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Dubai is the front line of Britain’s war with itself

B ritons stranded abroad when war breaks out can usually expect a dose of sympathy from their countrymen. When Iranian drones and missiles started to crash into Dubai, Britain ins ...

Shiny skylines, tax-free salaries: How Dubai rose as a safe haven and the Saturday that shook it

All changed on Saturday for Dubai, which for decades has been described as a city with shimmering skylines and immune from ...

How Dubai's safe-haven status is being put to the test

By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Rachna Uppal and Federico Maccioni DUBAI/ABU DHABI, March 2 (Reuters) - For decades, Dubai's sales pitch featured gleaming skylines, tax-free salaries, ease of doing business and ...

Iran hits Doha & Dubai; explosions in twin Gulf cities as air defences scramble to down projectiles

Explosions in Dubai, missile interceptions in Qatar, and drone threats in Saudi Arabia signal a major escalation in the Middle East conflict. Iran’s IRGC claims responsibility for a massive wave of ...

Heaviest day of strikes yet on Iran despite market bets that war will end soon

By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Phil Stewart DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The United States and ...
The Print

Oil tankers burn near Iraq as Iranian strikes defy Trump’s claim to have won the war

By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Bo Erickson DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran appeared to have set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it stepped up attacks on oil and ...
The Print

Iran tells world to get ready for oil at $200 a barrel as it fires on merchant ships

By Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 11 (Reuters) - Iran said the world should be prepared for oil to hit $200 a barrel as its forces attacked merchant ships on Wednesday in ...

UK special forces shot down drones as Iraq base hit injuring US troops

British special forces shoot down 'suicide drones' as base in Iraq hit injuring US soldiers - A swarm of ‘unmanned aerial vehicles’ was launched at the camp in Erbil, northern Iraq ...

Oil tankers burn as Iran's new leader vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed

Iran's new supreme leader says the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed as a tool of pressure, vowing to "obtain compensation from the enemy".
Winnipeg Free Press

Chaos sown by Iran’s attacks across the Persian Gulf is key to its strategy

For years, Iran’s theocratic government warned it would blanket the Middle East with missile and drone fire if it felt its existence was threatened. Now, the ...

Love Island star says cancer-linked pregnancy drug has impacted his health

Love Island star says cancer-linked pregnancy drug has impacted his health - Maxwell Samuda’s grandmother is believed to have taken diethylstilbestrol, known as DES, more than 50 years ago.
Food & Wine

What Is the Dubai Chewy Cookie? A Stretchy Spin on the Famous Chocolate Bar Is Going Viral

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