North Korea fired about 10 unidentified ballistic missiles toward the sea of Japan Saturday, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, days after Pyongyang warned of "terrible consequences" over South Korea-US military drills. Pyongyang recently dashed hopes of a diplomatic thaw with South Korea, W»»»

Beijing: A train from North Korea arrived in Beijing on Friday, China’s railway authority said, as rail service between the two neighbouring countries resumed this week after a six-year pause. China is North Korea’s largest trading partner and a vital source of diplomatic, economic and political su»»»

We rarely articulate our love for home, not unless someone asks. Most of the time, the feeling resides in the background of our lives, built from years of routine and small, ordinary moments: Greeting the familiar faces at the grocery store, wandering through the neighbourhood park, stopping to pla»»»

Dubai: Shareholders of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company confirmed a new board of directors at the company’s annual general assembly, marking a leadership update at one of the region’s largest listed utilities groups while approving dividends that will return around Dh5 billion to investors. Sign u»»»

We rarely articulate our love for home, not unless someone asks. Most of the time, the feeling resides in the background of our lives, built from years of routine and small, ordinary moments: Greeting the familiar faces at the grocery store, wandering through the neighbourhood park, stopping to pla»»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai moved slightly lower on Friday morning, extending a period of volatile trading that has shaped the precious metals market over the past two weeks. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and India.) Sign up for »»»

Dubai: Qatar Airways has announced a limited operating schedule for several days in March after the closure of Qatari airspace forced the airline to suspend most flights, leaving thousands of passengers waiting for clarity on travel plans. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balanc»»»

US House lawmakers on Wednesday examined Jeffrey Epstein’s financial empire as a committee questioned his former accountant in a closed-door deposition. Richard Kahn, an executor of Epstein’s estate, told lawmakers he had not seen evidence of abuse but described how the financier accumulated hundre»»»

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering waivers to the 106-year-old Jones Act, which requires cargo on all shipping vessels to be owned and operated by 75% U.S. citizens, with the vessels registered in the United States, in order to ease rapidly rising gas and fuel prices. Photo by Bonnie »»»

The effort is expected to meet some opposition from the House GOP. A housing affordability bill sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., easily passed the Senate on an 89 to 10 vote, but it may face a tough time in the House of Representatives. File Photo by Jemal Count»»»

More than one-third of Americans make trade-offs on spending money for daily needs in order to afford access to healthcare and medication, a Gallup survey found. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo March 12 (UPI) -- People in the United States are roiling budgets, skipping meals, stret»»»

Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Neil McCasland has been missing since February 27. File Photo courtesy of the FBI March 12 (UPI) -- Law enforcement officials in New Mexico said they've been searching for a 68-year-old retired U.S. Air Force major general who was reported missing last month. Willia»»»

1 of 5 | Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., speaks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Clyburn, 85, announced Thursday that he will run for re-election. File Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI | License Photo March 12 (UPI) -- Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., announced Thursday that he will run for »»»

1 of 2 | UFC CEO Dana White speaks to supporters of President-elect Donald Trump during the Make America Great Again Victory Rally at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on January 19, 2025. White praised the work of the FBI in announcing plans for UFC fighters to train the agency. File Photo by»»»

Ravi Bellamkonda will be Ohio State University's 18th president. Photo courtesy of Ohio State March 12 (UPI) -- The Ohio State University has named Ravi V. Bellamkonda as president after Saturday's resignation of Ted Carter. Bellamkonda will take up the position immediately, according to a press re»»»

Combinatul de Îngrășăminte Chimice Năvodari (CICh), the only Romanian producer of niche technological fertilizers and professional biostimulants, has obtained the updated Integrated Environmental Permit for its fertilizer and nitrogen-based product manufacturing operations. In this context, the com»»»

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., will face challenger attorney Julie T. Le in her primary. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 12 (UPI) -- A lawyer who was fired after she complained to a Minnesota judge about her job representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement is challenging Rep. Ilhan Om»»»

Passengers wait to go through TSA while traveling during the holiday season at Ronald Reagan National Airport in December. TSA agents will miss their first paychecks Saturday if Congress doesn't pass a resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License P»»»

Dubai: Sahar Karoubi moved to the UAE in 2003 and built her career in marketing after graduating from the American University in Dubai. In 2021, a personal shift pushed her toward entrepreneurship. After becoming a mother of two young children, she began paying closer attention to the everyday prod»»»

Dubai: The United States is preparing some of its most powerful long-range bombers for possible strikes on deeply buried targets in Iran, even as the widening conflict spills into Gulf shipping lanes and oil infrastructure across the region. Videos taken Wednesday at RAF Fairford in Britain showed »»»

A passenger train linking North Korea and China crosses the Amnok River bridge, also known as the Yalu River bridge, on the border between two countries on Thursday. Photo by Yonhap North Korea and China resumed an international passenger train service linking their capitals Thursday for the first »»»

Dubai: Operations at Jebel Ali Port remain fully functional with no infrastructure damage, although regional security developments have temporarily reduced inbound vessel traffic into the port. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.DP World said mitigation measures are being»»»

In this image released Thursday by state media, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter Kim Ju Ae fires a pistol during an inspection of a munitions factory with her father. Photo by KCNA/EPA SEOUL, March 12 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a munitions factory that produces lig»»»

Dubai: Dutch carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has cancelled all flights to Dubai until March 28 due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The airline said passengers booked on the affected services will be contacted and can either »»»

WASHINGTON (AP): House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men. Richard Kahn, who worked closely with Epstein for years and now se»»»

A vehicle crashed into a barrier near the White House Wednesday. No injuries were reported, and one person was detained by the Secret Service for questioning. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 11 (UPI) -- One person is in custody Wednesday after authorities said his vehicle crashe»»»

Share: The UN Security Council is convening emergency meetings to address severe escalations in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. With over a million people displaced and critical health infrastructure damaged, the Council is focused on enforcing Resolutions 1559 and 1701, demanding a ceasefir»»»

Dubai: Airlines across Asia are raising ticket prices and adding fuel surcharges after sharp swings in global oil markets pushed jet fuel costs higher and disrupted key flight routes. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Carriers say the moves are necessary to offset rising»»»

Dubai: Azizi Developments has begun the rollout of a Dh75 billion hospitality investment programme with the foundation of its first five-star hotel in Dubai, marking the start of a major expansion that will add tens of thousands of rooms to the emirate’s tourism sector. Sign up for our daily busine»»»

Dubai: Stranded in Doha after Middle East airspace shut down during the escalating Iran conflict, a US doctor undertook a desperate 60-hour escape across four continents — a journey involving a desert drive to Saudi Arabia, improvised flights and nearly $10,000 in costs before he finally reached ho»»»

Dubai: Rising shipping costs triggered by the conflict involving Iran are likely to filter through global supply chains and eventually reach consumers, according to the head of one of the world’s largest shipping companies. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Vincent Clerc»»»

A little cooking here and there, or the joy of arts and crafts. Maybe a little tea party, with a sprinkling of imagination. Or, how about just having fun with shapes and making learning fun? The UAE parents sure know how to keep their children busy, and more importantly, happy. It has been a challe»»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai edged lower on Wednesday morning after a series of sharp moves earlier in the month. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and India.) Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The price of»»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) oversaw the test-fire of strategic cruise missiles from the naval destroyer Choe Hyon, state-run media reported Wednesday. In the photo, Kim watches the launch via video feed with his daughter Kim Ju Ae. Photo by KCNA/EPA SEOUL, March 11 (UPI) -- North Korean lea»»»

South Korea's defense posture against North Korea will not be hindered by the shift of U.S. military assets to the Middle East, a senior presidential official said Wednesday. In this photo, taken Tuesday, air defense launchers are seen being dismantled at a U.S. THAAD base in Seongju. Photo by Yonh»»»

Dubai: President Donald Trump has announced plans for the first new oil refinery to be built in the US in half a century, with financial backing from Reliance Industries, in a move that could reshape domestic fuel processing capacity amid heightened volatility in global energy markets. Sign up for »»»

Dubai: Flights to and from the UAE have continued operating through what aviation authorities call safe air corridors, even while large parts of regional airspace face restrictions linked to geopolitical tensions. These corridors allow aircraft to travel through designated sections of airspace that»»»

Fresh Israeli strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs and south Lebanon on Tuesday after the Israeli army warned people to evacuate, with Lebanese authorities saying nearly 760,000 people had been registered as displaced. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when Iran-backed Hezbollah»»»

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has defended stronger military cooperation with the United States to combat drug trafficking, File Photo by Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA March 10 (UPI) -- Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa defended stronger military cooperation with the United States to combat drug traffic»»»

Dubai: Ten days into the war with Iran, US President Donald Trump is facing growing scrutiny over his shifting explanations for why the conflict began — and how it might end. Trump has alternated between suggesting the war could end soon — calling it a “short-term excursion” and saying US forces ar»»»

Dubai: Missile and drone attacks across the Gulf continued Tuesday as regional governments said dealing with Iranian aggression had become a top priority amid a widening Middle East war. Qatar’s Defence Ministry said its armed forces intercepted a missile attack targeting the country, after an elev»»»

Dubai: A network of luxury properties across Europe — including high-end hotels in Germany and prime real estate in London — has been linked to associates of Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, according to investigations by Bloomberg and the Financial Times. The reports suggest»»»

Dubai: Pakistan has launched a naval operation to safeguard shipping and energy supplies as the US-Israeli war on Iran threatens vital maritime routes and pushes global oil prices higher, according to reports by Dawn. The Pakistan Navy said it had initiated Operation Muhafizul Bahr to counter what »»»

Train service linking Pyongyang and Beijing will resume this week for the first time in six years, sources said Tuesday. This September 2025 photo shows China's president Xi Jinping (R) shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing. File Photo by KCNA/EPA Train service linking Pyong»»»

Dubai: Gold has long been viewed as the ultimate refuge during global turmoil. Wars, financial crises and inflation shocks have traditionally sent investors rushing into bullion, often pushing prices sharply higher within days. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.This time»»»

Dubai: Global trade and logistics major DP World has appointed Ahmad Yousef Al-Hassan as CEO and Managing Director for its GCC business, placing a long-time company executive in charge of one of the group’s most strategically important regions. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & B»»»

She made the mistake of looking out of the window. It was pitch black. That might sound like the start of a horror film, and for Dubai-based Gita (name changed on request), it really was. “We were leaving an area of cold winds from what I understood. And the feeling of the plane suddenly shaking, t»»»

Doha, Qatar: Following the completion of the legally required quorum, representing (76.81%), Barwa Real Estate Group held the meeting of the Company’s Ordinary General Assembly this evening. H E Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah, Chairman of the Board, members of the Board of Directors, th»»»

Dubai: Dubai gold prices jumped sharply on Tuesday morning, pushing retail rates higher after several days of volatile trading driven by global geopolitical developments and currency movements. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.At 9.25 am, the price of 24K gold in Dubai »»»

Venezuela continues to burn natural gas produced as a byproduct of oil extraction in a process called gas flaring, which wastes a valuable resource and also has negative consequences for the environment and poses health risks. We spoke to people in Venezuela with knowledge of gas flaring and its ef»»»