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Ministry of Finance briefs visiting Indonesian delegation on best government practices

Ministry of Finance briefs visiting Indonesian delegation on...

Dubai [UAE], August 15: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has welcomed a high-level delegation from the Executive Leadership Programme of...

Muslim Council of Elders strongly condemns statements by Israeli PM on "Greater Israel Vision"

Muslim Council of Elders strongly condemns statements by...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 15: The Muslim Council of Elders, under the chairmanship of His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the...

Qatari Emir awards 'Al Wajbah' Decoration to UAE Ambassador

Qatari Emir awards 'Al Wajbah' Decoration to UAE...

Doha [Qatar], August 15: His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, conferred the...

High-profile wanted suspect arrested, handed over to Chinese authorities

High-profile wanted suspect arrested, handed over to Chinese...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 15: The UAE Ministry of Interior handed over a wanted person to the authorities in the...

RAK Properties reports AED160.6 million in net profit for H1/25

RAK Properties reports AED160.6 million in net profit...

Ras Al Khaimah [UAE], August 15: RAK Properties today announced its financial results for the first six months of 2025,...

Israeli settlements in West Bank go against international law: UN

Israeli settlements in West Bank go against international...

Washington [US], August 15: Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said Thursday that the Israeli settlements in the...

Typhoon Podul hits Taiwan, thousands evacuated

Typhoon Podul hits Taiwan, thousands evacuated

Taipei [Taiwan], August 14: Typhoon Podul, with winds of up to 155 km/h, made landfall in Taiwan, bringing strong gusts...

Heatwave breaks many temperature records in Europe

Heatwave breaks many temperature records in Europe

Washington [US], August 14: Many cities in Europe recorded record high temperatures during the ongoing heat wave, according to The...

China cuts off contact with Czech President over Dalai Lama

China cuts off contact with Czech President over...

Beijing [China], August 14: China says it will cut off all contact with Czech President Petr Pavel after he met...

Gaza tensely awaits peace talks

Gaza tensely awaits peace talks

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 14: Israel, Hamas and mediators are trying to resume indirect talks that appeared to have collapsed...

US continues to consider major trade deals

US continues to consider major trade deals

Washington [US], August 14: Reuters on August 13 quoted US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as saying that US and Chinese...

Climate change 'threatens' Southeast Asia

Climate change 'threatens' Southeast Asia

Washington [US], August 14: Major cities in Southeast Asia are at great risk of being impacted by natural disasters due...

North Korea rejects South Korea's mediation offer

North Korea rejects South Korea's mediation offer

Seoul [South Korea], August 14: Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on August 14 rejected reconciliation...

Japan considers selling decommissioned destroyers to Southeast Asia

Japan considers selling decommissioned destroyers to Southeast Asia

Tokyo [Japan], August 14: Japan is considering exporting used destroyers to allies in Southeast Asia, aiming to strengthen security ties...

US inserts 'bugs' into AI chip shipments to prevent smuggling to China?

US inserts 'bugs' into AI chip shipments to...

Washington [US], August 14: US officials are said to have secretly installed tracking devices in some shipments of advanced AI...

Trump issues warning before meeting Putin

Trump issues warning before meeting Putin

Washington [US], August 14: US President Donald Trump warned on August 13 that "there will be very serious consequences" if...

Aunt's heroic donation saves nephew as BMC performs UAE's youngest infant liver transplant

Aunt's heroic donation saves nephew as BMC performs...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 14: For Yahya and Zainab Al Yassi, World Organ Donation Day this year carries deeply personal...

Julphar achieves AED707.3 million in net revenues for H1/25

Julphar achieves AED707.3 million in net revenues for...

Ras Al Khaimah [UAE], August 14: Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries "Julphar" has announced its financial results for the second quarter and...

National Paralympic Committee to participate in Brno 2025 Para Trap World Championships

National Paralympic Committee to participate in Brno 2025...

Astana [Kazakhstan], August 14: The National Paralympic Committee will particiapte in the Brno 2025 Para Trap World Championships, scheduled to...

DXB set to welcome over 3.6 million guests during back-to-school peak

DXB set to welcome over 3.6 million guests...

Dubai [UAE], August 14: Dubai International (DXB) is gearing up for a busy end to the summer holidays, with families...

Arab world slams Netanyahu's 'Greater Israel' remarks

Arab world slams Netanyahu's 'Greater Israel' remarks

Cairo [Egypt], August 14: The Arab League has condemned in the strongest terms the statements made by Israeli Prime Minister...

Cisco expects strong quarterly revenue; Google increases spending on AI

Cisco expects strong quarterly revenue; Google increases spending...

Washington [US], August 14: Cisco Systems, a developer and manufacturer of networking equipment, has predicted strong quarterly revenue amid increasing...

More than 140 people report crimes to Al Fayed investigation

More than 140 people report crimes to Al...

New York [US], August 14: The Metropolitan Police says 146 people have now come forward to report a crime in...

Israel pounds Gaza City, 123 dead in last 24 hours

Israel pounds Gaza City, 123 dead in last...

Jerusalem [Israel], August 14: Israel's military pounded Gaza City on Wednesday prior to a planned takeover, with another 123 people...

Trump threatens 'severe consequences' if Putin blocks Ukraine peace

Trump threatens 'severe consequences' if Putin blocks Ukraine...

New York [US], August 14: U.S. President Donald Trump threatened "severe consequences" if Russia's Vladimir Putin blocked peace in Ukraine...

Two dead, 10 injured in explosion at US steel plant in Pennsylvania

Two dead, 10 injured in explosion at US...

Pittsburgh [US], August 13: Multiple explosions at a US Steel plant near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have killed two people and injured...

Ukraine's borders must not be changed by force: EU leaders

Ukraine's borders must not be changed by force:...

Brussels [Belgium], August 13: European leaders have warned against Ukrainian borders being redrawn by force - three days before Russia's...