Jon Gambrell

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch boat-borne bomb attack against Greek-owned ship in Red Sea

June 12, 2024 at 11:39 p.m.

ABOARD THE USS LABOON IN THE RED SEA — Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a boat-borne bomb attack against a commercial ship in the Red Sea on Wednesday, authorities said, the latest escalation...

Hutíes de Yemen atacan buque de propiedad griega en el mar Rojo

June 13, 2024 at 2:49 a.m.

A BORDO DEL USS LABOON EN EL MAR ROJO — Los rebeldes hutíes de Yemen lanzaron el miércoles una lancha cargada de explosivos contra un buque comercial en el mar Rojo, según...

Ataques con misiles de huties alcanzan dos buques en el Golfo de Aden

June 10, 2024 at 4:04 a.m.

MANAMA, Bahréin — MANAMA, Bahréin (AP) — Ataques con misiles de los rebeldes hutíes de Yemen alcanzaron dos buques en el golfo de Adén, informaron las autoridades el domingo, en el asalto...

Buque de carga es alcanzado por un misil en el Golfo de Aden en presunto ataque huti; no hay heridos

June 9, 2024 at 3:23 a.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Un misil alcanzó el domingo un carguero con bandera de Antigua y Barbuda en el Golfo de Adén, en un ataque...

Missile attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike 2 ships in the Gulf of Aden, US military says

June 10, 2024 at 3:22 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck two ships in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said Sunday, the latest assaults on shipping in the region.One anti-ship ballistic...

FILE - The helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi takes off at the Iranian border with Azerbaijan after President Raisi and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev inaugurated dam of Qiz Qalasi, or Castel of Girl in Azeri, Iran, on May 19, 2024. While the cause of the May 19 crash remains unknown, the sudden death of the hard-line protégé of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei exposed the contradictions and challenges facing the country's Shiite theocracy. (Ali Hamed Haghdoust, IRNA via AP, File)

Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran’s reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home

June 8, 2024 at 5:09 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — By the time Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi boarded his window seat on a helicopter ferrying him, the foreign minister and six others, thick clouds already had begun...

En esta imagen, tomada de un video publicado por la oficina de medios Ansar Allah de los rebeldes hutíes el miércoles 5 de junio de 2024, se muestra el lanzamiento de un misil Palestina desde un área de Yemen controlada por los rebeldes. (Oficina de medios Ansar Allah vía AP)

Huties de Yemen presentan misil “Palestina” de combustible solido

June 6, 2024 at 9:03 p.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Los hutíes de Yemen presentaron un nuevo misil de combustible sólido en su arsenal, el cual es similar en ciertos aspectos...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unveil solid-fuel ‘Palestine’ missile that resembles Iranian hypersonic

June 6, 2024 at 7:03 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen's Houthi rebels have unveiled a new, solid-fuel missile in their arsenal that resembles aspects of one earlier displayed by Iran that Tehran described as flying at...

En esta imagen, distribuida por la agencia noticiosa estatal WAM, el líder emiratí jeque Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, que gobierna en Abu Dabi (izquierda), estrecha la mano del funcionario talibán Sirajuddin Haqqani en el palacio Qasr Al Shati en Abu Dabi, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el 4 de junio de 2024. (WAM vía AP)

Lider emirati se reune con funcionario taliban por el que EEUU ofrece recompensa de 10 millones

June 5, 2024 at 7:05 a.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — El líder de Emiratos Árabes Unidos se reunió el martes con un funcionario del gobierno del Talibán afgano por quien Estados...

In this photograph released by the state-run WAM news agency, Emirati leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi, left, shakes hands with Taliban official Sirajuddin Haqqani at Qasr Al Shati palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. The leader of the United Arab Emirates met Tuesday with an official in the Taliban government still wanted by the U.S. on an up-to $10 million bounty over his involvement in an attack that killed an American citizen and other assaults. (WAM via AP)

Emirati leader meets with Taliban official facing $10 million US bounty over attacks

June 6, 2024 at 12:56 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The leader of the United Arab Emirates met with an official in the Taliban government still wanted by the United States on an up-to $10 million bounty...

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf (centro) asume como diputado durante la sesión inicial del nuevo parlamento en Teherán, Irán, el 27 de mayo de 2024. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)

Presidente de Parlamento irani se inscribe como aspirante a la presidencia

June 3, 2024 at 7:56 p.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — El presidente del parlamento iraní, el estricto Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, emergió el lunes como el más renombrado candidato dentro de la...

Iran's hard-line parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf waves to the media while ing his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the theocracy’s top figure in the presidential vote

June 3, 2024 at 4:59 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's hard-line parliament speaker emerged on Monday as the most-prominent candidate from within the country's Shiite theocracy in the race for the June 28 presidential election to...

FILE - A Boeing 777X plane takes off at the Farnborough Air Show fair in Farnborough, England, on July 18, 2022. The cost of your next flight is likely to go up. That's the word from the International Air Transport Association, which held its annual meeting Monday June 3, 2024 in Dubai, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Expect the cost of your airfare to continue to rise, an aviation trade group and industry heads warn

June 3, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The cost of your next flight is likely to go up. That's the word from the International Air Transport Association, which held its annual meeting Monday in...

El expresidente de Irán Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hace un gesto de victoria mientras se inscribe como candidato a las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de junio en el Ministerio del Interior en Teherán, Irán, el domingo 2 de junio de 2024. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)

El expresidente irani Mahmoud Ahmadinejad se inscribe en las presidenciales de junio

June 2, 2024 at 9:17 a.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — El expresidente iraní de línea dura Mahmoud Ahmadinejad se inscribió el domingo como posible candidato para las elecciones presidenciales, en un...

Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the media as he leaves at the conclusion of a press briefing beside portraits of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, top right, and the late President Ebrahim Raisi after ing his name as a candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 2, 2024. Ahmadinejad ed Sunday as a possible candidate for the presidential election, seeking to regain the country's top political position after a helicopter crash killed the nation's president. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad s for June 28 presidential election

June 2, 2024 at 10:44 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ed Sunday as a possible candidate for the presidential election, seeking to regain the country's top political position after a helicopter...

Un barco atacado por rebeldes huties llevaba grano a Iran, el principal benefactor de los rebeldes

May 30, 2024 at 10:20 a.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Un carguero de propiedad griega con bandera de Islas Marshall que fue atacado esta semana por los rebeldes hutíes en Yemen...

In this undated photo provided by the Etat Major des Armees on Thursday, May 30, 2024, a view of the Laax, a Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that came under attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels earlier this week, carrying cargo of grain bound for Iran, the group's main benefactor, authorities said Thursday. (Etat Major des Armees via AP)

Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran, the group’s main benefactor

May 30, 2024 at 1:08 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that came under attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels earlier this week had a cargo of grain bound for Iran, the group's...

Iran abre las inscripciones para las elecciones presidenciales de junio tras la muerte de Raisi

May 30, 2024 at 9:33 a.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Irán abrió el jueves un periodo de inscripción de cinco días para los aspirantes a presentarse a las elecciones presidenciales del...

Iranian elections headquarters staff work to candidates for the June 28 presidential elections at the Interior Ministry in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, May 30, 2024. Iran opened a five-day registration period Thursday for hopefuls wanting to run in the presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash earlier this month with seven others. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran opens registration for the June presidential election after Raisi died in a helicopter crash

May 30, 2024 at 4:13 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran opened a five-day registration period Thursday for hopefuls wanting to run in the June 28 presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed...

Otro avion no tripulado estadounidense MQ-9 Reaper cae en Yemen, segun imagenes

May 29, 2024 at 10:15 p.m.

DUBAI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBAI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Otro avión no tripulado estadounidense MQ-9 Reaper cayó en Yemen, según mostraron imágenes el miércoles, mientras los combatientes hutíes continuaban sus...

Another US MQ-9 Reaper drone goes down in Yemen, images purportedly show

May 30, 2024 at 1:33 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images purported to show Wednesday, as Yemen's Houthi rebels continued attacks on shipping around the Red Sea over...

Another US military MQ-9 Reaper drone goes down in Yemen, images purportedly show

May 29, 2024 at 1:56 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Another U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images online purported to show Wednesday, as Yemen's Houthi rebels continued attacks on shipping around the Red...

Un barco atacado hace aguas en el mar Rojo ante la costa de Yemen, segun las autoridades

May 28, 2024 at 11:42 a.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Un buque fue atacado el martes en el mar Rojo, ante la costa de Yemen, y una firma de seguridad privada...

Missile attacks damage a ship in the Red Sea off Yemen’s coast near previous Houthi rebel assaults

May 29, 2024 at 1:37 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Missile attacks twice damaged a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned ship Tuesday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, with a private security firm saying radio traffic...

FILE - Comedian Dave Chappelle performs at Madison Square Garden during his 50th birthday celebration week on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in New York. American comedian Dave Chappelle called the Israeli war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip a "genocide" Thursday, May 23, 2024, to cheers while performing in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, while urging Americans to fight antisemitism so Jews don't feel like they need to be protected by Israel. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Dave Chappelle says there’s a ‘genocide’ in the Gaza Strip as Israel-Hamas war rages on there

May 23, 2024 at 10:18 p.m.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — American comedian Dave Chappelle said a “genocide” is striking the Gaza Strip amid the Israel-Hamas war to cheers during his performance in the capital of the...

Una imagen difundida por la Oficina de la Presidencia Iraní muestra los ataúdes, envueltos en banderas, del presidente Ebrahim Raisi y quienes lo acompañaban en el choque del helicóptero en que viajaban el domingo, durante su funeral en la ciudad de Mashhad, Irán, el jueves 23 de mayo de 2024.. (Oficina de la Presidencia Iraní vía AP)

Iran entierra a Raisi en el santuario mas sagrado para los musulmanes chiies

May 23, 2024 at 7:34 p.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Irán enterró al presidente Ebrahim Raisi en el santuario chií más sagrado del país el jueves, días después de su muerte...

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, flag-draped coffins of the President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, during their funeral ceremony in the city of Mashhad, Iran, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Iran on Thursday prepared to inter its late president at the holiest site for Shiite Muslims in the Islamic Republic, a final sign of respect for a protégé of Iran's supreme leader killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iran inters its late president at holiest Shiite site in nation after fatal helicopter crash

May 23, 2024 at 7:14 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran interred President Ebrahim Raisi at the nation's holiest Shiite shrine Thursday, days after he was killed in a helicopter crash that added to the woes of...

En esta foto publicada por la oficina del líder supremo de Irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, en el centro, con turbante negro, lidera una oración sobre los ataúdes envueltos en banderas iraníes del presidente del país, Ebrahim Raisi, y sus compañeros de viaje, fallecidos en un choque de helicóptero el domingo en una región montañosa del noroeste del país, en el campus de la Universidad de Teherán, durante un funeral en Teherán, Irán, el miércoles 22 de mayo de 2024. (Oficina del líder supremo de Irán via AP)

El lider supremo irani reza por el presidente y otros muertos en choque de helicoptero

May 22, 2024 at 1:43 p.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — El líder supremo de Irán y representantes de milicias proiraníes en Oriente Medio rezaron el miércoles sobre los ataúdes del presidente...

In this photo released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center with black turban, leads a prayer over the flag-draped coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, at the Tehran University campus, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran’s supreme leader and proxy militias pray for late president and others dead in helicopter crash

May 22, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's supreme leader and representatives of militia groups he backs in the Middle East prayed Wednesday over the coffins of the country's late president, foreign minister and...

En esta fotografía proporcionada por la agencia de noticias Fars, dolientes rodean un camión que transporta los ataúdes del presidente iraní, Ebrahim Raisi, y otros fallecidos el domingo en un accidente de helicóptero, en Tabriz, Irán, martes 21 de mayo de 2024. (Ata Dadashi, Agencia de Noticias Fars vía AP)

Dolientes inician dias de funerales por el presidente de Iran y las victimas de un accidente aereo

May 21, 2024 at 2:48 p.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Dolientes iraníes comenzaron a reunirse el martes para los funerales y procesiones fúnebres por el presidente, el canciller y los otros...

In this photo provided by Fars News Agency, mourners gather around a truck carrying coffins of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, during a funeral ceremony at the city of Tabriz, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran's late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash, a government-led series of ceremonies aimed at both honoring the dead and projecting strength in an unsettled Middle East. (Ata Dadashi, Fars News Agency via AP)

Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president and others killed in helicopter crash

May 21, 2024 at 3:27 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran's late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash, a government-led...

ARCHIVO - El vicepresidente primero de Irán, Mohammad Mokhber, se reúne con el primer ministro de Rusia, Mikhail Mishustin, en un aparte del Consejo de Jefes de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Estados Independientes y la Organización de Cooperación de Shanghái en Bishkek, Kirguistán, el 25 de octubre de 2023. El líder supremo de Irán nombró a Mokhber como presidente en funciones tras la muerte de Ebrahim Raisi en un accidente de helicóptero. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Foto via AP, Archivo)

Quien es Mohammad Mokhber, nombrado presidente en funciones de Iran tras la muerte de Raisi?

May 20, 2024 at 10:33 a.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — El primer vicepresidente de Irán, Mohammad Mokhber, fue nombrado el lunes como presidente en funciones de la República Islámica tras la...

FILE - Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber meets with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, on the sidelines of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member States in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 25, 2023. Iran’s supreme leader appointed Mokhber as country’s acting president Monday, May 20, 2024, after a helicopter crash killed President Ebrahim Raisi. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Who is Mohammad Mokhber, appointed Iran’s acting president after a helicopter crash?

May 20, 2024 at 3:54 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was appointed acting president of the Islamic Republic on Monday after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash....

Varias personas sostienen imágenes del presidente iraní Ebrahim Raisi durante una ceremonia en su honor en Teherán, Irán, el lunes 20 de mayo de 2024. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)

Presidente y canciller de Iran mueren en choque de helicoptero en un momento de elevadas tensiones

May 20, 2024 at 10:41 p.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — El presidente iraní Ebrahim Raisi y el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores del país fueron encontrados sin vida el lunes, horas después...

FILE - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a meeting with foreign ambassadors and envoys to Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2024. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Amirabdollahian and others were found dead at the site of a helicopter crash site, state media reported Monday, May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-line diplomat, dies in a helicopter crash

May 20, 2024 at 4:12 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran's foreign minister and a hard-liner close to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who confronted the West while also overseeing indirect talks with the U.S. over...

FILE - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi listens to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, not in photo, during a t news conference following their meeting at the Presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 24, 2024. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and others were found dead at the site of a helicopter crash site, state media reported Monday, May 20, 2024. (Mert Gokhan Koc/Dia Images via AP, File)

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader’s protege, dies at 63 in helicopter crash

May 20, 2024 at 1:52 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country...

People hold up posters of President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. Iranian President Raisi and the country's foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast

May 21, 2024 at 3:50 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key...

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Ebrahim Raisi attends the inauguration ceremony of dam of Qiz Qalasi, or Castel of Girl in Azeri, at the border of Iran and Azerbaijan with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev, Sunday, May 19, 2024. A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a "hard landing" on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Who is Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president whose helicopter suffered a ‘hard landing’ in foggy weather?

May 19, 2024 at 3:19 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi has long been seen as a protégé to Iran's supreme leader and a potential successor for his position within the country's Shiite...

En esta fotografía proporcionada por la Agencia de Noticias de la República Islámica, IRNA, se muestra el helicóptero en el que iba a bordo el presidente iraní Ebrahim Raisi mientras despega en la frontera de Irán con Azerbaiyán, en Azeri, Irán, el domingo 19 de mayo de 2024. (Ali Hamed Haghdoust/IRNA vía AP)

Presidente irani y otros son hallados muertos en sitio de choque de helicoptero, dice prensa estatal

May 20, 2024 at 5:03 a.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — El presidente iraní Ebrahim Raisi, el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores del país y otros fueron encontrados sin vida el lunes en...

People pray for President Ebrahim Raisi in a ceremony at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 19, 2024. A helicopter carrying President Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s hard-line president still missing after likely helicopter crash in foggy, mountainous region

May 20, 2024 at 2:32 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a...

US national security adviser, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince meet to discuss ‘semi-final’ security deal

May 20, 2024 at 1:35 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Joe Biden's national security adviser met early Sunday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss what the kingdom described as the “semi-final” version...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch a missile that strikes an oil tanker in the Red Sea, US military says

May 18, 2024 at 4:04 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit an oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile early Saturday, damaging the Panama-flagged, Greek-owned vessel in their latest assault over...

Rebeldes huties de Yemen afirman que derribaron otro dron de EEUU

May 17, 2024 at 2:41 p.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Rebeldes hutíes de Yemen indicaron el viernes que derribaron un avión no tripulado estadounidense, horas después que por internet circularon imágenes...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone as footage shows wreckage

May 18, 2024 at 6:51 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen's Houthi rebels on Friday claimed to have shot down an American drone, hours after footage circulated online of what appeared to be the wreckage of an...

Esta imagen, distribuida por el Comando Central de Estados Unidos, muestra a soldados de su 7ma Brigada de Transporte, a marinos del Batallón Anfibio de Construcción 1 y a efectivos de las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel, instalando el muelle Trident en la costa de la Franja de Gaza, el 16 de mayo de 2024. (Comando Central de Estados Unidos vía AP)

Gaza recibe primera ayuda humanitaria a traves de muelle construido por EEUU

May 17, 2024 at 6:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Camiones cargados con ayuda humanitaria de primera necesidad recorrieron por primera vez el viernes el muelle flotante construido por Estados Unidos hasta el asediado enclave, en un momento en que...

Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid from the United Arab Emirates and the United States Agency for International Development cross the Trident Pier before entering the beach in Gaza, May 17, 2024. (Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley/U.S. Army Central via AP)

Trucks are rolling across a new US pier into Gaza. But challenges remain to getting enough aid in

May 17, 2024 at 2:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on...

Rebeldes huties de Yemen reivindican ataque contra buque de EEUU que derribo misil en el mar Rojo

May 15, 2024 at 7:03 p.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Los rebeldes hutíes de Yemen reivindicaron el miércoles un ataque contra un destructor de la marina estadounidense y contra un barco...

Independent UN experts say radical Saudi Arabia scholar held for years should be tried or released

May 15, 2024 at 1:58 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A radical Sunni scholar whose criticisms of Saudi Arabia's government and the West drew praise from the l ate al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden should be immediately...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels acknowledge attacking a US destroyer that shot down missile in the Red Sea

May 15, 2024 at 12:43 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday claimed targeting a U.S. Navy destroyer and a commercial ship in the Red Sea. However, the attack on the warship apparently happened...

Un avión jumbo Airbus A380 de Emirates aterriza en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Dubái, el 9 de septiembre de 2022. (Foto AP/Jon Gambrell, Archivo)

Aerolinea Emirates reporta ganancia record de $4.700 millones en 2023

May 13, 2024 at 7:08 p.m.

DUBÁI — DUBÁI (AP) — La aerolínea internacional Emirates anunció el lunes que registró ganancias récord de 4.700 millones de dólares en 2023, después de recuperarse de los turbulentos años de la...

FILE - An Emirates Airbus A380 jumbo jet lands at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. The long-haul carrier Emirates announced Monday, May 13, 2024, it saw record profits of $4.7 billion in 2023 as the airline fully took flight after the turbulent years of the coronavirus pandemic disrupted its operations.(AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

Long-haul carrier Emirates sees $4.7 billion profit in 2023 as airline takes flight after pandemic

May 13, 2024 at 11:22 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The long-haul carrier Emirates announced Monday it saw record profits of $4.7 billion in 2023 as the airline fully took flight after the turbulent years of the...

Frustran ataque de piratas somalies contra petrolero en Golfo de Aden

May 10, 2024 at 1:53 p.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Una fuerza naval europea detuvo a seis presuntos piratas el viernes después que abrieron fuego contra un petrolero que viajaba a través del Golfo de Adén, informaron...

Suspected pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden raises concerns about growing Somali piracy

May 10, 2024 at 8:53 p.m.

JERUSALEM — A European naval force detained six suspected pirates on Friday after they opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through the Gulf of Aden, officials said, likely part of a...

FILE - Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof poses during a photo call for the film "The Immigrant" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern on May 24, 2013. Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to prison in Iran ahead of Cannes

May 9, 2024 at 12:26 p.m.

The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer told...

Los rebeldes huties reivindican dos ataques en el Golfo de Aden, Iran reitera amenazas nucleares

May 9, 2024 at 9:18 a.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Los rebeldes hutíes en Yemen se atribuyeron dos ataques de misil en el Golfo de Adén contra dos portacontenedores con bandera panameña que no causaron daños. Mientras...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim 2 attacks in Gulf of Aden as Iran official renews nuclear bomb threats

May 9, 2024 at 8:38 a.m.

JERUSALEM — Yemen's Houthi rebels on Thursday claimed responsibility for two missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden on two Panama-flagged container ships that caused no damage. Meanwhile, an adviser to Iran's...

El director general del Organismo Internacional de la Energía Atómica, OIEA, Rafael Grossi, habla durante su conferencia de prensa conjunta con el director del departamento iraní de energía atómica, Mohammad Eslami, tras su reunión en la ciudad central de Isfahán, Irán, el martes 7 de mayo de 2024. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)

Iran y el OIEA siguen debatiendo como aplicar su acuerdo de inspecciones de 2023

May 7, 2024 at 10:37 a.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Irán y la agencia de supervisión nuclear de Naciones Unidas siguen negociando cómo aplicar un acuerdo alcanzado el año pasado para ampliar las inspecciones del programa atómico...

International Atomic Energy Organization, IAEA, Director General Rafael Grossi, left, and head of Iran's atomic energy department Mohammad Eslami shake hands at the conclusion of their t press conference after their meeting in the central city of Isfahan, Iran, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran and the UN nuclear agency are still discussing how to implement a 2023 deal on inspections

May 7, 2024 at 5:48 p.m.

JERUSALEM — Iran and the United Nations' nuclear watchdog are still negotiating over how to implement a deal struck last year to expand inspections of the Islamic Republic's rapidly advancing atomic program,...

El jefe del organismo de supervisión nuclear de la ONU, Rafael Mariano Grossi, izquierda, le da la mano al ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Irán, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, en Teherán, el lunes 6 de mayo de 2024. (Foto AP)

Jefe del organismo nuclear de ONU visita Iran entre limitaciones para observadores

May 6, 2024 at 3:43 p.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — El jefe del organismo de supervisión nuclear de Naciones Unidas viajó el lunes a Irán, donde su agencia enfrenta dificultades crecientes para monitorear el programa nuclear de...

FILE - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi waits to meet Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shakes hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Thursday, March 14, 2024. The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehran's nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight of the program remains limited, officials said Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)

The UN nuclear watchdog chief travels to Iran as its monitoring remains hampered

May 6, 2024 at 2:19 p.m.

JERUSALEM — The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog traveled Monday to Iran, where his agency faces increasing difficulty in monitoring the Islamic Republic's rapidly advancing nuclear program as tensions remain...

La protesta propalestina en la Universidad George Washington, en Washington, el 1 de mayo de 2024. (Foto AP/Jose Luis Magana)

Medios noticiosos en Oriente Medio pasan de cubrir la guerra en Gaza a cubrir las protestas en EEUU

May 1, 2024 at 6:34 p.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Tras una cobertura incesante de la guerra en la Franja de Gaza, la prensa en el Oriente Medio ha volcado ahora su atención a las protestas que...

Texas A&M students and of Texas A&M Young Democratic Socialists of America participate in a pro-Palestinian protest in Rudder Plaza on campus, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in College Station, Texas. (Meredith Seaver/College Station Eagle via AP)

Nonstop Mideast coverage of Israel-Hamas war pauses for protests and police action at US schools

May 2, 2024 at 12:39 a.m.

JERUSALEM — After weeks of nonstop coverage of destruction and death in the Gaza Strip, media across the wider Middle East have latched onto the demonstrations roiling American university campuses over the...

Una persona sostiene un cartel con una imagen de la iraní Mahsa Amini durante una protesta contra su muerte, en Berlín, Alemania, el 28 de septiembre de 2022. (Foto AP/Markus Schreiber, archivo)

Fiscales iranies presentan cargos contra activistas y periodistas tras informe de la BBC

May 1, 2024 at 1:55 p.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Fiscales iraníes presentaron cargos penales el miércoles contra activistas y periodistas tras un informe de la BBC de que presuntas fuerzas de seguridad “agredieron sexualmente y asesinaron”...

FILE - A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death, in Berlin, , on Sept. 28, 2022. Iranian prosecutors filed criminal charges Wednesday, May 1, 2024, targeting activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces "sexually assaulted and killed" a 16-year-old girl who led protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Iran files charges over BBC report on teen girl allegedly killed by security forces in 2022 protests

May 1, 2024 at 1:36 p.m.

JERUSALEM — Iranian prosecutors filed criminal charges on Wednesday targeting activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces had “sexually assaulted and killed” a 16-year-old girl during protests over...

The UN’s nuclear watchdog chief will visit Iran next week as concerns rise about uranium enrichment

May 1, 2024 at 11:37 a.m.

JERUSALEM — The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehran's nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight remains...

Saudi Arabia confirms a fitness influencer received an 11-year sentence over ‘terrorist offenses’

May 1, 2024 at 9:48 a.m.

JERUSALEM — Saudi Arabia confirmed in a letter to the United Nations that a female fitness instruction who was popular online received an 11-year prison sentence but did not specify any of...

Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities

May 1, 2024 at 5:09 a.m.

JERUSALEM — A Portuguese-flagged container ship came under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea, corresponding with a claim by Yemen's Houthi rebels that they assaulted the...

Ataque contra buque en el mar Arabigo desata preocupacion por las capacidades de los huties de Yemen

April 30, 2024 at 11:46 p.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Un buque de carga con bandera portuguesa fue objeto de un ataque con drones en un extremo del mar Arábigo, lo que encaja en las afirmaciones de...

Esta foto satelital de Planet Labs PBC muestra al buque estadounidense USNS Roy P. Benavidez en el Mar Mediterráneo frente a la Franja de Gaza, el 27 de abril de 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Buques militares de EEUU construyen muelle frente a Gaza para enviar ayuda humanitaria

April 29, 2024 at 7:16 p.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Un buque de la Armada estadounidense y varias embarcaciones del Ejército involucrados en las tareas lideradas por Estados Unidos para enviar ayuda humanitaria a la Franja de...

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows the USNS Roy P. Benavidez, center, in the Mediterranean Sea off shore from the Gaza Strip on Monday, April 29, 2024. A U.S. Navy ship involved in the American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip is off shore from the enclave, slowly building out a floating platform for the operation, satellite photos analyzed Monday by The Associated Press show. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

US military ships are working to build a pier for Gaza aid. It’s going to cost at least $320 million

April 30, 2024 at 12:06 p.m.

JERUSALEM — A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore of the enclave and building out...

Reportan un probable ataque de rebeldes huties contra un portacontenedores en el mar Rojo

April 29, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Rebeldes hutíes yemeníes habrían atacado con misiles un barco portacontenedores en el mar Rojo, según dijeron el lunes las autoridades, dentro de su campaña contra el tráfico...

Missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea

April 30, 2024 at 5:03 a.m.

JERUSALEM — A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damaged a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, the latest assault in their campaign against shipping in the crucial maritime...

Ilustración de un artista, proveida por el gobierno de Dubái, muestra el proyecto para el Aeropuerto Internacional Al Maktoum en Dubai World Central, en Dubái, Emiratos Árabes Unidos. (Gobierno de Dubái, via AP)

Aeropuerto Internacional de Dubai trasladara sus operaciones

April 28, 2024 at 2:40 p.m.

El Aeropuerto Internacional de Dubái, el más transitado del mundo en cuanto a viajes internacionales, trasladará sus operaciones a una amplia pista en el desierto del sur de la ciudad-estado...

This artist's rendering provided by the government of Dubai shows plans for Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state's second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches "within the next 10 years" in a project worth nearly $35 billion, its ruler said Sunday, April 28, 2024. (Dubai government via AP)

Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 years

April 28, 2024 at 9:22 a.m.

Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state's second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches “within the next 10 years” in...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft

April 28, 2024 at 4:35 a.m.

JERUSALEM — Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed shooting down another of the U.S. military's MQ-9 Reaper drones, airing footage of parts that corresponded to known pieces of the unmanned aircraft. The...

Un partidario de los hutíes levanta un cohete de imitación en una marcha contra Estados Unidos e Israel y en apoyo a los palestinos en la Franja de Gaza, en Saná, Yemen, el viernes 26 de abril de 2024. (AP Foto/Osamah Abdulrahman)

Rebeldes huties de Yemen derriban dron de EEUU y difunden imagenes que muestran los restos

April 27, 2024 at 11:32 p.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Los rebeldes hutíes de Yemen afirmaron el sábado haber derribado otro de los drones MQ-9 Reaper del ejército estadounidense, difundiendo imágenes de partes que se correspondían con...

Detectan fuego de misiles en mar Rojo frente a costa de Yemen

April 26, 2024 at 6:50 p.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Misiles presuntamente disparados por rebeldes hutíes de Yemen dañaron un buque que navegaba por el mar Rojo el viernes, de acuerdo con una firma privada de seguridad.En...

Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damage Panama-flagged oil tanker in Red Sea

April 27, 2024 at 5:14 a.m.

JERUSALEM — Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels caused “minor damage” to a Panama-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea on Friday, authorities said.The attack follows an uptick in assaults...

This satellite picture taken by Planet Labs PBC show the construction of a new aid port near Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. A new port is being built in the Gaza Strip ahead of a U.S. military-led operation to surge needed food and other aid into the besieged enclave as Israel's war on Hamas there grinds on, according to satellite images analyzed by Thursday, April 25, 2024, by The Associated Press. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

A US-led effort to bring aid to Gaza by sea is moving forward. But big concerns remain

April 25, 2024 at 11:30 p.m.

JERUSALEM — The construction of a new port in Gaza and an accompanying U.S. military-built pier offshore are underway, but the complex plan to bring more desperately needed food to Palestinian civilians...

Corte en Iran sentencia a muerte a rapero que abordo muerte de Mahsa Amini

April 25, 2024 at 2:09 p.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Un rapero en Irán que saltó a la fama por sus letras sobre la muerte de Mahsa Amini en 2022 y sus críticas a la República Islámica...

FILE - A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death, in Berlin, , on Sept. 28, 2022. A rapper in Iran who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and criticizing the Islamic Republic has been reportedly sentenced to death, state media and rights activists said Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Lawyer says Iran rapper famous for songs after 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini sentenced to death

April 25, 2024 at 12:13 p.m.

JERUSALEM — A rapper in Iran who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and criticizing the Islamic Republic has been sentenced to death, his lawyer...

Atacan un barco ante la costa de Yemen mientras la campana huti parece cobrar fuerza

April 25, 2024 at 10:15 a.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Un barco que navegaba por el Golfo de Adén fue atacado el jueves, dijeron las autoridades, en el último incidente provocado posiblemente por los rebeldes hutíes de...

In this photo provided by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), of the HMS Diamond's Bridge team shoot down a missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a large barrage of drones and missiles targeting shipping in the Red Sea Wednesday. (LPhot Chris Sellars/MoD Crown via AP)

Ship comes under attack off coast of Yemen as Houthi rebel campaign appears to gain new speed

April 25, 2024 at 8:41 p.m.

JERUSALEM — A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Thursday, officials said, the latest assault carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels over Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in...

Una explosion cerca de un barco apunta a nuevo ataque de rebeldes huties

April 24, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Un barco que estaba cerca del estratégico estrecho de Bab el-Mandeb reportó una explosión a cierta distancia el miércoles, en lo...

US coalition warship shoots down missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the Gulf of Aden

April 25, 2024 at 4:39 a.m.

JERUSALEM — A warship — part of a U.S.-led coalition protecting shipping in the Mideast — intercepted an anti-ship ballistic missile fired over the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, the American military...

Un sistema de defensa aérea S-300 de fabricación rusa se exhibe durante la Semana de la Defensa, en la Plaza Baharestan en Teherán, Irán, el 24 de septiembre de 2017. (Foto AP/Vahid Salemi, Archivo)

Fotos satelitales sugieren que radar de defensa aerea de Iran fue blanco de ataque israeli

April 22, 2024 at 7:36 p.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Fotografías satelitales tomadas el lunes sugieren que un aparente ataque de represalia israelí dirigido a Isfahán, ciudad del centro de Irán, impactó un sistema de radar de...

A missile defense site near an international airport and air base is seen in Isfahan, Iran, Monday, April 22, 2024. Satellite photos taken Monday suggest an apparent Israeli retaliatory strike targeting Iran's central city of Isfahan hit a radar system for a Russian-made air defense battery, contradicting repeated denials by officials in Tehran in the time since the assault. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite photos suggest Iran air defense radar struck in Isfahan during apparent Israeli attack

April 23, 2024 at 3:20 a.m.

JERUSALEM — Satellite photos taken Monday suggest an apparent Israeli retaliatory strike targeting Iran's central city of Isfahan hit a radar system for a Russian-made air defense battery, contradicting repeated denials by...

En una fotografía difundida por el sitio oficial de la oficina del máximo líder religioso de Irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, centro, ofrece una oración durante una reunión con jefes militares en Teherán, Irán, el domingo 21 de abril de 2024. (Oficina del Líder Supremo Iraní vía AP)

Lider religioso irani reconoce tacitamente que ataque a Israel causo pocos danos

April 21, 2024 at 2:51 p.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — El máximo líder religioso de Irán descartó el domingo cualquier discusión sobre si el ataque sin precedentes de Teherán con drones y misiles contra Israel impactó algo...

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in his meeting with a group of senior military leaders, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 21, 2024. Iran's supreme leader on Sunday dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel hit anything there, a tacit acknowledgment that despite launching a massive assault, few projectiles actually made through to their targets. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran’s supreme leader tacitly acknowledges that Tehran hit little in its attack on Israel

April 22, 2024 at 1:57 a.m.

JERUSALEM — Iran's supreme leader on Sunday dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel hit anything there, a tacit acknowledgment that despite launching a major assault, few projectiles...

Esta imagen satelital tomada por Planet Labs PBC muestra una pista de aterrizaje reparada el viernes 19 de abril de 2024, luego de un ataque iraní contra la base aérea Nevatim de Israel. (Planet Labs PBC vía AP)

Imagen satelital muestra dano en pista de aterrizaje causado por ataque irani contra Israel

April 20, 2024 at 5:29 p.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Un ataque iraní contra una base aérea israelí en el desierto la semana pasada como parte del asalto sin precedentes de...

This satellite photo taken by Planet Labs PBC shows Israel's Nevatim air base on Friday, April 19, 2024. An Iranian attack on an Israeli desert air base as part of Tehran's unprecedented assault on the country damaged a taxiway, a satellite image analyzed by The Associated Press on Saturday shows. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite image analyzed by AP shows damage after Iranian attack on Israeli desert air base

April 20, 2024 at 2:29 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian attack on an Israeli desert air base last week as part of Tehran's unprecedented assault on the country damaged a taxiway, a satellite image analyzed...

Una mujer grita consignas durante una protesta anti-israelí luego de la oración del viernes en Teherán, Irán, el viernes 19 de abril de 2024. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)

Israel e Iran minimizan presunto ataque israeli, calmando tensiones… por ahora

April 19, 2024 at 6:56 p.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Israel e Irán restaron importancia el viernes a un presunto ataque aéreo israelí cerca de una base aérea y sitio nuclear en el centro...

Iranian women without wearing their mandatory Islamic headscarf walk past a banner showing missiles being launched from Iranian map in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 19, 2024. Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones early Friday morning, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike in retaliation for Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike. The muted responses could calm tensions — for now

April 19, 2024 at 11:58 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran, signaling the two bitter...

Un camión cisterna, abandonado en una carretera anegada por las lluvias en Dubái, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el 18 de abril de 2024. (AP Foto/Jon Gambrell)

Emiratos trata de recuperarse de las lluvias mas intensas en la historia de la desertica nacion

April 18, 2024 at 7:16 a.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Emiratos Árabes Unidos trataba de recuperarse el jueves de las lluvias más intensas jamás registradas en la nación desértica, mientras su...

A man walks along a road barrier among floodwater caused by heavy rain on Sheikh Zayed Road highway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 18, 2024. The United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Thursday from the heaviest rain the desert nation has ever recorded, a deluge that flooded out Dubai International Airport and disrupted flights through the world's busiest airfield for international travel. (AP Photo/Christopher Pike)

United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation

April 18, 2024 at 4:02 p.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates tried to wring itself out Thursday after the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, with its main airport allowing more...

Vehículos abandonados en un tramo inundado de una importante calle en Dubái, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el miércoles 17 de abril de 2024. (AP Foto/Jon Gambrell)

Una tormenta deja las lluvias mas intensas registradas en Emiratos e inunda el aeropuerto de Dubai

April 17, 2024 at 11:56 a.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — La nación desértica de Emiratos Árabes Unidos intentaba recuperarse el miércoles tras las lluvias más intensas jamás registradas en la zona....

Two men walk through floodwater in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai International Airport, disrupting the world's busiest airfield for international travel. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

The desert nation of UAE records its most rain ever, flooding highways and Dubai’s airport

April 18, 2024 at 2:19 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain the desert nation has ever recorded — a deluge that flooded out Dubai International...

Una camioneta arroja agua a su paso por una carretera anegada, con el edificio Burj Al Arab, de fondo, en Dubái, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el 16 de abril de 2024. (AP Foto/Jon Gambrell)

Tormenta arroja el agua de un ano y medio en los EAU e inunda carreteras y aeropuerto de Dubai

April 17, 2024 at 3:35 a.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Fuertes tormentas eléctricas azotaron los Emiratos Árabes Unidos el martes, descargando en la desértica ciudad-Estado de Dubái más de un año...

Vehicles sit abandoned in floodwater covering a major road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Heavy thunderstorms lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, dumping over a year and a half's worth of rain on the desert city-state of Dubai in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and its international airport. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding roads and Dubai’s airport

April 17, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Heavy thunderstorms lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in the span of hours as it flooded out...

Un cartel antiisraelí en la Plaza Palestina de Teherán, Irán, el 14 de abril de 2024. (Foto AP/Vahid Salemi)

Analisis: Iran ataca a Israel en momentos de tensiones internas

April 15, 2024 at 4:26 p.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — El ataque directo de Irán a Israel el fin de semana fue un giro radical a décadas de guerra de operaciones...

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