- In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces would remain indefinitely in what they...
Wall Street Journal reported that the Pentagon is reviewing its military posture in the Middle East following recent Iranian strikes on U.S. facilities in the Gulf.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers reaffirmed their backing for the U.S.-Iran agreement following a meeting on Thursday.
- Dubai, UAE -- Global political and business leaders called for faster adoption of emerging technologies and closer international cooperation to...
More than 1,800 leaders from over 90 countries attended the World Economic Forum gathering in Dalian.
Discussions centred on AI adoption, industrial transformation and translating innovation into measurable economic outcomes.
- He said that technical talks between the United States and Iran are expected to resume in Switzerland on June 29...
Oil markets have responded positively to the easing tensions, with Brent crude falling below $75 a barrel this week.
Natural gas demand will start returning during the third quarter, Gas Exporting Countries Forum Secretary General Philip Mshelbila said.
- 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.




















