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October 18, 2017

Parts of unmanned Russian spaceship burn up over Dubai

Parts of an unmanned Russian cargo spaceship burned across the night sky of the Arabian Peninsula, drawing gasps from Dubai ...

October 16, 2017

Supreme Court won't take case of alleged USS Cole mastermind

The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision that the alleged mastermind of the 2000 attack on the USS Cole that killed ...

October 15, 2017

Russian medical team in Yemen to treat ex-president

Yemeni officials say that the Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in the country has allowed a Russian medical team into the ...

October 15, 2017

Saudi Arabia cancels female Egyptian star Sherine's concert

Saudi Arabia's entertainment authority says it has cancelled plans for a concert featuring a famous Egyptian singer named ...

October 14, 2017

The Latest: UN leader hopes Iran nuclear deal will stand

The Latest on the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal (all times EDT): 7 p.m. A spokesman says United Nations Secretary-General Antonio ...

October 13, 2017

Iran's president: Nuclear deal 'stronger' than Trump thinks

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Friday his country "will continue to stick to" the nuclear deal, calling it "much ...

October 11, 2017

Qatar says its hosting of World Cup 'not up for discussion'

Qatar on Wednesday strongly criticized Emirati officials for questioning Doha's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, saying ...

October 09, 2017

UAE official says Qatar giving up World Cup may end 'crisis'

A top Emirati security official has said the only way for "Qatar's crisis" to end is if Doha gave up hosting the 2022 FIFA ...

October 07, 2017

Attack on Saudi palace in Jiddah kills 2 royal guards

A gunman opened fire outside a Saudi royal palace on Saturday, killing two members of the Saudi Royal Guard, an official ...

October 06, 2017

AP News Guide: What to know about the Qatar crisis

The U.S. military says it has halted some military exercises with Gulf countries over the ongoing diplomatic crisis targeting ...

October 05, 2017

Report: Trump-tied lobbyists cash in on their connections

The day after the presidential election, the Washington lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck touted its Republican ...

October 05, 2017

IMF: Saudi unemployment up, economy stagnant despite reforms

The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it is advising Saudi Arabia to slow down some of its sensitive cutbacks as ...

October 03, 2017

Iran foreign minister visits Qatar amid diplomatic standoff

Iran's foreign minister on Tuesday met with Qatar's ruling emir as a quartet of Arab states continues its boycott of the ...

October 01, 2017

Retailer Noon.com opens in UAE after delays, Amazon's entry

The online retailer Noon.com has launched in the United Arab Emirates after months of delays, more than $1 billion in pledged ...

September 27, 2017

Saudi women allowed to drive in latest reform push by prince

Saudi Arabia's surprise decision to grant women the right to drive rattled society in the kingdom on Wednesday, bringing ...

September 27, 2017

The Latest: Germany welcomes Saudi women driving decree

The Latest on the decision to allow Saudi women to drive (all times local): 6:55 p.m. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ...

September 27, 2017

Saudi women will be allowed to drive, but hurdles remain

Women in Saudi Arabia will be able to get behind the wheel as of next summer, following a landmark royal decree allowing ...

September 27, 2017

Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive for 1st time next year

Women will be allowed to drive for the first time next summer in Saudi Arabia, the ultra-conservative kingdom announced, ...

September 27, 2017

The Latest: UN head welcomes Saudi move letting women drive

The Latest on Saudi Arabia allowing women to drive (all times local): 7:15 a.m. The secretary-general of the United Nations ...