| 单词 | Arabian Peninsula |
| 例句 | Tribesmen in Qatar whose relatives span the modern-day borders of the Arabian Peninsula say the boycott is threatening traditions dear to them including camel herding and falconry. Camels caught up in Qatar feud reunited with their owners 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Aref and his family are moving from his home in Oman, a country in the Arabian Peninsula, to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Summer Book Club: ‘The Turtle of Oman’ 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Location: The United Arab Emirates is located on the southeast tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Instead of luxurious, bustling Dubai, try underrated Doha 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z The catalog noted that the script points to the Hijaz as the likely place of origin, and therefore to the Arabian Peninsula where the Prophet spoke the divine words. Reclaiming the Badges of Cultural Identity 2010-10-22T11:30:00Z Meanwhile UAE newspapers show depictions of Qatar’s peninsular outline wearing the black turban of Iran’s theocratic rulers, or shaped like a squid with tentacles smothering the whole Arabian Peninsula. Friends become foes as Gulf rift bursts into pop culture 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Some believe it to be an import from the Portuguese who captured parts of the Arabian Peninsula in the 16th century. In Fujairah, bull fights for honor, not money or blood 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z "Awlaki was the leader of external operations for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula," President Obama said Friday. Awlaki death stirs debate on targeting Americans 2011-10-01T05:38:00Z The Foreign Ministry of the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula also home to Dubai, said it does not comment on personal matters. UK festival curator accuses UAE minister of sex assault 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z Then, as Nieto explains, word of this energizing beverage quickly spread across the Arabian Peninsula and eventually to Europe. The origins of coffee: How a papal decision and a famous tea party gave the drink a boost 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Meanwhile UAE newspapers show depictions of Qatar’s peninsular outline wearing the black turban of Iran’s theocratic rulers, or shaped like a squid with tentacles smothering the whole Arabian Peninsula. Friends become foes as Gulf rift bursts into pop culture 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z The Ha’il sculptures form part of a larger group of steles strewn around the Arabian Peninsula from the southernmost part of present-day Jordan to Yemen, with significant stylistic variations. Review: 'Routes of Arabia'' Exhibition at Louvre Is Startling 2010-07-23T11:56:00Z The posting Friday was by a militant sympathizer who goes by the username "The Sniper of the Arabian Peninsula," who often posts on such websites but whose identity is not known. McRaven tells troops to pipe down 2012-08-24T16:20:09Z Hittite influence must therefore have reached the Arabian Peninsula at least three centuries before the Tayma’ monumental head was carved. Review: 'Routes of Arabia'' Exhibition at Louvre Is Startling 2010-07-23T11:56:00Z But the centuries-long practice is now being abandoned in favor of khat, a leafy plant chewed as a stimulant in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Coffee faces a double threat to its existence in eastern Ethiopia 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z She is excited to be on the waiting list for the mass that Pope Francis is expected to hold on Feb 5, during the first ever papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula. Mixed-faith marriage as a way of life in Dubai 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z We then watch Nubian ibex cavorting on vertical cliffs in the Arabian Peninsula, before finding ourselves perched behind the head of a golden eagle as it speed-skates along Alpine thermals. Perspective | Are nature documentaries the greatest art of our time? 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Bell drew up Iraq’s borders based on her knowledge of the local populations she encountered as an explorer, when the Arabian Peninsula and Mespotamia were still under Turkish Ottoman control. Letters from Baghdad shows Iraq through eyes of British female explorer and spy who shaped it | Reuters 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z This isn't the first opera house built on the Arabian Peninsula, as Oman opened the Royal Opera House Muscat in 2011. Skyscraper-filled Dubai burnishes arts scene with new opera 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The gallery is also using the occasion to show a special exhibition of recently discovered artifacts from the Arabian Peninsula, “Roads of Arabia.” ArtsBeat: Sackler's Widow Gives Smithsonian Galleries $5 Million Endowment 2012-01-11T21:40:02Z Together, the two assumptions made the page, torn and stained as it is, irresistible to contenders reportedly from the Arabian Peninsula. Reclaiming the Badges of Cultural Identity 2010-10-22T11:30:00Z Awlaki was a prominent voice for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, an affiliate of Al Qaeda. New York police arrest bomb plot suspect 2011-11-21T06:39:00Z Slavery, ubiquitous through the ages, and notably on the Arabian Peninsula, goes unmentioned. Louvre Abu Dhabi, an Arabic-Galactic Wonder, Revises Art History 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Heat at a CSI of 3 or higher was present for at least half the summer in a total of 79 countries in Central America, the Caribbean, the Arabian Peninsula and Africa. Half the World’s Population Faced Extreme Heat for at Least 30 Days This Summer 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z That money then would be sent to Qatar, a small, energy-rich nation on the Arabian Peninsula that has been a mediator in the talks. What’s behind the tentative US-Iran agreement involving prisoners and frozen funds 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z It wasn’t clear if Allen still has any legal complaints against her in the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. Texas woman known as the ‘Sassy Trucker’ leaves Dubai after monthslong legal dispute, advocate says 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z She has more than a decade of experience in the Arabian Peninsula and was previously a reporter for Bloomberg News covering Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia Will Host Talks About Ukraine’s Peace Plan, Diplomats Say 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z The horrors of Ukraine are closer to home for many Western nations than distant suffering in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen: The children of a forgotten war 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Then he took a boat to the United Arab Emirates and walked across the Arabian Peninsula to Mecca. ‘The Hajj is not Mecca’: Why prayers at Mount Arafat are the spiritual peak of Islamic pilgrimage 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Awlaki later became a leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and was killed in a 2011 drone strike ordered by President Barack Obama. Why the 9/11 families are so angry with the PGA tour 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The very same year that Heraclius returned the True Cross to Jerusalem, the Islamic Prophet Muhammad returned to his native city of Mecca in the Arabian Peninsula with the first army of Muslims. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z An Ottoman fleet patrols the Gulf of Aden between Somalia and the Arabian Peninsula in this sixteenth-century Turkish painting, which shows Aden as the three hills in the lower left. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Finally, the diversity of groups in the Arabian Peninsula provided the context for the rise of Islam in the following period. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Yemen also remains home to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, viewed by Washington as a dangerous offshoot of the Islamic extremist group. Red Cross: Yemen rebels, Saudi coalition begin prisoner swap 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z That has seen money, megayachts and Russian citizens come into the UAE, an autocratic federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. Leaked US intel: Russia operatives claimed new ties with UAE 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z The researchers saw an increase in Arabian-related DNA in the burials around 1500 C.E., as trade shifted from Persia and India to the Arabian Peninsula. DNA shows ‘Persian Princes’ helped found medieval African trading culture 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The east coast of Africa was home to wealthy city-states that engaged in oceanic trade with the Arabian Peninsula, India, and places farther east. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z But beyond these shared features, little unified the peoples of the Arabian Peninsula prior to the seventh century. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z African gold, ivory and timber went out — along with a steady flow of enslaved people, who were shipped off and sold across the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf. DNA Confirms Oral History of Swahili People 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z While women in the Arabian Peninsula nation have long-faced gender inequality due to social and cultural attitudes, Yemeni law has not imposed male guardianship rules, and authorities in the south do not impose them. Male guardianship rules in north Yemen restrict women's aid work 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The town predates the rise of Islam across the Arabian Peninsula, making its residents likely Christians. Their world was the oyster: Oldest pearl town found in UAE 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z An early twentieth-century postage stamp from Aden, a city of the Arabian Peninsula, shows a dhow with lateen sails. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Polytheistic religions were not all that was found in the Arabian Peninsula: the monotheistic faiths of Judaism and Christianity were both present in the region before the arrival of Islam, and they influenced its formation. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Less than 150 miles of Persian Gulf waters separate Iran from the Arabian Peninsula, a dynamic that has long fueled trade rivalries and territorial disputes. In the U.S.-Led Iraq War, Iran Was the Big Winner 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z The pact could help quiet the regional tensions that have inflamed wars, fueled media spats and sent missiles and drones flying across the Arabian Peninsula. From ‘Hitler’ to ‘Sharing One Fate’: Saudi-Iran Pact Could Transform the Middle East 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z The Vatican, a sovereign city-state surrounded by Rome, now has diplomatic relations with every country on the Arabian Peninsula except Saudi Arabia. Vatican establishes diplomatic ties with Oman, widening outreach to Islam 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Most of the enslaved Africans were destined for the Arabian Peninsula and elsewhere in the Middle East or North Africa, there to work as domestic servants or perform other types of labor. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z By the end of the century, armies had captured Egypt and seized control of Palestine, Syria, and parts of the Arabian Peninsula including Mecca and Medina. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Treasury has already expressed concerns about the amount of Russian cash flowing into the Arabian Peninsula country. Russia sells weapons at Abu Dhabi arms fair amid Ukraine war 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Those revenues fuel the ambitions of this federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula — as well as the production of more of the heat-trapping carbon dioxide that the U.N. negotiations hope to limit. UAE names technocrat to lead upcoming UN COP28 climate talks 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Hannah Neumann, a European lawmaker from Germany who chairs the committee on relations with the Arabian Peninsula, had planned a committee trip to Doha for over a year. Bribery Case Cracks Open European Parliament — and Finds Hidden Cash 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z By the seventeenth century, the slave trade on the Swahili coast had assumed enormous proportions, with an influx of traders from Oman on the Arabian Peninsula. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z How did monotheistic faiths spread through the Arabian Peninsula before the rise of Islam? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Intense #ClimateShiftIndex scores across Tibet, India, and the Arabian Peninsula--even outside the clearest impacts, temperatures for today's #WorldCup matches will show the fingerprints of climate change. Analysis | For a sweltering petrostate, a ‘carbon neutral’ World Cup is a challenge 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The UAE is home to a massive solar park in Dubai, as well as the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, which is the Arabian Peninsula’s only atomic energy source. UAE names technocrat to lead upcoming UN COP28 climate talks 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Rigid limits on alcohol are a fact of life in this conservative Muslim nation on the Arabian Peninsula, which follows the same strict Wahhabi interpretation of Islam as its neighbor Saudi Arabia. World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar’s 1 liquor store 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z The most popular style among foreign fans at this World Cup is the ghutra, the traditional head scarf worn by men across the Arabian Peninsula. Fans’ wild World Cup fashion draws praise, scorn in Qatar 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z What agricultural products come to mind when you think of the Arabian Peninsula? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Islam spread from the austere desert reaches of the Arabian Peninsula that later would become Saudi Arabia. Flashes of Arab unity at World Cup after years of discontent 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z The sport that spread across the reaches of the former British empire remains a favorite of the South Asian laborers who power economies across the Arabian Peninsula. Laborers play sandlot cricket near World Cup soccer stadiums 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z They point visitors flooding into this Arabian Peninsula nation in the right direction on their search for public transportation. Singing street marshals are Qatar World Cup’s surprise stars 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z He compared it to citizens of the Arabian Peninsula wearing jeans or suits when traveling in Europe. Fans’ wild World Cup fashion draws praise, scorn in Qatar 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z The Arabian Peninsula was a culturally diverse region and home to a mix of different religions and distinct tribal groups. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The event was a gesture by the Qatar Committee for Reconstruction of Gaza, an arm of the wealthy Arabian Peninsula state’s foreign affairs ministry. In blockaded Gaza, World Cup fans watch from the sidelines 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Cricket, with its lush green grass pitches, may seem like an anomaly in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. Laborers play sandlot cricket near World Cup soccer stadiums 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the Yemen-based arm of the extremist group, issued a communique Saturday criticizing the Qataris for hosting a tournament “bringing immoral people, homosexuals, sowers of corruption and atheism.” Qatar to open Mideast’s first World Cup before leaders, fans 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z But the concert comes before the the 1.2 million fans expected for the tournament fully arrive in this nation on the Arabian Peninsula. Crowded fan zone turns thousands away before Qatar World Cup 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Why did the earliest Arab-Islamic conquests first focus on the Arabian Peninsula? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Falcon clubs, beauty contests and races have sprouted up in the desert of Qatar and across the Arabian Peninsula, causing falcon prices to surge, traders say. Falcon tradition inspires passion in World Cup host Qatar 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Qatar’s most powerful clan originates from the Arabian Peninsula’s landlocked interior, where the ultraconservative form of Sunni Islam known as Wahhabism was born. Culture clash? Conservative Qatar preps for World Cup party 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z This year’s World Cup also marks the first time it will be played in November and December, in part due to the sweltering summer heat of this small, energy-rich desert sheikhdom on the Arabian Peninsula. EXPLAINER: The AP guides to Qatar ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Qatar’s most powerful clan originates from the Arabian Peninsula’s landlocked interior, where the Wahhabi ideology was born. EXPLAINER: Islam in Qatar explained ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The traditional terraced farming system, used as a source of food and livelihood in the arid and mountainous Arabian Peninsula nation, has been neglected. In Yemen, farmers choose narcotic over other crops, exacerbating climate woes 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Qatar, pronounced like saying the word “cutter” with a soft “r,” sits on the Arabian Peninsula and shares a land border with Saudi Arabia. EXPLAINER: Qatar’s history, politics ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Bahrain has two Catholic churches, including a modern cathedral that is the largest church on the Arabian Peninsula, and has about 160,000 Catholics, most of them foreign workers. Pope wraps up Bahrain trip with visit to Gulf's oldest church 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z The tiny country on the eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula juts out into the Persian Gulf. EXPLAINER: Qatar’s vast wealth helps it host FIFA World Cup 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Qataris enjoy the traditional sports of the Arabian Peninsula, particularly falconry. EXPLAINER: Sports in Qatar as country hosts 2022 World Cup 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z It’s a traditional society that traces its roots to the interior of the Arabian Peninsula, where an ultraconservative form of Islam known as Wahhabism originated. Status of women in Qatar, host of World Cup 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The weapons networks targeted by the sanctions “operate primarily between Yemen and Somalia and have strong ties to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and al-Shabab,” the Treasury Department said. Treasury sanctions IS-Somalia weapons traffickers, al-Shabab 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Some experts have described the most recent class of drone boats as still in experimental phases, including what Mr. Singer said was some recent test operations around the Arabian Peninsula. Sea Drone Attack on Russian Fleet Puts Focus on Expanded Ukrainian Arms 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z The discovery of oil and gas in the mid-20th century changed life in the Arabian Peninsula forever. EXPLAINER: Qatar’s vast wealth helps it host FIFA World Cup 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Falconry is one of the most prevalent sports in Qatar, indeed the Arabian Peninsula as a whole, and there are specialist stores run by falconers, who have the for-sale birds on display on their perches. World Cup Countdown Photo Gallery 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z The Princess Royal has launched a daunting desert expedition to cross the Arabian Peninsula from coast to coast - her first public engagement since the funeral of her mother Queen Elizabeth II. Royal send-off for trek across Arabian desert in British explorer's footsteps 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Questions over money flows into the UAE have increased as Russian wealth comes into the Arabian Peninsula nation amid Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Long a haven for wealth, Dubai will enforce UK court rulings 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z At the time, this city on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula was a colony of the British Empire and was one of the busiest and most important ports in the world. In Yemen, Queen’s death recalls memories of colonial past 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Elizabeth’s reign saw the hard-won independence of African countries from Ghana to Zimbabwe, along with a string of Caribbean islands and nations along the edge of the Arabian Peninsula. ‘I cannot mourn’: Former colonies conflicted over the queen 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z The sultanate of Oman sits on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula. Electrical grid problems cut power to parts of Oman 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z The searing heat, blinding sun, and arid winds that parch the throat and can drive sand and grit into the eyes, make the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula a tough place to survive in. Royal send-off for trek across Arabian desert in British explorer's footsteps 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The character was a prophet in a city called Jahilia, which in Arabic refers to the time before the advent of Islam on the Arabian Peninsula. Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z But some of the dead are known, notably those who were sent during the George W. Bush administration and then fled to Yemen, where they joined Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. As U.S. Seeks to Close Guantánamo, Saudi Center Could Be an Option 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z According to FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, the trainee was “more than inspired” by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, he “was sharing plans and tactics” with it. Op-Ed: Al Qaeda lost its leader, but are Americans any safer? 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Clashes with rival Islamic State and Houthi rebel fighters in Yemen have also weakened the group, whose full name is Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP. Al-Zawahri’s Death Puts the Focus Back on Al Qaeda 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country, is located at the southern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, overlooking the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. Houthi report says flash floods in Yemen leave 9 dead 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Navy research vessel encountered a milky sea off the Arabian Peninsula. The Mystery of Milky Seas Is Finally Being Solved 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z The Asiatic Cheetah could once be found in areas stretching from the Arabian Peninsula to Afghanistan. Cheetahs set to prowl India for the first time in 70 years 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z She laughed when she was reminded that games in Qatar — located on a tip of the Arabian Peninsula — will be much cooler, being played in the Northern Hemisphere winter and in air-conditioned stadiums. Female referee at men’s World Cup wants the game to shine 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z The number of people living in near-famine conditions in the Arabian Peninsula country is expected to rise to seven million in the second half of 2022 from around five million. WFP cuts Yemen food rations further due to funding gap, inflation 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z Gone from his case were allegations that he was part of the sweeping Qaeda conspiracy to rid the Arabian Peninsula of non-Muslims. Commander of Afghan Insurgency Pleads Guilty at Guantánamo Bay 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Movie theaters in the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, had already advertised showtimes for the film. United Arab Emirates bans Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ from showing 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z The Jebel Ali Port, one of the world’s largest that sits on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula, is also the region’s busiest container-handling facility. Canada fund invests $5 billion in DP World’s Dubai home base 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Satellite-tracking data from MarineTraffic.com analyzed by the AP showed the Lakota just west of the Hanish Islands in the Red Sea between Eritrea on the African continent and Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula. Famed racing sailboat reportedly attacked off war-torn Yemen 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Emiratis have rebuffed American demands — resistance rooted in an apparent feeling that despite America’s continued strong military presence across the Arabian Peninsula, it’s no longer such a reliable partner. US vice president, top officials visit UAE to pay respects 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Emiratis have rebuffed American demands - resistance rooted in an apparent feeling that despite its continued strong military presence across the Arabian Peninsula, America is no longer such a reliable partner. V.P. Harris, officials heading to UAE to pay respects 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Oman, a country of 4.6 million on the Arabian Peninsula, has long served as an island of neutrality in a region torn by sectarian and political conflicts. Live updates | Official: Plans for Kherson annexation 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z The dust and sand that make up the storms are coming from deserts in Iraq, as well as from farther afield in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, he said. Iraqis choke under a blanket of dust as sandstorms sweep the country 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Kheibar refers to an ancient Jewish oasis in the Arabian Peninsula's Hijaz region that was overrun by Muslim warriors in the 7th century. Iran's Guards commander says Israel creating conditions for own destruction 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Countries across the Arabian Peninsula, from Oman to Qatar to Kuwait, depend heavily on government-subsidized desalination plants powered by fossil fuels. Drought boon or boondoggle? Critics blast Poseidon desalination plan as crucial vote looms 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The Red Sea runs from Egypt’s Suez Canal in the north down through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the south that separates Africa from the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen’s rebels criticize new, US-led task force in Red Sea 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z The Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has long been considered the global network's most dangerous branch, and has attempted to carry out attacks on the U.S. mainland. World Digest: April 15, 2022 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Expanding from the Arabian Peninsula in the eighth and ninth centuries CE, Muslims had conquered all the lands from Mesopotamia to North Africa. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Long revered across the Arabian Peninsula for their ferocity and hunting prowess, falcons today serve as sheikhly status symbols recalling a Bedouin past. A top-notch hospital in Doha is busy. Only falcons allowed. 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z The security source said the employees were a German and a Mexican and were taken from their car by gunmen that security forces believed to be linked to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Doctors Without Borders workers kidnapped in Yemen -sources 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Discovery of oil in Persia around 1900 and in the Arabian Peninsula after World War I focused even more attention on the area. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Washington shut down its embassy in Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest nation, in 2015, as conflict fractured the country. AP sources: Yemen’s Houthis seize another US Embassy staffer 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z The Houthis seized control of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and much of the rest of the north of the Arabian Peninsula nation in 2014. US sanctions target finance network for Yemen’s Houthis 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z In recent years, however, women have made strides across the conservative Arabian Peninsula. As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z He added that Bahrain and the UAE are widely viewed as mediators between Israel and Saudi Arabia, the dominant country on the Arabian Peninsula. Israeli prime minister makes historic visit to Bahrain, seeking to fortify regional coalition against Iran 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The rulers also crossed the Red Sea and took control of lands on the southwestern Arabian Peninsula. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, has long been considered the global network’s most dangerous branch, and has attempted to carry out attacks on the U.S. mainland. Yemeni officials say suspected militants abduct 5 UN workers 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z The country, which lies on the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula along the Persian Gulf, has some 98 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, with about 96% of that located in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC announce a new offshore gas find 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Already, the country’s top prosecutor has threatened that people who film or post images of such an incident would face criminal charges in the UAE, an autocratic federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president visits 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z Islam, the religion of the Arabian Peninsula, prohibits gambling. UAE sheikhdom to allow gaming as Wynn Resorts plans project 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z However, he had taken great strides toward unifying the entire Arabian Peninsula under Islam. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The attacks threaten the business-friendly, tourism-focused efforts of the Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula also home to Dubai. UAE, US intercept Houthi missile attack targeting Abu Dhabi 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z The attacks underscore how the war that has ground on for over seven years in the corner of the Arabian Peninsula can flare into a regional danger. EXPLAINER: Why Yemen’s war has spilled into the Emirates 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The test Tuesday saw the USS Portland test-fire its Laser Weapon System Demonstrator at the target in the Gulf of Aden, the body of water separating East Africa from the Arabian Peninsula. US Navy fires laser weapon in Mideast amid drone boat threat 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Tens of thousands of American troops operate tanks in Kuwait, sail through the Strait of Hormuz and fly missions across the Arabian Peninsula. Analysis: As US focus wanes, Mideast turns inward for talks 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Shortly after the Prophet’s death, some tribes on the Arabian Peninsula abandoned Islam. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On Dec. 29, the giant aircraft lumbered over the Arabian Peninsula on its way to the Nile River in Africa. How Pearl Harbor forced the first around-the-globe commercial flight 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Set up by members of the global jihadist group who had escaped prison in Yemen and their comrades who fled Saudi Arabia, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula became one of its most powerful branches. Factbox: Who is fighting in Yemen's war? 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z France has deep ties to the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, particularly since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. France signs weapons mega-deal with UAE as Macron tours Gulf 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z France has deep ties to the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, particularly since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Macron visits Gulf seeking arms deal, stronger regional role 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z The cultures of the Arabian Peninsula were in constant contact with one another for centuries. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If nothing else, it’s a reflection of the many influences on Middle Eastern cuisine itself, carried via nomadic people from Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, across the Ottoman Empire, to the Indian Mughal dynasty. For Many Members of the Arab American Diaspora, Mansaf Offers a Taste of Home 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z They call the period a “turbulent interval” in which the diversity of the mammals of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa shrank dramatically, then grew again as species recovered. Global extinction 30 million years ago also hit mammals in Africa, Arabian peninsula 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The country on the Arabian Peninsula faces the combined troubles of protracted conflict, economic devastation, and crumbling social and health services, as well as underfunded U.N. assistance programs. UN: 10,000 children killed or maimed during Yemen’s long war 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Top of her mind upon starting a new life as a refugee was her pet stranded on the Arabian Peninsula. A bird stars in rare feel-good tale about Afghan evacuations 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z The United States and Qatar took coordinated action on Wednesday targeting a Hezbollah financial network in the Arabian Peninsula, the U.S. Qatar adds new people and an entity to its national sanctions list - QNA 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The war, in which a Saudi-led coalition has been battling the Houthis, has devastated Yemen's economy and depleted foreign exchange reserves in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula nation, which imports the bulk of its goods. White House aide discusses Yemen with Saudi crown prince 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z But the Arabian Peninsula may have also played an important role as a bridge between Africa and Eurasia, a study published in the journal Nature suggests. Prehistoric Arabia was actually lush and green, drew early humans from Africa 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Until a decade ago, the Arabian Peninsula was a blank spot on the map for scientists trying to reconstruct the story of early human evolution and movements out of Africa. Once green, prehistoric Arabia drew early humans from Africa 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z If you know what to look for in dappled satellite images of desert—slight depressions, subtle color shifts—the dried-up ghosts of prehistoric lakes pop out against the sand fields of the Arabian Peninsula. Lush wetlands lured waves of early humans out of Africa, stone tools suggest 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The scientists identified when there would have been enough rainfall to allow a group of hunter-gatherers to survive the journey to the Arabian Peninsula. A Shifting Climate Gave Humans Many Opportunities to Leave Africa 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The agency noted that al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula recently released the first English-language edition of its Inspire magazine in four years, apparently to mark the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. US warns 9/11 anniversary could inspire extremist attacks 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Huw Groucutt passes rolling sand dunes as far as his eye can see when traveling to archaeological sites in the northern Arabian Peninsula. Prehistoric Arabia was actually lush and green, drew early humans from Africa 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z But the Arabian Peninsula may have also played an important role as a bridge between Africa and Eurasia, a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature suggests. Once green, prehistoric Arabia drew early humans from Africa 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The Jebel Ali port, on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula, is the biggest port in the Middle East and busiest port of call for American warships outside the U.S. Firefighters douse ship that exploded at major port in Dubai 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z To predict when Homo sapiens feasibly could have moved through northeastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, the researchers needed to find out the absolute minimal conditions in which humans could survive. A Shifting Climate Gave Humans Many Opportunities to Leave Africa 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Circular fruit of Anthyllis circinnata, which ranges from the Mediterranean to the Arabian Peninsula. See Bizarre Seeds and Fruits from around the Globe 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Prince bin Nayef was the Saudi counterterrorism chief and worked closely with Obama administration officials in working to dismantle al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the terrorist group’s affiliate based in Yemen. 4 Saudi operatives who aided in the Khashoggi slaying received paramilitary training in U.S. 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z During these windows of hospitable climate, early humans and animals moved from northeast Africa into the Arabian Peninsula, the researchers say. Once green, prehistoric Arabia drew early humans from Africa 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Sheikh Mohammed also serves as the vice president and prime minister of the hereditarily ruled United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. Photo shows Dubai princess, focus of UN concern, in Spain 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z There, despite scaling back its troops on the ground, it continues to arm, train, and finance 90,000 militia members, including extremist groups with links to the Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. America dominant again (in arms sales) 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z The Arabian oryx, an antelope native to the Arabian Peninsula, went extinct in the wild in the 1970s and then was reintroduced into the wild from zoo populations. Opinion | Modern Zoos Are Not Worth the Moral Cost 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Scientists had previously pinpointed it as an active ingredient in khat, a plant native to the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, where people sometimes chew it for a buzz. How This Zombie Fungus Turns Cicadas into Horror-Movie Sex Bots 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z “The episodic presence and absence of populations in the Arabian Peninsula was in tune with climate oscillations,” said Potts, who was not involved in the new study. Once green, prehistoric Arabia drew early humans from Africa 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, maintains close economic ties with China. US resident sought by China for comments freed in Dubai 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z In some cases, that meant flying longer routes around the Arabian Peninsula. Airlines Start Skirting Belarus After It Forced Down a Plane 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests most birds are found in the northern hemisphere: in Europe, northern Asia, northern Africa, parts of the Arabian Peninsula, and North America. More than a billion sparrows in the world, study finds 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Their move underscored continuing concern in Congress about the effects of Arabian Peninsula country's civil war. U.S. senators press Biden administration for new Yemen donor conference 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z Yemen is located at the southern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, overlooking the Red and Arabian Seas. Yemen officials: Heavy flooding from seasonal rains kills 13 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Some 16 million Yemenis - more than half the population of the Arabian Peninsula country - are going hungry, the United Nations says. U.N. says disappointing $1.7 billion pledged for Yemen, impossible to avert famine 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z They are among some 16 million Yemenis - more than half the population of the Arabian Peninsula country - that the United Nations says are going hungry. Yemen's children starve as U.N. seeks billions to avoid vast 'man-made' famine 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z Al-Shamrani, who was killed by responding sheriff’s deputies, worked with al-Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula for five years to plan the Dec. 6, 2019, attack, U.S. authorities said last May after de-encrypting his phone. Pensacola Navy base mass shooter had accomplices, help from Saudi Arabia, victims claim in terror lawsuit 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Then there is the U.S.-led counterterrorism war against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, as the affiliate is known, and a smaller Islamic State presence. The U.S. is changing tack on the Saudi-led war in Yemen. That’s the easy part. 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z It did not extend to operations against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, he said. Yemen war: US 'to end support' for offensive operations 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z A similar fate might await the oil-rich countries of the Arabian Peninsula, where hereditary monarchs quelled the stirrings of unrest in 2011 by distributing generous payoffs to citizens, said Assaad, the University of Minnesota professor. On the face of it, the Arab Spring was a spectacular failure. But is it really over? Navy guided-missile submarine made an unusual transit of the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. US bomber mission over Persian Gulf aimed at cautioning Iran 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z It is the first time in eight years that an Ohio-class guided-missile submarine was publicly reported to be in the strategic waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Israel deploys submarine to Persian Gulf in message of deterrence to Iran 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z The United States considers al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, the world’s most dangerous offshoot of the terror network. Yemen officials say al-Qaida militant attack killed 6 troops 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Instead, it’s one of mankind’s oldest power sources gaining its own space on the oil-rich Arabian Peninsula — a coal-fired power plant. In Dubai, oil-rich UAE sees a new wonder: A coal power plant 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Instead, it’s one of mankind’s oldest power sources gaining its own space on the oil-rich Arabian Peninsula - a coal-fired power plant. In Dubai, oil-rich UAE sees a new wonder: A coal power plant 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z In a 61-page complaint, the plaintiffs recount how Khashoggi was killed by his government’s agents two years ago, after becoming one of the Arabian Peninsula’s most visible exiles and dissidents. Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee and pro-democracy group he founded sue Saudi crown prince in his slaying 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z The officials argue that the Houthi rebels whom the Saudis oppose are a proxy force of Iran, bent on spreading violence across the Arabian Peninsula on behalf of Tehran’s ayatollahs. U.S. Rationale for Military Aid to Saudis in Yemen War Is Fraying 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Space Force is deploying troops to a vast new frontier: the Arabian Peninsula. US Space Force deploys to vast new frontier: Arabian Desert 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Now the discovery of the seven footprints in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula in modern Saudi Arabia pushes this exploration to the east even further back in time. Seven footprints may be the earliest evidence of humans on the Arabian Peninsula 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Stone tools have suggested ancient humans explored the Arabian Peninsula at various times in prehistory when the climate was wetter and its harsh deserts were transformed into green grasslands punctuated with freshwater lakes. These 120,000-year-old footprints offer early evidence for humans in Arabia 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Treasury sanctioned him in 2017 for allegedly providing weapons and financial support to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Islamic State in Yemen, the report said. Exclusive: Suspected arms dealers moved millions in Somali money transfers, report says 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Cherif will be called to testify in the case over the role of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in the shootings. Factbox: The Charlie Hebdo attackers and their alleged accomplices 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z WAM said the new decree allows Israelis and Israeli firms to do business in the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z It’s the first nuclear power plant on the Arabian Peninsula. Emirati nuclear plant successfully starts up first reactor 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z The Arabian Peninsula has long been considered the obvious route that early members of our species took as they trekked out of Africa and migrated to the Middle East and Eurasia. These 120,000-year-old footprints offer early evidence for humans in Arabia 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z There was no immediate reaction to the oil company’s allegation from the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. Libyan forces set conditions for lifting oil blockade 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z Tensions further intensified when the separatists recently seized control of Socotra, a Yemeni island south of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemeni rebels announce missile and drone strikes on Saudi capital 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Its cavernous walkways, typically chilled to near-Arctic levels - even with being on the Arabian Peninsula - felt warm and humid in parts as air conditioners worked at a slower pace. Virus slows Dubai airport, world’s busiest for global travel 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Late Tuesday, the Pentagon announced all assignments to duty locations in Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula will be 12-month unaccompanied tours. Pentagon to stop families from accompanying military members to Middle East 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Now, these ancient footsteps offer rare evidence of when and where early humans once inhabited the Arabian Peninsula. These 120,000-year-old footprints offer early evidence for humans in Arabia 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Expedition With Steve Backshall The adventurer wraps up the first season of this traveling series on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, where he encounters the Arabian leopard, one of Earth’s rarest animals. What's on TV Wednesday: 'American Soul' on BET; coronavirus 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Two officials familiar with the investigation previously told the Associated Press that agents were examining social media posts they believe the shooter made expressing support for extremist groups, including Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. FBI: only 1 attacker in Texas naval base shooting 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z The FBI is examining social media posts investigators believe were made by the shooter expressing support for extremist groups, including Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, two officials familiar with the investigation said. Group: Texas naval base shooter voices support for clerics 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z Most were hoping to cross the Red Sea to Yemen and then reach Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula, mainly in search of work. Coronavirus border closures strand tens of thousands of people across Africa 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z In North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, the United States has been mostly absent or lacking influence in key crises. Foreign policy challenges persist for a distracted U.S. in the midst of pandemic 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z The United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula also home to Dubai, earlier reported 19 cases of the coronavirus. Cycling race canceled with 2 virus cases, Froome quarantined 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z On the Sunni side there is Wahhabism — a form of hyperliteral, austere, intolerant Islam born in the Arabian Peninsula more than 200 years ago and enshrined in Saudi Arabia as the state religion. Review | Iran and Saudi Arabia: Middle East foes who envy each other 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The locusts were carried in by the storm’s winds from the Arabian Peninsula and parts beyond, and now they are feeding on Somalia’s fresh vegetation. “Where it begins”: Young hungry locusts bulk up in Somalia 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z The U.S. military has argued that the conflict complicates counterterrorism efforts in Yemen and expands Iran’s reach on the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s rebels were making rare progress in peace talks. Then new violence flared. 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z They finally were repatriated in June 2018, but the ship remained off the coast of the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Diplomat says 4 killed in oil tanker fire off UAE sheikhdom 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z The UAE is a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula and is a major oil producer. UAE finds new natural gas field between Abu Dhabi, Dubai 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, released a video claiming the attack. World Digest: Feb. 2, 2020 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, released a video claiming the attack. Al-Qaida in Yemen claims deadly Florida naval base shooting 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z The area is known as a stronghold for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, as the Yemeni affiliate is known. Yemen sources: US drone destroyed building housing al-Qaida 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z Cyclones that struck the driest parts of the Arabian Peninsula last year triggered the current crisis, creating ideal conditions for the desert locust species to multiply. “Unprecedented” Locust Invasion Approaches Full-Blown Crisis 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Oman sits on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula. World leaders travel to Oman to meet its newly named sultan 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z He allowed Christians to build churches in Abu Dhabi, flouting the common Muslim belief that no other religion should establish a presence on the Arabian Peninsula. Mohammed bin Zayed’s Dark Vision of the Middle East’s Future 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The death of the longest-serving ruler in the Arab world, and one of the world’s longest-ruling autocrats, opened issues of succession in Oman, which occupies the southeastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. Sultan Qaboos, who transformed Oman into a regional power broker, dies at 79 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z The sultan’s death, however, raises the risk of unrest in this country on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula. Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who modernized Oman, dies at 79 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z It was here in Diriyah where the ruling Al Saud, for whom the country is named, founded the first Saudi dynasty in the Arabian Peninsula. AP Interview: Saudi prince says sports is a tool for change 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z While visiting the United Arab Emirates, the first papal trip to the Arabian Peninsula, he signed an interreligious document disavowing “hateful attitudes, hostility and extremism.” Pope Francis, globe-trotting at an age when other popes have eased up, is trying to transform the church through his travels 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z A reward of up to $6 million was also offered for information about the emir of Yemen’s Shabwah province for his role in al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. US targets al-Qaida leaders in West Africa and Mideast 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z A reward of up to $6 million was also offered for information about the emir of Yemen’s Shabwah province for his role in al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. US targets al-Qaida leaders in West Africa and Mideast 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z What Mutallab did on Christmas Day, was he flew from Amsterdam, to Detroit on Northwest 253, and his instructions were from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Transcript: John Pistole 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The announcement of the three houses of worship, collectively known as the "Abrahamic Family House," follows Pope Francis' February visit to the UAE, the first papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula. A church, a synagogue and a mosque to share interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Major attacks targeted the kingdom’s oil infrastructure - one on a crucial East-West Pipeline, the other a major facility deep in the desert of Arabian Peninsula’s Empty Quarter. Drone war takes flight, raising stakes in Iran, US tensions 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Both countries have deployed special forces teams in Yemen against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which the U.S. considers the terror group’s most effective branch. As top allies scale back in Yemen, Saudi Arabia faces prospect of an unwinnable war 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Over the years, the Kaaba was reconstructed and attracted different kinds of pilgrims who once lived in the Arabian Peninsula. Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z It was manifest because we had intelligence at the time that al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula was working on a second generation, which they actually deployed the following year. Transcript: John Pistole 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The Houthi movement, which says its revolution is against corruption, holds Sanaa and most of the biggest urban centers in the Arabian Peninsula nation. Houthi attack on military parade in Yemen kills more than 30: sources 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z He also threatened to target Americans abroad and urged tribal groups in Saudi Arabia to unite with Yemen’s al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to fight against Saudi Arabia, it said. U.S. believes Osama bin Laden's son Hamza is dead: official 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Yemen is located at the southern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, overlooking the Red and the Arabian Sea. Much of southern Yemen flooded by heavy rainfall; 6 dead 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Though summers in the Arabian Peninsula are consistently hot, temperatures are soaring even higher this year. World Digest: July 9, 2019 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z This includes a variety of terms associated with Islamist extremism, including Inspire, the English-language magazine produced by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, and various weapons operation manuals. Chinese border guards put secret surveillance app on tourists' phones 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Oman, on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, runs its own foreign policy, often at odds with its Gulf Arab neighbors, such as maintaining close ties to Iran. The Latest: Oman says it will open embassy in West Bank 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Their works include the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in London and the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the largest art museum in the Arabian Peninsula. Pulse owner Barbara Poma focuses on memorial, healing 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z “Iranian arms transfers, which are illegal under multiple UN Security Council resolutions, pose a much greater threat than U.S. arms to civilians in Yemen and elsewhere on the Arabian Peninsula,” he said. Fears US weapons are falling into the 'wrong hands' during chaotic Yemeni war 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Dubai is a major city in the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. Small plane crashes near Dubai’s busy airport, killing 2 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z The narrow waterway separates Iran from the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia says oil facilities outside Riyadh attacked 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z At the top of an auto-generated page for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, for instance, the AP found a photo of the bombed hull of the USS Cole — the defining image in AQAP’s own propaganda. Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z One user listed his occupation as “Former Sniper” at “Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula” written in Arabic. Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z At the top of an auto-generated page for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, for instance, the AP found a photo of the bombed hull of the USS Cole — the defining image in AQAP's own propaganda. Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Along with the Lincoln, Bolton mentioned “a bomber task force,” which suggested the Pentagon is deploying land-based bomber aircraft somewhere in the region, perhaps on the Arabian Peninsula. US rushes ships to Middle East over unspecified Iran threats 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Along with the Lincoln, Bolton mentioned "a bomber task force," which suggested the Pentagon is deploying land-based bomber aircraft somewhere in the region, perhaps on the Arabian Peninsula. US dispatches aircraft carrier over unspecified Iran threats 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Bolton’s mention of a bomber task force suggests the Pentagon is deploying land-based bomber aircraft somewhere in the region, perhaps on the Arabian Peninsula. Potential Iranian attack on U.S. forces led to Middle East deployments, source says 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z For instance, a search in Arabic for “Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula” turns up not only posts, but an auto-generated business page. Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Trump said the measure was unnecessary because except for counterterrorism operations against Islamic State militants and al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the United States is not engaged in hostilities in or affecting Yemen. Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z The Pentagon is conducting a parallel military operation in Yemen against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula that is not challenged by the new legislation. After Yemen vote, question remains: When is the U.S. at war? 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Dubai finds itself entangled in the sex abuse case against the R&B; singer after he asked a U.S. judge to allow him to perform at the Arabian Peninsula sheikhdom. 10 Things to Know for Today 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z There, he befriended senior members of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. He Says His Work as a Jihadist Spy Caused PTSD. Denmark Awarded Him $27,000. 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z The UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, is home to expatriate workers from Australia and New Zealand. The Latest: UAE diplomat offers condolence on shooting 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z The two airlines are government-owned carriers in the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. Etihad Airways loses $1.28B in 2018 in third year of losses 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z He also said it could hurt the anti-al Qaeda effort still underway on the Arabian Peninsula. Bernie Sanders, Senate OK end to U.S. military action in Yemen 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Oman is a sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula. Oman ‘temporarily suspending’ Boeing 737 MAX flights 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Oman, a sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, did not join a Saudi-led military campaign targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Oman says it aided release of Indonesia, Malaysian in Yemen 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z They were destined for ports around the Arabian Peninsula. Georgia port gets first export shipment of new Kia SUVs 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Khat is a flowering shrub native to East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula that the U.S. Nearly 1,000 pounds of khat from Nigeria seized in DC area 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The disease is most common in people with ancestors from Africa, Mediterranean countries, the Arabian Peninsula, India, South America, Central America and parts of the Caribbean. Boy, 6, needs life-saving bone marrow transplant after beating brain cancer 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Francis spoke to reporters on the heels of celebrating a historic mass in the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam, on a flight from Abu Dhabi to Rome. Pope confirms scandal of priests sexually abusing nuns: 'Should we do something more? Yes' 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Francis, who was making the first-ever visit to the Arabian Peninsula by a pope, said he viewed the ceremony as a gesture of good will that was appropriate for the culture of his hosts. Pope senses ‘good will’ in UAE for Yemen peace process 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Pope Francis is greeted with cheers as he ministers to the thriving Catholic community in the United Arab Emirates and concludes his historic visit to the Arabian Peninsula with the first-ever papal Mass there. 10 Things to Know for Today 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Pope Francis is turning his attention to the thriving Catholic community in the United Arab Emirates as he concludes his historic visit to the Arabian Peninsula. The Latest: Pope leads faithful in prayer in UAE church 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Francis’ speech to a gathering of faith leaders will be the highlight of his brief, 40-hour visit to Abu Dhabi, the first to the Arabian Peninsula by a pope. 10 Things to Know for Today 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Francis’ speech to the gathering of faith leaders on Monday evening is to be the highlight of his brief, 40-hour visit to Abu Dhabi, the first to the Arabian Peninsula by a pope. UAE gives pope pomp-filled welcome ceremony at visit’s start 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Pope Francis started a landmark, three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, becoming the first pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church to visit the Arabian Peninsula. Why Pope Francis’ Historic Visit to the Gulf Matters 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Francis is expected in the United Arab Emirates later Sunday, where he will become the first pontiff to visit the Arabian Peninsula. The Latest: Pope calls for Yemen aid ahead of UAE trip 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Pope Francis’ visit from Feb. 3 through Feb. 5 marks the first papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam. Diverse, international flock awaits Pope Francis’ UAE trip 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Hopeful of finding work in rich Gulf countries, thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa region set off every year from Djibouti to cross the Bab al-Mandab Strait for the Arabian Peninsula. Djibouti: 130 migrants feared dead after two boats overturn 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa region set off every year from Djibouti to cross the Bab al-Mandab Strait for the Arabian Peninsula with hopes of finding work in rich Gulf countries. 28 bodies of migrants found after boats capsize off Djibouti 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Migrants from the Horn of Africa region often set off from Djibouti to cross the Bab al-Mandab Strait for the Arabian Peninsula with hopes of finding work in rich Gulf countries. UN: More than 130 migrants appear to be missing off Djibouti 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z The Arabian Peninsula, including Qatar, was designated as a combat zone in January 1991. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z In the aftermath of 9/11, an al-Qaeda-associated group there grew in size and threat — the outgrowth of a senior al-Qaeda leader fleeing South Asia for the Arabian Peninsula. Opinion | If we ease pressure on the Islamic State, we could be attacked again 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Every day, giant tankers carrying up to five million barrels of oil products pass through the strait of Bab el Mandeb, an 18-mile gap separating the Arabian Peninsula from the Horn of Africa. In Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen, No Refuge on Land or Sea 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z “I am certain this will be a matter of debate early in the next Congress, and I will continue to support promoting peace and security on the Arabian Peninsula,” he said. Angry over Khashoggi killing, Senate demands end to U.S. role in Yemen war, condemns crown prince 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Yemen, the southern undercarriage of the Arabian Peninsula also home to oil-rich Saudi Arabia and the Dubai skyscrapers of the United Arab Emirates, was torn by decades of warfare prior to this current conflict. Yemen’s contested port city of Aden shows challenge of peace 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Collectively known as the Popular Resistance, they included fighters linked to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terrorist network’s Yemen branch, as well as the Islamic State, according to security officials and militia commanders. The Merchants of Despair 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Within 24 months of the prison break, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — or AQAP, as it is known — was again a threat to the West: conducting two attacks on the U.S. Opinion | If we ease pressure on the Islamic State, we could be attacked again 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Qatar is a nation about the size of the U.S. state of Connecticut, which juts out from the Arabian Peninsula into the Persian Gulf. Qatar will pull out of OPEC amid tension with Saudi Arabia 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Mukalla is far from the Houthis' front lines, but the collapse of the central government allowed al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula to sweep in from the rugged, surrounding desert to seize control in 2015. Yemen's other conflicts simmer in city once held by al-Qaida 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Mukalla is far from the Houthis’ front lines, but the collapse of the central government allowed al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula to sweep in from the rugged, surrounding desert to seize control in 2015. Yemen’s other conflicts simmer in city once held by al-Qaida 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z The UAE is strategically located on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and the British military trains with UAE troops. Wife of academic jailed in UAE condemns actions of UK 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z And it means we must keep the pressure on al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen. Opinion | If we ease pressure on the Islamic State, we could be attacked again 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Ravines and gorges lead to slightly larger valleys that eventually open into desert, the fringes of the vast Empty Quarter that takes up much of the Arabian Peninsula. A Yemeni boy gets lost in a land prowled by US drones 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z The U.S. military conducts a separate campaign in Yemen along with Emirati forces against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Trump administration to end refueling of Saudi-coalition aircraft in Yemen conflict 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Designated groups include al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is active in Yemen, and branches of the Islamic State. Trump administration considers naming Yemen’s Houthi rebels a terrorist group 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z She wept with joy when an Israeli athlete took a gold medal and the Israeli national anthem was played - something unprecedented on the Arabian Peninsula. Israel-Arab ties warm up after long deep freeze 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z There were Shiite mosques and Christian churches, the only ones on the Arabian Peninsula. How the War in Yemen Became a Bloody Stalemate — and the Worst Humanitarian Crisis in the World 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Wright recounts how bin Laden bragged about how his terrorism would drive the United States from the Arabian Peninsula. Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi’s long road to the doors of the Saudi Consulate 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The coalition launched its operations against the rebels in 2015 because it feared their rise would give Iran a foothold on the Arabian Peninsula. Trump administration to end refueling of Saudi-coalition aircraft in Yemen conflict 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The rise of the Houthi movement, which has received military backing from Iran, has sparked an extended military operation by Persian Gulf nations that fear the expansion of Tehran’s reach on the Arabian Peninsula. Trump administration considers naming Yemen’s Houthi rebels a terrorist group 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Al-Qaida’s Arabian Peninsula branch, widely considered one of the terrorist group’s most dangerous arms, has thrived in the resulting power vacuum. Editorials from around New York 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z In one startling sign of discontent, some of Mukalla’s cosmopolitan residents expressed nostalgia for the terrorist franchise known as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, widely regarded as the network’s most dangerous affiliate. Mukalla is an oasis of stability in war-torn Yemen. So why do some residents miss Al Qaeda? - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Oman sits on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula and Salalah is a popular tourist destination in the sultanate. Oman officials say 2 British women hit by car, killed 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z Bin Laden justified the shift to a less visible form of alliance as a way to prevent an increase in counterterrorism pressure or a loss of funds from the Arabian Peninsula. Why al-Qaida is still strong 17 years after 9/11 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Any attack on the airport would cause travel disruptions across the world, as the airport serves as the hub of the long-haul carrier Emirates that links the East and the West from the Arabian Peninsula. AP Analysis: Yemen rebel threats to Dubai show danger looms 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, based in Yemen, is considered the most dangerous branch of the terror network. Yemen tribal leaders say senior al-Qaida leader killed 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Impoverished Yemen, on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, is now in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with more than 22.2 million people in need of assistance. Yemen elders: Saudi airstrike kills 20, including children 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z The deals uncovered by the AP reflect the contradictory interests of the two wars being waged simultaneously in this southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen: US allies don’t defeat al-Qaida but pay it to go away 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Three years later, they merged with members of al-Qaida’s Saudi branch fleeing a crackdown there: Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula was born, with al-Wahishi as its leader. A look at al-Qaida’s most lethal branch, Yemen’s AQAP 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z The deals uncovered by the AP reflect the contradictory interests of the two wars being waged simultaneously in this southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen: US allies strike deals with al-Qaida in war on rebels 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Tiny Eritrea, with a population of about 5 million, is located on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes and across the Red Sea from the Arabian Peninsula. Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders at concert for diplomatic thaw 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z Yemen is an arid nation on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, just a little larger than Spain. AP News Guide: What to know about Yemen’s yearslong war 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z In one conflict, the U.S. is working with its Arab allies - particularly the United Arab Emirates - with the aim of eliminating the branch of extremists known as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP. Yemen: US allies don’t defeat al-Qaida but pay it to go away 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Special Operations forces in a separate counterterrorism mission in Yemen focused on al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia-led military coalition launches offensive on Yemeni port city of Hodeida 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z In one conflict, the U.S. is working with its Arab allies - particularly the United Arab Emirates - with the aim of eliminating the extremists known as Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP. Yemen: US allies strike deals with al-Qaida in war on rebels 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Cyclone Mekunu made landfall on the Arabian Peninsula early May 26, causing flash floods and other damage. Death toll in Oman, Yemen from Cyclone Mekunu rises to 30 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z It's unclear how many humans migrated into the Arabian Peninsula. 85,000-Year-Old Footprints Show Stepping Stone in Human Migration 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Lawrence, a junior British army officer during World War I, is ordered to the Arabian Peninsula. Anne V. Coates, admired editor of acclaimed movies, dies at 92 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z He admitted to being involved in al-Qaida attacks by boat in the Arabian Peninsula, and also acted as a government witness in other cases. Guantánamo prisoner released in surprise move by Trump administration 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z The architecture is associated with the tribes of Najd in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia uses ancient tourist site to alter its history 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z Before the regions were invaded by the “Arabs” from down south in the Arabian Peninsula, there were existing civilisations. Let's banish the term 'Arab world'. What does it mean anyway? | Neheda Barakat 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z But at the time when this ancient person lived, the Arabian Peninsula was almost alien from what it is today. A Fossilized Finger Bone May Be From the Earliest Humans on the Arabian Peninsula 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z It’s doubtful that Moses made it across the Arabian Peninsula on foot and even less likely that he was able to tote a large quantity of water out of that rather arid region. Opinion | Even atheists should read the Bible 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z He called the Saudis “part of the solution,” adding that “we are going to end this war” on terms that are positive for the people of Yemen and their neighbors on the Arabian Peninsula. Mattis praises Saudis for humanitarian aid to Yemen 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Supporters of the Saudi-led campaign argue that it is necessary to prevent Iran from establishing a beachhead on the Arabian Peninsula through its allies in Yemen, the Houthis. Bahrain Activist Gets 5-Year Sentence for ‘Insulting’ Tweets 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Arabic originated from nomadic tribes in the desert regions of the Arabian Peninsula. Let's banish the term 'Arab world'. What does it mean anyway? | Neheda Barakat 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The findings, which were reported Tuesday, could help provide insight into the history and development of rock art on the Arabian Peninsula. Ancient Artists Carved Camels in Saudi Desert’s Stone 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Islam quickly spread across the Arabian Peninsula soon after. Ancient temple left neglected as Yemen war threatens history 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z The experts said Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is playing a leading role in al-Qaida’s propaganda and communications activities. UN experts: Al-Qaida greater threat than IS in some places 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, long seen as one of the most sophisticated offshoots of the global terror network, has exploited the chaos to regroup. Outside Yemen’s rebel-held capital, stalemated war rages on 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Surveillance is prolific across the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. UAE cyber firm DarkMatter slowly steps out of the shadows 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Although camel art has been found in other parts of the Arabian Peninsula, the newly uncovered engravings at the so-called “Camel Site” are stylistically unique. Ancient Artists Carved Camels in Saudi Desert’s Stone 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Perhaps H. sapiens evolved out of ancestral human populations that inhabited this larger region encompassing Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Fossil from Israeli Cave Is Oldest Homo sapiens Found Outside of Africa 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z The oldest human fossils ever found outside Africa suggest that Homo sapiens might have spread to the Arabian Peninsula around 180,000 years ago — much earlier than previously thought. Israeli fossils are the oldest modern humans ever found outside of Africa 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Scientists also know that the trait is common outside Africa across the “malaria belt” — the Arabian Peninsula, India and parts of the Mediterranean Basin. Opinion | What Doctors Should Ignore 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Other militia groups in Iraq also issued an effective call to arms, as did al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. 'Decades of chaos': Arab leaders condemn US decision on Jerusalem 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Yemen, on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula and a gateway to the Red Sea, became a stronghold of Islamist militancy and international terrorism during Mr. Saleh’s tenure. Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen’s authoritarian leader snared in proxy-war intrigue, dies at 75 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z When fully built, officials hope the nuclear plant will provide up to 25 percent of all energy needs in the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. UAE denies claim of Yemen missile attack against its plant 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z The target was “a confirmed A.Q.A.P. terrorist training camp,” according to a former senior American military officer familiar with the decision to launch that attack, using a term for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. U.S. Will Keep Older Cluster Munitions, a Weapon Banned by 102 Nations 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z The man, who was not named, downloaded instructions from an al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula website on how to launch a terrorist attack and how to use guns, Patton said. Australian police allege man planned New Year’s Eve attack 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Death sentences in the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, are carried out by firing squad. Dubai executes Jordanian convicted of raping, killing child 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z U.S. officials considered the affiliate — al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — the terrorist network’s most dangerous threat to the United States. Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen’s authoritarian leader snared in proxy-war intrigue, dies at 75 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z They want arc of influence that stretches to the west side of the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Peninsula and an arc of influence extending to Mecca. Opinion | After ISIS, What Comes Next? 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z The division operates 360 gas stations and 235 convenience stores across the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. Abu Dhabi oil company to put fuel stations on stock market 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z He was charged with providing material support to the Islamist militant groups al-Shabab and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Bystander or Benghazi ringleader? Trial set to start Monday for terrorism suspect. 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z In 2014, American commandos raided a village in southern Yemen to try to free an American held by Al Qaeda’s regional brach, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. American Oil Worker Is Kidnapped in Yemen 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Then, in 2009, al-Qaida designated its branch in Yemen and Saudi Arabia as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Why al-Qaida is still strong, 16 years after 9/11 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Kendall started looking into poems by going online and getting hold of three years' worth of magazines produced by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the group's arm in Yemen. Why I became a jihadist poetry critic - BBC News 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Yemen, located on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, is the Arab world's poorest country and is engulfed in a yearslong civil war. 1 Missing After U.S. Military Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z In 2010, the online magazine Inspire, produced by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, urged jihadists to target pedestrian-only locations and ram vehicles into crowds in order to “achieve maximum carnage”. How can cities protect their citizens against vehicle attacks? 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Cholera is endemic in Yemen, which is on the tip of the Arabian Peninsula and across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia. More Than 500,000 Infected With Cholera in Yemen 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Bin Laden justified to al-Shabaab’s leader the shift to a less visible form of alliance as a way to prevent an increase in counterterrorism pressure or a loss of funds from the Arabian Peninsula. Why al-Qaida is still strong, 16 years after 9/11 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, the group’s presence in the Arabian Peninsula continues to threaten Yemen, the Gulf region and U.S. forces, according to the State Department’s 2016 country report on terrorism. Why killing terrorist leaders doesn't necessarily wipe out their organizations 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Larry Christensen, said Thursday the series of deployments will range from 30 days to six months at several locations in the Arabian Peninsula and in the Pacific. Overseas missions ordered for nearly 300 in Iowa Guard unit 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Unlike other Qaeda affiliates such as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Nusra Front has long focused on battling the Syrian government rather than plotting terrorist attacks against the United States and Europe. Under Trump, a Hollowed-Out Force in Syria Quickly Lost C.I.A. Backing 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Emirati officials, who are now relying on South Korean expertise to build the first nuclear power plant on the Arabian Peninsula, did not respond to requests for comment. Thousands of North Korean laborers in US-allied Gulf nations 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Qatar’s self-identity as a center of refuge dates to the 19th century, when its desolate and semilawless territory offered sanctuary to outlaws, pirates and people fleeing persecution across the Arabian Peninsula. Qatar Opens Its Doors to All, to the Dismay of Some 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Most, but not all, have targeted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Opinion | Congress is fleeing its warmaking responsibilities 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z In 2011 the United Nations Security Council described Awlaki as a "leader, recruiter and trainer for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula". Sheffield-based radio station Iman FM suspended over 'terror talks' - BBC News 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z They found two major lineages responsible for almost all modern horses: Arabian horses from the Arabian Peninsula and the now-extinct Turkoman horses from the Eurasian Steppe, the researchers report today in Current Biology. Most modern horses came from just two ancient lineages 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula later claimed responsibility for the plot. Homeland Security to tighten airport security for flights from abroad — but won't ban laptops 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The coalition is also fighting al-Qaida’s branch, known as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, one of the most dangerous extremist groups in the world, as well as Islamic State militants in Yemen. “You can hear the screams”: Inside Yemen’s secret prisons 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a major dividing line in the Middle East, as both states struggle for influence in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia Has a New Top Prince 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z A small country with only 2.2 million residents — many of whom are not citizens — Qatar occupies a strategic position, jutting into the Persian Gulf from the Arabian Peninsula. After Initial Jolt on Qatar Tensions, Energy Markets Settle 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z With a population of about two million people, this tiny nation on the north-east coast of the Arabian Peninsula is trying to punch above its weight. Qatar row: Economic impact threatens food, flights and football - BBC News 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia said it also would shut its land border with Qatar, effectively cutting off the country from the rest of the Arabian Peninsula. 4 Nations Cut Diplomatic Ties to Qatar as Arab Rift Deepens 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claims responsibility for the attack, saying it was in revenge for Charlie Hebdo's depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. There Have Been 15 Major Terror Attacks in Europe in the Last Decade 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z The court ruling is the latest crackdown on dissent in the small island-nation off the coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Court orders last main opposition group in Bahrain dissolved 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The raid was aimed at grabbing cellphones, computers and other devices used by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, U.S. officials said. U.S. special operations forces face growing demands and increased risks 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Multiple U.S. troops were injured in a Tuesday raid against a compound associated with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen in which at least seven militants were killed, the Pentagon said. Multiple U.S. troops injured in Yemen raid: Pentagon 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z The fighters of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were killed by small-arms fire and airstrikes in the early-morning raid in Marib province, Central Command said, adding that there were no U.S. casualties. U.S. Forces Attack Al Qaeda in Yemen 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z “We urge U.S. citizens currently living in Yemen to depart as soon as they are able to safely do so,” the warning said, noting the expansion of activities by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. North Korea travel warnings issued to Americans 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Cooperation between the United States and the Gulf is already on the rise in the fight against America's top priority there: al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. In Yemen conflict, a window into deepening U.S.-Gulf ties 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is considered by Washington to be the group’s most dangerous branch. Yemeni officials say suspected US drone kills al-Qaida men 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z The TV channel’s demise brings more media job losses to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. Private Dubai TV channel shutting down amid slowdown 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z U.S. forces remain focused on an aerial campaign targeting elements of al Qaeda’s Yemeni cell, known as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. James Mattis to visit allies in Mideast, North Africa 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Yemen continues to be one of the world’s hot spots, with Iranian-backed rebels seeking to take over the war-torn state on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. North Korea travel warnings issued to Americans 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z One such action is underway in the al-Hajjar Mountains of Oman, in a quiet corner of the Arabian Peninsula, where a unique rock formation pulls carbon out of thin air. Scientists seek holy grail of climate change in Oman’s hills 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Administration officials claim the ban was motivated by information on a new terror threat emanating from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the group’s formidable Yemeni cell. Al Qaeda quietly gaining territory in Syria amid ISIS fight 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z The Pentagon said on Monday that a March 2 strike against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen killed a former detainee from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. U.S. strike in Yemen kills former Guantanamo Bay detainee 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Trump’s decision, just six weeks into his presidency, intends to reverse the largely unchecked expansion across southern Yemen of the group, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Trump steps up airstrikes against Al Qaeda in Yemen; more ground raids could follow 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z The findings, some of which were first reported by The Associated Press, included new explosives developed by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP. Devices Seized in Yemen Raid Offer Some Clues to Qaeda Tactics 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z The raid also caused a possible risk with the Yemeni government, an ally against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and in the broader civil conflict that has pushed Yemen into a severe humanitarian crisis. Widow of Navy SEAL takes spotlight as President Trump addresses Congress 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z In 2008, she became the first Israeli to compete at a WTA tournament in the Arabian Peninsula when she took part in the Qatar Open. Israeli Peer forced to call time on career 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z The younger Owens was the only US fatality in the 29 January raid on a suspected al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula compound. Father of Navy Seal killed in Yemen calls for investigation into 'stupid mission' 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z The Pentagon has said the raid was successful because the military gathered valuable intelligence on Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Trump attacks senator as debate over judiciary ensnares Supreme Court nominee 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The military says two operational planners and weapons experts for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula were killed in the raid. US military releases al-Qaida video seized in Yemen raid 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z New York City is home to many immigrants from Yemen, a country of about 24 million in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemeni-Americans shut hundreds of shops in NY City to protest travel ban 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The American forces were engaged in a ferocious firefight with militants from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the group’s Yemen affiliate. US says civilians likely killed in Yemen raid; inquiry begun 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The casualties took place during an American raid in Yemen designed to kill or capture members of the al Qaeda cell known as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, according to a U.S. Central Command: 1 American killed, 4 wounded in counterterrorism raid in Yemen 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z The United States conducted dozens of drone strikes in Yemen throughout Barack Obama's presidency to combat al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, regarded as one of the global militant group's most dangerous branches. Commando dies in U.S. raid in Yemen which kills 30 Qaeda members, civilians 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z The United States conducted dozens of drone strikes in Yemen throughout Barack Obama’s presidency to combat al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, regarded as one of the global militant group’s most dangerous branches. Al-Qaida suspects in Yemen killed in raid 'by US commandos' 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, long seen by Washington as among the most dangerous branches of the global terror network, exploited the chaos, seizing territory in the country’s south and east. Suspected US drone strikes kill three al-Qaida suspects in Yemen, officials say 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z In another to Nasir Al Wuhayshi, the founder of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, bin Laden cautioned against acting too fast with respect to forming an “Islamic State” in the region. Last of Osama bin Laden’s documents released by Obama White House 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z Prosecutors showed that al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula used material from the Apache helicopter attack in a propaganda video. A look at Chelsea Manning’s case 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The sultanate of Oman, on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, previously accepted 10 Guantanamo prisoners from Yemen in January 2016. Oman Says It's Taking 10 Guantanamo Bay Detainees 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z Oil-rich Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, a seven sheikhdom federation on the Arabian Peninsula. Fire strikes Abu Dhabi national oil company refinery 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z The federation of seven sheikdoms on the Arabian Peninsula said it would immediately fly the nation's flag at half-staff to honor the dead in Tuesday’s attack in Kandahar. United Arab Emirates says 5 diplomats killed in Afghan blast 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula said it would immediately fly the nation's flag at half-staff in honor of the dead from the attack Tuesday in Kandahar. United Arab Emirates Says 5 Diplomats Killed in Afghan Blast 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Other major jihadi groups—from Nigeria, in West Africa, to Libya, on the Mediterranean; from Yemen, on the Arabian Peninsula, to Afghanistan, in South Asia—have also taken huge hits over the past year. The Obama Legacy on Jihadism 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z In exchange for economic and military aid, he allowed the U.S. military and CIA to strike at al-Qaeda’s branch, known as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Ousted after the Arab Spring, a former dictator is back 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z The Islamic State virtually plagiarized the idea from Inspire, the English-language magazine of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is aimed specifically at audiences in the West. The Berlin Attack Is Right Out of the Terror Handbooks 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Doran is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into the shooting, which made headlines in Alameri’s native country on the Arabian Peninsula. Authorities ID Hudson officer who killed Emirati suspect 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, is a stalwart U.S. ally in the Mideast. UAE police head to US after Ohio police killing of Emirati 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Al Qaeda, for its part, has for more than a decade cultivated five transnational branches—in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia, the horn of Africa, and the Levant. After the Islamic State 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z He practiced diplomat-warrior skills as a security consultant during the Arab Spring in the Arabian Peninsula, especially in Yemen, home to various rebel groups, Iranian surrogates and an al Qaeda franchise. Navy SEALs find beachhead in public office, expect reinforcements 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The war in Yemen began in 2014 when Shiite rebels known as Houthis based in the north seized the capital, Sanaa, and later swept across much of the poor Arabian Peninsula country. Saudi-led coalition stages airstrikes after Yemen truce ends 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z The war in Yemen began in 2014 when Shiite rebels known as Houthis based in the north seized the capital, Sanaa and later swept across much of the poor Arabian Peninsula country. UN envoy asks for Yemen cease-fire extension 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z That brought Sanaa its first night without air strikes in nearly three months, and the truce was generally holding across the Arabian Peninsula state, residents and officials said. Yemen missile launch, Saudi-led air strike strain truce 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z As for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, what makes it particularly troublesome from an American perspective is the group's focus on 9/11-style attacks instead of Islamis State group-style territory grabs. Lawless Entanglement in Yemen 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z To transport chilled milk and other products all over the Arabian Peninsula, add 9,000 vehicles. Saudi Arabia, Where Even Milk Depends on Oil, Struggles to Remake Its Economy 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z The exception is the CIA’s repeated drone strikes, including those against alleged Islamic State and al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula terrorists. Why Yemen conflict has become another Syria 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z The Asiatic cheetah’s habitat once stretched from the Arabian Peninsula across Iran and east into the Indian subcontinent, but today it exists only Iran. The world's fastest animal is in a race for survival in Iran 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z To protect those sea lanes, Great Britain occupied Aden and the surrounding southern parts of the Arabian Peninsula from 1839 to 1967. Satellite Eye on Earth: August 2016 - in pictures 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z After evolving in Africa 200,000 years ago, modern humans are thought to have crossed the Red Sea into the Arabian Peninsula some 60,000 years ago. DNA hints at earlier human exodus from Africa - BBC News 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z These people would have launched their migration from Ethiopia, crossing the Red Sea at its narrowest point to the Arabian Peninsula, then rapidly pushing east along the south Asian coastline all the way to Australia. Almost all living people outside of Africa trace back to a single migration over 50,000 years ago 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z On the Arabian Peninsula, they are now routinely asked to mitigate the disadvantages that Islamic law imposes on the inheritance rights of daughters. How to hide it: inside the secret world of wealth managers | Brooke Harrington 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Many regional terrorism analysts see al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula as the group’s best-financed and most-dangerous faction in the world. Obama administration’s $1 billion arms deal aids Saudi brutality in Yemen, lawmakers say 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Over the years, the Kaaba was reconstructed and attracted different kinds of pilgrims, including early Christians who once lived in the Arabian Peninsula. Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z On Sunday, in Yemen’s central Shabwah province, a U.S. drone fired at a group of suspected members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, killing six, according to U.S. A reminder of the permanent wars: Dozens of U.S. airstrikes in six countries 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z "Strikes against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen put consistent pressure on the terrorist network and prevent them from plotting and executing attacks against US persons, our homeland and allies," the US statement said. Yemen air strikes kill al-Qaeda fighters, says US - BBC News 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z In eastern Yemen, forces loyal to Hadi, backed by troops from the United Arab Emirates, drove members of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula from the city of Mukalla in a military operation in May. Suicide bomber kills 54 in Yemen attack: health ministry 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Nitze, was near the Strait of Hormuz, which separates Iran from the Arabian Peninsula. Iranian Vessels Intercept U.S. Warship 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Sort of like the Qatar handball team, where 11 of the 14 members really aren’t from that small Arabian Peninsula country. The buzz: The price of a medal, another fine mess and a gender crisis in canoeing 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z On Sunday in Yemen, a U.S. drone strike killed six suspected members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. A reminder of the permanent wars: Dozens of U.S. airstrikes in six countries 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claims responsibility for the attack, saying it was in revenge for Charlie Hebdo’s depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. Other recent deadly attacks in Europe 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z That conflict has hindered efforts to combat al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and an upstart affiliate of the Islamic State militant group. World Digest: July 6, 2016 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Its Yemen branch, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, is considered the most dangerous of the affiliates. ‘Trapped by all the sides’ in Yemen’s largely ignored war 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Also on the list were Yemeni government forces, the Houthi rebels and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Human rights groups call for Saudi Arabia to be booted from U.N. council 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Whether the target’s been al-Qaeda, the Taliban, al-Shabbab, al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula, or more recently the Islamic State, from the beginning U.S. air power enjoyed almost historically unprecedented mastery of the skies. We bomb, we murder, we terrorize: The U.S. Air Force produces only human suffering 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z A.Q.A.P. refers to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which operates in Yemen. Bracing for Terrorism: How France Is Preparing for the Euro Soccer Tournament 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Not because he was involved in terrorist activity, but rather because his father, Anwar al-Awlaki, was a propagandist for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. In attack on Trump, Clinton accidentally admits drone killings of civilians are a war crime 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Also appearing again on the list is al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. U.N. adds Saudi coalition to blacklist for killing children in Yemen 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Pham traveled secretly to Yemen in 2010, swore allegiance to the terrorist group, known as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or A.Q.A.P., and worked on its online propaganda publication, Inspire. British Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Al Qaeda Plot to Blow Up a London Airport 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan after pleading guilty in January to charges he provided material support to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Vietnamese man gets 40 yrs in U.S. prison for al Qaeda support 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z The government largely controls Aden, but other parts of the south are under the domination of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terrorist network’s Yemen branch. Attacks in Yemeni port city of Aden kill at least 45 men waiting to join army 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The Defense Department first acknowledged the team’s participation in the coalition’s offensive against the al Qaeda cell, known as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP. U.S. forces remain in Yemen amid uptick in violence 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z After consolidating most of the Arabian Peninsula in the 1920s into the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud depended overwhelmingly on rising receipts from the Haj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Where Oil Prices Go From Here 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z This includes brave Afghan soldiers fighting the Islamic State and the Taliban, as well as Persian Gulf forces in Yemen battling both Iranian-backed Houthis and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. David Petraeus: Anti-Muslim bigotry aids Islamist terrorists 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Pham, extradited from Britain, admitted supporting al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a Yemen-based branch of the organization once headed by Osama bin Laden. Three people, including attacker, dead in stabbing rampage in Mass., police say 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula faced little resistance from the Saudi-led coalition for most of the war. As War Strangles Yemen, Many Fear the Grip Will Never Break 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Bahrain, which sits in the Persian Gulf just off the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, is home to the U.S. Bahrain's Foreign Ministry says a prominent female political activist will be released after nearly two months in prison 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z He also differentiated between the ongoing U.S. mission on the ground in Yemen and U.S.-led counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda’s cell in the country, dubbed al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. U.S. military in Yemen supporting UAE, Saudi Arabia in fight against al Qaeda 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z They are powerful and adaptable, able to live everywhere from the parched deserts of the Arabian Peninsula to the teeming jungles of Java. Leopards Have Lost Three Fourths of Their Territory The coalition’s operation against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, known as AQAP, seeks to check the terrorist group’s expansion along Yemen’s southern coast. Yemeni Troops Advance Into Al Mukalla 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Gen. Joseph L. Votel, the new leader of the military’s Central Command, told the Senate last month, referring to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemeni Troops, Backed by United Arab Emirates, Take City From Al Qaeda 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Rabia is suspected of having served as a bodyguard for someone in al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the al-Qaida affiliate considered the global terrorist group’s most competent. After drones: the indelible mark of America's remote control warfare 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Special Operations troops departed abruptly several months later, the United States’ ability to counter al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was severely curtailed. Outside the wire: How U.S. Special Operations troops secretly help foreign forces target terrorists 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z Yemen’s main jihadist groups, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and local branches of Islamic State, weren’t expected to honor it, either. Fighting Mars Start of Yemen Cease-Fire 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia and allied Sunni Muslim states fear that the Houthis, who belong to a Shi'ite sect, will spread the influence of their Shi'ite arch-rival Iran in the Arabian Peninsula. Precarious truce starts in Yemen, fighting reported in Taiz 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z The U.S. has backed the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen, where suspected American drones continue to target alleged members of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. A human rights group says a Saudi-led coalition battling Shiite rebels and their allies in Yemen used a U.S.-supplied bomb in a strike on a market last month that killed at least 119 people 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Tribesmen and security officials said that suspected U.S. drone strikes late Saturday night into Sunday morning targeted an Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula camp in the Mahfad area of Yemen’s southern Abyan province. Saudi Arabia says 109 Yemenis traded for 9 Saudis amid war 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z In one of the largest U.S. airstrikes in Yemen in months, “dozens” of al-Qaeda fighters were killed when American aircraft struck an al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula training camp Tuesday morning, the Pentagon said. U.S. targets al-Qaeda in Yemen airstrike that kills dozens, Pentagon says 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z In the Yemen strike, officials said more than 70 fighters from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, as the affiliate is known, had been using the camp. U.S. Strike in Yemen Kills Dozens in Qaeda Affiliate, Officials Say 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Many of Yemen’s last remaining Jews were airlifted secretly to Israel over the weekend, Israeli officials said Monday, ending more than a half-century of organized emigration from the Arabian Peninsula country. Yemeni Jews Airlifted Secretly to Israel 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The Houthis seized the Yemeni capital of Sanaa in 2014 and later swept across much of this country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia Says It Will Scale Down Its Yemen Campaign 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z At the Summit on Saudi Arabia, Mohammed spoke of his father, and of the struggle for equality, justice and democracy in the Arabian Peninsula that he now carries on. “Tyranny will fall”: Son of executed Saudi dissident al-Nimr shares his incredible story 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Last week, Yemen’s Saudi-backed government accused Hezbollah of working in the war-torn Arabian Peninsula country to train the rebels, known as Houthis, who are followers of the Zaydi branch of Shiite Islam. In jab at Iran, gulf Arab states declare Hezbollah a terrorist group 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has exploited the conflict by taking over significant parts of southern Yemen. U.S. Strike in Yemen Kills Dozens in Qaeda Affiliate, Officials Say 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z The Islamic State group now operates in Libya under the leadership of foreigners, largely from the Arabian Peninsula, according to a New York Times report. U.S. Commandos Expand Anti-ISIS War into Libya 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Aedes aegypti are widely distributed in Southeast Asia, southern India, Pakistan, African countries, the Arabian Peninsula, southern Europe and throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and the southeast United States. In Brazil, a Scramble to Stop Zika 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z “It’s actually called the Arabian Peninsula, not Saudi,” he laughed, noting the country is named after its ruling dynasty. “Tyranny will fall”: Son of executed Saudi dissident al-Nimr shares his incredible story 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Former colleagues say the two men remain close, and Prince Mohammed has won friends in Washington with his aggressive moves to dismantle terrorist groups like Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. U.S. Relies Heavily on Saudi Money to Support Syrian Rebels 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, he says, are widely distributed in Southeast Asia, southern India, Pakistan, most African countries, the Arabian Peninsula, southern Europe and most Latin American countries. Vaccine Efforts Underway as Zika Virus Spreads 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Riyadh sees the Houthis as a proxy for bitter regional rival Iran to expand its influence in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula nation. China offers support for Yemen government as Xi visits Saudi Arabia 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z While Gulf states cautiously welcomed last year's nuclear deal, they are deeply suspicious of Iran's activities, particularly on the Arabian Peninsula. As the nuclear deal with Tehran goes into effect, many Middle Eastern countries fear a newly emboldened Iran, flush with cash and international recognition, will grow more aggressive with what they see as meddling in conflicts across the region 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Saudi Arabia’s Sunni allies in the Arabian Peninsula largely followed suit by downgrading diplomatic ties with Iran. War Between Saudi Arabia and Iran Could Spike Oil Prices 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Ibrahim bin Hassan al-Asiri says in an audio recording released Monday by the group's official media that the militants were executed because they fought "Crusaders" occupying the Arabian Peninsula. Al-Qaida's Yemen branch threatens Saudis and US, vowing revenge for executions 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Minh Quang Pham, 33, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to three counts including that he provided material support to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, three weeks before he was set to face trial. Vietnamese man pleads guilty in U.S. to helping al Qaeda affiliate 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z In Yemen, the United States and Saudi Arabia have cooperated in the campaign against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and efforts to install, and then stabilize, a more cooperative government. U.S. fears Saudi tensions with Iran could affect fight against ISIS 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Pham is charged with providing support to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Defense opposes anonymous jury in February terrorism trial 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula remains a factor in the conflict, as does a new group loyal to the Islamic State. The overlooked international stories of 2015 (and how they might change 2016) 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z A 2012 indictment accuses him of traveling from the United Kingdom to Yemen in 2010 and receiving training from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Lawyer: Trump comments could bias jurors in terrorism case 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attack in which two gunmen massacred 12 people. 69 Journalists Died on the Job in 2015, Report Says 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attack in which two gunmen massacred 12 people. Report: 69 journalists died on the job in 2015 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The attack was claimed by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and also killed a further four people. Islamic militants responsible for two-fifths of journalist killings in 2015 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Farook began providing Marquez with radical Islamic materials, such as Inspire, a magazine published by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, according to the affidavit. San Bernardino attack: Enrique Marquez is 'serious' flight risk, prosecutors say 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Marquez allegedly told investigators that he and Farook had reviewed instructions in Inspire, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula’s official publication, to get information on how to make IEDs. San Bernardino shooter and neighbor plotted other attacks in 2011 and 2012 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z By 2011, Marquez begins spending most of his time at Farook's home, where he watches videos involving radical Islamic content and reads Inspire magazine, an official publication of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Neighbors become friends, a fated pairing leads to tragedy in Southern California 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z The United Nations negotiated a seven-day ceasefire that began today and coincides with new peace talks in Switzerland, but it does not account for the Islamic State or Al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula. How the Arab Spring Became the Arab Cataclysm 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula seized control of a second provincial capital this fall. Will the Election of Women Open the Door to Reform in Saudi Arabia? 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z American intelligence and counterterrorism analysts say the Qaeda affiliate, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, remains the most urgent militant threat in this fractured country. Islamic State Gains Strength in Yemen, Challenging Al Qaeda 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z That included most of the Muslim world, from the Arabian Peninsula to Indonesia. Donald Trump calls for ‘total’ ban on Muslims entering United States 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z ISIS’s Yemen affiliate claimed responsibility for a bomb blast Sunday that killed the governor of Aden, grabbing, at least temporarily, the Yemen terror crown from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Why Barack Obama Needs To Target ISIS Leadership 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z A recent World Bank study predicted that unless something is done soon about global warming, the sun-baked, arid Arabian Peninsula could become almost uninhabitable. Despite Climate Concerns, OPEC Plans to Keep Pumping Oil While It Can 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Dozens of militants belonging to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, manned checkpoints outside Zinjibar and nearby Ja’ar on Thursday after storming the two cities the previous day, residents and local officials said. As Yemen’s Civil War Rages, Al Qaeda Gains 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Officials in Arabian Peninsula countries don’t want to risk the political instability and other problems that could result from admitting large numbers of the refugees. An Obvious, Unused Home For Refugees 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z From Djibouti, China gains greater access to the Arabian Peninsula. China to Build Up Presence in Djibouti Amid Military Overhaul 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z The storm system clouded skies over parts of the Arabian Peninsula but struck Doha, Qatar’s capital, particularly hard. World Digest: Nov. 25, 2015 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z A 2011 intelligence briefing for senior leaders involved in the project listed Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Somali pirates and domestic riots as some of the biggest threats to Emirati stability. Emirates Secretly Sends Colombian Mercenaries to Fight in Yemen 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z In September, the terrorist group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula called for the assassination of various billionaires in the United States, including Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Warren E. Buffett and the Koch brothers. Taking a Rational Look at the Risk of Threats 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Most of the Syrian refugees are Sunni Muslims, as are the leaders in most Arabian Peninsula countries, such as Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. An Obvious, Unused Home For Refugees 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z One of the Islamic State group's affiliates in the Arabian Peninsula, calling itself Najd Province, claimed responsibility for that attack. Kuwait says its police arrest members of cell helping support Islamic State group 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z “They’re doing things we only thought al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were capable of doing,” Mr. McCaul told CNN, referring to the group whose main goal is to attack the U.S. homeland. ISIS shows nimble ability to strike multiple Western targets 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was revenge for Charlie Hebdo’s depictions of the Prophet Mohammed. See a Timeline of Extremist Attacks in Western Europe 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was revenge for Charlie Hebdo's depictions of the Prophet Mohammed. Past extremist attacks in Western Europe 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z And the advantage of putting boots on the ground is that you provide leadership, because all the nations of the Arabian Peninsula and in that area, they have an interest in that area. The Rubio paradox 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z There has been some agreement on re-routing, utilising in particular more airspace above the Empty Quarter, the vast desert in the Arabian Peninsula. Dubai Airshow: Crowded skies may limit airline growth - BBC News 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Veering further into the Arabian Peninsula country's mostly desert interior, the storm largely subsided. Cyclone kills eight in Yemeni coastal province, peters out inland 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z But meteorologists say the torrential downpours associated with the storm will bring several years’ worth of rain in a day or two to the usually parched Arabian Peninsula country. Rare cyclone slams into Yemen, bringing several years’ worth of rain 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Others, including United Airlines, cautioned their pilots to avoid Syrian and Iranian airspace while flying to the Arabian Peninsula or India. Airlines Reroute Flights After Russian Crash in Egypt 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z A category 4 storm is headed for the Arabian Peninsula and threatens to bring as much rain as the region sees in three or four years in the space of just one or two days. Big Cyclone Headed for the Arabian Peninsula 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Residents fear the disorder may pave the way for Islamists to take control of the strategic shipping and trade hub at the bottom of the Arabian Peninsula. Islamists rise as chaos descends in Yemen's cosmopolitan port 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Dengue fever is also now widespread in the Middle East and parts of North Africa, while deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections appear regularly on the Arabian Peninsula. A new wave of diseases threatens Southern Europe and the Middle East 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Ansar al Sharia is al Qaeda’s affiliate on the Arabian Peninsula. She Knew All Along 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z The sovereign states of the Arabian Peninsula, as well as Egypt and Jordan, should play a principal role in that evolution. A Path Out of the Middle East Collapse 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The violence has been stirred in part by Muslim agitation over increasing Jewish visits to the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, Islam's holiest site outside the Arabian Peninsula. Palestinian 'Day of Rage' attacks kill three: Israeli police 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z While events are planned around the world, there will be none in Ethiopia, the original home of the coffee berry, or on the Arabian Peninsula, home of the first roasted coffee beans. Your Thursday Briefing 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Now, Emiratis view the war as a life-changing experience fraught with difficulties and danger in order to avert an even a greater danger in the future: the control of an Arabian Peninsula state by Iran. What Intervention in Yemen Means for UAE's National Identity 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z The UAE pledged to push ahead with the coalition offensive to dislodge the Houthis - seen by U.S.-allied Gulf Sunni Muslim as a proxy for would-be Iranian expansion in the Arabian Peninsula - from Sanaa. Saudi-led coalition strikes kill at least 50 in Yemen 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Unlike kangaroos, the jerboa lives in the deserts of Africa, Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. Week in Geek: Jump Around edition 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z As the sun rises over a vast sand sea in the Arabian Peninsula its first rays illuminate a number of hand axes scattered over the surface of the arid desert. Green Arabia's key role in human evolution - BBC News 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z U.S. officials have said Mr. al-Awlaki, an American citizen, was illegally killed by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen targeting his father, a senior propagandist and operative of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. John Brennan, CIA director, says al Qaeda still major threat despite Islamic State’s rise 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z U.S. officials consider al Qaeda’s Yemeni branch, known as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, as one of the world’s most dangerous terrorist organizations and continue drone strikes against its leaders. Is Al Qaeda Winning in Saudi-Iran Proxy War in Yemen? 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z They are leading an air campaign against the rebels in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country, training Yemeni troops, supplying weapons and providing military advice. Death toll from rebel attack in Yemen's Marib province rises after Saudi says 10 troops killed 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Joint Special Operations Command have continued to carry out drone strikes, including one in June that killed Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the commander of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Family pleads for release of American held for months in Yemen 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z The seven-state Emirates federation is one of the most prominent members of the Saudi-led coalition, which aims to roll back gains by Yemeni Shiite rebels and their allies in the deeply impoverished Arabian Peninsula country. United Arab Emirates says 22 of its troops killed in Yemen as part of Saudi-led coalition 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z The collapse in gazelle populations in the southern Levant and on the Arabian Peninsula has long been a matter for concern. Palestine mountain gazelle now endangered, say scientists 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is already operating in Aden and controls the port of Mukkalla. The King Finally Comes to Town 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Situated at the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen is a strategic gateway to Africa and a perennial target of Iranian meddling and al Qaeda terrorism. The Saudis Reply to Iran’s Rising Danger 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia views the Houthis as a proxy of its arch rival, Shiite powerhouse Iran, and an attempt to expand its influence on the Arabian Peninsula. U.N. Says Yemen on Brink of Famine 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z The Roosevelt, escorted by the guided missile cruiser Normandy, was soon passing through the Strait of Hormuz into the Arabian Sea and then south to the Arabian Peninsula. U.S. and Iran Keep Wary Eye on Each Other at Sea 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Al-Qaeda’s local arm, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, controls parts of the country. Yemeni Fighters Make Progress Against Rebels 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement On that trip, Ms. Ahmad said in her sentencing memorandum, he went to a safe house and pledged loyalty to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. 22-Year Term for Nigerian Who Joined Al Qaeda and Then Denounced It 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z The coalition is keen to repel perceived influence by arch-rival Iran on the Arabian Peninsula. Anti-Houthi Fighters advance into central Yemeni city 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z A great humanitarian tragedy is unfolding in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen War Escalates 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Western captives are often sold on by their original captors to other groups, including al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP. French Hostage Isabelle Prime Returns Home From Yemen 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z A.Q.A.P. is the Qaeda affiliate based in the Arabian Peninsula, in Yemen. ISIS or Al Qaeda? American Officials Split Over Biggest Threat 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z |
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