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Virgin Galactic future at Spaceport uncertain
The deal was sold to New Mexicans in classic Richard Branson fashion. If taxpayers would build the colorful British businessman a $209 million ...
Middle East beginning to embrace solar energy
Covering nearly 300 football fields in a remote patch of desert, the Shams 1 solar project carries off plenty of symbolic significance for the United ...
Gulf squeeze on dissent raises alarm with allies
The Gulf has been the slow burn of the Arab uprisings. The fraternity of rulers in the oil-rich region has remained intact with tactics ranging from ...
Kimi Raikkonen wins F1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Kimi Raikkonen won a crash-filled Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday for his first victory since returning to Formula One this year, a result which throws ...
Kimi Raikkonen wins Abu Dhabi GP
Kimi Raikkonen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday for his first victory since returning to Formula One this year. The result throws open the ...
Perez of Mexico eyes success at US Grand Prix
If U.S. Grand Prix organizers are looking for a brand ambassador, Sauber's Sergio Perez wouldn't be a bad choice. The 22-year-old Perez is the first ...
Airline executives urge airport security overhaul
Airport security needs to undergo a radical overhaul or else passengers will become further disgruntled, lines will grow and terminals will be ...
Dubai flights snarled by fog, airport malfunction
Flights were snarled at the Middle East's busiest airport in Dubai early Wednesday after a backup system needed to deal with heavy fog failed, forcing ...
Bill Gates in Abu Dhabi: I'll never run for office
Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates on Tuesday ruled out running for office, choosing not to join the parade of rich businessmen who have ...
Abu Dhabi bank plans aggressive expansion in Asia
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi launched its commercial banking operations in Malaysia on Monday, and will also debut in Shanghai this week as part of ...
Gulf airline Etihad partners with Air France-KLM
Rapidly expanding Gulf carrier Etihad Airways has agreed to jointly market some of its flights with Air France-KLM in what could be the beginning of ...
Etihad Airways reports 19 percent jump in Q3 sales
Gulf carrier Etihad Airways said Sunday a jump in passenger numbers flying aboard its fast-growing fleet drove third-quarter sales 19 percent higher ...
Pets and apartments don't mix in UAE's Ajman
Apartment dwellers in a part of the United Arab Emirates have received blanket eviction notices — for their pets. Officials in Ajman, an emirate north ...
US businessman jailed in Dubai appears in court
An American businessman accused of financial crimes in Dubai appeared before a court Thursday after being caught fleeing the country, but it is not ...
Details sought on jailed US businessman in Dubai
An American businessman fighting corruption charges in Dubai is apparently being held outside the normal prison system after he was caught in Yemen ...
Fugitive US businessman returned to Dubai
A fugitive American businessman fighting fiscal corruption charges in Dubai has been returned to the United Arab Emirates after fleeing to Yemen, a ...
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala to drill for oil in Thailand
Abu Dhabi's state-backed Mubadala Petroleum says it and its partners plan to begin developing an oil field in the northern Gulf of Thailand.
Indian fisherman: No warning before Gulf shooting
An Indian fisherman aboard a boat shot at by the U.S. Navy off Dubai's coast has told officials the crew received no warning before being fired upon, ...
US Navy ship fires on boat off Dubai, killing 1
U.S. Navy gunners aboard a refueling ship opened fire on a small boat racing toward them in broad daylight Monday near the Gulf city of Dubai, killing ...
Rights group: UAE deports online activist
The United Arab Emirates deported an online activist to Thailand on Monday after stripping him of his right to live in the country, part of a widening ...
Emiratis want crackdown on women's skimpy dress
With the number of foreigners dwarfing that of locals in her hometown of Abu Dhabi, Asma al-Muhairi has become increasingly anxious at the prospect ...
Lawyer: US hunger striker in Dubai eating again
American businessman Zack Shahin has ended his seven-week hunger strike in Dubai after authorities agreed to set bail for his release, his lawyer said ...
Abu Dhabi picks contractors for airport terminal
A consortium that includes the Dubai construction company that helped raise the world's tallest building has won a $2.9 billion contract to build a ...
UK: Briton sentenced to death in UAE drug case
A Briton has been sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates, the British Embassy confirmed Tuesday, after he and another man were convicted on ...
Presidential loser leaves Egypt amid investigation
Ahmed Shafiq, Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister and loser of the presidential runoff, left Egypt Tuesday with most of his family for the United Arab ...