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Dubai has been blanketed by smog during COP28

COP28 Could End Up 'Toothless' As Key Commitments Pushed Down The Road In Draft Resolution

A draft of the UN climate conference's joint memorandum included non-compulsory methane emissions reductions and no mention of the oil industry.

COP28 Makes Progress On Methane And Climate Finance; Talks Derailed By Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

Gas flaring is seen at Mexico's state-run oil monopoly Pemex platform "Ku Maloob Zaap" in the Northeast Marine Region of Pemex Exploration and Production in the Bay of Campeche

Two steps forward and another one back: COP28 makes progress on major initiatives, but critics say the oil lobby mars an otherwise productive summit.

OPEC+ Agrees In Principle To 2 Million Barrel Production Cut For Early 2024

OPEC+ will reportedly expand existing production cuts; oil prices are up as a major climate summit gets underway.

Dubai, home to the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, will host the COP28 UN climate talks

Countdown To COP28: Nuclear Energy, Climate Finance And Oil Take Center Stage

Memoranda of understanding have been signed, greenwashing claims have been made. Quite a bit is at stake in the coming weeks in Dubai.

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Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the tallest structure in the world, and a symbol of the oil-rich UAE

UAE To Test Drones That Shock Clouds To Increase Rainfall

The average rate of rainfall each year in the UAE is 100 mm.

Latifa was not seen in public until images emerged in late 2018 of her in Dubai meeting the former UN human rights chief and former Irish president Mary Robinson

Dubai Princess Says Fears For Life As Held 'Hostage'

Dubai princess says fears for life as held 'hostage'

The Saudi capital Riyadh last month hosted the Davos-style Future Investment Initiative forum, where 24 international companies said they would move their regional headquarters to the city, according to the Saudi Press Agency

Saudi Arabia Pushes Companies To Move Headquarters To Kingdom

Saudi Arabia pushes companies to move headquarters to kingdom

The unmanned Emirati probe, known as "Al-Amal" in Arabic, is one of three spacecraft racing to Mars, including Tianwen-1 from China and Mars 2020 from the United States

Mars Rush: UAE's Hope Probe Shares Its Stunning First Image Of Mars

The Hope Probe has shared its first image of Mars, and it's incredible.

MMA News: Middle East-Based Promotion Celebrates Milestone With Four Events In 21 Days

Bahrain-based MMA promotion Brave CF has lined up four events that will kick off on March 11.

A Bahrain flag is waved during a Shiite funeral in the capital Manama, in this file photo taken on March 22, 2011

Ten Years On, Bahrain Paralysed By Legacy Of Arab Spring

Ten years on, Bahrain paralysed by legacy of Arab Spring

Factfile on China's expedition to the Red Planet

China's Mars Probe Sends Back Video Of Red Planet

China's Mars probe sends back video of Red Planet

The thrill of Dubai's throbbing party scene tends to give way to frustration for those expatriates seeking long-term relationships

In Transient Dubai, Expats Struggle To Find Love

In transient Dubai, expats struggle to find love

The Tianwen-1 mission to Mars lifted off from southern China's Hainan province in July -- it has now entered Mars' orbit

China's Tianwen-1 Probe Enters Mars Orbit: State Media

China's Tianwen-1 probe enters Mars orbit: state media

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned the country was at a 'tipping point' as virus infections spike

U.K. Announces 10 Years In Jail For Breaking COVID Travel Rules

Residents of the U.K. and Ireland, who arrive in England from a country on the government’s travel ban list, will have to pay for a “quarantine package.”

Australia has scooped up travellers at airports and shuttled them to quarantine hotels in a system that has kept the country relatively coronavirus-free

Strains Show In Australia's 'Gold Standard' Quarantine System

Strains show in Australia's 'gold standard' quarantine system

Libya has seen 10 years of violent turmoil since the ouster and killing of strongman Moamer Kadhafi

Libya's Decade Of Turmoil Since Kadhafi's Fall

Libya's decade of turmoil since Kadhafi's fall

Key data on the UAE's "Hope" probe and its journey to Mars

UAE's 'Hope' Probe Enters Mars Orbit In First For Arab World

UAE's 'Hope' probe enters Mars orbit in first for Arab world

The unmanned probe named Al-Amal -- Arabic for Hope -- is to take off from a Japanese space centre, marking the next step in the United Arab Emirates' ambitious space programme

Emirati 'Hope' Nears Mars

Emirati 'Hope' nears Mars

Mars Month: UAE Mission's Arrival This Week Opens Big Month For Martian Missions

UAE is set to become the first of three Mars missions to arrive on the planet this month.

Saudis registered to receive a coronavirus vaccine this month at the International Convention & Exhibition Center in the kingdom's capital Riyadh

Locked-out Indians Vent Over Vaccine Exports To Saudi

Locked-out Indians vent over vaccine exports to Saudi

In this file photo taken on November 01, 2020 soldiers fire into the air during the funeral of a general loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar, in the eastern city of Benghazi

UN Security Council Orders Ceasefire Monitors Deployed To Libya: Letter

UN Security Council orders ceasefire monitors deployed to Libya: letter

The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul one year ago sparked global outrage, much of it directed against de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

More Countries Taking Repression Outside Borders: Report

More countries taking repression outside borders: report

Silento Net Worth: Millionaire Rapper Has More Than One Billion Views on Youtube

Silento has a net worth of $1.5 million. His biggest hit was 2015's “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae).” The rapper was recently arrested for murdering his cousin.