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The United Arab Emirates records its heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with significant flooding reported in Dubai. At least 20 people are killed by flooding in Oman and Ras Al Khaimah.
2024-04-17

Heavy rains and flash floods affect parts of the Persian Gulf, killing at least 18 people in Oman and causing travel disruptions in the United Arab Emirates.
2024-04-16

In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates condemn the forced displacement and collective punishment in Gaza.
2023-10-26

The Philippines reports its first cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant first detected in India in two Filipino seafarers who travelled to Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
2021-05-11

The United Arab Emirates reports a record 3,453 new confirmed cases in a single-day, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 253,261.
2021-01-17

Due to heightened tensions, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe cancels his scheduled trips to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, and convenes a National Security Council meeting, likely to discuss Iran's attack on U.S. forces based in Iraq.
2020-01-8

An Oman-registered bus carrying 31 passengers crashes into an overhead traffic sign in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, killing at least 17 people.
2019-06-7

The Gulf Cooperation Council formally designates Lebanon's Hezbollah militia a terrorist organization. The GCC member states are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
2016-03-2

Hillary Clinton of the United States speaks out against Iran in Abu Dhabi during a five-day trip to the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar. She requests that the world increase its pressure on Iran, a country she considers "a serious concern".
2011-01-9

The United Arab Emirates says the incident in which the Japanese tanker, the MV "M. Star", was damaged in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman last week involved an explosives-laden dinghy.
2010-08-6