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Seven of top ten to battle it out as Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2026 begins today

Seven of top ten to battle it out...

Doha [Qatar], February 8: The season's first WTA 1000-level event - $4,088,211 Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2026 will swing into big...

Injured Vonn hopes for best in downhill ski

Injured Vonn hopes for best in downhill ski

Cortina d'Ampezzo [Italy], February 8: US ski star Lindsey Vonn appears ready for Sunday's Olympic downhill ski race despite a...

Qatar's Bassem Hemeida wins 400m gold at Asian C'ships in China

Qatar's Bassem Hemeida wins 400m gold at Asian...

Doha [Qatar], February 8: Qatar's Bassem Hemeida claimed the men's 400m gold medal at the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships...

Umnia Bank ín Morocco posts strong 2025 financial results

Umnia Bank ín Morocco posts strong 2025 financial...

Doha [Qatar], February 8: Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Umnia...

What to expect from the US dollar going forward?

What to expect from the US dollar going...

Washington [US], February 8: Foreign exchange (FX) markets are the clearest expressions of global macro trends, being at the centre...

US families become increasingly strained in diverging economy

US families become increasingly strained in diverging economy

Washington [US], February 8: Around the crack of dawn, a line begins forming at a strip mall in Hyattsville, Maryland,...

QIC concludes successful participation in Web Summit

QIC concludes successful participation in Web Summit

Doha [Qatar], February 8: Qatar Insurance (QIC) hassuccessfully concluded its participation as Diamond Sponsor at Web Summit Qatar 2026, attracting...

Trump after Olympic opener: Vance wouldn't be booed in US

Trump after Olympic opener: Vance wouldn't be booed...

Washington [US], February 8: United States President Donald Trump has reacted with surprise that his deputy, JD Vance, was booed...

China's foreign exchange reserves rise in January

China's foreign exchange reserves rise in January

Beijing [China], February 8: China's foreign exchange reserves stood at $3.3991 trillion at the end of January 2026, marking an...

Voting begins in Japan's general election

Voting begins in Japan's general election

Tokyo [Japan], February 8: Voting in Japan's general election began on Sunday morning, with a total of 1,284 candidates competing...

Three killed in avalanches in northern Italy

Three killed in avalanches in northern Italy

Milan [Italy], February 8: Three people were killed on Saturday in avalanches while skiing off-piste in the northern Italian regions...

Eight killed in explosion in northern China

Eight killed in explosion in northern China

Beijing [China], February 8: An explosion at a small biotechnology company in northern China early on Saturday killed eight people,...

Masdar, RWE sign agreement to support energy transformation in Germany, Europe

Masdar, RWE sign agreement to support energy transformation...

London [UK], February 7: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz witnessed today...

UAE, Germany deepen energy ties as German Chancellor visits ADNOC HQ

UAE, Germany deepen energy ties as German Chancellor...

Berlin [Germany], February 7: Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, today, visited ADNOC's Headquarters during his official...

Aldar, Dubai Holding expand strategic joint venture with AED38 billion in new developments in Dubai

Aldar, Dubai Holding expand strategic joint venture with...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 7: Aldar and Dubai Holding have expanded their landmark joint venture, adding two strategic land plots...

Expo Khorfakkan sets ambitious Q1 2026 events calendar

Expo Khorfakkan sets ambitious Q1 2026 events calendar

Sharjah [Sharjah City], February 7: Expo Khorfakkan has unveiled its events calendar for the first quarter of 2026, featuring a...

UAE and Gabon sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to deliver a new era of bilateral ties

UAE and Gabon sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 7: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Brice Oligui...

Gold climbs, silver rebounds from one-and-a-half-month low

Gold climbs, silver rebounds from one-and-a-half-month low

Dubai [UAE], February 7: Gold regained upward momentum toward the end of the week, climbing over above $4,963 per troy...

DFSA fines Ark Capital Management (Dubai) Limited $504,000

DFSA fines Ark Capital Management (Dubai) Limited $504,000

Dubai [UAE], February 7: The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has imposed a fine of US$504,000 (AED1,850,940) on Ark Capital...

DEWA, Italian delegation discuss strengthening collaboration in renewable energy, advanced technologies

DEWA, Italian delegation discuss strengthening collaboration in renewable...

Dubai [UAE], February 7: Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), welcomed an...

What's in a high-budget film about the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period?

What's in a high-budget film about the Five...

Seoul [South Korea], February 7 : Taiping Nian, with its massive budget , is one of the epic...

Kaity Nguyen's beauty at age 27

Kaity Nguyen's beauty at age 27

Seoul [South Korea], February 7: Appearing at Dior's Spring/Summer 2026 collection exhibition, Kaity Nguyen quickly became the center of attention....

U.S. takes early lead in figure skating team event at Milan-Cortina 2026

U.S. takes early lead in figure skating team...

Milan [Italy], February 7: The United States sat on top while China provisionally ranked ninth in team event after the...

U.S. Justice Department announces arrest of "key participant" in 2012 Benghazi attack

U.S. Justice Department announces arrest of "key participant"...

Washington DC [US], February 7: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has...

U.S. consumer sentiment rises slightly in February

U.S. consumer sentiment rises slightly in February

New York [US], February 7: The U.S. Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 57.3 in February 2026, according to a preliminary...

Exhibition in New York explores contemporary approaches to Chinese ink art

Exhibition in New York explores contemporary approaches to...

New York [US], February 7: An art exhibition held here Thursday evening brought together five Chinese artists exploring contemporary approaches...

Rubio says U.S. to maintain credible, modernized nuclear deterrent

Rubio says U.S. to maintain credible, modernized nuclear...

Washington DC [US], February 7: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday vowed that the United States will maintain...