News in brief
The United States has launched a new diplomatic push to end the Russia-Ukraine war, with US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll meeting delegations from both Moscow and Kyiv in Abu Dhabi, even as Russian missile attacks killed civilians in the Ukrainian capital. Driscoll held discussions with Ukraine’s......
A tragic accident occurred on Friday at the Dubai Airshow when an Indian Air Force fighter jet crashed during an aerobatic demonstration, killing its pilot. According to an official statement released by the Dubai Government Media Office, the Tejas aircraft was participating in the day’s scheduled......
Khartoum, Sudan — A series of explosions were heard Friday morning near Khartoum, the Sudanese capital held by the army, just one day after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced their agreement to a three-month humanitarian truce. Residents in Omdurman, a neighboring......
Two security staff members were killed in a tragic aviation accident at Hong Kong International Airport when a cargo plane veered off the runway, collided with their patrol vehicle, and ended up partially submerged in the sea. The incident involved Emirates flight EK9788, a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft,......
Since the adoption of a 2022 law simplifying divorce for non-Muslim foreigners, the number of separations among expatriates in Dubai has sharply increased. The reform was meant to free foreign residents from the application of Sharia law in family disputes, yet legal experts warn......
Belgium is intensifying its efforts to bring high-profile criminals to justice, following recent successful extraditions from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). After the transfer of Moroccan-born drug trafficker Othman El Ballouti in late 2024, and of Belgo-Moroccan Nordin El Hajjioui, also known as “Dikke......
The United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt jointly called on Friday for a three-month humanitarian truce in Sudan, to be followed by a permanent ceasefire and a nine-month transition toward a civilian-led government. In a joint statement, the four countries stressed that the......
The Lebanese Minister of Culture, Ghassan Salamé, was received on Sunday in Abu Dhabi by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates. According to the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA), the meeting focused on bilateral......
Sudan’s army announced on Wednesday that its air force destroyed an Emirati aircraft allegedly transporting Colombian mercenaries as it attempted to land at Nyala airport in South Darfur, a zone under the control of paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to a military source, the plane......
The Sudanese government, backed by the national army, has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of sponsoring and financing Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group at the heart of Sudan’s ongoing conflict. Since April 2023, clashes between......
The Qatari investment group Al Mansour Holding has announced a $70 billion investment package across four Southern African countries, a move observers see as a strategic shift amid the sharp decline of U.S. aid to the continent. Sheikh Mansour bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani, the founder of the fund and......
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, met with the delegation of the UAE Council for Fatwa in Rabat to discuss advancing cooperation in religious guidance and Islamic jurisprudence. The delegation was led by Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, the council’s......
Dubai police announced on Monday that they had recovered a rare pink diamond worth $25 million just hours after it was stolen. According to the official WAM news agency, three suspects were arrested thanks to advanced surveillance systems and artificial intelligence tools. The theft occurred when the......
