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Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes said Saturday they had moved 30,000 people threatened by wildfires to safety, including 2,000 who had to be ferried off beaches. Tourists and some locals were being taken to gyms, schools and hotel conference centres on the island where they will stay overnight, …

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent messages of condolence to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former Emir of Qatar, expressing his sincere condolences and sympathy over the passing of Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin …

“National Center of Meteorology”: Tomorrow’s weather will be fair to partly cloudy in general. Low clouds appear over eastern coast by morning, while temperatures tend to decrease over northern and eastern areas. Humid by night and Monday morning over some western areas with a probability of fog or mist formation. …

The UAE has strongly condemned the killing of a UN World Food Programme worker from Jordan, in Taiz, Yemen. In a statement, Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, affirmed that the UAE expresses its strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of …

A delegation from the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation and the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited the Amdjarass-based UAE field hospital in Chad. The UAE established the field hospital in implementation …

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Chargé D’Affaires at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden to the UAE, and handed her an official note of protest against the repeated attacks and abuses on copies of the Holy Quran committed by extremists in the Kingdom of Sweden. Moreover, …

 The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Friday that cases of dengue fever could reach close to record highs this year, partly due to global warming benefiting mosquitoes that spread it. Dengue rates are rising globally, with reported cases since 2000 up eight-fold to 4.2 million in 2022, WHO said. …

H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has received the UAE national winter sports teams following the men’s ice hockey team’s recent historic victory at the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II-B, which was …

The UAE-Türkiye Business Council held its first meeting post-restructuring in Abu Dhabi, chaired by Abdullah Humaid Al Hameli, CEO, Economic Cities and Free Zones, AD Ports Group. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade; and Prof. Dr. Omar Bolat, Turkish Minister of Commerce, attended the …

President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan has departed from the UAE following his official visit to the country. His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, was present to bid farewell to President Erdogan and his accompanying delegation. Also …