Countries with the highest air pollution levels in the Middle East

The UAE tops the world for exposure to tiny air pollutants, according to the latest report compiled by The World Bank

Saudi-led air strikes kill 10 people in central Yemen – officials

The war in Yemen has killed more than 4,300 people, many of them civilians

White House confirms that Saudi King Salman will meet Obama on Sept. 4

The two leaders will discuss Syria, Yemen and steps to counter Iran’s destabilising activities in the region, a White House spokesman said

Egyptian court sentences 3 Al Jazeera journalists to prison

The journalists were accused of operating without a press license and broadcasting material harmful to Egypt

Thirsty Middle East faces worsening water stress – researchers

Thirteen Middle Eastern countries plus the Palestinian Territories are projected to face extremely high water stress in 25 years’ time, researchers warned

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Iran says some in OPEC do not want high oil price

The group will require approval from all countries to execute any market regulating measures, the official said

Saudi military intercepts Scud missile fired by Yemeni forces

The Saudi military said it intercepted the missile and retaliated with air strikes on Yemeni territory

The world’s top five safest countries

Qatar ranks among the top 10 safest countries with a population of under five million

Saudi Arabia holding main suspect in 1996 Khobar bombing

The attack killed 19 U.S. service personnel and wounded almost 500 people

Etihad CEO: “Nobody else wanted to invest in Alitalia”

James Hogan says global investment is not a threat but a lifeline for the aviation industry

Yemen’s Al Qaeda denies it held British hostage

The militant group said in a statement via Twitter that there were no British hostages in its custody

Abu Dhabi crown prince, Putin discuss stronger ties, Syria woes

Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Moscow

Freed UK hostage says ‘grateful’ to the UAE for the rescue mission

Bob Semple, a petroleum engineer, was working in the Hadramaut area in Yemen when he was kidnapped in February 2014

Abu Dhabi crown prince begins two-day Russia visit

Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues

Abraaj sells stake in Condor Travels to Abu Dhabi-backed Carlyle Group

The company did not disclose the size of the stake that was sold or the value of the deal

Pictures: Top 10 most livable cities in the world

Dubai ranks 75 among 140 countries on the annual list compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit

Russia’s Rosneft in talks with UAE’s Mubadala on east Siberian fields – Kremlin

Rosneft, the world’s top listed oil company by output, is in talks with Mubadala to jointly develop two projects

Oil falls 4% as Chinese stock markets crash

Brent oil touched an intraday low of $43.28, its weakest since March 2009

UAE among top 5 ‘at risk’ countries for mobile security

The Emirates ranked at the bottom of a list of countries that have high levels of mobile security, a new survey showed

Iran says an OPEC emergency meeting may stop oil price slide

U.S. oil prices fell below $40 a barrel on Friday for the first time since the 2009 financial crisis, pressured by signs of oversupply in the United States and weak Chinese manufacturing data

Middle East firms’ business confidence falls in Q2 2015

Nearly 43 per cent of regional companies polled said that they were looking for opportunities in other markets, a new survey shows

Britain reopens ransacked embassy in Tehran

Britain had operated without an embassy since Iranian protesters stormed its two main diplomatic compounds in Tehran on Nov. 29, 2011

UAE Armed Forces rescue British hostage in Yemen

The hostage Douglas Robert Semple, a 64-year old petroleum engineer, was working in the Hadramaut area when he was kidnapped

Emirates and Etihad among the world’s top 10 safest airlines

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific tops the list, as compiled by the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre

Egyptian Brotherhood leader handed sixth life prison sentence

Mohamed Badie and several other prominent Islamists were sentenced to life in prison on Saturday for murder and inciting violence

Dozens killed in Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen-aid group, Houthis

A health ministry spokesman, Tamim Al Shami, confirmed at least 65 dead and 50 wounded as a result of the air strikes

Two pilots killed when helicopter comes down on Saudi-Yemen border-coalition

The coalition said it was investigating the cause of the crash, which took place in Saudi Arabia’s border province of Jizan

Saudi-led alliance wins Yemen battles, but peace remains elusive

The advanced weapons deployed by the Gulf states have powered local fighters against Houthi rebels

Pakistan’s MCB looks to the Middle East to drive growth

Pakistani finance minister Ishaq Dar said that both the UAE and Pakistan could learn from each other when dealing with issues such as extremism

Get used to cheap oil, derivatives markets say

Analysts say the futures curve is saying the current collapse in oil prices will be sustained because it has been driven by massive oversupply that is likely to persist