falcon released a few hundred meters ...
UAE shuts US-based think tank RAND
The U.S.-based policy think tank RAND Corp. says it has been ordered to close its Abu Dhabi office, the latest such move against Western research ...
US 'aware' of report of jailed pastor in Iran
The U.S. State Department says it is in contact with the family of a man described by activists as an Iranian-American Christian pastor jailed in ...
Iran leader gets the clicks with Facebook rumor
A Facebook page purportedly created by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attracted nearly 10,000 followers on Tuesday although the site's ...
Gulf investment arm takes Texas properties
Gulf investment house Investcorp says its American division has acquired five real estate developments in Texas for more than $100 million. The deals ...
Iran cautiously ponders Syria after Assad
It wasn't exactly a break-up moment between Iran and ally Bashar Assad. But Tehran's whiplash diplomacy over the weekend suggested its embrace of the ...
Internet restrictions across the world
Envoys in Dubai signed a new U.N. telecommunications treaty Friday that a U.S.-led delegation says endorses greater government control of the Internet
UN telecom chief 'surprised' by US-led treaty snub
Envoys from nearly 90 nations signed Friday the first new U.N. telecommunications treaty since the Internet age, but the U.S. and other Western ...
US leads Western snub of UN telecoms treaty
A disappointed American delegation led a Western snub of a U.N. telecommunications treaty Thursday after rivals, including Iran and China, won support ...
Civil war splits Syria's artists
Syrian filmmaker Joud Said was planning to attend the world premiere of his latest work at the Dubai International Film Festival when the bad news ...
UN group to pick global emergency number
Negotiators at a conference on U.N. telecommunications regulations say they've found one bit of common ground — how to call for help. Envoys from 193 ...
Deep divides in Dubai at UN talks on Internet
Talks over possible new U.N. regulations for the Internet were deeply divided Monday, with Russia and others advocating for more government control, ...
Rights group says UAE detains teen blogger
A human rights group says authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained an 18-year-old blogger as part of a widening crackdown on perceived ...
Hackers said to hit UN telecoms talks in Dubai
Organizers of a U.N. conference on global telecommunications said Thursday that hackers apparently blocked their website and disrupted the talks, a ...
US seeks to drop Internet from UN telecoms talks
American envoys say they are working with other nations on a proposal to drop all discussions on possible Internet regulations from a U.N.
Clashes over Internet rules to mark Dubai meeting
The U.N.'s top telecommunications overseer sought Monday to quell worries about greater Internet controls emerging from global talks in Dubai, but any ...
Dubai back in mega-project mood after fiscal dive
Dubai is suddenly rediscovering its old habits. That means relentless hype and construction plans loaded with superlatives. Case in point: A proposed ...
Same questions, but for a different player
A little more than three months ago, Tiger Woods was on his way back to the top of golf with only time in his way. He already had won three times on ...
Web access battles brew before UN conference
An upcoming U.N. gathering about Internet oversight is raising alarms from a broad coalition of critics, including the U.S., tech giants such as ...
McIlroy wins Dubai World Championship by 2 strokes
Rory McIlroy made five straight birdies down the stretch to overtake Justin Rose and win the Dubai World Championship on Sunday, ending a historic ...
Dubai sees new mega-mall rising in desert
Dubai says it's getting back in the business of biggest. After years of downsized ambitions because of a debt crisis, Dubai has unveiled plans for a ...
McIlroy, Donald share lead after Round 3 in Dubai
Rory McIlroy sank a short birdie putt on the 18th hole Saturday to remain tied with Luke Donald as the world's two top-ranked golfers pulled three ...
McIlroy, Donald, Warren tied for lead in Dubai
Rory McIlroy shot a 5-under 67 Friday and was tied for the lead with Luke Donald and Marc Warren after two rounds of the season-ending Dubai World ...
Two powers, Qatar and Iran, try to sway Hamas
The courtship of Hamas between rivals Iran and Qatar has been one of the Middle East's intriguing subplots of the Arab Spring. The bloodshed in Gaza ...