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Pope Leo XIV announced today that he will be undergoing surgery soon after doctors found a nodule in his lung. The pope told worshippers at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City that the procedure has already been scheduled and will take place in the coming days. He added that the …

Two UAE humanitarian aid convoys, comprising 20 trucks carrying 259 tonnes of food supplies, entered the Gaza Strip this week as part of ”Operation Chivalrous Knight 3”, within the framework of the UAE’s ongoing efforts to support the Palestinian people and meet their basic needs. This assistance helps meet the …

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Founding Honorary Patron of Abu Dhabi Festival, and under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Festival has officially inaugurated its 23rd edition under …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, congratulated the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai on winning the ‘Dubai-it Award’ for Institutions in the Field of Government. The …

The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the attacks by the Houthi group on King Khalid International Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which resulted in the deaths of 12 people of Saudi, Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian, Palestinian, Sudanese, American, and Bangladeshi nationalities, and injuries to hundreds …

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Health Ministry announced on Saturday that the Ebola death toll had risen to 4,242 from 8,787 confirmed cases as of 7th October, representing a case fatality rate of 48.3 percent. Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), …

Panama declared a state of emergency on Saturday after two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.7 and 6.6 in magnitude struck the country on Friday, damaging homes, schools, healthcare facilities, roads and other buildings, but causing no fatalities, according to the Associated Press (AP). Authorities reported 27 injuries and damage to approximately …

The UAE President has directed the renaming of Al Ain International Airport to Tahnoun International Airport, in honour of the late Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan and in recognition of his decades of dedicated service to the UAE.

The Coast Guard Division of the UAE National Guard Command has rescued 22 Asian nationals after a fire broke out aboard an oil tanker in the Arabian Gulf. The rescue operation followed a report from the tanker’s crew about a fire on board. The Coast Guard Division immediately activated its …

The Arabic Language Educational Centre for Gulf States (ALECGS), one of the institutions affiliated with the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS), held the 16th meeting of its Board of Trustees in Sharjah as part of its 2025-2026 session. The meeting brought together board members representing the …