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Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC (DEWA), the exclusive provider of electricity and water services in Dubai and listed on the Dubai Financial Market under the symbol (DEWA) and ISIN (AED001801011), on Tuesday announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of 2026

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London: Prime Minister Keir Starmer defied calls to resign on Tuesday, telling ministers he would “get on with governing” despite what he described as a “destabilising” 48 hours marked by growing demands for him to set out a timetable for his departure following a heavy election defeat. At a meetin

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Manila: Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has again been impeached by the lower house, a little over a year ​after an earlier impeachment against her was voided on constitutional grounds. The new complaint once again accused Duterte, the daughter of former ‌president Rodrigo Duterte, of misusi

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Abu Dhabi: DP World and Al Dahra Holding, a multinational agribusiness headquartered in Abu Dhabi, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities aimed at strengthening food security and advancing agri-logistics capabilities across the GCC and globally. The partnership aligns wi

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 A disorder that affects 170 million women worldwide ​and is the leading cause of infertility known as polycystic ‌ovary syndrome, ​or PCOS, is being renamed to improve diagnosis and care, researchers announced on Tuesday at a medical meeting. The new name, polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome,

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Kathmandu: Passengers and crew members were safely evacuated from a Turkish Airlines jet that landed at a Nepal airport Monday with smoke coming out of the landing gear, the airline said. An official at the Kathmandu 's Tribhuvan International Airport had said earlier that the plane 's right landin

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Oakland, California: In a trial featuring a clash between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, neither of the tech titans has emerged as an overly sympathetic character. But nobody has more to lose than Altman, who is expected to take the stand this week to defend himself. Already, testimony about

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Dubai: Ignore it at your own peril, you could lose it permanently if not redeemed. In simple terms, it is your tax credit, your VAT credit. Federal Decree-Law No. 17 of 2025 has introduced one of the most consequential changes to the UAE’s tax landscape since VAT was implemented in 2018, yet many b

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London:  British Prime ​Minister Keir Starmer 's position is under serious threat after dozens of ‌his own lawmakers ​called for him to set out a timetable for his departure, or resign, in the wake of heavy losses in local elections. Here 's what could happen next: Has a leadership contest been tri

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Global airlines have been ‌hit by the ‌US- Israeli war ‌on Iran, leading to cancellations, higher ​fuel charges ‌and ​forecast cuts  European budget carrier Wizz Air on Tuesday said it expects to report breakeven ⁠to slightly positive earnings for fiscal 2026, even as it warned that the ‌aviation i

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Dubai: Dubai Holding and Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) have announced the completion of a transaction whereby Dubai Holding has acquired a 22.27% ownership stake in Emaar Properties PJSC from Investment Corporation of Dubai. Accordingly, Dubai Holding 's total stake in Emaar Properties has

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Dubai: Eid Al Adha holidays for all private educational institutions in Dubai will begin on Monday, May 25, and continue until Friday, May 31, according to the unified academic calendar, KHDA said. Classes will resume on Monday June, 1 Earlier, the Ministry of Education announced that the mid-term

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Re-engineering an ​HIV patient 's own immune cells to find and destroy the virus succeeded in controlling the infection in a small first-in-human study, but researchers said work is needed to confirm the findings and determine which patients are most likely to benefit. The Phase 1 trial involved CA

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Are you looking for a way to get rid of mosquitoes in your garden? Or do you live in a remote area, and want the authorities to regularly withdraw sewage from your home? The Dubai Municipality can help. Since it was established in 1954, the Dubai Municipality has been overseeing daily operations in