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NEW YORK: His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held separate meetings in New York with a number of foreign ministers participating in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81). H.H. Sheikh Abdullah met with J

Commodity vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz fell to two on Monday from 10 ‌a day earlier, preliminary shipping data showed on Tuesday. The figures exclude any vessels that might have crossed the strait with their Automatic Identification System transponders turned off to avoid detection. A mine

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, has announced the establishment of the second Rashid Village in Zanzibar to provide a decent life. The ini

BEIJING: China on Wednesday opened a major new canal, giving its landlocked southwest a shortcut to the coast and overseas markets, particularly those in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the country's largest trading partner. Xinhua News Agency reported that the canal is 134.2 ki

ABU DHABI: His Excellency Dr. Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, met with Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Head of the Department of Foreign Policy Affairs of the Presidential Administration. The meeting discussed ways to strengthen b

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, met today with His Excellency Ahmad Al-Sharaa, President of the Syrian Arab Republic. The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Firs

SINGAPORE: Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz dwindled further at the start of this ‌week after attacks intensified in the Middle East, shipping data showed. Commodity vessel transits at Hormuz totalled four on Monday, down from 10 during the previous day, preliminary data from Kpler showed o

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the attacks targeting the East-West oil pipeline in the cities of Riyadh and Medina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, using several drones launched from Iraqi territories, which resulted in a number of injuries. In a statement,

NEW DELHI: His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, met Dr Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India. During the meeting, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed and the Iranian Preside

 The U.S. ​has asked tankers travelling ‌through ​the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military ⁠protection after Iran stepped up attacks on ships travelling at ‌night, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Washington ‌has been offering air-based ‌defence since May ‌

MUNICH: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Markus Söder, Minister-President of Bavaria, met Friday in Munich to explore opportunities to strengthen cooperation between the UAE and the German state of Bavaria across key sectors. The meeting, which came a

MUNICH: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Friday attended the Germany-UAE Business Forum in Munich as part of His Highness’ state visit to the Federal Republic of Germany. The forum brought together a number of senior executives and investors from both countries. During