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Sheikh Majid bin Saud Al Mualla, chairman of the Umm Al Quwain Department of Tourism and Archaeology, front right, explains to Noura Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of Culture and Youth, during a visit of the ancient Christian monastery on Siniyah Island in Umm al-Quwain, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. The monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam rose across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island off the coast of the UAE officials announced Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

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Christian monastery possibly pre-dating Islam found in UAE
By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press
Thu,11/03/22-2:12AM , 183 Reads
SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, officials announced Thursday.
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This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows Evin prison in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, after a fire at the complex amid ongoing national protests in the country. Iran's judiciary raised the death toll Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in a blaze at the prison, saying that at least eight prisoners were killed. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

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Satellite photos show damage at Iran prison amid protests
By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press
Mon,10/17/22-12:27AM , 357 Reads
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A weekend fire at Iran's notorious Evin Prison damaged one of the largest buildings in the complex, according to satellite photos analyzed Monday. Authorities raised to eight the number of inmates killed, doubling the initial toll.
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Iran's crackdown on protests intensifies in Kurdish region
By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press
Mon,10/10/22-10:35PM , 260 Reads
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran intensified its crackdown Tuesday on Kurdish areas in the country's west amid protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the morality police as oil workers demonstrated at a key refinery, activists said.
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Protests in Iran over woman's death reach key oil industry
By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press
Mon,10/10/22-3:45AM , 353 Reads
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Workers at refineries crucial for Iran's oil and natural gas production protested Monday over the death of a 22-year-old woman, online videos appeared to show, escalating the crisis faced by Tehran.
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