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• UN rights body to hold session on Syrian massacre

  The U.N.'s top human rights body will hold a special session Friday on the deteriorating situation in Syria and last week's massacre of more than 100 Syrian villagers, officials said.The U.N. Human Rights Council said Wednesday its special session will a   Read more »

• UAE ruler cancels debts of defaulting borrowers

  (AP) -- Citizens of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates who defaulted on hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans could soon see their debts wiped away.State news agency WAM reported Sunday that the president of the Gulf federation is ordering the settlem   Read more »

• Iran: US stealth fighter deployment to UAE harmful

  (AP) -- Iran's defense minister said Monday that the deployment of American military stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates will damage regional security, the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported.Gen. Ahmad Vahidi 's comments were the first o   Read more »

• US Muslim: I was tortured at FBI's behest in UAE

  (AP) -- A Muslim American seeking asylum in Sweden claimed Wednesday he was detained at the U.S. government's request while in the United Arab Emirates last summer, tortured in custody and interrogated about the activities of a Portland , Oregon , mosque   Read more »

• Gulf bloc united over island dispute with Iran

  (AP) -- Gulf Arab states are warning Iran that they stand united in an escalating dispute over strategic islands controlled by Tehran but also claimed by the United Arab Emirates.A statement Tuesday by the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council told Iran th   Read more »

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• Awesome Desert Stadium Built Right Into the Ground [Design]

  design firm MZ Architects designed this stadium in the desert of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates, maximizing the surrounding landscape by turning it into the actual infrastructure of the building itself. Comprising 200,000-square-meters, the structure relies 2:02 AM from Gizmodo Read more »

• Plane makes detour to Ottawa

  5:30 p.m. Firefighters were at the airport on standby, but were cleared shortly after the plane landed, fire officials said. Emirates officials blamed bad weather in Toronto for the diversion and said the plane was expected to leave for Pearson shortly after 6/1/12 from Ottawa Sun Read more »

• Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 8 Returns from Six-Month Deployment

  Security Squadron (MSRON) 8 returned to Naval Station Newport, May 31, following a six-month deployment to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, and Bahrain. Family members began to arrive at Naval Station Newport's ceremonial Kay Hall before midnight, May 6/1/12 from GlobalSecurity.org Read more »

• UAE's Crackdown on Dissidents Intensifies

  - The future of seven Islamist activists stripped of their nationalities and imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates remains in doubt after a court this week rejected a request to return the men’s Emirati passports. It is the latest incident in what appears 6/1/12 from Voice of America Read more »

• Al Ain scientist says Venus transit will be special

  Ilias Fernini, assistant professor of astronomy at the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain (UAEU), will look up wistfully at the night sky in the early hours of Wednesday morning. If he could have his own way, the dawn chorus would start at 2.07am, allowing 6/1/12 from Albequerque Express Read more »