Houthis claim responsibility in US cargo, naval ship attack

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"Situation Is Unraveling": Pro-Palestinian Protests Erupt Across America's Woke Colleges

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A blast near a ship off Yemen may mark a new attack by Houthi rebels after a recent lull

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apnews.com Germany said Wednesday that it plans to follow several other countries in resuming cooperation with the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians in Gaza after the publication of…

NASA releases satellite photos of Dubai and Abu Dhabi before and after record flooding

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Have McKinsey and its consulting rivals got too big?

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Coastal Mississippi Invites Travelers to Unwind and Play Weekends with the Best Events of the Season

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UAE central bank asks lenders to defer loan repayments for six months to help flood-hit residents

cnbc.com The United Arab Emirates' central bank sent a directive to the country's lenders and insurers approving the deferring of loan repayments for six months, as residents and…

Festival In Focus: Saudi Film Festival Director Ahmed Almulla Talks Underground Beginnings & Cinema Dreams As Event Marks 10th Anniversary

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Four Thousand Years of Egyptian Women Pictured

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When your company's newest board member is an AI

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Syria's President Assad Confirms Rare Direct Talks With Washington

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Saudi Arabia clashes with West over Chinese green tech

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U.S. crude oil hovers near $83 after Iran says it will not escalate conflict with Israel

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We know how to prevent the next Deepwater Horizon spill: stop fast-tracking approval for drilling

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Charting the Global Musical Map in Morocco: Dystinct’s Quest for Love and Arabic Music

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Emirates is dealing with a 30,000 bag backlog as it grovels to customers about its handling of Dubai floods

aol.com None Severe flooding caused by the heaviest rain in 75 years brought travel chaos to Dubai Airport last week. • None The ongoing fallout has prompted Emirates boss Tim Clark…

Nio Stock’s Grim Reality: 3 Brutal Truths Dooming the Once-Promising EV Upstart

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As shale oil gains slow, deepwater port struggles for customers

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10 Best Crypto Exchanges in Bahrain

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Hamas's political leadership is looking to move from its base in Qatar, as U.S. legislators build pressure on the Gulf state to deliver on cease-fire…

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'Dubai's Fyre Festival': Crypto Investors Caught In Chaotic UAE Floods

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BP paid just $1,300 each to 79% of the Deepwater oil spill victims because of a single switched word in the multibillion-dollar settlement

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Biden Pushing Pipe-Dream Of Israel-Saudi Mega Deal Based On Palestinian State Recognition

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Suspected Iranian spy ship sails for home, leaving troubled waters as Tehran braces for Israeli retaliation

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Maysaloun Hamoud To Direct Revenge Thriller ‘Beretta’ For Passage Pictures

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Saudi Film Fest Sets Star Of Ramadan Hit ‘Sekket Safar’ Mohammed Elshehri As Master Of Ceremonies

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Airport chaos, sleeping in metro stations, no running water: Dubai's flood mayhem continues

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Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

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Qatar re-evaluates key mediator role in Middle East conflict on concerns of ‘political exploitation’

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Can the IMF solve the poor world’s debt crisis?

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How to build a global currency

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Qatar reconsiders mediator role between Hamas and Israel

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The US and Israeli defeat of Iranian missiles is a big boost for its strained regional alliance

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Dubai underwater: Videos show extent of rare flooding in desert city

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Torrential Rains and Flooding Bring Dubai to a Halt

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Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to stay

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Crypto conferences liquidated after biblical flooding in Dubai

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Dubai's record-shattering "rain bomb" has clear climate change ties

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U.S.-backed Microsoft deal elbows out China's AI in Gulf

axios.com Microsoft's new $1.5 billion partnership with G42, a government-backed tech-investing giant in the UAE, marks a stunning move in AI's increasingly frantic global chess game.…

Heavy rain causes severe flooding in Dubai

youtube.com Torrential rain flooded roads, homes and malls and briefly halted operations at Dubai's airport as storms lashed the Gulf on ...

Photos show heavy rain and severe flooding in the United Arab Emirates

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Microsoft invests US$1.5 billion in UAE’s G42 in pivot from China

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US Push For A 'Middle East NATO' Failed To Emerge During Iran Strikes

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The Israel-Iran conflict is bringing the Arab Gulf states closer to the point where they may have to choose between Tehran on one side and the U.S. and Israel…

wsj.com The Israel-Iran conflict is bringing the Arab Gulf states closer to the point where they may have to choose between Tehran on one side and the U.S. and Israel on the other.

An uneasy alliance of Arab states helped to defend Israel from Iran. Their resolve may soon be tested

nbcnews.com BEIRUT, Lebanon — Since Iran’s unprecedented retaliatory attack against Israel was thwarted over the weekend with the help of the United States and its Middle Eastern…

Iran’s Conflict With Israel Puts US Ally Jordan on Edge

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Biden's War on Oil and Gas

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Heavy Rain in Dubai Floods Major Roads With Abandoned Vehicles

youtube.com Torrential rains across the United Arab Emirates prompted flight cancellations, forced schools to shut and brought traffic to a standstill. The heavy rains that caused…

The US Navy has fired off nearly $1 billion in weapons fighting threats from Iran and the Houthis

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How China, Russia and Iran are forging closer ties

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The Middle East faces economic chaos

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Three surprises that could inflame commodity markets in 2024

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Microsoft invests in Arabic AI firm as U.S. tries to limit China’s sway

washingtonpost.com Microsoft plans to invest $1.5 billion in an Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence company, a deal that could limit China’s influence in the Gulf region amid rising…

Inside Washington’s Role in Microsoft’s Big AI Deal With G42

nytimes.com A relatively small deal — by Microsoft’s standards, anyway — is leading to big geopolitical ripples on Tuesday. The tech giant is investing $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati…

Microsoft’s $1.5B funding for G42 signals growing US-China rift

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stc Bahrain and Aleph Zero Partner to Advance Blockchain DePIN Across the Gulf Region

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