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COP28 leader denies report alleging UAE wanted to seek oil deals in summit

By Jon Gambrell, Malak Harb, Associated Press

The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has forcefully denied a report alleging his nation planned to use the summit to strike oil and gas deals, a day before the summit was due to begin.

Pope cancels trip to Dubai for climate conference on doctors' orders while recovering from flu

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Francis was improving from the flu and inflammation of his respiratory tract that forced him to cancel his audiences Saturday.

Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden plans to skip the upcoming climate talks in Dubai, an event that is expected to draw heads of state and diplomats from more than 200 nations and the Vatican.

Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds

By Seth Borenstein, Mary Katherine Wildeman, Associated Press

Close to 400 people connected to fossil fuel industries in some way or another attended last year's United Nations' climate talks in Egypt.

555.55-carat black diamond believed to be from outer space shown off in Dubai

By Associated Press

Auction house Sotheby's Dubai has unveiled a diamond that's literally from out of this world. Sotheby's calls the 555.55-carat black diamond believed to have come from outer space "The Enigma."…

UAE announces relaxing of Islamic laws for personal freedoms

By Isabel Debre, Associated Press

The broadening of personal freedoms reflects the changing profile of a country that has sought to bill itself as a Westernized destination for tourists, fortune-seekers and businesses despite its Islamic legal code that has previously triggered court cases against foreigners…

Warring Afghans meet to find peace after decades of war

By Kathy Gannon, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press

Afghanistan’s warring sides started negotiations for the first time, bringing together the Taliban and delegates appointed by the Afghan government Saturday for historic meetings aimed at ending decades of war.

Thermometers in hand, Dubai opens for tourists amid pandemic

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

From French soccer jerseys to slick online campaigns, Dubai is trumpeting the fact that it reopened for tourism on Tuesday.

Built for a global economy, Dubai now threatened by virus

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Dubai has built a city on the promise of globalization, creating itself as a vital hub for the free movement of trade, people and money worldwide.

Hijacking foiled on commercial Bangladesh-Dubai flight, suspect killed

By Julhas Alam, Associated Press

A flight bound for Dubai from Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, made an emergency landing Sunday in Chittagong, Bangladesh, after a man attempted to hijack the plane, officials said.