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Dubai: economic might in the Middle East

Dubai has been transformed into a major global economic hub through diversification in sectors such as transportation, finance and tourism, to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels. The emirate, along with several Middle Eastern cities such as Doha and Manama, was hit on Sunday

Bored of peace? Trump keeps choosing war

On a US late-night television show Saturday, the host played a clip from 2011 of a businessman warning that president Barack Obama "will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate." That businessman was Donald Trump. Fast-forward 15 years and Trump,

SAG’s Actor Awards Winners (Updating Live)

The Actor Awards (previously the SAG Awards) are making their rebranded debut Sunday night as the Oscars loom just two weeks away. Paul Thomas Anderson’s action epic “One Battle After Another” made history with a record-breaking seven nominations. It’s up for cast ensemble,

Kaine: Trump strikes on Iran an 'illegal war'

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Sunday said the Trump administration launched an “illegal war” with strikes on Iran. Kaine is sponsoring a war powers resolution vote seeking to block further attacks against Iran. “This is an illegal war. I have a war powers resolution queued up for

Cruz says US-Iranian 'diplomacy was an abject failure'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Sunday that recent U.S. and Iranian diplomacy “was an abject failure” in the wake of recent U.S. military action against Iran. “The diplomacy was an abject failure. The Iranians approached the diplomacy with arrogance, which, with absolute hubris,

17 killed at pro-Iran protests across Pakistan

At least 17 people were killed Sunday across Pakistan as protesters outraged over the death of Iran's supreme leader took to the streets, with some attempting to storm US diplomatic buildings. In the Pakistani megacity of Karachi, an AFP journalist witnessed hundreds of