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H.H. Sheikh Mohammed issues law regulating contracting activities in Dubai

In a major step to enhance regulation in Dubai’s construction sector, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a new law governing contracting activities across the emirate.
Traffic diversions announced for Dubai bridge works

Drivers in Dubai, take note of a temporary traffic diversion starting on Sunday, July 13, at the intersection of King Salman Street and the road leading to Dubai Harbour.
UAE airlifts citizens injured in Oman road accident

A joint rescue operation led by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the National Guard, Air Force and Air Defence Command, and the UAE Embassy in Muscat, has successfully airlifted Emirati citizens injured in a road accident in Oman.
Ajman unveils major road project to support urban growth

The Sheikh Zayed Street Development Project has officially been inaugurated in Ajman's Al Helio area.
UNESCO inscribes Sharjah’s Faya to World Heritage List

The UAE is marking a major milestone in heritage preservation, with the UNESCO officially adding Sharjah’s Faya Palaeolandscape to the World Heritage List.
UAE backs Ukraine’s rebuilding efforts with new partnerships

The UAE has reaffirmed its strong commitment to Ukraine’s recovery efforts at the 2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference, held this week in Rome.
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed highlights key role of public-private partnership

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has credited the key partnership between the public and private sector for accelerating the country's development journey.
UAE Central Bank revokes licence of Al Khazna Insurance Company

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has taken action against an insurance company that failed to comply with its regulatory obligations.

Business News

Trump intensifies trade war with 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico

US President Donald Trump has imposed a 30 per cent tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1 after weeks of negotiations with the key trading allies failed to reach a more comprehensive trade deal.
China, ASEAN to submit upgraded free trade deal to leaders in October

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to submit a pact upgrading their free trade areas to their leaders for approval in October, according to China's foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday.
UAE, Germany launch joint business council

The UAE and Germany have taken a major step forward in economic cooperation with the official launch of the UAE-Germany Business Council in Berlin.
Trump puts 35% tariff on Canada, eyes 15%-20% tariffs for others

Starting August 1, US President Donald Trump will raise tariffs on Canadian goods to 35 per cent from 25 per cent and has planned to impose 15 to 20 per cent tariffs on most other trade partners.

Sports News

UAE's Al Mussabi wins gold at Diamond League youth race

UAE athlete Mohammed Al Musabbi has struck gold at an international youth meet held alongside the Diamond League in Monaco.
Italy qualify for T20 World Cup for first time

Italy may have fumbled their way out of the last two football World Cup qualifying campaigns but their cricket counterparts have smashed their way into uncharted territory by booking a maiden Twenty20 World Cup berth.
Crystal Palace dropped to UEFA Conference League in multi-club ownership case

Premier League side Crystal Palace have been dropped in European competition to the third-tier Conference League in a multi-club ownership case, while Olympique Lyonnais will be allowed to play in the Europa League, UEFA said on Friday.
Sinner demolishes Djokovic to reach first Wimbledon final

Top seed Jannik Sinner ensured Novak Djokovic will be absent from a Wimbledon men's singles final for the first time in eight years after handing the Serbian great a brutal Centre Court battering on Friday.

International News

Air India crash report shows pilot confusion over engine switch movement

A preliminary report depicted confusion in the cockpit shortly before an Air India jetliner crashed, killing 260 people last month, after the plane's engine fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped, starving the engines of fuel.
Trump visits Texas flood zone, defends government's response

US President Donald Trump defended the state and federal response to deadly flash flooding in Texas on Friday as he visited the stricken Hill Country region, where at least 120 people, including dozens of children, perished a week ago.
Russia attacks west Ukraine with drones and missiles

Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles on Saturday, in the fourth major attack this month, targeting western cities and killing at least two people in Chernivtsi on the border with Romania.
PKK fighters burn weapons in Iraq to start disarmament

Thirty Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters burned their weapons at the mouth of a cave in northern Iraq on Friday, marking a symbolic but significant step toward ending a decades-long armed conflict against Turkey.

Entertainment News

Bavaria's fairy-tale palaces granted world heritage status

Bavaria's fairy-tale royal castles, including Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list, officials said on Saturday.
Recovering Giorgio Armani says he will be back in September

The founder of Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani issued a message as he turned 91 on Friday to say that he will be back in September, after a health problem forced him to miss the Milan and Paris fashion shows in recent weeks.
Zayed National Museum to officially open its doors in December

Zayed National Museum will open to the public in December in Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Cultural District.
Giorgio Armani Prive shows glittering black velvet on Paris runway

Giorgio Armani has showcased his latest Privé haute couture collection at the label's gilded Paris headquarters, displaying black velvet evening wear with shimmery touches on the runway - once again, without the Italian designer, who continues to rest at home.
Chanel shows haute couture in private salon setting at Grand Palais

Chanel showed its latest collection of haute couture in an all-beige salon set at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday, its last runway presentation by the design studio before the debut of new creative director Matthieu Blazy expected in September.