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His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, has "invited" residents to tune in to national media channels at 11:00 am on Saturday to mark the 'Day of Solidarity'.

The UAE has announced the withdrawal of another Nestlé infant milk product, the S26 AR GOLD, after recalling a host of baby formula over the presence of toxin-forming bacteria.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has discussed strengthening cooperation with Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia during a phone call on Thursday.

Relief supplies for the Saqr Humanitarian Ship have now been fully prepared ahead of their shipment to El Arish Port in Egypt, in support of civilians in the Gaza Strip.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has discussed ways to enhance peace efforts in the Middle East during talks with European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump on Thursday during a White House meeting, as she tries to gain some influence over how the president shapes the South American country's political future.

A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by authorities to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law in December 2024.

Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect, the country's internet regulator said on Friday.

The Arab Parliament has welcomed the announcement of the formation of the Palestinian technocratic committee to administer the Gaza Strip.

Cuba received on Thursday the remains of its 32 soldiers killed in combat during the US attack on Venezuela and stunning capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro, paying homage to the troops as national heroes.

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.

Netflix is preparing to make an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery's studios and streaming businesses, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

The UAE and Nigeria have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), marking a major step forward in trade and investment relations between the two countries.

Second-half goals from Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal has given Barcelona a hard-fought 2-0 victory over second-tier leaders Racing Santander in the Copa del Rey on Thursday, sending them into the quarter-finals.

Stan Wawrinka will play his final Australian Open with a sense of nostalgia for the Grand Slam that made his career as well as a feeling of calm about the road ahead.

The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships returns for the women’s week from February 15-21, with one of the strongest WTA 1000 line-ups, featuring all of the world’s top 20 players.

FIFA has stated that it received more than 500 million ticket requests for the 2026 World Cup during a 33-day application window that closed this week, describing it as a new milestone in world sporting history.

Scott Robertson has stepped down as New Zealand coach following an internal review of the All Blacks' performance, New Zealand Rugby said 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.

Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter Edwin McCain will bring his "I'll Be Tour" to Coca-Cola Arena for the first time on April 12.

"I Swear" star Robert Aramayo, "Sinners" actor Miles Caton and "One Battle After Another" star Chase Infiniti are among the nominees for the EE Rising Star Award at next month's British Academy of Film and Television Arts Film Awards.

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.

It's a familiar sight in French cities: pigeons with mangled feet and missing toes. But one woman in Paris is on a mission to save the pigeons from their plight.