Dubai

Children play in the surf at Kite Beach with the Burj al Arab, the Dubai Marina and a man flying a powered parachute in the background in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 8, 2016.

To beat the heat, beach lovers in Dubai head to the shores at night

The beaches in Dubai are equipped for the adjustment. They have floodlights, late-night dining options, games and rides. And the lifeguards remain on duty into the wee hours of the morning.

To beat the heat, beach lovers in Dubai head to the shores at night
competitive camel racers pose for a picture with their camels

Women's camel racing team takes an ancient sport back to the future

Women's camel racing team takes an ancient sport back to the future
Popular Russian rapper Oxxxymiron played to a packed club in Istanbul to raise funds for Ukrainians and their fight against Russia.

The new Russian diaspora finds a home in Istanbul 

The new Russian diaspora finds a home in Istanbul 
Soldiers are shown standing guard near a barbed-wire fence with a larger crowd of people shown standing and waiting.

Taliban announce 'amnesty,' urge women to join government

Taliban announce 'amnesty,' urge women to join government
A woman poses in front of a Black Lives Matter mural on the street as a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Brooklyn, New York, June 16, 2020.  

‘We need to talk about racism,’ these Middle Easterners say 

‘We need to talk about racism,’ these Middle Easterners say 
A long escalator is shown nearly empty with a person riding down and looking at their phone.

Coronavirus causes historic market drop, global scramble to contain 'invisible enemy'

Coronavirus fears led to a historic drop in US stocks, shut borders and disrupted daily life around the world, as governments took increasingly drastic measures to try to reduce the severity of the global outbreak.

Coronavirus causes historic market drop, global scramble to contain 'invisible enemy'
Young soldier wearing uniform raises his fist alongside other cheering soldiers

Cheap drones are changing the calculus of war in Yemen

Cheaper and deadlier than ever, drones are now taking off around the clock in Yemen, as Houthi rebels step up their drone campaign in their fight against the Saudi-backed coalition.

Cheap drones are changing the calculus of war in Yemen
Women at the Corniche in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

How rising numbers of Gulf women are escaping abuse to seek asylum

Women from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries are increasingly risking their lives to flee. Some plan their escapes for years, and even with so much planning, there are times when things go wrong.

How rising numbers of Gulf women are escaping abuse to seek asylum
Shaheen Pasha

As a woman in media, sexual harassment was the norm. I was told to keep it to myself.

Commentary: Journalist Shaheen Pasha says that sexual harassment has long been an "unfortunate and infuriating" part of doing her job.

As a woman in media, sexual harassment was the norm. I was told to keep it to myself.
Ayesha Albusmait, and her daughter, Reem Abdullah Rashid. Albusmait is one of the small, but growing number of single Emirati woman choosing to adopt.

When you're a single woman in the Emirates, but you still want a child

It's no big deal when a single woman chooses to adopt in the US. But in the United Arab Emirates? That's something new.

When you're a single woman in the Emirates, but you still want a child
Climate conditions in much of the Persion Gulf/Arabian Peninsula area will often push past the limits of human adaptability by the end of this century under current greenhouse gas pollution trends, according to a new report in Nature Climate Change. These

Climate change may soon make much of the Persian Gulf region too hot for humans

It's always been hot in the Persian Gulf region. But a new report finds that without action to limit climate change, the combination of rising temperatures and humidity will often push much of the region beyond the limits of human adaptability.

Climate change may soon make much of the Persian Gulf region too hot for humans
A female rider on International Female Ride Day in Dubai.

On Dubai's roads, women hop on Harleys and shatter stereotypes

You might not expect to see women riding motorcycles if you took to the roads of the United Arab Emirates. But in Dubai, some women are living their motorcycle dreams and defying stereotypes of Arab women.

On Dubai's roads, women hop on Harleys and shatter stereotypes
Developer Maximiliano Firtman wears a prototype Google Glass device in November 2013.

Dubai's traffic cops are getting Google Glasses

The Dubai police are hoping Google Glass will give them a leg up on traffic violators and criminals. In Turkey, though, a government official is being comforted after injuring his leg kicking a protester. And the CIA says it won't mix vaccine campaigns with its covert ops. Those stories and more in today's Global Scan.

Dubai's traffic cops are getting Google Glasses
The World

Autistic kids star in a new play — and documentary — from the United Arab Emirates

When the royal family of the United Arab Emirates approached filmmaker Tricia Regan about producing a documentary to bring autism in their country out of the closet, she was hesitant. Staging a play with autistic children in another culture was daunting. But she says the result was incredible.

Autistic kids star in a new play — and documentary — from the United Arab Emirates

Qatar's neighbors are pressuring the small Gulf country to fall in line

Qatar and its neighbors in the Arabian Gulf aren't getting along too well. Saudi Arabia, along with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, recalled its ambassador recently — just one move in a series of diplomatic measures designed to get the small, but wealthy Gulf country to step in line.

Qatar's neighbors are pressuring the small Gulf country to fall in line