Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka rallied from a set and a break down to beat Anhelina Kalinina 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 Monday and reach the second round of the Dubai Championships. The 35-year-old Azarenka trailed 5-2 in the second set and was down 4-2 in the tiebreaker before winning the next five points.

Egyptian officials have been discussing the plan with European diplomats as well as with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain seek to hash out plan to avoid Palestinian displacement.

Third-seeded Andrey Rublev followed up his Qatar Open title with a first-round exit at the Dubai Championships, losing to qualifier Quentin Halys 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)

Here’s some of our favorite ways to make the most out of next week’s tennis trip to Dubai. The first WTA 1000 of the year in Doha, Qatar saw its fair share of upsets from Ekaterina Alexandrova toppling Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova stunning Paula Badosa,

The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of condolences to H H Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Member of the

Trump, however, kept coming back to it again and again. Over the ensuing days, he repeatedly insisted the U.S. would in effect take complete ownership of Gaza (without putting U.S. troops on the ground or spending taxpayer money,

Leaders of Gulf states met with their Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts to strategize before a broader Arab summit early next month.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reclassified Qatar and Kuwait as developed markets and will soon start their removal from its Emerging-Markets Bond Index in a phased manner. It also said the United Arab Emirates may be taken out of the cluster next year.

JPMorgan’s Global Index Research team said that Qatar and Kuwait will be removed from the Emerging Markets Bond Index starting from March 31.

The leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will attend the summit, to take place ahead of an Arab League meeting in Cairo one week later on the same issue, the source said. Speaking on condition of anonymity, another source said ...