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H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), has congratulated the newly elected members of the Emirati Children’s Parliament for its second legislative chapter …

H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, met with a group of Emirati scholarship students currently enrolled in leading South Korean universities and academic institutions. The meeting took place at the conclusion of Her Highness’ visit to Seoul, during which she …

The Ministry of Interior (MOI), in collaboration with Italian police, concluded a two-week training programme titled “Transnational Environmental Crime: A Security Challenge” in Sabaudia, Italy, on Friday. Held from 19th to 30th October at the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Protection, part of the Carabinieri Forestry School, the programme aimed …

The UAE National Arabian Horse Championship opened on Friday at the Grand Hall of Boudheib Academy, featuring 500 horses owned by 267 exhibitors and offering a total prize purse of AED4.47 million. Organised by the Emirates Arabian Horse Society (EAHS), the four-day championship is using the Society’s Rabdan digital judging …

The Ministry of Finance (MoF), in its capacity as issuer and in collaboration with the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) as issuing and payment agent, announced the successful completion of the October 2026 auction of UAE dirham-denominated Islamic Treasury Sukuk (T-Sukuk) and Treasury Bonds (T-Bonds), with a total issuance …

Rail passenger travel in the European Union reached a record 457 billion passenger-kilometres (pkm) in 2025, according to the EU’s statistics office Eurostat. The figure was up 2.6 percent from the previous year, reaching its highest level since data collection began in 2004. The figures exclude passenger transport by metro, …

China released its first batch of Fengyun meteorological satellite extreme weather artificial intelligence (AI) models on Thursday at a users conference in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province. The models, including an intelligent typhoon cloud imagery interpretation model and a severe convection nowcasting warning model, will effectively enhance the capability of …

The Gasoline and Diesel Prices Follow-up Committee approved the fuel prices for November 2026. Petrol prices fell by 5.6 percent, while diesel prices declined by 1.04 percent compared with October. The prices were approved under the UAE’s monthly fuel pricing mechanism, which is based on global fuel price movements, with …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, received at Al Nakheel Palace in Abu Dhabi a delegation from the Department of Government Enablement (DGE), headed by Ahmed Tamim Al Kuttab, Chairman of the Department. H.H. Sheikh Hamdan reviewed the Department’s efforts and initiatives …

ADNEC Group, a Modon company, begins November by hosting two of the world’s most significant international events in the same week. ADIPEC 2026, the world’s largest energy event, takes place at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi from 2 to 5 November. Meanwhile, World Travel Market (WTM) London, one of the global …