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UAE's Abu Dhabi witnesses sharp rise in Chinese tourists

Inthefirsttwomonthsof2018,about86,400ChinesevisitedAbuDhabi,capitaloftheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE),upby40.9percentfrom2017,thecitysaidSunday.Februaryaloneaccounted

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Philippine troops kill 2 Abu Sayyaf terrorists<br>

AtleasttwoterroristshavebeenkilledastroopsfoughtanundeterminednumberofAbuSayyafGroupfighters(ASG)insouthernPhilippinejunglesofSulu,anarmygeneralsaidonFriday.Bri

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Da Vinci sold for $450 mln headed to Louvre Abu Dhabi

"SalvatorMundi,"apaintingofChristbyLeonardoDaVincirecentlysoldforarecord450millionUSdollars,isheadingtotheLouvreAbuDhabiinacoupfortheboldnewmuseum,itannouncedWe

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Louvre Abu Dhabi draws thousands on opening day, Macron among visitors

TheLouvreAbuDhabiopeneditsdoorstothepubliconSaturday,drawingthousandsofvisitorsascosmopolitanastheUnitedArabEmiratesitself,asymboloftheGulfnation’sambitionsonth

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East meets West as Louvre Abu Dhabi opens in the Gulf<br>

AbuDhabiwillopenitsLouvremuseumtothepubliconSaturday,positioningitselfasacityofculturaltourismwithadisplayofhundredsofworksthatithopeswilldrawvisitorsfromaround

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China becomes largest source of tourists for Abu Dhabi

ThenumberofvisitsfromChinatoAbuDhabireached242,000fromJanuarytoAugust,makingChinathelargestsourceoftouristsinthecity,AbuDhabi'stourismdepartmentsaidThursday.Sai

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World's heaviest 500-kg lady passes away in Abu Dhabi

ImanAbdAl-Ati,oncetheworld'sheaviestwoman,atweight500kg,passedawayearlyMondayinAbuDhabiintheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE),localmediareported.TheEgyptianwomansuccumbed

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Malaysia arrests 7 suspected of involvement with Abu Sayyaf

MalaysiahasarrestedsevenPhilippinemensuspectedofinvolvementinactivitiesoftheAbuSayyafmilitantgroup,policesaidonThursday,asconcerngrowsinSoutheastAsiaovertheposs

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Jordanians enjoy color run in Amman

PeopletakepartintheColorRuninAmman,capitalofJordan,onAug.25,2017.Jordaniansenjoyedthecolor,dancingandmusicofthecountry'ssecondcolorrunhereonFriday.(Xinhua/Moham

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Vietnamese kidnap victim rescued from the Abu Sayyaf in Philippines

ThePhilippinemilitarysaidonMondaythattheyhadrescuedaVietnamesesailortakenhostageinNovemberlastyearbytheAbuSayyafgroupbasedinthesouthernBasilanprovince.ThePhilip

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Chinese firms to invest $300 million in Abu Dhabi

FiveChinesecompanieswillstartoperationsinAbuDhabi'sindustrialzonewithaninitialinvestmentof$300millioninaboostfortheoil-richemirate'seconomicdiversificationplans

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Philippine President Duterte : ISIS are responsible for the Marawi seige

President Rodrigo Duterte said it’s the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) who’s behind the Marawi seige.

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Philippine President Duterte : ISIS are responsible for the Marawi seige

ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,July7(APD)–PresidentRodrigoDutertesaidit’stheIslamicStateofIraqandSyria(ISIS)who’sbehindtheMarawiseige.Speakingbeforemilitarytroops

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Russia claims ISIL leader dead with 'high degree of certainty'

Russia'sForeignMinistrysaidonThursdaytherewasa"highdegreeofcertainty"thatISILleaderAbuBakral-BaghdadiwaskilledinRussia-ledairstrikeslastmonth,RIAnewsagencyrepor

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Trump welcomes visiting UAE Crown Prince at White House

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) welcomes Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on May 15, 2017. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

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Germany condemns Abu Sayyaf on beheading its citizen

The German government on Monday condemned the heinous act by the Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf, which brutally killed a German citizen.

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Philippines continues Abu Sayyaf offensive despite threat to behead German hostage

Philippine troops will not get distracted by a threat from Abu Sayyaf militants to behead a German hostage if a ransom was not paid by Sunday and will press assaults to crush the brutal group, military officials said.