Israeli captive Arbel Yehoud, 29, who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, is escorted by Hamas fighters as she is handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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The United Arab Emirates is aiming to connect all seven emirates through a 900-kilometer (559-mile) high-speed rail network. The Etihad Rail passenger service will connect two of the largest cities in the Middle East, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, making the journey between them less than an hour.

An explosion struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship Tuesday traveling north through the Red Sea, sparking a major fire that forced its crew to abandon the

A high-profile delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including representatives from Emirates Airlines and its partners, has praised Uganda for its unparalleled natural beauty, abundant wildlife,

During the 2024 MEBAA business aviation show, AeroTime met with Tahnoon Saif, CEO of Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub and asked him about the path ahead for the organization he leads. “The airport is the heart of the project,” he said. “We are talking about the biggest international airport, once it is completed by 2032-34. That’s the time frame.”

NBA veteran DeMarcus Cousins and Ange Kouame formed a potent 1-2 punch for Strong Group Athletics as the Philippine club team held off Beirut First, 85-78 to stay perfect in Group A in the 34th Dubai International Basketball Championship on Tuesday (Manila time) at the Al Nasr Club in United Arab Emirates.

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is likely to be met with a hard “no” from the two U.S. allies and the Palestinians themselves who fear Israel would never allow them to return.

Harmony Jade Sugaq Wayner is a tribal member of Naknek Native Village, a commercial fisher in the Bristol Bay salmon fleet, and a marine scientist with a focus on social-ecological systems to promote Indigenous values and well-being in fisheries.

Under Monjasa’s plan, its floating storage unit Shandong Juniper — which arrived from Singapore via India, where it picked up reload volumes — will load spot cargoes from LNG plants in the Middle East. Here Ostergaard points to producers in Oman, Abu Dhabi and Qatar as potential suppliers.

Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, saw a record 92.3 million passengers pass through its terminals in 2024,