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The United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman this week found themselves at the epicenter of the strongest weather event in 75 years to hit the Arabian Peninsula

More than 11,000 people have been evacuated in North Indonesia due to the eruption of the Ruang volcano

Marine biologists have discovered over 100 species of marine creatures new to science in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand. According to the Ocean Census project, a team from the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) of New Zealand collected about 1,800 samples of living organisms at depths of up to 4,800 meters during an expedition to the Bounty Trough off the east coast of the South Island

Heavy rains and strong winds wreak havoc across the United Arab Emirates, causing widespread flooding and disruptions. Authorities urge residents to stay indoors as one person is reported dead

Six Southeast Asian nations – Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand – are revving their engines to attract more tourists with a proposed Schengen-inspired visa system

New Zealand has announced stricter requirements for the issuance of work visas and the introduction of new rules for the admission of migrants

The festive dawn prayer in mosques announced on Wednesday the onset of Eid al-Fitr in most countries of the Middle East - the holiday at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan

A new tourist resort Ras al-Hekma will appear on the Mediterranean coast in Egypt

Tunisia's famous lagoons are drying up rapidly – the summer heat, when the thermometer rises to 49 °C, as well as chaotic urbanization in the absence of proper state control have brought them to the brink of extinction

One of the oldest surviving handwritten books will be put up for auction next June at Christie's in London