Thu, May 7, 2026

Layla Al Mansoori

Economy
Abu Dhabi First and Abu Dhabi Housing Collaborate to Offer Additional Real Estate Financing

UAE Government Subsidizes 50% of Islamic Home Financing in Major Housing Push Abu Dhabi's government has launched a groundbreaking housing initiative...

Emirates
Sharjah's Private Schools Gear Up for New Academic Year: Enhancing Readiness and Preparation

Sharjah Launches Comprehensive Education Overhaul Ahead of 2025-2026 Academic Year The Sharjah Private Education Authority is implementing an ambitio...

International
China Evacuates Hundreds of Thousands as Powerful Typhoon 'Wuffa' Approaches

Typhoon Yifa Forces Mass Evacuations as China Braces for Category 4 Storm Impact Chinese authorities have evacuated nearly 280,000 people from southe...

International
Powerful 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Russia's Kuril Islands

Major 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Russia's Kuril Islands, Highlighting Seismic Risks in Disputed Pacific Chain A powerful earthquake measuring up to 7.0 o...

International
Nigerian Army Eliminates Dozens of Bandits in Decisive Operation

Nigeria's Military Strikes Back: Over 100 Armed Gang Members Killed in Major Anti-Banditry Operation Nigerian forces have delivered their most signif...

Emirates
Global Humanitarian Affairs Launches 'Aid Foresight' Program to Predict and Prepare for Emerging Crises

UAE Launches Strategic Aid Reform Program to Reshape International Development Approach The UAE is positioning itself as a more sophisticated player...

Emirates
UAE Welcomes Congo-Congo River Alliance Declaration, Praises Qatari Mediation Efforts

UAE Backs Congo Peace Deal as Gulf States Expand African Diplomatic Influence The United Arab Emirates has welcomed a breakthrough peace agreement be...

Emirates
Ras Al Khaimah's Tourist Police Offers 24/7 Security and Hospitality Services

Ras Al Khaimah Police Deploy 750 Hours Monthly of Tourist Patrols as UAE Emirate Intensifies Security-Tourism Integration Ras Al Khaimah's police for...

Emirates
Sharjah Ruler Decrees Establishment of Sharjah Family Development Authority

Sharjah Launches Comprehensive Family Development Institution to Strengthen Social Cohesion The Emirate of Sharjah has established a new government i...

International
Russia's Response to the Latest European Sanctions: Navigating Geopolitical Tensions

Russia Dismisses EU's 18th Sanctions Package as "Counterproductive" While Economy Shows Resilience The Kremlin has brushed off the European Union's l...

Emirates
Mount Jais Hits Record Low Temperature in the UAE

UAE Records Lowest Temperature of 23.9ยฐC as Winter Weather Arrives The United Arab Emirates experienced its coolest morning temperatures of the seaso...

International
WHO Recommends Weight-Loss Drugs to Combat Obesity

WHO Declares War on Obesity Stigma: Weight-Loss Drugs Now Officially Recommended as Medical Treatment The World Health Organization has fundamentally...

Economy
Abu Dhabi Global Financial Services and Azerbaijan Central Bank Forge Strategic Partnership

UAE-Azerbaijan Financial Partnership Signals Growing Middle East-Caucasus Economic Corridor The Abu Dhabi Global Market Financial Services Regulatory...

Economy
Oil Prices Slide Amid Surging Global Supply Glut

Oil Markets Signal Deeper Concerns as Prices Fall Despite OPEC's Optimistic Demand Forecasts Global oil prices extended their decline on Friday, with...

International
Spain Battles Devastating Wildfire West of Madrid, Intensifies Firefighting Efforts

Spain Battles Devastating Wildfires as Climate Crisis Intensifies Mediterranean Fire Season Hundreds of firefighters and volunteers are locked in a s...

News
Ukrainian President Zelensky Firmly Rejects Territorial Concessions Amid Russian Invasion

Zelensky Rejects Trump-Putin Summit as Ukraine Demands Seat at Peace Table Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has firmly rejected any peace negot...

International
Trump Teases Expectations for Highly Anticipated Putin Summit

Trump's Alaska Summit with Putin: A High-Stakes Gamble to End the Ukraine War President Donald Trump announced plans for a "constructive" meeting wit...

International
Bangladesh to Hold Parliamentary Elections in February

Bangladesh Sets February 2026 Election Date as Nobel Laureate Seeks Democratic Reset Bangladesh's interim Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Pe...

International
Putin Sets Russia's Terms to End Ukraine War, Medvedev Reveals

Putin and Trump's Alaska Summit Signals New Phase in Ukraine Conflict Diplomacy Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev revealed that Vladimir Putin...

International
12 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Ambush Attack

Pakistan's Border Security Crisis Deepens as Taliban-Style Ambush Claims 12 Soldiers A deadly ambush in Pakistan's volatile tribal borderlands has ki...

Economy
Central Bank Maintains Benchmark Rate at 4.40% Amid Economic Stability

UAE Central Bank Holds Rates Steady as Federal Reserve Maintains Hawkish Stance The UAE Central Bank kept its base rate unchanged at 4.40% for overni...