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A high-level meeting has been held at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi to discuss key national priorities and future development goals.

Dubai is set to welcome a new environmental and recreational destination, the Al Layan Oasis development, spanning one million square metres and built around a large desert lake.

The first batch of aid from the Saqr Humanitarian Ship has entered the Gaza Strip, four days after the vessel docked at Al Arish Port in Egypt.

Authorities in Abu Dhabi have unveiled a AED 9.5 million community-funded building in Al Mafraq that will generate revenue to raise up to 25 full student scholarships or more than 40 partial scholarships annually.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the UAE and Iran have concluded the second session of political consultations in Tehran.

The Indian government said social media companies would have to take down unlawful content within three hours of being notified about it, tightening on Tuesday an earlier 36-hour timeline in what could be a compliance challenge for Meta, YouTube and X.

A proposed multinational peacekeeping force for Gaza could total about 20,000 troops, with Indonesia estimating it could contribute up to 8,000, President Prabowo Subianto’s spokesman said on Tuesday.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. avoided impeachment on Tuesday, a largely expected outcome after allies in the lower house of Congress voted overwhelmingly to dismiss the complaints against him.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has refused on Monday to heed calls to quit, even by the leader of his party in Scotland, pledging to fight on after his appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador plunged his government into crisis.

The US military announced on Monday it launched a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor.

Dubai Chambers has unveiled DC Connect, a digital platform that brings all the chambers' services together in one easy‑to‑use portal.

The UAE’s industrial exports reached a record AED 262 billion in 2025, marking a 25 per cent growth year-on-year and more than doubling since the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology was established in 2020.

Dubai residents can now access electricity and water services by asking questions through ChatGPT, after Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) expanded its customer support onto the AI platform.

The US and India have moved closer to a trade pact, releasing an interim framework that would lower tariffs, reshape energy ties and deepen economic cooperation as both countries seek to realign global supply chains.

Aldar and Dubai Holding have expanded their landmark joint venture, adding two strategic land plots in Dubai that will deliver almost 14,000 new homes with a combined gross development value (GDV) exceeding AED 38 billion.

New Zealand's openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen rewrote the Twenty20 World Cup record books on Tuesday, pummelling the UAE's bowling attack in a stunning 10-wicket victory in Chennai.

Four-time champions Al-Hilal have dropped their first points of the league phase of the Asian Champions League Elite on Monday as Simone Inzaghi's much-changed line-up was held to a 0-0 draw by the UAE's Shabab Al-Ahli.

Ski great Lindsey Vonn has announced that she suffered a complex leg fracture in Sunday's downhill race at the Milano Cortina Olympics that will require multiple surgical operations.

Kokomo Murase of Japan has upgraded her bronze medal from four years ago to a gold, winning the women's snowboarding big air contest at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics by unleashing impressive aerial tricks high above the Italian Alps.

Pakistan has agreed to play India in the Twenty20 World Cup match scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka on February 15.

Pop star Chappell Roan has announced on Monday that she was no longer represented by the talent agency led by Los Angeles 2028 Olympics chief Casey Wasserman, who has faced criticism for flirtatious email exchanges with convicted trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago.

Bad Bunny has transformed Levi's Stadium into a vibrant homage to Puerto Rico during Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, delivering a high-energy journey through the island's culture complete with a surprise appearance by Lady Gaga.

US television news host Savannah Guthrie said, in a video message released on Saturday, her family is willing to pay to secure her mother's return after her presumed abduction in Arizona.

Brad Arnold, a founder and lead singer of American rock band 3 Doors Down, died on Saturday, nine months after disclosing that he had kidney cancer, the group said. He was 47.

In the small coastal Puerto Rican town of Vega Baja, the global megastar who is about to command the world's biggest stage on Sunday is still just known as "Benito".

Extravagantly coloured kites duelled above Lahore and cries of victory rang out from rooftops on Friday, as the city celebrated the lifting of an 18-year ban on a spectacular three-day traditional Punjabi kite-flying festival.

Penny, a 4-year-old Doberman pinscher, won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show on Tuesday, capturing the most prestigious dog show prize in the United States.

A child who was forced off a bus in the snow in northern Italy for not having the full fare will play a part in the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, his mother said.

Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei arrived in Sichuan province on Wednesday, China's panda research base said in a social media post, leaving Japan without pandas for the first time since 1972 at a moment of tense relations between the two nations.

At Yiwu International Trade City, China’s largest wholesale market, customers crowd into a small shop searching for an unlikely bestseller ahead of the Lunar New Year.