UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The ships were originally ordered by Russia, but those plans were scrapped amid disagreement over Russia's involvement in Ukraine.

The country, part of an international coalition targeting ISIS in Iraq, launched its first airstrikes against the group in Syria.

The men were detained Tuesday in the southern Indian state of Kerala for allegedly being sympathizers of the Islamic State group.

Thousands of Saudi-led coalition troops were deployed in Yemen's contested central province of Marib, which borders the rebel-held capital of Sanaa.

The Islamic kingdom claims it has accepted more than 2.5 million Syrian refugees, amid criticism of the response to the crisis by wealthy Gulf states.

For the first time since Saudi Arabia formed a 10-country coalition in March to battle the Yemeni Houthi rebels, Egypt and Qatar have expanded their involvement.

Qatar will reportedly send about 1,000 troops to join the fighting in Yemen, following a number of air strikes carried out by coalition forces Sunday.

The air strikes targeted troops loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, an ally of the Houthis, and a Houthi base in what was the al-Imam University, a religious school affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood in northern Sanaa.

United Arab Emirates warplanes struck Houthi targets across Yemen, the state news agency WAM says Saturday.

Among the targets, the Defense Ministry building in Sanaa was very heavily damaged, residents said. Strikes hit the command of the special security forces and camps of Saleh as well as the presidential complex.

As Europe engages in a bout of soul-searching over its treatment of refugees, Gulf Arab states that have taken in no Syrian refugees are coming under increasing scrutiny.

Two of the amphibious assault ships became available in August after France and Russia canceled a deal.

There are conflicting reports about how the soldiers died and Emirati officials said they would investigate the incident.

The world's first skyscraper was 10 stories tall when it was built in 1885.

The Southeast Asian nation has emerged as a potential buyer of the Russian-made aircraft carrier.

The devaluation of the Chinese yuan and China's stock market meltdown might have a domino effect worldwide. In Dubai, the stakes are especially high.

“Oil just can’t stop sliding and local investors are very worried about where the bottom is,” said Sebastien Henin, head of asset management at the National Investor in Abu Dhabi.

The group of suspects stands accused by the United Arab Emirates of trying to overthrow the government.

European Union-led sanctions against Russia have caused many top weapons manufacturers to avoid attending the September event.

The hostage, who has not yet been identified, is believed to have been seized by al Qaeda in 2014 and was freed by forces of the United Arab Emirates.

The accord further cements the increasingly close relationship between the two countries.