Abu dhabi: Fifty people were killed in a fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in eastern Iraq, the state news agency (INA) reported, citing Wasit province governor, Mohammed al-Miyahi. Videos on social media showed flames engulfing a five-story buildi…
Abu dhabi: The United Arab Emirates were drawn to take on Qatar and Oman in the fourth phase of Asia’s preliminaries for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday. The winners of each of the three-team groups, which will be played in October, will join already-q…
Nouakchott: The Spanish government has unveiled a £200 million financial package aimed at enhancing its investment footprint in Mauritania. This announcement coincided with the launch of ‘Kantara,’ a digital platform designed to facilitate direct enga…
Ajman: H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of Ajman Executive Council, has received Oumar Teguen Idibei Berde, Ambassador of the Republic of Chad to the UAE, at the Emiri Court. Sheikh Ammar welcomed the ambassad…
Sharjah: The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) is actively accepting submissions for the 2025 Creative Writing Competition, an initiative under the ‘Read, Dream, Create’ campaign. The contest invites children and young people aged 6 to 18 f…
Abu dhabi: Leaders of the 12 local and global organisations who earned the Parent-friendly Label (PFL) in its 3rd Cycle have expressed deep gratitude and praise for the UAE leadership’s support for driving a nation-wide shift toward family-centric wor…
Sharjah: Dr. Abdulaziz Al Musallam, Chairman of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage (SIH), recently visited Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a key Arab knowledge institution, to discuss potential collaborations in documentation, heritage preservation, and acad…
Abu dhabi: The ADNOC Sports Tournament 2025, organised by ADNOC in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) and ADNEC, concluded on Wednesday after three weeks of competitions. Held under the theme ‘Energy for Wellbeing,’ the tournament brou…
Alaska: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). The earthquake occurred on Wednesday and was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers.
According to Emirates News Agency, fo…
Abu dhabi: A delegation from Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, led by Colonel Pilot Staff Sheikh Zayed bin Hamad Al Nahyan, Director of the Special Patrols Department at Abu Dhabi Police, visited the Federal Geographic Information Centre (FGIC) t…
Brussels: More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial accounts, leading to a rise in formal saving, according to the World Bank Group’s Global Findex 2025 report. This momentum in financial inclusion is c…
Brussels: United Nations Secretary-General Ant³nio Guterres has expressed deep concern over the ongoing escalation of violence in Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria, which has claimed the lives of hundreds, including civilians, and resulted in nume…
