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UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has reaffirmed the UAE's commitment to supporting family bonds and shared social values as as a foundation for national growth.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will begin a working visit to India on Monday, January 19.

The United Arab Emirates has signed a cooperation agreement with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support humanitarian efforts in Sudan, allocating $11 million as part of the $100 million pledged during the United Nations Security Council meeting in October.

Dubai recorded a 36.8 per cent fall in road traffic deaths per 100,000 residents in the final three months of 2025, compared with the same period a year earlier, according to figures released by Dubai Police.

The United Arab Emirates has ratified a major international agreement aimed at strengthening protections against forced labour, becoming the 63rd country worldwide and the second in the Gulf Cooperation Council to adopt the ILO Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention of 1930.

Syrian troops fighting US-backed Kurdish-led forces seized the Omar oil field, the country’s largest, and the Conoco gas field in the eastern Deir Zor province as allied Arab tribal forces advanced in the oil-rich area along the border with Iraq, officials and security sources said on Sunday.

European Union leaders on Saturday warned of a "dangerous downward spiral" over US President Donald Trump's vow to implement increasing tariffs on European allies until the US is allowed to buy Greenland.

Firefighters in Pakistan's largest city were fighting to extinguish a massive blaze on Sunday that has killed six people and reduced parts of a shopping mall to rubble in Karachi's historic downtown.

Two people were killed and dozens more wounded in a mass Russian drone attack across Ukraine overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, as US and Ukrainian negotiators hashed out a post-war plan in the latest round of peace talks.

NASA rolled its massive Space Launch System rocket to its launchpad in Florida on Saturday, kicking off a final phase of preparations for the agency's Artemis II mission that is poised to send four astronauts around the moon and back as soon as next month.

The United Arab Emirates is participating in the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum 2026, taking place in Davos, Switzerland from January 19-23, with a high-level delegation led by H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority.

Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, led a high-level government and business delegation to Yaoundé, Cameroon, where he extended the greetings of the UAE’s leadership to Cameroon’s Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute.

Abu Dhabi's Masdar and Montenegro's national power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore have partnered to explore ways to develop large-scale renewable energy projects in the Balkan country.

The UAE has joined the US-led Pax Silica initiative that seeks to secure the AI and semiconductor supply chain, following the signing of a declaration at the Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Dubai’s economic momentum continues to surge, with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce announcing strong growth figures for 2025.

Carlos Alcaraz kicked off his latest bid for a career Grand Slam by dismantling unseeded Australian Adam Walton 6-3 7-6(2) 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open on Sunday, as the world number one showcased the power and precision befitting a player chasing history.

Olga Danilovic beat Venus Williams 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 at the Australian Open on Sunday after the Serbian fought back from 4-0 down in the deciding set to knock the American veteran out of the Australian Open in the first round.

Aryna Sabalenka came under early pressure as she launched her bid for a third Australian Open title but the Belarusian clicked into gear and overpowered French wildcard Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6-4 6-1 to reach the second round on Sunday.

Alexander Zverev launched his bid for a maiden Australian Open title with a shaky first-round win over Canadian Gabriel Diallo as disgruntled fans fumed over long queues and a surprise ticket sales halt on day one.

Nigeria secured third place at the Africa Cup of Nations, edging Egypt 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw in Saturday’s bronze medal match.

TikTok will start rolling out new age-detection technology across Europe in the coming weeks, as the ByteDance-owned platform faces regulatory pressure to better identify and remove accounts belonging to children under 13.

The UAE National Orchestra marked a defining cultural moment with its debut concert, 'The Beginning', held at the Emirates Palace Auditorium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

Dave Filoni, a protege of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas and a creative force behind hit streaming TV series "The Mandalorian," was named president of Walt Disney-owned Lucasfilm on Thursday.

Britain's Prince Harry is due to give evidence at London's High Court next Thursday in privacy lawsuits brought by him, singer Elton John and several other high-profile British figures against the publisher of the Daily Mail.

For the Japanese action-packed anime film "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle," chief director Hikaru Kondo set out to deliver something he'd never seen on screen before: relentless, back-to-back battles inside a demon-filled castle.

Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, uncovering an exuberant landscape of mountains, canyons, valleys and plains while discerning for the first time tens of thousands of hills and other smaller features.

There is no question that Tyrannosaurus rex got big. In fact, this fearsome dinosaur may have been Earth's most massive land predator of all time. But the question of how quickly T. rex achieved its maximum size has been a matter of debate.

A Japanese sushi restaurant bid 510 million yen ($3.24 million) for a single bluefin tuna on Monday, by far the highest-ever price paid at the annual New Year auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.

A day after news broke that Japan would soon lose its last two giant pandas to China, thousands of fans flocked to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Tuesday to catch a final glimpse, with many bidding the twins a tearful farewell.

At Plates, the first vegan restaurant in Britain to earn a coveted Michelin star, the tables are packed – but not with vegans.