The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF), chaired by Hamid Saif Al Zaabi, President of the Group, and with the participation of Sulaiman bin Rashid Al Jabrin, Executive Secretary, took part in the Ministerial Meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), held on th...

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, received a number of citizens and officials in Al Dhafra Region at Madinat Zayed Majlis, as part of his keenness to follow up on their conditions and review the level of services provided across the region’s cities.H.H...

Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), said that an accurate and in-depth diagnosis of the situation in the region since the Iranian revolution requires examining the philosophy on which the Iranian constitution was founded, noting that it was built on constitutional and politi...

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai; and Hi...

One person was killed and another seriously injured today after a speeding vehicle struck a group of people near a comic exhibition in Melbourne, south-east Australia.Melbourne Police said the vehicle veered onto the pavement and hit two pedestrians, one of whom died at the scene, where thousands of ex...

Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), met with Shalva Papuashvili, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, on the sidelines of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in Istanbul.The meeting discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations and develop pa...

Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Jarwan, President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, stressed the importance of upholding international law and enhancing joint parliamentary action to address growing challenges threatening regional and international security and stability.In his address at the 15...

Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), met with Fabian Hamilton, Member of the United Kingdom Parliament and Chair of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), on the sidelines of the 152nd IPU Assembly in Türkiye.The meeting reviewed ways to enhance parliamentary rela...

Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) said that the Palestinian cause today faces a growing gap between the clarity of principle and the hesitation of international will to implement it, noting that this gap lies at the heart of the conflict as it reflects the disparity between ...

Dubai Chambers has concluded high-level meetings with key public and private sector entities in the Philippines as part of a recent visit to Manila. The discussions were aimed at strengthening trade and investment ties and exploring new avenues for cooperation between the two markets.During the visi...

Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, GCC Secretary-General, welcomed the resolution adopted by the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) during its 113th session, which strongly condemned Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as its attacks, threats against vessels in the r...

The 33rd edition of the UAE President’s Cup for Purebred Arabian Horses opens tomorrow at the Ksar Saïd Racecourse in Tunisia, launching the most expansive and richest season in the series’ 32-year history, featuring nineteen international stops across four continents, with total prize money exceeding AE...

A delegation from the General Women’s Union (GWU) held a high-level strategic meeting with the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), as part of its official visit to the People’s Republic of China, with active support from the UAE Embassy in Beijing.The meeting forms an integral part of...

GCC countries have achieved notable progress in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), outperforming global averages, particularly in the areas of health, education, and basic services, according to data released by the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries o...

Australia and Japan today signed a contract worth AU$10 billion (US$7 billion) to supply Australia with warships, marking Tokyo’s largest military deal since lifting its arms export ban in 2014.Richard Marles, Australian Minister of Defence, said in a statement that he signed the contracts with his J...

South Korea and the European Union agreed Friday to form a strategic economic partnership to expand bilateral ties in trade and economic security amid heightened global uncertainties, Seoul's trade ministry said.The agreement was made during the inaugural Korea-EU next-generation strategic dialogue held in Seou...

China on Friday launched a new satellite for high-precision greenhouse gas detection from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the country's northwest.A Long March-4C rocket blasted off at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time), carrying the satellite into a preset orbit.This marks the 638th mission in the Lo...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed an improved method for creating insulin-producing cells from human stem cells.The results, published in Stem Cell Reports, demonstrate that these cells effectively regulate blood sugar levels in laboratory tests an...

Chinese scientists found that higher intake of calcium and its major food sources, such as milk and yogurt, was associated with a significantly decreased likelihood of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a Chinese population with relatively low dietary calcium intake.A case-control study, publ...

The LA28 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has unveiled its Procurement Plan, setting out how it will source the goods and services needed to deliver the Games while creating meaningful opportunities for local and small businesses across Los Angeles.At the centre of the plan ...