UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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.

Are you a snowbird or a snow bunny? Whatever your type, here’s a look at five hot and five cold must-see destinations for winter 2012-2013.

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates have now joined Libya in backing behind the SNC.

Demonstrators in Kuwait defied their emir Sunday when about 50,000 of them gathered outside the country's parliament building to protest a controversial new electoral law.

The glitter of Nollywood, the allure of forbidden lands and heaps of shopping by the nouveaux riche are in the forecast for travelers in the coming years, according to Euromonitor.

Musallam al-Barrak, an opposition figure and former MP in Kuwait, was arrested for insulting the emir but released on bail Thursday.

In Turkey's Hatay province, the civil war in neighboring Syria is hitting people where it hurts: their wallets.

Malala Yousufzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot by Taliban gunmen, has become a global icon.

The wounded Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting education for girls has been shifted to the United Kingdom for further treatment, a military spokesman said Monday.

Just weeks after finalizing a deal to buy American F-16s, the government of Nouri al-Maliki buys missiles and helicopters from Washington's rival on the arms market, too.

Dubai plans to build a huge replica of India's famed Taj Mahal, but it has no plans to honor the South Asian migrant workers who built its prosperity.

An Australian MP opposed a recent airline deal between Qantas and Emirates, citing concerns that passengers traveling through Dubai and unaware of strict morality laws could be subjected to unfair imprisonment.

The UAE is making it more difficult for immigrant laborers to enter the country on tourist and other short-term visas in a bid to prevent foreign criminals from entering the country under the guise of looking for work. The rapidly developing country has been built up with immigrant labor mostly from South Asia, who form a majority of the Gulf nation's 8 million plus population.

Turkey is increasing security along its southern border while it tries to get a handle on the stream of refugees fleeing Syria's bloody conflict.