Oil titan Sultan Al Jaber backtracks on comments that 'there is no science' around fossil fuels at UN climate summit

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COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber speaks at the UN climate summit in Dubai.
COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber speaks at the UN climate summit in Dubai.

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What to watch at COP28 Dubai, the UN climate summit

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COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber walks through the venue ahead of the UN Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber walks through the venue ahead of the UN climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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A man was sentenced to 3 months in a Dubai jail after he insulted airport staff who didn't bring his mom a wheelchair

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Dubai International Airport
Departures at Dubai International Airport in February 2022.

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Russian gold floods into Hong Kong after UAE cracks down on illicit activity

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Stock image of gold bars.

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Boeing wins orders worth $52 billion from Emirates at the Dubai Air Show

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Emirates planes on display at the Dubai Air Show.
Emirates planes on display at the Dubai Air Show.

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Zero income tax and tight security makes Dubai one of the best destinations for a 'workation,' study finds

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Dubai Skyline and Jumeirah Open Beach.
Dubai was rated the second-best spot to take a working vacation.

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An American LGBTQ+ activist who fled Israel during Hamas attacks says she never imagined feeling safer in Dubai, where being gay is a crime

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Rockets are fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza into Israel.
Rockets are fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza into Israel.

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I moved to Dubai when Russia invaded Ukraine. The cost of living is extreme, but it's very safe and I love living here.

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Mary Pedler and her daughter.

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Saudi Arabia and the UAE are battling to become the Middle East's economic superpower

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Mohammed bin Salman and Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan have had a longstanding relationship.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have a long-standing relationship.

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One of Russia's richest oligarchs who now lives in Dubai says Putin's invasion of Ukraine made him a 'pariah'

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Andrey Melnichenko.

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