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Oman plans to impose personal income tax, a first among Gulf states
Oman has announced plans to issue a personal income tax as part of a broader push to move the sultanate’s economy away from reliance on hydrocarbons.
 
Greenpeace warns of potential environmental disaster as oil tankers collide near Strait of Hormuz
Greenpeace has warned of a “potential environmental disaster” after two oil tankers collided near the Strait of Hormuz.
 
An advertisement for the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is displayed on a building in Hong Kong on Nov. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Hackers say they wiped out $90 million from Iran cryptocurrency exchange
Hackers with possible links to Israel have drained more than $90 million from Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex and leaked company data.
 
In this photo provided by @ridewithian, Ian Andersen poses for a selfie near the Turkey-Iran border, on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (@ridewithian via AP)
A Minnesota man’s biking dream is cut short in Iran as he flees the Israel-Iran conflict
A man from Minnesota was biking through Iran last week when Israel launched strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and the country’s military leaders, drawing Tehran’s swift response.
 
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UAE coast guard evacuates 24 people from oil tanker crash east of the critical Strait of Hormuz
The Emirati national guard says it has evacuated 24 people from an oil tanker after a collision between two ships just east of the world’s most critical oil chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz.
 
Saudi Arabia executes a journalist after 7 years behind bars. Activists say it was over his tweets
Saudi Arabia has executed a prominent Saudi journalist who was arrested seven years ago and convicted on terrorism and treason charges. Activist groups say the charges against him were trumped up.
 
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
TEST Iran executes man over 2022 protest killings. Activists say he was framed
Iran has executed a man convicted of fatally shooting seven people during a 2022 protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, though human rights activists say he was tortured into confessing for killings likely carried out by security services.
 
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
Iran says it executed 9 Islamic State group militants detained after a 2018 attack
Iran says it executed nine militants of the Islamic State group detained after a 2018 attack. The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency announced the executions Tuesday.
 
A man walks past a storefront inside Mall of the Emirates in in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)
Dubai orders Mall of the Emirates owner to restructure its board
A special judicial committee in Dubai has reportedly ordered the parent company of one of the region’s retail giants to restructure its board, trying to end years of turmoil after the death of its founder and secure the future of the owner of the Mall of the Emirates.
 
Iranian rapper Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, also known as Tataloo, sits at a courtroom at the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, Iran, May 7, 2024. (Tahmineh Rahmani/Mizan News Agency via AP)
Iranian rapper Tataloo once supported a hard-line presidential candidate. Now he faces execution
Iranian rapper Tataloo, a face-tattooed star who once supported a hard-line Iranian presidential candidate, now awaits execution.
 
In this May 8, 2014, file photo a man works on construction of the Kingdom Tower, a planned 252-story building, which aims to become the world's tallest skyscraper when complete, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia.(AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
Rights groups say migrant workers are dying on Saudi job sites as kingdom prepares for World Cup
Two rights organizations have accused Saudi Arabia of turning a blind eye to labor abuses of migrant workers and preventable deaths.
 
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British banking analyst jailed in Saudi Arabia for 10 years over ‘unknown tweet’
A British Bank of America analyst has been jailed for 10 years in Saudi Arabia apparently over a since-deleted social media post. Ahmed al-Doush was sentenced Monday after being accused of violating terrorism and anti-cyber crime laws.
 
This is a locator map for Saudi Arabia with its capital, Riyadh. (AP Photo)
Saudi Arabia’s low-cost carrier Flynas sells out all shares from initial public offering
Saudi Arabia’s low-cost carrier Flynas has sold within minutes of opening all of the $1.1 billion in shares from its initial public offering on the Riyadh stock exchange.
 
Saudi Aramco engineers and journalists look at the Hawiyah Natural Gas Liquids Recovery Plant in Hawiyah, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia on June 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
Saudi oil giant Aramco announces first-quarter profits of $26 billion, down 4.6% from a year earlier
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco posted first-quarter profits of $26 billion, down 4.6% from the prior year.
 
Dubai police make several arrests over disturbances after a local soccer match
Dubai police have arrested several people involved in fights after a weekend soccer match between UAE Pro League clubs Shabab Al Ahli and Al Wasl in a rare disturbance in the tightly policed sheikhdom.