UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The sixth annual World Future Energy Summit kicked off in Abu Dhabi. Featured speakers include French president Francois Hollande.

France continued with the air strikes against Islamic rebels in Mali throughout Monday night and the U.S. is mulling sending drones and providing aid to the French troops. Efforts to deploy African troops gathered pace as well.

Crude oil prices slightly declined and hovered below $91 a barrel during the Asian trading hours Thursday as traders remained concerned about the fiscal cliff negotiations.

Iran is flexing its military muscle in front of its enemies -- the oil-rich Arabian Gulf monarchies.

The Spanish star's comeback remains on hold.

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National security expert Linda Robinson said operations like those shown in "Zero Dark Thirty" are just one aspect of what U.S. Special Forces do all over the world.

The UAE has arrested three more online dissidents for posting to a twitter account critical of the government.

Despite going up against scalpers and imposters, Apple still managed to sell more than 2 million iPhone 5 units to Chinese customers in just two days.

Apple launched the iPhone 5 in 33 new countries today, including China, Turkey, Israel and Russia.

The U.S., Canada and the UK have refused to sign a U.N. treaty at the global telecommunications conference in Dubai.

A failed proposal backed by Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and others at WCIT in Dubai this week might have curtailed Internet freedoms.

Russia, the UAE and several other nations have proposed at a U.N. conference in Dubai to restructure the governance of the Internet and place it under state control with authorization for extensive surveillance and censorship.

From “superstorms” to mega disasters, 2012 was, by all accounts, an eventful year. More than 1 billion people traveled - led by the ramp-up in Chinese tourists.

Just one day after announcing the iPhone 5 in 54 new countries, Apple released the iTunes Store in 56 countries around the world on Tuesday, including Russia, India and South Africa.

CEOs from over 40 international companies urged nations around the world to end HIV-based travel restrictions.

Mohammed bin Rashid City, Dubai's latest idea, includes plans for the largest mall in the world, 100 hotels and a Universal Studios entertainment center.

The new Syrian opposition coalition secured formal British recognition this week, but was rejected by a group of Syrian rebel militias on the ground in Aleppo.

A country can’t maximize its socio-economic performance when half of its people can’t participate fully in its socio-economic life.

A new decree in the United Arab Emirates will enforce stricter internet censorship to head off dissent.

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