Thu, Feb 5, 2026

Layla Al Mansoori

International
Powerful Earthquake Rattles West Papua, Indonesia, Prompting Disaster Response

Strong 5.9 Earthquake Strikes Indonesia's West Papua, Raising Concerns in Seismically Active Region A magnitude 5.93 earthquake hit Indonesia's West...

International
Russia Accelerates Offensive, Pushing Deeper into Ukraine

Russia Claims Accelerated Territorial Gains as Military Strategy Shifts to Infrastructure Warfare Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov announced...

Emirates
Sharjah Civil Defense Completes Over 18,000 On-Site Inspections in First Half

Sharjah Intensifies Fire Safety Inspections with Nearly 19,000 Building Checks in Six Months Sharjah's Civil Defense Authority has dramatically escal...

International
Powerful Earthquake Shakes Papua, Indonesia - Disaster Response and Relief Efforts Underway

6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Indonesia's Papua Region, No Tsunami Risk Detected A significant 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Papua r...

Economy
Thriving Events Season Boosts Tourism and Hospitality Demand in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi's Events Strategy Delivers 90% Hotel Occupancy Surge Abu Dhabi's aggressive events calendar is paying dividends for the emirate's hospitali...

Economy
Japanese Nikkei Index Climbs, Tracking Wall Street's Upward Momentum

Japanese Stocks Rise Despite Chip Sector Drag as Wall Street Momentum Crosses Pacific Japanese markets opened higher on Tuesday, riding the wave of W...

Emirates
Ajman Police Launch "Safe School Year" Campaign to Promote Student Safety

Ajman Police Launch Three-Month "Safe Academic Year" Campaign to Protect Students Ajman Police have launched a comprehensive three-month traffic safe...

International
White House Considers Inviting Zelenskyy to Attend 'Alaska Summit'

White House Considers Ukraine's Zelensky for Alaska Summit as Trump-Putin Meeting Takes Shape The Biden administration is weighing whether to invite...

Emirates
Emirati Teams Join Albania's Forest Fire Fight at President's Command

UAE Deploys Emergency Fire-Fighting Mission to Albania as Diplomatic Soft Power Takes Flight The United Arab Emirates has dispatched specialized fire...

Emirates
Sharjah Police Extinguish Tenth Industrial Area Fire Without Casualties

Sharjah Demonstrates UAE's Emergency Response Excellence with 8-Minute Fire Containment Sharjah police and civil defense teams successfully contained...

Emirates
Prominent German Politician Weighs In on Potential Ukraine Troop Deployment

Bavarian Leader Rejects NATO Troops in Ukraine, Calls for Military-Age Refugees to Return Bavaria's premier Markus Söder has categorically rejected a...

International
Europe Convenes Urgent Meeting on Ukraine Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit

EU Foreign Ministers Hold Emergency Meeting as Trump-Putin Summit Looms Over Ukraine's Future European Union foreign ministers convened an urgent mee...

Emirates
Partial Cloud Cover, Possible Showers Forecast for Tomorrow

UAE Braces for Partly Cloudy Skies and Light Rain as Eastern Regions Face Weather Shift The UAE's National Center of Meteorology forecasts partly clo...

International
Deadly Floods Ravage Northern China: Casualties and Missing Persons Reported

Inner Mongolia Floods Kill Eight as China Faces Mounting Climate Disasters Severe flooding in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has claimed ei...

Emirates
Crown Prince Khaled Attends Lavish Wedding Celebration for Emirati Businessman Khaled Ahmed Raqeet Al-Suwaidi

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Attends Traditional Wedding Celebration in Display of Cultural Values Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Pri...

Economy
Oil Prices Surge: Navigating the Fluctuating Energy Market

Oil Markets Rebound Sharply After Weak US Jobs Data Triggers Energy Demand Concerns Global oil prices surged more than $1 per barrel on Monday, clawi...

International
Global Race Against Time in Geneva to Secure Landmark Plastic Pollution Treaty

Global Plastic Treaty Talks Resume as 160 Nations Face Final Push Against Environmental Crisis Representatives from over 160 countries are gathering...

News
Hazza bin Zayed Attends Specialized Demonstrations by National Service Recruits

UAE National Service Graduates 22nd Batch as Military Preparedness Takes Center Stage The United Arab Emirates has completed training for its 22nd ba...

Emirates
UAE President Concludes Two-Day State Visit to Angola, Strengthening Bilateral Ties

UAE President Concludes Strategic Two-Day State Visit to Angola Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, has wrappe...

Emirates
State Schools Reopen: Educators and Administrators Return to Classrooms Tomorrow

UAE Overhauls School Calendar Structure as Teachers Return to Prepare for 2025-26 Academic Year The United Arab Emirates is implementing a significan...

International
Kamala Harris Clarifies Stance on California Gubernatorial Run, Sparking Political Speculation

Kamala Harris Skips California Governor's Race, Signals Potential 2028 Presidential Bid Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday she w...