adminCairo: Emirates NBD Egypt S.A.E., a wholly owned subsidiary of Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C.), has announced its entry into definitive agreements to acquire the retail banking business of HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E., an indirect subsidiary of HSBC Holdings P…
Abu dhabi: About 5,000 homes have been evacuated, and approximately 600 homes, businesses, and other structures have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained in eastern Washington state. Authorities have reported that these fires are cont…
Abu dhabi: Victory Team’s Shaun Torrente clinched the Grand Prix of Kyrgyzstan on Sunday, narrowly defeating Erik Stark by 0.047 seconds after a race that transformed from a commanding lead to a competitive nine-boat contest due to a single yellow fla…
Abu dhabi: US President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of a planned military strike against Iran, stating that Iran and certain other Middle Eastern nations have requested additional time to finalize the framework of a peace agreement. The de…
Abu dhabi: At least five people were killed and 41 others remain missing after a ferry caught fire off Indonesia’s Madura Island on Sunday, according to the country’s search and rescue agency. The agency said the ferry was carrying 271 passengers and …
Abu dhabi: At least three people were killed and 15 others injured following an explosion near the Balzi Rossi restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday, according to Russian state news agency TASS, which cited the Main Directorate of the Ministry of I…
Abu dhabi: Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), in collaboration with the global autonomous vehicle technology company Oxa, has announced the launch of the Autonomous Logistics Future Lab in Dubai. This initiative is part of a joint venture named SHIFFT, ai…
Manama: King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain held a phone call today with King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, during which they reviewed the deep-rooted ties between the two Kingdoms and discussed efforts to de-esca…
Abu dhabi: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the Republic of Mali hosted the fifth edition of the Arab Poetry Forum in the capital, Bamako. The event was organise…
Abu dhabi: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a phone call from Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait. During their conversation…
Kuwait city: Kuwait’s air defence systems are currently intercepting hostile drones amid continued Iranian attacks targeting the country, the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army said.
According to Emirates News Agency, the General Staff issued a stat…
Geneva: World merchandise trade growth exceeded expectations in the first quarter of 2026 as surging trade in electronic components related to artificial intelligence (AI) offset the negative impact of the conflict in the Middle East, which began in t…
