UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Religious police arrested several people at two parties in Jeddah on suspicion of homosexuality, a crime in the conservative kingdom.

The new AMRAAM-ER missile will be ready for live-fire demonstrations and flight tests by the end of 2015.

Russia added the most oil and gas reserves during the past year while the U.S. overtook it as the top energy producer, oil company BP said on Wednesday in its benchmark annual review of world energy.

Human Rights Watch has found several thousand child laborers working in gold mines in Ghana, one of the world's largest producers.

The 35th confirmed MERS patient in South Korea participated in several public events, despite official instructions to quarantine himself.

Two astronomical associations have announced the start date of the Islamic holy month, but most Muslims won’t be marking their calendars just yet.

Leaders from Iraq and a U.S.-led coalition will meet in Paris on Tuesday to devise a strategy to retake Ramadi from ISIS.

The two cases are the first MERS-related deaths reported in the country.

Priced at $130 million, the weapons should help the UAE better counter the threats by the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria and by the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Nabih Ayador, who heads up the Arab-American Civil Rights League, said the woman "was subjected to humiliation, isolation and harassment.”

The United Arab Emirates plans to establish an academic space program as well as the first space research center in the Middle East.

Ahmed el-Zend is known as a harsh critic of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood and for making controversial remarks over the years.

It is expected to cover 50,000 square feet, which will make it 25 percent larger than its currently largest store.

The president met with Gulf leaders at Camp David this week to discuss security in the Middle East, counterterrorism and the Iran nuclear deal.

Secret Service agents detained a man outside the White House who apparently tried to fly a drone or model plane over the fence.

Five gunboats fired shots across the cargo ship's bow in the Persian Gulf Thursday, according to a report.

The missiles have a range of over 186 miles and can be found in the arsenal of several countries worldwide.

The company announced a 15 percent boost of its dividend and a $1.5 billion increase in its share-buyback plan.

Retailers are kicking off the final leg of earnings season this week as Americans have remained somewhat cautious on spending, despite cheaper gas prices.

Israel, which has never joined the 1970 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, agreed to take part in NPT meetings Monday as an observer, ending a 20-year absence.

Saudi Arabia's interior and defense ministers will visit Washington this week, after King Salman canceled his trip.