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Four Bahrain police wounded in bomb attack

Four Bahraini policemen were wounded in a bomb attack Sunday near the village of Jaw, south of the capital Manama, the interior ministry said. "Terrorist blast in police bus near Jua village. 4 policemen injured and they are in a stable condition. Necessary steps are being taken," the...

UAE grapples drones after airport closures

Dubai authorities are grappling with new ways of keeping the emirate's skies safe after drones halted air traffic at one of the world's busiest airports three times last year. The delays were necessary to protect passengers, officials said, but they hit thousands of travelers and cost...

Kuwait jails senior official for joining ISIS

Kuwait's supreme court on Sunday sentenced a top bureaucrat to 10 years in jail for joining and fighting with ISIS in Syria and Iraq. The court also fined the unnamed Kuwaiti national, who was a top official at the Kuwait municipality, $30,000 and convicted him of calling other people to...

Bahrain says three killed in hunt for fugitives

Three fugitives were killed Thursday as they tried to flee by boat from Bahrain to Iran following a prison break, the interior ministry said. Those killed were prisoners who escaped in a Jan. 1 prison break or their accomplices, it said. Seven other people were arrested in connection...