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Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), received a message of thanks and appreciation from Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam, Speaker of the Council of Representatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain, commending the Coast Guard Division of the UAE National Guard Command for rescuing Asian crew members from …

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have achieved 100 percent coverage of basic health services for adolescents and young people, exceeding the global rate of 68 percent, according to data released by the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-STAT). The data showed that …

Meta has launched two new AI models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, designed to support coding and AI agent tasks for personal and professional use. On Oct. 12, Meta unveiled the two models and said they deliver the strongest performance among the company’s AI models. The models were built …

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reported in its 2026 update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) that the number of people living in multidimensional poverty worldwide has risen for the first time since the index was launched in 2010, reaching 1.2 billion, or 51.5 million more than in …

Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled its next-generation memory and storage technology strategies aimed at improving the performance of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure at the OCP Global Summit 2026 in San Francisco. The company outlined three key technology directions to enhance AI infrastructure performance: high-performance memory, Compute Express Link (CXL)-based memory …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its 2026 global growth forecast by 0.1 percentage points to 3.1 percent, citing the resilience of the global economy in the face of higher energy costs and other shocks, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF kept …

The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court has convicted a teacher of physically assaulting four students, sentencing him to two years’ imprisonment. The court also ordered his deportation from the country upon serving his sentence, and directed him to pay all judicial fees. The details of the incident trace back to the …

Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday. Spot gold was up 0.4 percent to $4,185.69 per ounce by 03:56 GMT after hitting a one-week peak on Monday. US gold futures for December delivery rose 0.5 percent at $4,209.90. Among other metals, spot silver gained 0.2 percent to $60.42, platinum added 0.7 …

Oil prices fell on Tuesday after rising by about $2 per barrel in the previous session. Brent crude futures dropped 61 cents, or 0.57%, to $106.04 per barrel by 00:00 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 47 cents, or 0.5%, to $93.27 per barrel.

Sharjah Old Cars Club has announced that the fourth edition of the Sharjah Old Cars Festival will take place from Thursday, 21st January to Sunday, 24th January 2027, under the theme “Every Car Tells a Story.” The announcement marks a new chapter for the festival, which continues to bring vintage …