The United States has been fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria since 2014, so has amassed a huge military presence and an array of capabilities in the region. If President Donald Trump...
Houthi rebels in Yemen are threatening free movement into and out of the Red Sea with missiles, mines and other sophisticated defenses on a key strait, a top US general said Wednesday. The Bab...
Dubai International Airport and its flag carrier Emirates began implementing a ban on laptops and tablets on direct flights to the US Saturday, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. 1.1...
Another policeman has been killed during an upsurge of violence in a Shiite-dominated district of Saudi Arabia, official media said on Wednesday. Gunfire broke out at about 7:30 pm (1630 GMT) Tuesday...
Dubai on Tuesday prepared to open its 11th annual art fair, billed as the largest contemporary art show in the Middle East and North Africa, showcasing the challenges regional artists face. Opening...
Iran has successfully test-fired a naval missile which hit its target 250 kilometres away, local news agencies reported Thursday. "We have this week tested the Hormuz-2 missile," the Fars and Tasnim...
A senior official in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday accused the United States of provoking tensions after two separate incidents in the Gulf last week. "A US Navy ship crossing the...
A new animated film from Iran shows the US Navy's Fifth Fleet being blown out of the water in the latest effort to build up the legend of the country's most celebrated general. Director Farhad Azimi...
The streets of Dubai may be known for architectural superlatives like Burj Khalifa, the highest of the world's high-rises, and the Middle East's largest shopping centre Dubai Mall. But a group of...
Electric carmaker Tesla announced the opening of a new Gulf headquarters Monday in Dubai, aiming to conquer an oil-rich region better known for gas guzzlers than environmentally friendly motoring....
Dubai has tested a Chinese prototype of a self-driving hover-taxi, its transport authority said on Monday, with the aim of introducing the aerial vehicle in the emirate by July. The test of the...
A total of 16,367 Ghanaians left the country to the Gulf region in 2016, statistics from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has indicated. Within the same period, 1,245 Ghanaian emigrants were...
Avram Grant and his troops for the tournament will board a chartered flight to the host country Ghana’s squad will land in Libreville, Gabon on Friday night for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations....
The Black Stars completed their fourth day of training in Al Ain on Friday evening. Coach Avram Grant and his players are camping in the Asian country in preparation towards the 2017 Africa Cup of...
The famed Hollywood sign high in the hills over Los Angeles got a little higher on Sunday, when someone altered two of its letters to make it read "Hollyweed." Police said unidentified thrill-seekers...
I am reliably told Ghana has made a new import from Dubai. This time it is in the looks of an interchange. Well I shall soon visit the capital and witness the Dubai that has come to Ghana. I am...
A small Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard vessel pointed its weapon at a U. S. military helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, two U.S. defense officials told Reuters on Monday, an action...
By 146 B. C., the Mediterranean Sea, a hotbed of endemic battlefield between ancient navies had successfully become the imperial Roman “Mare Nostrum” - our common sea. Rome’s hegemony around...
“The Chinese grab for fossil fuels or its military competition for naval control is not a challenge but rather a boost for the US Asia-Pacific –even an overall– posture. Calibrating the...
Dubai inaugurated a water canal yesterday after a three-year construction project costing US$735 million, in a fresh boost for tourism and commerce in the booming Gulf city state. The Dubai Water...
