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UAE advances Zayed’s humanitarian legacy across borders
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UAE advances Zayed’s humanitarian legacy across borders

The UAE marks World Humanitarian Day on 19th August each year, guided by the enduring humanitarian legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who placed helping...

UAE strongly condemns hostile Iranian attack on Kurdistan Region of Iraq
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UAE strongly condemns hostile Iranian attack on Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Alef Education expands Alef pathways across subjects, languages
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Alef Education expands Alef pathways across subjects, languages
Uber opens waiting lounge for Dubai Airport Terminal 3 passengers

Uber opens waiting lounge for Dubai Airport Terminal 3 passengers

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter Uber, in partnership with Dubai Airports, has opened a waiting lounge dedicated for passengers at Terminal 3 of Dubai...

4 hours ago
Dubai Charity launches campaign to empower young generations

Dubai Charity launches campaign to empower young generations

Dubai Charity Association launched its annual education support campaign for 2026 under the slogan 'Alif Ba,' aiming to empower young generations through education...

4 hours ago
Dubai firm awarded Dhs1.58 million over unpaid consulting services

Dubai firm awarded Dhs1.58 million over unpaid consulting services

An administrative consulting firm filed a lawsuit before the Dubai Commercial Court, requesting that an institution and a company be ordered to pay...

4 hours ago
VIDEO: Dubai opens circular ramp on bridge linking Emirates Road with Al Qudra Street

VIDEO: Dubai opens circular ramp on bridge linking Emirates Road with Al Qudra Street

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Tuesday the opening of a circular ramp on the bridge leading from Emirates Road towards...

4 hours ago
UAE temperature soars to 50.3°C, rain forecast in east and south

UAE temperature soars to 50.3°C, rain forecast in east and south

Temperatures in the UAE soared to 50.3°C on Tuesday as rain fell over parts of the country, with the National Centre of Meteorology...

5 hours ago
UAE detects two ballistic missiles fired from Iran, one falls in territorial waters

UAE detects two ballistic missiles fired from Iran, one falls in territorial waters

The Ministry of Defence announced that the UAE air defences detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran toward the country on August 18th,...

5 hours ago
UAE announces academic calendar for higher education institutions for 2026-2027

UAE announces academic calendar for higher education institutions for 2026-2027

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research released the academic calendar for higher education institutions in the country on Tuesday, in preparation...

7 hours ago
Suqia UAE provides clean water to 15 million people in 37 countries since 2015

Suqia UAE provides clean water to 15 million people in 37 countries since 2015

The UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia UAE) has benefited around 15 million people in 37 countries through sustainable water projects since its launch...

7 hours ago
Situation is currently safe, Ministry of Interior confirms

Situation is currently safe, Ministry of Interior confirms

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has declared the situation safe, while highlighting the importance of remaining vigilant. In their statement, the Ministry expressed...

7 hours ago
Fake employee swindles individual out of Dhs42,000 through lease renewal in Abu Dhabi

Fake employee swindles individual out of Dhs42,000 through lease renewal in Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi Family, Civil, and Administrative Cases Court ruled that one individual must pay another Dhs42,500. The case arose when the defendant...

7 hours ago
Rain hits parts of UAE, weather body expects drop in temperatures on Thursday

Rain hits parts of UAE, weather body expects drop in temperatures on Thursday

Rain of varying intensity fell over separate areas of the UAE on Tuesday, including Margham in Dubai, according to the National Centre of...

8 hours ago
Ajman's top cop inaugurates FAST Centre for vehicle inspection and registration in Al Rumaila

Ajman's top cop inaugurates FAST Centre for vehicle inspection and registration in Al Rumaila

Major General Sheikh Sultan Bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Security Services...

8 hours ago
Trump says no talks are taking place with Iran and none are scheduled

Trump says no talks are taking place with Iran and none are scheduled

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks between the US and Iran were neither taking place nor scheduled but the ‌Strait of...

8 hours ago
UAE President, Trump discuss regional issues and ways to enhance bilateral ties

UAE President, Trump discuss regional issues and ways to enhance bilateral ties

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday received a phone call from US President Donald Trump. During the...

9 hours ago
Fire breaks out in Sharjah Industrial Area 5, no casualties reported

Fire breaks out in Sharjah Industrial Area 5, no casualties reported

Sharjah Civil Defence teams continued efforts to bring under control a fire that broke out in Industrial Area 5 on Tuesday, with no...

11 hours ago
Sharjah’s Al Jazzat road to close from Aug 19 for maintenance

Sharjah’s Al Jazzat road to close from Aug 19 for maintenance

Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA) announced that the road in the direction extending from Sheikh Mohammed Bin Sultan Bu Baalian Square to...

12 hours ago
UAE confiscations of illicit proceeds surge to Dhs4.23 billion in 2025

UAE confiscations of illicit proceeds surge to Dhs4.23 billion in 2025

The UAE continued to strengthen its efforts to combat financial crime and recover assets linked to illicit activities, with local confiscations reaching Dhs4.23...

13 hours ago
Syria accuses Israel of striking military airfield

Syria accuses Israel of striking military airfield

Syria accused Israel of striking a military airfield in the country's northwest on Tuesday, after a security source told the media the out-of-service...

13 hours ago
Oil climbs as fading US-Iran peace hopes raise supply risks

Oil climbs as fading US-Iran peace hopes raise supply risks

Oil prices rose for a third session on Tuesday as prospects receded for a deal ​to end ⁠the Middle East war, with Iran...

15 hours ago
Houthis target refinery in southern Saudi Arabia

Houthis target refinery in southern Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis targeted an oil refinery on Saudi Arabia's southern Red Sea coast on Tuesday, rebel media reported, as the rebels ramp...

15 hours ago
Two students dead in Philippines school shooting

Two students dead in Philippines school shooting

Two students were killed in ‌a shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, one of them the gunman, and...

15 hours ago
VIDEO: Hospital building collapses after landslide in Nigeria’s Calabar

VIDEO: Hospital building collapses after landslide in Nigeria’s Calabar

A hospital building in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, has collapsed following a landslide triggered by hours of heavy rainfall and severe soil...

17 Aug 2026
VIDEO: Turkish restaurant owner saves customer from choking using the Heimlich manoeuvre

VIDEO: Turkish restaurant owner saves customer from choking using the Heimlich manoeuvre

A restaurant owner in the Reyhanli district of Hatay province, Türkiye, saved a customer after a piece of meat became lodged in his...

17 Aug 2026
Dubai completes Al Marabea’ Street upgrades, cuts travel time by 30 per cent

Dubai completes Al Marabea’ Street upgrades, cuts travel time by 30 per cent

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) completed road upgrades on Al Marabea’ Street as part of its ongoing efforts to develop road infrastructure...

17 Aug 2026
Sharjah Charity launches ‘With Knowledge We Rise’ campaign to educate children in Gaza

Sharjah Charity launches ‘With Knowledge We Rise’ campaign to educate children in Gaza

Sharjah Charity International is preparing to launch the 'With Knowledge We Rise' campaign on Wednesday, August 18, 2026. This initiative, in collaboration with...

17 Aug 2026
Trump scales back US-S.Korea military drills citing good ties with North and Seoul's refusal to cooperate on Iran war

Trump scales back US-S.Korea military drills citing good ties with North and Seoul's refusal to cooperate on Iran war

Donald Trump said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back 'inappropriate and hostile' military drills with South Korea, hours before the exercises began...

17 Aug 2026
British PM exchanges messages with impostor of Trump's chief of staff, say reports

British PM exchanges messages with impostor of Trump's chief of staff, say reports

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impostor posing as US President Donald Trump's chief of staff, according to reports published...

17 Aug 2026

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Uber opens waiting lounge for Dubai Airport Terminal 3 passengers

Uber opens waiting lounge for Dubai Airport Terminal 3 passengers

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter Uber, in partnership with Dubai Airports, has opened a waiting lounge dedicated for passengers at Terminal 3 of Dubai...

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Dubai Charity launches campaign to empower young generations

Dubai Charity launches campaign to empower young generations

Dubai Charity Association launched its annual education support campaign for 2026 under the slogan 'Alif Ba,' aiming to empower young generations through education...

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Dubai firm awarded Dhs1.58 million over unpaid consulting services

Dubai firm awarded Dhs1.58 million over unpaid consulting services

An administrative consulting firm filed a lawsuit before the Dubai Commercial Court, requesting that an institution and a company be ordered to pay...

4 hours ago
VIDEO: Dubai opens circular ramp on bridge linking Emirates Road with Al Qudra Street

VIDEO: Dubai opens circular ramp on bridge linking Emirates Road with Al Qudra Street

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Tuesday the opening of a circular ramp on the bridge leading from Emirates Road towards...

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Trump posts map showing Strait of Hormuz as US territory

Trump posts map showing Strait of Hormuz as US territory

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted a map on his Truth Social platform showing the Strait of Hormuz as 'NEW US Territory,'...

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Trump says no talks are taking place with Iran and none are scheduled

Trump says no talks are taking place with Iran and none are scheduled

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks between the US and Iran were neither taking place nor scheduled but the ‌Strait of...

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Syria accuses Israel of striking military airfield

Syria accuses Israel of striking military airfield

Syria accused Israel of striking a military airfield in the country's northwest on Tuesday, after a security source told the media the out-of-service...

13 hours ago
Oil climbs as fading US-Iran peace hopes raise supply risks

Oil climbs as fading US-Iran peace hopes raise supply risks

Oil prices rose for a third session on Tuesday as prospects receded for a deal ​to end ⁠the Middle East war, with Iran...

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