MICHAEL WAKIN

Laborers work at a construction site with skyscrapers towering in the background in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
As the Middle East frets about conflict, Dubai booms with an influx of anxious wealth
As conflict casts a shadow across the Middle East, people are getting rich in Dubai. Years after a momentary slump in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the desert sheikdom’s economy is buzzing with tourism and construction as it positions itself as a safe haven in a region that’s resting on a
 
FILE - An Emirates plane taxis to a gate at Dubai International Airport at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)
Dubai International Airport, busiest for global travel, sees half-year record of 44.9M passengers
Dubai International Airport has seen a record 44.9 million travelers pass through its terminals in the first half of this year.
 
FILE - An abandoned vehicle stands in floodwater covering a major road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 18, 2024 after heavy thunderstorms. (AP Photo/Christopher Pike, File)
Floods and climate change blamed for surge in dengue in the Emirates as WHO warns of global spike
Since the United Arab Emirates witnessed its heaviest recorded rainfall ever three months ago, the desert nation has issued a multitude of warnings about dengue.
 
This is a locator map for United Arab Emirates with its capital, Abu Dhabi. (AP Photo)
UAE sentences Bangladeshi nationals to prison over protests against their home government
A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced dozens of Bangladeshi nationals to prison, including three for life imprisonment, over protests against their home government in the Gulf country.
 
This is a locator map for United Arab Emirates with its capital, Abu Dhabi. (AP Photo)
UAE orders a trial of Bangladeshi nationals arrested for protesting their home government
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates ordered an investigation and an expedited trial of Bangladeshi nationals arrested after protesting against their home government across the Gulf country.
 
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a close view of burning oil tanks in Hodeidah, Yemen, July 21, 2024. (Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies via AP)
Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after a deadly Israeli strike on Houthi rebels
The Israeli military says it has intercepted a missile fired from Yemen. The interception early Sunday occurred after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi rebel targets in Yemen.
 
FILE - Militants with the Islamic State group are seen from the outskirts of Suruc at the Turkey-Syria border, after placing their group's flag on a hilltop at the eastern side of the town of Kobani, Syria, on Oct. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
With mosque attack in quiet Oman, a fragmented Islamic State group aims to show it can still strike
This week’s attack on a Shiite mosque in the capital stunned Oman, a quiet nation long spared militant violence.
 
This is a locator map for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)
9 rescued, search still on for other crew members after oil tanker capsizes in Arabian Sea off Oman
Nine crew members were rescued and another died as teams searched for others after an oil tanker capsized this week off the coast of Oman, according to the country’s state news agency.
 
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
Two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike ships in the Red Sea
Two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted ships in the Red Sea as a new U.S. aircraft carrier approaches the region to provide security for the key international trade route that has been under assault since the Israel-Hamas war erupted nine months ago.
 
In this photograph released by the U.S. Navy, the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is seen July 4, 2024, in the South China Sea. The Roosevelt is replacing the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Navy's campaign against attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeting shipping in the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. (Seaman Ryan Holloway/U.S. Navy, via AP)
A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets a ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a Liberian-flagged tanker in the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The vessel’s captain reported explosions off the side of the vessel.
 
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels target a US-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden
Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted United States-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center says the captain of the ship reported an explosion Tuesday in close proximity to the vessel off the coast of Nishtun, Yemen.