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UAE President receives participants in First UAE Second-Tier Leadership Executive Programme in China
  • 13 hours ago

UAE President receives participants in First UAE Second-Tier Leadership Executive Programme in China

  UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday received a delegation of participants in the First UAE Second-Tier Leadership Executive Programme in China, which was...

UN official highlights UAE soft power in peacebuilding
  • 14 hours ago

UN official highlights UAE soft power in peacebuilding
Village in Lebanon buries a child and father killed in Israeli drone strike
  • 14 hours ago

Village in Lebanon buries a child and father killed in Israeli drone strike
NCM predicts drop in temperature and low visibility due to fog in parts of UAE

NCM predicts drop in temperature and low visibility due to fog in parts of UAE

Several areas on Wednesday witnessed dense fog, which led the horizontal visibility to drop and to be sometimes completely absent, especially in Abu...

3 hours ago
VP swears in members of Public Prosecution, urges them to make pursuit of justice their highest goal

VP swears in members of Public Prosecution, urges them to make pursuit of justice their highest goal

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of and Ruler of Dubai, in the presence of Sheikh Maktoum...

6 hours ago
Egypt appoints a new defence minister and swears in its reshuffled Cabinet

Egypt appoints a new defence minister and swears in its reshuffled Cabinet

Egypt appointed a new defence minister on Wednesday and swore him in, along with 13 other new ministers in the latest Cabinet reshuffle...

6 hours ago
Three injured in Thailand school shooting, gunman arrested

Three injured in Thailand school shooting, gunman arrested

Thai police shot and arrested a gunman who opened fire on Wednesday at a school in southern Thailand, injuring a woman and two...

8 hours ago
UAE shuts 230 unlicensed accounts offering domestic worker recruitment

UAE shuts 230 unlicensed accounts offering domestic worker recruitment

The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) announced the closure of 230 social media accounts during the past year that were...

8 hours ago
Dubai Police ban heavy trucks on Tripoli Street during peak hours

Dubai Police ban heavy trucks on Tripoli Street during peak hours

To strengthen traffic safety and safeguard the lives of road users, Dubai Police have implemented a ban on heavy trucks along Tripoli Street...

9 hours ago
UAE Floating Hospital in Al Arish continues to treat injured Gazans

UAE Floating Hospital in Al Arish continues to treat injured Gazans

The UAE Floating Hospital in Al Arish continues to receive injured patients and medical cases from the Gaza Strip for necessary treatment, as...

10 hours ago
Dubai Police, over 3,000 performers celebrate Year of the Horse at Expo City

Dubai Police, over 3,000 performers celebrate Year of the Horse at Expo City

  In a powerful display of cultural unity, Dubai Police mounted units participated in the Happy Chinese New Year Grand Parade at Expo City...

11 hours ago
FNC calls for salary increase, new law to improve teachers’ quality of life in UAE

FNC calls for salary increase, new law to improve teachers’ quality of life in UAE

The Federal National Council (FNC) called for increasing the salaries of Emirati teaching staff in the government sector, issuing a special federal legislation...

11 hours ago
British woman on holiday in America shot dead by father after ‘argument about Trump’

British woman on holiday in America shot dead by father after ‘argument about Trump’

 A man shot his daughter at his home in the US after the pair had an argument about Donald Trump, an inquest has...

12 hours ago
Dubai International Airport, the lifeline of Dubai, welcomed over 95m passengers in 2025: Mohammed

Dubai International Airport, the lifeline of Dubai, welcomed over 95m passengers in 2025: Mohammed

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, said on his X account: 'Dubai International...

14 hours ago
Thumbay launches Medicity in Dubai, profusely thanks leaders

Thumbay launches Medicity in Dubai, profusely thanks leaders

An integrated system, located within the Dubai-Sharjah border in Al Qusais, Dubai, and which underscores the obligatory and inevitable education-research-innovation-healthcare alliance, is targeted...

14 hours ago
SEC reviews simulation of rainwater accumulation

SEC reviews simulation of rainwater accumulation

Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of Sharjah Executive Council (SEC), chaired the...

14 hours ago
Hospital does 1st kidney telesurgery on patient in Pakistan

Hospital does 1st kidney telesurgery on patient in Pakistan

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has performed the first cross-border robotic nephroureterectomy via telesurgery between the UAE and Pakistan, connecting its advanced surgical capabilities...

14 hours ago
Ten dead after shooter opens fire at high school in Canada

Ten dead after shooter opens fire at high school in Canada

Ten people including the shooter are dead after an ‌assailant opened fire at a high school in western Canada on Tuesday in one...

15 hours ago
Gazans get first batch of aid from Saqr Humanitarian Ship

Gazans get first batch of aid from Saqr Humanitarian Ship

The first batch of aid from the Saqr Humanitarian Ship has entered the Gaza Strip, four days after the vessel arrived at Al...

10 Feb 2026
Man obligated to pay Dhs40,000 to woman for insulting, defaming and stalking her in workplace

Man obligated to pay Dhs40,000 to woman for insulting, defaming and stalking her in workplace

Al Ain Civil, Commercial and Administrative Cases Court obligated a man to pay a compensation of Dhs40,000 to a woman for threatening, insulting...

10 Feb 2026
Masked gang blows doors off armoured cash van in dramatic 'Italian Job' style heist

Masked gang blows doors off armoured cash van in dramatic 'Italian Job' style heist

Masked robbers armed with AK-47s blew up an armoured van on a motorway during a dramatic heist in Italy. Around half a dozen...

10 Feb 2026
Employer, employee held liable for Dh216,000 emergency treatment bill in Dubai

Employer, employee held liable for Dh216,000 emergency treatment bill in Dubai

The Dubai Civil Court of First Instance has ruled that an employer and his employee are required to pay Dhs216,000 to a private...

10 Feb 2026
UAE leaders discuss national progress and future vision

UAE leaders discuss national progress and future vision

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan received His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime...

10 Feb 2026
Sheikh Mohammed approves development of Al Layan Oasis

Sheikh Mohammed approves development of Al Layan Oasis

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, approved the Al Layan Oasis development project,...

10 Feb 2026
UAE weather body expects gradual rise in temperature

UAE weather body expects gradual rise in temperature

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) expected Wednesday's weather to be clear to partly cloudy with low clouds appearing in the east, with...

10 Feb 2026
Speed limit reduced on three major roads in Abu Dhabi

Speed limit reduced on three major roads in Abu Dhabi

In a continued effort to improve traffic safety and minimize accidents on the major roads, the Joint Committee for Traffic Safety in Abu...

10 Feb 2026
Dubai cancels 12 flights and diverts 23 others due to fog

Dubai cancels 12 flights and diverts 23 others due to fog

Dubai Airports reported the cancellation of 12 flights and the diversion of 23 incoming flights to other airports due to heavy fog that...

10 Feb 2026
Dr. Mazen IVF Clinic reports success rates of up to 70%

Dr. Mazen IVF Clinic reports success rates of up to 70%

As fertility concerns continue to affect couples across the region and beyond, specialised reproductive healthcare is gaining increasing attention in the UAE. Dr....

10 Feb 2026
UAE Ambassador in Egypt inaugurates dialysis unit at UAE Floating Hospital in Al Arish

UAE Ambassador in Egypt inaugurates dialysis unit at UAE Floating Hospital in Al Arish

Hamad Obaid Al Zaabi, UAE Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, inaugurated the dialysis unit at the UAE Floating Hospital in Al...

10 Feb 2026
UAE, Iran hold political consultations in Tehran

UAE, Iran hold political consultations in Tehran

  The second session of political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

10 Feb 2026

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Sharjah announces Ramadan working hours for public sector

Sharjah announces Ramadan working hours for public sector

The Sharjah Human Resources Department on Wednesday announced the official working hours during the Holy Month of Ramadan 1447 AH for Sharjah government...

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NCM predicts drop in temperature and low visibility due to fog in parts of UAE

NCM predicts drop in temperature and low visibility due to fog in parts of UAE

Several areas on Wednesday witnessed dense fog, which led the horizontal visibility to drop and to be sometimes completely absent, especially in Abu...

3 hours ago
VP swears in members of Public Prosecution, urges them to make pursuit of justice their highest goal

VP swears in members of Public Prosecution, urges them to make pursuit of justice their highest goal

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of and Ruler of Dubai, in the presence of Sheikh Maktoum...

6 hours ago
UAE shuts 230 unlicensed accounts offering domestic worker recruitment

UAE shuts 230 unlicensed accounts offering domestic worker recruitment

The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) announced the closure of 230 social media accounts during the past year that were...

8 hours ago
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Egypt appoints a new defence minister and swears in its reshuffled Cabinet

Egypt appoints a new defence minister and swears in its reshuffled Cabinet

Egypt appointed a new defence minister on Wednesday and swore him in, along with 13 other new ministers in the latest Cabinet reshuffle...

6 hours ago
Three injured in Thailand school shooting, gunman arrested

Three injured in Thailand school shooting, gunman arrested

Thai police shot and arrested a gunman who opened fire on Wednesday at a school in southern Thailand, injuring a woman and two...

8 hours ago
British woman on holiday in America shot dead by father after ‘argument about Trump’

British woman on holiday in America shot dead by father after ‘argument about Trump’

 A man shot his daughter at his home in the US after the pair had an argument about Donald Trump, an inquest has...

12 hours ago
Ten dead after shooter opens fire at high school in Canada

Ten dead after shooter opens fire at high school in Canada

Ten people including the shooter are dead after an ‌assailant opened fire at a high school in western Canada on Tuesday in one...

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