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Photos: UAE sees its heaviest rains in 75 years

10:51am April 18, 2024

by Aya Batrawy

Schools and businesses were closed across the United Arab Emirates after about a year's worth of rain fell in a single day. Flooding has also disrupted travel at Dubai International Airport.

A satellite dish outside the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre on in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

An Arab astronaut made history in space. Now his country has its sights on Mars

5:01am September 07, 2023

by Aya Batrawy

The United Arab Emirates celebrated after Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi splashed down to Earth following six months in space, a milestone for its growing space program.

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Members of the media watch Russia's President Vladimir Putin address via videolink the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.

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Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join the BRICS economic bloc

4:39am August 24, 2023

by The Associated Press

Iran and Saudi Arabia are among 6 nations invited Thursday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies. United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia are also set to join the bloc from 2024.

The Emirati Minister of State and the CEO of Abu Dhabi's state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber speaks at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Oct. 31, 2022.

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UAE names its oil company chief to lead U.N. climate talks

11:57am January 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

The United Arab Emirates nominated Sultan al-Jaber, who both leads Abu Dhabi's state-run oil company and oversees its renewable energy efforts, to be the president of climate negotiations in Dubai.

In this photo made available by Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, center, talks with Gulf Arab leaders during the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in December. Gulf Arab leaders and others in the Mideast met as part of a state visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Oil, human rights, security: Here's what's in store for U.S.-Gulf relations in 2023

11:19am January 12, 2023

by Aya Batrawy

Visiting Saudi Arabia last summer, President Biden tried to reassure Arab leaders of U.S. commitment to the region's security. But Gulf nations aren't necessarily rushing to side with Washington.

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An Israeli far-right leader's Al-Aqsa visit sparks outrage and calls for U.N. meeting

2:26pm January 04, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

Israel is lobbying against calls for an urgent session of the U.N. Security Council, following Tuesday's visit by far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to a sensitive holy site.

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Worshipers light candles next to a statue of the Virgin Mary.

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Filipino workers in Dubai gather to celebrate Christmas far away from home

9:30am December 23, 2022

by Aya Batrawy

Filipino workers come to the United Arab Emirates seeking opportunity and to support relatives back home. Christmas isn't a UAE holiday, so many will work — but also manage to find joy and community.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a payload including two lunar rovers from Japan and the United Arab Emirates, lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022.

A Japanese company has fired a rocket carrying a lunar rover to the moon

5:51am December 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates' first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan.

This image released by Disney/Pixar shows character Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Chris Evans, in a scene from the animated film "Lightyear," releasing later this week.

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The United Arab Emirates is banning Disney and Pixar's 'Lightyear' spinoff

5:49am June 14, 2022

by Ayana Archie

The movie, which chronicles the adventures of space cadet Buzz Lightyear, is slated to be released June 16.

Marine Gen. John Allen, the former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 20, 2012.

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FBI seizes retired general's data related to Qatar lobbying

11:43pm June 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

The seizure of data from the former leader of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan is part of a probe that has ensnared a former ambassador who pleaded guilty to charges of illegal foreign lobbying.