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Russia, Ukraine each bring home 95 prisoners of war in swap brokered by UAE

(Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war on Friday, each side bringing home 95…

Dubai roads, airport reel from floods after record rains

By Talek Harris, Sahar Al-Attar and Amanda Mouawad DUBAI, April 17, 2024 (AFP) - Dubai's giant highways were clogged by…

WTO talks end with no major win, throwing trade body into ‘crisis’

By Hashem Osseiran and Agnes Pedrero ABU DHABI, March 1, 2024 (AFP) - A high-level WTO conference ended Saturday with…

COP28 fails to regulate the Wild West of carbon credits

By Mathilde DUMAZET PARIS, Dec 15, 2023 (AFP) - Two weeks of relentless negotiating at COP28 failed to produce an…

Fury as climate draft deal falls short of fossil fuel phase-out

By Laurent Thomet and Benjamin Legendre DUBAI, Dec 12, 2023 (AFP) - UN climate negotiations dragged into the early hours…

Last-minute push for historic fossil fuel deal at UN climate talks

DUBAI, Dec 11, 2023 (AFP) - UN climate talks enter their endgame on Monday as negotiators seek to convince an…

Fight fire with fire: controlled burns stem California blazes

By Jenn CAIN, with Romain FONSEGRIVES in Los Angeles SANTA CRUZ, United States, Dec 10, 2023 (AFP) - In a…

China protests calls to include Taiwan in climate talks

DUBAI, Dec 9, 2023 (AFP) - China on Saturday lodged a protest after calls at the UN climate talks in…

President Vladimir Putin Putin seeks to bolster Russia’s influence in the Middle East with visits to Saudi Arabia, UAE

RIYADH, Dec 6, 2023 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Saudi Arabia Wednesday after visiting the United Arab…

2023 to be hottest year on record after ‘extraordinary’ November

By Daniel Lawler with Benjamin Legendre in Dubai PARIS, Dec 6, 2023 (AFP) - This year will be the hottest…

Kremlin says Putin will visit Saudi Arabia, UAE Wednesday

MOSCOW, Dec 5, 2023 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday,…

Walkout, no-shows at COP28 as Israel-Hamas war resumes

By Talek HARRIS and Sahar AL-ATTAR DUBAI, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - Iran's delegation walked out and Israel's president cancelled…

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