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Meta has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after criticism over his support for Hamas after its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the monthslong war still raging in the Gaza Strip
The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab has claimed an attack that killed three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer at a military base in the Somali capital
The CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says that the dangers that keep him awake at night regarding artificial intelligence are the “very subtle societal misalignments” that could make the systems wreck havoc
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has warned that Iran is “not entirely transparent” regarding its atomic program
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in the United Arab Emirates on his seventh trip to the nation
Explosions have struck a natural gas pipeline in Iran
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a stump speech for his re-election on a global stage in the United Arab Emirates, describing his years in power as pushing for “minimum government, maximum governance.”
The slow-simmering cross-border conflict between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group and Israeli forces has escalated, reviving fears that the daily clashes could expand into an all-out war
Egypt is building a wall and is leveling land near its border with the Gaza Strip ahead of a planned Israeli offensive targeting the border city of Rafah
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are suspected in an attack on a Belize-flagged ship traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
The number of passengers flying through Dubai International Airport surged last year beyond its total for 2019 — just before the coronavirus pandemic grounded global aviation
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are still able to launch attacks despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes
An Israeli sabotage attack on an Iranian natural gas pipeline caused the multiple explosions that struck it a week ago
Israel has intercepted an apparent attack by Houthi rebels near the port city of Eilat
The World Trade Organization is opening its biennial meeting in the United Arab Emirates as the bloc faces pressure from the United States and other nations ahead of a year of consequential elections around the globe
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has arrived to Saudi Arabia with plans to visit the kingdom’s powerful crown prince to push for a peace plan and the return of prisoners of war from Russia
A rocket has exploded off the side of a ship traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen
Pilots lined up on a runway in Dubai and fired up their seven jet engines with an ear-splitting roar
An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by U.S. first lady Jill Biden has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over his anthem supporting the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini
Negotiators taking part in a World Trade Organization meeting in the United Arab Emirates have ended their summit after failing to reach agreements on several major initiatives
Officials say a ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water
An incident in the Red Sea has cut three underwater sea cables providing internet and telecommunications around the world as the waterway remains a target of Yemen’s Houthi rebels
The Middle East franchisee of Starbucks has begun firing staff at its coffee shops across the region after the brand found itself targeted by activists during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip
A U.S. destroyer shot down drones and a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward it in the Red Sea
A U.N. fact-finding mission says Iran is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022 and sparked nationwide protests against the country’s mandatory headscarf laws and its ruling theocracy
Estimated 24.6 million TV viewers watched inauguration coverage, smallest audience since 2013
Mother on trial in West Virginia denies locking adopted teens in shed
Extreme cold and snow across the South isn't a threat to most native plants and animals, experts say
Star-filled Louis Vuitton show unveils East-meets-West streetwear in collaboration with Kenzo
Trump order leaves Cuba prisoner deal in limbo
Ichiro Suzuki headlines 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class, receiving 99.7% of the vote
The facts about Trump's Stargate AI announcement
Trump says he is open to Musk buying TikTok if Tesla CEO wants to do so
Chicago Bears hire offensive guru Ben Johnson as head coach