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Kuwaiti firefighters have brought two blazes under control in the country’s south following attacks the authorities attributed to Iran, with no injuries reported, officials said on Friday.
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Iran has set conditions for talks with Washington via Qatar, as Hormuz stays shut and a UN probe cites war crimes. Read more on The Gulf Edition.
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Oil remains above $100 on Middle East tensions, while rising US rates pull gold and silver back from record highs. Read more on The Gulf Edition.
Middle East
Huawei unveils a new NPO-based SuperPoD and an accelerated Ascend chip roadmap as Middle East AI investment grows. Read more on The Gulf Edition.
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Dubai Land Department (DLD) has launched a new digital platform called ‘Initial Registration’, aimed at streamlining project registration, real estate transaction registration and escrow account management for developers, the authority announced today.
Middle East
Three of Abu Dhabi's flagship cultural institutions have joined forces for the first time to offer members a month of shared benefits, according to a joint announcement from the Saadiyat Cultural District. Zayed National Museum, Louvre Abu Dhabi and Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi are running the ‘Member
The swimsuit is doing more than making a statement about style. It is being asked to accommodate bodies, beliefs, movement and real life, while increasingly being expected to leave a lighter footprint behind.
When the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony lit up BMO Field in Toronto on 12 June, two of the loudest cheers were for artists the Arab world already knows well.
Iran fired missiles at Israel on Sunday after Israeli strikes hit Beirut's southern outskirts. US President Donald Trump, briefed on the escalation from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, said he would call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and press him not to strike back.
t its Conversations conference in London on 3 June 2026, Meta announced the global availability of Meta Business Agent, ending nearly two years of limited testing in select markets. The tool is now open to any business, of any size, and can be up and running in minutes.
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Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known worldwide for her polka dots, has died aged 97 in Tokyo, her gallery confirmed. Read more on The Gulf Edition
At least 168 people have died and more than 1,300 remain missing following flash floods and mudslides along the Nepal-Tibet border, according to reports.
The inaugural edition of Frieze Abu Dhabi will run from 19 to 22 November 2026 at Manarat Al Saadiyat, in the Saadiyat Cultural District, the fair’s organisers announced.
The swimsuit is doing more than making a statement about style. It is being asked to accommodate bodies, beliefs, movement and real life, while increasingly being expected to leave a lighter footprint behind.
Multiple ballistic missiles were fired from Iran at United States forces in the Middle East at 5.45pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM), the American military headquarters responsible for operations across the Middle East, Central Asia and parts of South Asia. All the missiles were
Huawei unveiled its new HUAWEI Pura 90s Series at a global product launch event held at the Museum of the Future in Dubai on 16 July, alongside two other new devices, the HUAWEI FreeClip 2 Special Edition and the HUAWEI MatePad Air.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that his appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons would be his last before leaving office, describing it as “the end of my political journey.”
Minister of State for Public Sector Development Badriya Balbisi on Wednesday introduced a Palestinian delegation to Jordan’s public sector modernisation programme.
Firefighting teams from the Civil Defence Directorate, supported by the police, extinguished a fire on Wednesday that broke out in a two-story building and an adjacent hangar used as a warehouse for car parts in the Al Quwaysimah in East Amman.
Saudi Arabia’s main stock market index closed lower on Wednesday, shedding 11.10 points to finish at 10,704.51, as trading activity reached SAR 3.9bn ($1.04bn).
Kuwait’s main stock market index closed lower on Wednesday, slipping 0.10 percent or 8.58 points to finish at 8,649.94.
Egypt on Tuesday condemned the attack on two UAE oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz as a violation of international law and a direct threat to maritime security and freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most vital waterways.