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Two members of the UAE Armed Forces died on Monday in a helicopter crash caused by a "technical malfunction", the Ministry of Defence announced on Monday.

The United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva called on Monday for a de-escalation of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and a return to negotiations.

India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has postponed exams scheduled for Class 12 students from Thursday, March 12, in the UAE and the Middle East till Monday, March 16.

The UAE air defence systems intercepted 12 ballistic missiles and 17 drones on Monday, according to figures released by the Ministry of Defence.

Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader as the week-old US-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was "nowhere near" deciding whether to send U.S. troops into Iran to secure the stockpile of highly enriched uranium there.

Lebanon’s parliament extended its own mandate for two years on Monday, a statement from the speaker's office said, pushing back elections that were meant to take place in May of this year.

France is deploying about a dozen naval vessels, including its aircraft carrier strike group, to the Mediterranean, Red Sea and potentially the Strait of Hormuz as part of defensive support to allies threatened by the conflict in the Middle East.

Oil prices surged over $119 a barrel, hitting levels not seen since mid-2022, on Monday as some major producers cut supplies and fears of prolonged shipping disruptions gripped the market due to the expanding US-Israeli war with Iran.

HSBC on Monday expressed confidence in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members' economic prospects as the region and the wider Middle East brace for the economic shock from the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

Silal, an Abu Dhabi agri-food and technology company, has announced the expansion of its operations in Ras Al Khaimah in collaboration with the National Agricultural Centre.

G7 countries have not made a decision yet on the potential release of emergency oil stocks in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, France's Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Monday.

France forward Oscar Jegou has been cited for an alleged eye-gouging incident in the Six Nations defeat by Scotland at the weekend and faces a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday.

India opener Sanju Samson's rise from not being a preferred opener to finishing as the player of the tournament became the campaign's most compelling redemption arc as the hosts retained the men's Twenty20 World Cup title.

Two-time major champion Coco Gauff was forced into a rare retirement in her third-round clash with Alex Eala at Indian Wells on Sunday due to persistent pain in her left arm, which she said made it feel like it was "on fire."

India won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Sunday, defeating New Zealand in the final after a powerful batting display helped them secure the title on home soil.