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Dubai's ruler ordered phone hacking of ex-wife, lawyers during bitter custody battle

The ruler of Dubai ordered the phones of his ex-wife and her lawyers to be hacked during their multi-million-dollar court battle over their children.

UAE to launch probe targeting asteroid between Mars, Jupiter

The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced plans to send a probe to land on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter.

'Locked up here': DHS grounds Americans, green card holders in UAE after Afghan evac

More than 100 American citizens and green card holders who escaped from Afghanistan -- including dozens of children -- are under police watch in the United Arab Emirates after the...

Portugal fully vaccinates 80% of population against COVID-19, leads world

According to a Reuters tracker, Portugal and the United Arab Emirates have the same rate of complete vaccinations, jointly leading the world.

Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani explains why he fled

Ashraf Ghani said he decided to leave at the urging of palace security officials who feared his presence could spark "horrific street to street fighting" like Kabul saw in the...

Inside the luxurious lives of disgraced, deposed leaders in Dubai

Just days after Ashraf Ghani fled his homeland the former Afghan president emerged in his new safe haven: Dubai, a veritable Disneyland for deposed despots.

Runaway Afghan President Ashraf Ghani denies rumors he fled with load of cash

Runaway Afghan President Ashraf Ghani spoke publicly for the first time since he left his country in the hands of the Taliban -- and he denied reports that he fled...

Here's where Afghanistan's cowardly president has taken refuge

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who abandoned his country as the Taliban closed in, has taken refuge in the United Arab Emirates.

Trump backer accused of orchestrating covert campaign against Qatar

A top GOP donor and Donald Trump ally was paid millions of dollars by the United Arab Emirates to engineer a smear campaign against rival Persian Gulf state Qatar, according...

Videos show angry Iranians marching on capital over water shortages

Dozens of Iranians marched down a major street in Tehran on Monday, online videos show, amid ongoing protests over water shortages in southwestern Iran.