The nuclear facility in Abu Dhabi has the capacity to meet one-quarter of the UAE's electricity needs.
Aid cuts, debt and conflict are pushing maternal and child health to breaking point.
Funding cuts in health research, and the antivaccine movement make it challenging to respond to viruses.
The capital market is not Iranian economy's main financing engine, but it still matters politically and psychologically.
Several abducted activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla have released pre-recorded messages calling for help.
It has to choose stability or permanent war.
Iran demands the release of assets frozen abroad, the lifting of sanctions and control over the Strait of Hormuz.
DRC health minister visits hotspot for Ebola outbreak
Iran proposes Bitcoin-based ship insurance for the Strait of Hormuz, a move likely to raise global maritime concerns.
Iran’s nuclear enrichment is a right that ‘already exists’, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.