In Abu Dhabi, the local authorities have begun a thorough investigation following concerning reports of innocent cats being abandoned in the desert. Residents in the Al Falah area made the startling ...

Dozens of cats were left to die in the unforgiving heat of the Abu Dhabi desert, animal rights advocates said. The incident came to light last week when two local Emirati groups stumbled upon the ...

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. A group of United Arab ...

Editor's note: This report includes images of dead animals that may cause some readers distress. Dozens of cats were left to die in the unforgiving heat of the Abu Dhabi desert, animal rights ...