UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Imran Khan is chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the national Parliament's third-largest political bloc.

An Emirates spokesman said the airline will continue to operate daily, non-stop flights between Dubai and Basra, along with its four-times weekly service to Baghdad.

Consortium wins bid for Suez hub that will include development of 29,000 square miles around the canal.

Hamas is searching for ways to replenish its diminished missile stockpile in its fight against Israel. North Korea is an obvious ally.

It's unclear who may have taken Jason Rezaian, Yeganeh Salehi, and two others in Tehran.

Norway's oil-funded portfolio is the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world.

One of the Middle East's largest builders accounts for 5 percent of Dubai's stock market.

If Malaysian and Ukrainian investigations confirm flight MH17 was shot down, it will be the worst tragedy of its kind in recent history.

The UAE government has reportedly invested more than $5.4 billion so far in space technologies.

The 48 million-square-foot structure in Dubai will include the world's largest mall, hotels, theaters and a theme park.

DKNY is making its Middle Eastern debut for the Muslim holy month of fasting with a collection for Ramadan.

This year, the Islamic holy month of Ramadan coincides with the World Cup for the first time since 1986.

Iraqi forces launched an airborne assault on rebel-held Tikrit on Thursday with commandos flown into a stadium in helicopters, at least one of which crashed after taking fire from insurgents who have seized northern cities.

Alitalia currently places 70th out of 100 global carriers ranked by Skytrax. Meanwhile, Etihad is in seventh place.

Economic sanctions, which had so far barred the use of normal banking channels for oil payments, have crippled Iran’s economy.

Ahead of the United States’ opening game against Ghana, coach Jürgen Klinsmann has backed his players to flourish at the 2014 World Cup.

U.S. retail gasoline prices will likely climb 5 cents to 10 cents and stay up for the summer.

It will take months before Iraq can employ its new American-made combat jets against the jihadists that now threaten Baghdad.

Seychelles, an island nation with a population smaller than Davenport, Iowa, has become a haven for international corruption and money laundering.

From sanitation to human rights, the challenges for the new president are daunting. How much time will the people give him?

Egypt’s economy is predicted to grow at the rate of 3.2 percent for the next fiscal year, while unemployment rates soar.