- Rubio and Sheikh Mohamed reviewed strategic cooperation between the UAE and the US and discussed regional developments, with particular focus...
The announcement comes as diplomatic activity intensifies across the region following the U.S.-Iran accord.
Brent crude fell below $75 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since the conflict began earlier this year.
- Muscat said the measure was intended to safeguard freedom of navigation in accordance with international maritime law and without imposing...
IMO says more than 11,000 seafarers stranded in Gulf region will be evacuated under phased operation.
Iran rejects U.S. claims it agreed to renewed IAEA inspections at nuclear facilities damaged during war.
- The findings were published by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry, which said it had found evidence that Palestinian...
The inquiry, established by the UN Human Rights Council in 2021, said at least 20,179 children had been killed and more than 44,000 injured in Gaza.
The report also cited widespread trauma, displacement, starvation, family separation and the collapse of education and healthcare systems.
- World Economic Forum's Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report 2026, developed alongside the Dubai Future Foundation, has identified 10 technologies that...
Advances in healthcare, energy and manufacturing increasingly depend on infrastructure, deployment capacity, regulation and public adoption.
Among the technologies identified are everything-to-grid energy systems, direct lithium extraction and precision fermentation.
- Mediators Qatar and Pakistan announced the creation of a direct communication channel designed to reduce the risk of misunderstandings and...
Tehran says Swiss negotiations produced progress on Lebanon, oil sanctions and access to frozen Iranian funds.
U.S. and Iran establish direct channels aimed at reducing risks around Hormuz and enforcing Lebanon truce.
- Qatar and Pakistan, which mediated the negotiations at a lakeside resort in Switzerland, said in a joint statement that Washington...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on social media that "major progress" had been achieved toward ending the conflict in Lebanon.
Iranian state media reported that sanctions relief, particularly measures affecting the country's oil industry, was also discussed during the Swiss meetings.
- DUBAI, June 22 — Digital Dubai contributed an estimated AED31 billion ($8.5 billion) to Dubai’s overall brand value, helping the...
The study said Digital Dubai accounted for a significant share of Dubai’s nearly AED1 trillion place-brand value.
It also played a key role in boosting the emirate’s standing in the City Brand Strength Index, where Dubai scored 86 out of 100.
- Dubai, UAE -- Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed 30% of a project to build 14.5 km of...
The project will add 14.5 km of dedicated lanes across six major roads, lifting Dubai's total network to 20.6 km.
RTA expects shorter travel times, improved service reliability and higher public transport ridership following completion.
- US and Iranian negotiators opened talks in Switzerland amid renewed tensions over Lebanon, with both sides linking progress to regional...
Trump threatens fresh strikes on Iran if Hezbollah attacks continue, raising pressure as negotiations enter a critical phase.
Tehran says no final agreement is possible without a lasting Lebanon ceasefire and keeps Hormuz Strait closed.
- The developments came ahead of technical talks between U.S. and Iranian officials expected in Switzerland as both sides seek to...
Iran links renewed Hormuz closure to continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon and questions implementation of the interim accord.
Lebanon's state news agency NNA said Israeli strikes killed at least 20 people on Saturday.



















