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Engaged Foreign Couple Arrested in UAE for 'Unlawful Sex'

By Ryan Kilpatrick

Dubai Will Have Actual Passenger Drones This Summer Because the Future Is Here

By Charlie Campbell / Beijing

There Was Actually a Snake on a Plane. For Real

By Tara John

In the UAE, Owning a Big Cat Could Bite You in the Butt

By Joseph Hincks
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The Election Is Driving You Insane. So Here Are 5 Good News Stories From Around the World

It's not all bad everywhere

By Ian Bremmer

Australian Man Detained In Dubai for Trying to Help Refugees

He faces up to a year in jail for sharing a link to a crowdfunding campaign

By Nash Jenkins

This Country Has the World's Most Polluted Air

No, it's not China

By Rishi Iyengar

Watch 2 Daredevils Fly Over Dubai With Jetpacks

The HD video will take your breath away

By Jack Linshi

Prince Charles to Stress Christian Suffering in Saudi Arabia

The Prince of Wales is also likely to ask for clemency for a jailed Saudi blogger and two women arrested for driving

By Catherine Mayer

Five Best Ideas of the Day: December 11

1. A rule in the Affordable Care Act could make hospitals safer.By Mike Corones at Reuters2. As U.S. influence in the Middle East wanes, the United Arab Emirates is stepping up.By Steven A. Cook in...

By The Aspen Institute

The UAE's First Female Pilot Was Leading Airstrikes Against ISIS

She entered military flight school as soon as the UAE let women join

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Hamas Still Has Some Friends Left

Though Egypt has turned its back on Hamas, other countries are coming in from the cold

By Mirren Gidda

Dubai to Build World's First Indoor 'City'

In Dubai's latest attempt to cement its place as the economic hub of the Islamic world, Sheik Mohammed announces plans to build the world's first temperature-controlled "city," which will double as the world's largest mall

By Melissa Hellmann

Airline Passenger Attempts Suicide During Flight

The 30-year-old man, who works as a draftsman in Dubai, was on a flight to the Indian industrial hub of Hyderabad.

By Noah Rayman

Shifting Sands: Surreal Landscapes of the United Arab Emirates

Photographer Philip Cheung spent the past five years as a newspaper photographer in the United Arab Emirates, photographing the country's fast-changing landscapes.

By Sophie Butcher
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