Tag: Dubai
Dubai parts with curtain covers for restaurants in Ramadan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai is parting with a longstanding requirement that restaurants be covered by curtains in the daytime during Ramadan to...
GM’s Cruise to operate all-electric driverless cars in Dubai
NEW YORK — Dubai said Monday that U.S. self-driving car company Cruise will become the first to operate autonomous taxis and ride-hailing services in...
IMF: Vaccine inequity threatens Mideast’s economic recovery
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Middle East economies are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic faster than anticipated, largely due to the acceleration of mass...
Saudi Arabia says it executes 3 soldiers for ‘high treason’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia executed three soldiers Saturday it accused of committing “high treason,” without elaborating on which enemy the kingdom...
United Arab Emirates names 2 new astronauts, including woman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates named the next two astronauts in its space program Saturday, including the country's first female...
Analysis: Attack on Iran ship off Yemen escalates shadow war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An attack this week on an Iranian cargo ship that is said to serve as a floating base for...
Battle for Yemen desert city now a key to Iran, US tension
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The battle for an ancient desert city in war-torn Yemen has become a key to understanding wider tensions now...
Russian arrested for filming naked women on Dubai balcony
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Police in Dubai have arrested a Russian citizen for filming several naked women on a high-rise balcony in the...
Expats struggle to get vaccines in Kuwait, citizens come 1st
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In the tiny, oil-rich sheikhdom of Kuwait, the foreigners who power the country's economy, serve its society and make...
Dubai police arrest group over ‘lewd’ video of naked women
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Police in Dubai arrested a group of people on charges of public debauchery, authorities said, over a widely shared...
