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His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, met today in Abu Dhabi with Bassirou Diomaye Faye, President of the Republic of Senegal, as part of his visit to the UAE. During the meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mansour and …

The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the Houthi group’s attempt to target Makkah al- Mukarramah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, using a drone. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that the targeting constitutes a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the …

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received the President of the Republic of Senegal, His Excellency Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who is on a working visit to the UAE. His Highness welcomed President Faye and expressed his hope that the visit would contribute to advancing cooperation between …

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that the European Union plans to prevent children under the age of 13 from using social media as part of a gradual approach to strengthening protection against risks associated with digital platforms. Speaking during her annual State of the Union …

Oil prices continued to decline in early trading on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session. By 00:49 GMT, Brent crude futures fell US$1.24, or 1.2 percent, to $104.59 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures declined $1.14, or 1.1 percent, to $101.29 per barrel. Both benchmarks …

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Massad Boulos, US President’s Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs. During the meeting, held in Abu Dhabi, the two sides discussed the strategic relations between the United Arab Emirates and the United States, …

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has decided to raise the Base Rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility (ODF) by 25 basis points, from 3.65% to 3.9%, effective from Thursday, 17 September.

H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum today opened GISEC Global 2026, the largest and most influential cybersecurity event in the Middle East and North Africa, which runs until 18 September at Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai. H.H. toured the exhibition and was briefed on …

Bajram Begaj, President of the Republic of Albania visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, accompanied by his wife, First Lady of the Republic of Albania Armanda Begaj; Dr. Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri, UAE Non-resident Ambassador to Albania; Ridi Kurtezi, Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to the …

World-leading rare book dealers Peter Harrington will offer an attractive copy of David Bryce’s celebrated miniature Qur’an, one of the most iconic miniature books ever produced, at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. Printed in Glasgow in the late 1890s, the photolithographed Bryce Qur’an was the earliest European-printed edition …