Reuters - The debacle over a Dubai company's thwarted attempt to take over some U.S. port operations may end up undermining U.S. security because of its impact on counter-terrorism cooperation with Arab states, maritime experts said on Tuesday

Denise Royal - AHN Staff Writer Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AHN) – The military said Saturday that two Navy ships have traded fire with suspected pirates off Somalia's coast. The Navy confirmed that one suspect is dead and five are wounded. The incident happened early on Saturday as the...

Reuters - Michael Jackson has shuttered his Neverland Valley Ranch home and laid off staff, but contrary to media reports the pop star has not shut down the estate for good, his spokeswoman said on Friday.

AP - An Islamic extremist group warned Dubai and other sheikdoms of the United Arab Emirates that it would attack the crucial tourism industry if authorities persisted in arresting militants wanted by the West.

Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday refused to drop legislative language barring a state-owned Arab company, Dubai Ports World, from managing American ports, even as the company released more details of its own pledge to unwind the deal.

Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to preserve legislative language barring a state-owned Arab company, Dubai Ports World, from managing American ports.

Reuters - The sale of U.S. port terminal assets recently acquired by Dubai Ports World should be in place within four to six months, according to a statement on Wednesday by the U.S. subsidiary that DP World recently bought, P & O Ports North America.

Dubai Ports World confirms it intends to sell all its US port operations to an American buyer within six months time.

Reuters - The United States hopes to clinch a free trade deal with the United Arab Emirates within a few months, despite a political firestorm which unraveled a deal to let a Dubai firm manage U.S. port terminals, U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman said on Tuesday.

Reuters - President George W. Bush, whose administration suffered a stinging setback over a Dubai company's deal to operate some U.S. port terminals, faces another brewing Republican revolt over immigration reform.

Matthew Borghese - AHN Staff Writer Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Public opinion of President Bush continues to fall, once again reaching an all-time low on Monday. A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows that in the wake of the Dubai Ports purchasing scandal, the President's approval rating is down to...

AP - The Dubai-owned company that promised to surrender its U.S. port operations has no immediate plans to sell its U.S. subsidiary's interests at Miami's seaport, a senior executive wrote Monday in a private e-mail to business associates.

Hector Duarte Jr. - AHN Staff Reporter Washington D.C. (AHN) – The takeover of P and O by Dubai Ports World may encounter more opposition after critics say they will push for legislation to stop the deal. Republican Duncan Hunter has said he would try to get a bill passed stating...

Reuters - A leading Republican opponent of the collapsed Dubai ports deal said on Sunday that he would press ahead with legislation requiring U.S. ownership of infrastructure deemed critical to homeland security.

Reuters - A leading Republican opponent of the collapsed Dubai ports deal said on Sunday that he would press ahead with legislation requiring U.S. ownership of infrastructure deemed critical to homeland security.

Reuters - Democrats have seized on the collapse of the Dubai ports deal to buttress their case that George W. Bush is an incompetent president unable to get the job done at home or abroad.

Reuters - Despite their revolt over the Dubai ports deal, Republicans say they remain loyal to President George W. Bush. But there are signs many may distance themselves from him as the 2006 congressional election nears.

AP - President Bush on Saturday denounced any moves by Iran or Syria to interfere in Iraq's effort to build a democracy.

AP - President Bush said Friday the collapse of the Dubai ports deal could hurt U.S. efforts to recruit Mideast governments as partners in the worldwide war on terror.

Reuters - A vote on a provision to block an Arab-owned company, Dubai Ports World, from managing American ports is still planned for next week in the U.S. House of Representatives, despite the company's announcement that it intends to shed the U.S. holdings, the spokesman for House Speaker Dennis Hastert said on Friday.