A Japanese tanker first thought to have been hit by an blast in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday then said to have been struck by a huge wave arrived in the United Arab Emirates, a port official said. The M.Star of the Mitsui OSK Lines arrived in Fujairah harbour under its own steam for repairs. The official WAM news ...

A mysterious explosion hit a Japanese oil tanker near Iran in the vital Strait of Hormuz early on Wednesday, spotlighting a potential threat in a chokepoint for global oil supplies. There were differing theories about the cause of the blast -- which did not cause any serious injuries or an oil spill -- ranging from a terrorist attack to an explosion of ...

A hot air balloon carrying 14 people crashed early Sunday in the desert south of Dubai, killing at least two. Aviation authorities said the accident happened at 6:45 a.m. local time near Suwaihan, a village surrounded by farms and date plantations about 45 miles ...