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September 18, 2017

UN says 2 Americans unjustly held in Iran part of a pattern

Two Iranian-Americans serving 10-year prison sentences on spying charges in Iran should be immediately freed and paid ...

September 16, 2017

President loyalists clash with UAE-backed forces in Yemen

Yemeni security and medical officials say clashes between forces loyal to the country's internationally recognized president ...

September 15, 2017

AP News Guide: What to know about the Qatar crisis

Qatar's ruling emir is on his first trip abroad since a diplomatic crisis erupted in June between his nation and four Arab ...

Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

September 14, 2017

Qatar emir due in Turkey for first trip since Gulf crisis

Turkey said Thursday it wants Qatar and its Arab neighbors to overcome differences through dialogue and a "brotherly" manner ...

September 13, 2017

The Latest: UN Security Council condemns Rohingya violence

The Latest on violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state and the flood of ethnic Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh (all times ...

September 13, 2017

Moody's: Qatar crisis a negative for all countries involved

Rating agency Moody's said in a report released Wednesday that the three-month-old diplomatic dispute between Qatar and other ...

September 11, 2017

UAE says military pilot killed in crash in Yemen war

Authorities say an Emirati pilot taking part in the Saudi-led war in Yemen has been killed in a crash. The state-run WAM news ...

September 10, 2017

Ruler of United Arab Emirates returns home after trip abroad

The ruler of the United Arab Emirates has returned to his country after a private trip. The state-run WAM news agency ...

September 10, 2017

Russian envoy visits Saudi Arabia for Syria, Gulf talks

The Saudi king and Russia's foreign minister met in Saudi Arabia on Sunday ahead of a possible visit by the monarch to Russia ...

September 09, 2017

Qatari, Saudi leaders have a phone call, start new dispute

Leaders in Qatar and Saudi Arabia spoke by telephone early Saturday in their first high-level contact since an Arab ...

September 06, 2017

Mideast outpost of Louvre to open in Abu Dhabi in November

The Mideast outpost of France's iconic Louvre Museum will open in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 11, officials announced Wednesday, ending ...

Javier Tebas, Fernando Morientes, Carles Puyol

September 04, 2017

Spanish league wants UEFA to investigate Man City's spending

The Spanish soccer league wants UEFA to investigate Manchester City's spending and expand its newly-launched probe into ...

August 30, 2017

The Latest: China recommits to sanctions on North Korea

The Latest on North Korea firing a missile over Japan (all times local): 1:50 p.m. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says his ...

August 29, 2017

Russia, UAE tell North Korea: Stop your 'provocations'

The foreign ministers of Russia and the United Arab Emirates urged North Korea on Tuesday to stop its provocations and obey ...

August 28, 2017

Russia's FM visiting Gulf Arab states over Qatar crisis

Russia's foreign minister is in Kuwait at the start of a three-nation tour of Gulf Arab states over the ongoing Qatar ...

August 26, 2017

Official: Embattled ex-PM flees Thailand ahead of verdict

Facing a possible 10-year jail term, former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra fled the country ahead of a court verdict ...

August 24, 2017

Qatar sending ambassador back to Iran, ignoring Arab demands

Qatar restored full diplomatic relations with Iran early on Thursday and promised to send its ambassador back to Tehran — a ...

August 24, 2017

The Latest: Iran welcomes restoring of Qatari relations

The Latest on Qatar's restoration of diplomatic relations with Iran (all times local): 3 p.m. Iran has welcomed the recent ...

August 24, 2017

UAE imprisons transgender Singaporean, friend for their look

A transgender Singaporean and her friend have been sentenced to a year in prison in the capital of the United Arab Emirates ...