UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Health officials are reportedly stepping up efforts to “detect gays” as a way of keeping them from entering countries in the Gulf region.

Because of BAE Systems' Middle Eastern government clients, it likely will fare better than rivals vulnerable to cuts in U.S. military spending.

It’s not New York or Paris that will gain the most from the Chinese travel boom, but rather a collection of destinations in Southeast Asia.

Aided by technology, U.S. oil production has increased at a rapid pace in an ongoing five-year oil boom.

With its oil production rising at a rapid rate, Texas is once again among the biggest oil-producing regions in the world.

There have been signs that Dubai real estate prices are rising too fast, too soon.

British giant BAE Systems and other defense suppliers that sell to Middle Eastern governments like Saudi Arabia stand to benefit strongly.

The Council on Tall Buildings has noticed an unusual trend in the construction of today's skyscrapers: “vanity height.”

Norway’s oil-based sovereign wealth fund is worth nearly $750 billion, so how does it compare with similar funds in other countries?

American cities are nowhere to be found at the top of the 2013 list of the most livable cities in the world.

Egypt’s turmoil is forcing its young people to put jobs, careers and education on hold, and nobody knows how long the interruption will last.

Detroit is being rumored as a possible new location for Gotham City in the “Man of Steel” sequel.

The recent bloodshed in Cairo and elsewhere has left many travelers wondering: Is Egypt safe?

Faced with growing protests, Gulf state monarchs are trying to diffuse opposition by exploiting old rivalries between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.

The German auto giant built a $771-million plant in march 2009. Since then it has averaged 189 cars a day.

The United States has extended the closure of embassies across the Middle East and Africa until the end of this week as "abundance of caution" with mounting fears of terrorist attacks by Al Qaeda.

Norwegian business traveler Marte Deborah Dalelv was sentenced to 16 months in jail for reporting rape in Dubai.

Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed al-Nayhan sells his stake in Barclays after saving them from a UK government bailout five years ago

Dubai officials have started the "Your Weight in Gold" campaign that will pay individuals a gram of gold for every kilogram of weight lost.

Malala Yousafzai delivered the following speech before the United Nations Youth Assembly on 'Malala Day', to celebrate her 16th birthday

OPEC's latest monthly forecast shows growing demand for oil but shrinking demand for its own product.