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Bashar al-Assad thanks UAE for ‘huge’ aid after quake

Bashar al-Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad praised the UAE for providing relief. And humanitarian aid to the earthquake-stricken nation. Indian search and rescue crew located a body in Antakya under the debris. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad praised the United Arab Emirates for committing tens of millions of SSdollars in relief to the earthquake-stricken nation. “The UAE was … Read more

US intensifies pressure on Middle Eastern partners

US intensifies

A senior US Treasury official travelled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US are members of the G7. Since the war, Russian investors have flocked to the UAE, making it the most popular Arab destination. The United States is intensifying its efforts to strangle … Read more

Asian Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia in 2027

Asian Cup 2027

Saudi Arabia has won the bid to host the 2027 Asian Cup. The news was made during the AFC Congress in Manama, Bahrain. Prince bin Turki Al-Faisal said “The kingdom is changing before our eyes”. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has won the bid to host the 2027 Asian … Read more

Disha Patani shares pictures and videos of her vacation in UAE

Disha Patani

Disha Patani attended the Atlantis The Royal hotel’s grand opening on Palm Jumeirah. She also posted a brief clip of Beyoncé performing live in Dubai. Disha shared a photo of herself wearing a see-through bodycon rose gold outfit and matching heels. Disha Patani posted videos and images from her vacation in the United Arab Emirates … Read more

Afghanistan Cricket Board extended its support to ECB for DP World ILT20

Afghanistan Cricket Board extended its support to ECB for DP World ILT20

Afghanistan Cricket Board has extended its support to Emirates Cricket Board. The event will take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mirwais Ashraf will provide technical guidance. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has extended its support to provide Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) with consulting services as part of the DP World International League T20’s … Read more

Dubai drops 30 percent tax on alcohol to woo tourists

Dubai

Dubai delayed a 30% alcohol tax and eliminated a license charge. The modifications went into effect on Sunday and will be tested for a year. The move should help Dubai attract tourists and expats with its liberal lifestyle. Two significant merchants announced on social media that Dubai has postponed a 30 percent tax on alcohol … Read more

Afghanistan T20I captain changed, Rashid replaces Nabi

Rashid replaces Nabi

Rashid  Khan succeeds Mohammed Nabi, who stood down after the 2022 World Cup. Rashid previously captained Afghanistan in T20Is for three months. Under his guidance, Afghanistan has won seven of sixteen matches across all formats. Rashid Khan has been reappointed Afghanistan’s T20I captain, succeeding Mohammed Nabi, who stood down following the 2022 T20 World Cup. … Read more

Robin Uthappa will play for Dubai Capitals in ILT20’s maiden season

Robin Uthappa Dubai Capitals

Robin Uthappa will play for Dubai Capitals in ILT20’s maiden season The Emirates Cricket Board-sanctioned ILT20 begins in January. The 37-year-old is one of the first prominent Indian cricketers to retire from national team. Robin Uthappa ,Indian cricket legend, who left the national team and Indian cricket in September, will play for the Dubai Capitals … Read more

DP World and International League T20 sign 5-year title sponsorship agreement

DP World and International League T20 sign five-year title sponsorship agreement

DP World is the headline sponsor of the International League T20. Inaugural season will take place from January 13 to February 12, 2023. League will be held at Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. The six-team International League T20 (ILT20) league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will have DP World as its headline sponsor for … Read more

UAE launches first Arab-built moon rover

UAE launches Rashid Rover

The HAKUTO-R lander will deploy Dubai’s Rashid Rover. The rover will study lunar plasma and dust. It’s named after Dubai’s former ruler, Sheikh Rashid Al Saeed. The first lunar spacecraft ever developed by an Arab nation was launched into space on December 11 by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force … Read more

COP27: Sudden raise in delegates with ties to fossil fuels at climate summit

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More than 600 individuals are affiliated with fossil fuels at the COP27. That is more than the combined delegations of the 10 countries with the greatest climate impact. The data indicates that this year there are more lobbyists for fossil fuels than representatives from the ten most affected by climate change. The number of delegates … Read more

Canada ready to accept 1000 afghan refugees held in UAE

Canada

Canada will take in some 1,000 Afghans who have been detained in refugee camp in the United Arab Emirates. The resettling operation is expected to start this month and end in October, sources say. It is the first time that Afghans housed in the facility have been sent to Canada. According to seven sources, Canada … Read more

Muhammad Hasnain to join Asia cup squad today

Muhammad Hasnain

Pacer Mohammad Hasnain will join Pakistan squad. Impending Asia Cup in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday. Muhammad Hasnain was named as the swap for harmed pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi in the crew for the T20 competition. Beginning from August 27. The last will be played on September 11. The right-armer will join the side … Read more

First Monkeypox death reported in India

Monkeypox

India has confirmed its first monkeypox death. A 22-year-old male who had recently arrived from the United Arab Emirates perished. The illness is caused by the monkeypox virus, a member of the same virus family as smallpox. India has confirmed its first monkeypox death in the southern state of Kerala. On Saturday, a 22-year-old male … Read more

Asia Cup 2022: Babar Azam confident of winning the tournament

asia cup 2022

Babar Azam is certain that Pakistan would maintain its dominant performance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the Asia Cup 2022. The Pakistan team were undefeated in the group stage of the T20 World Cup last year. The Green Shirts defeated India in a World Cup match for the first time ever. “We are very … Read more

Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka to host Asia’s mega event as scheduled

asia cup 2022

Sri Lanka Cricket will host the Asia Cup 2022 in the United Arab Emirates, as confirmed by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). “Considering the prevailing situation in Sri Lanka, the ACC, after extensive deliberation has unanimously concluded that it would be appropriate to relocate the tournament from Sri Lanka to the UAE,” the ACC said … Read more

Joe Biden talks joint investment with Israel, India, UAE

Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden holds investment talks with Israel, India, UAE and the United Arab Emirates. Biden says he wants to secure US interests in the Middle East. The president will depart for Saudi Arabia on Friday after a visit to West Bank and the occupied West Bank. US President Joe Biden held joint investment … Read more

Amazon limits the sale of LGBT products in the United Arab Emirates

Amazon

 Expressing support for LGBT rights could also be deemed an offense. The news comes as Pride month, which is dedicated to celebrating LGBT people around the world, comes to a close. Amazon: “We believe that the rights of LGBTQ+ people must be protected”. Online retailer Amazon has confined query items connected with LGBT individuals and … Read more

UAE donates food to Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria

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The United Arab Emirates has delivered food and medical aid to Ukrainian migrants in neighbouring countries. Ukraine has also sent six flights to Poland and Moldova delivering 156 tonnes of food, medical aid, and ambulances. Currently, there are more than 90,000 Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria. The Dubai news agency announced on Thursday that the UAE … Read more

First biofuel ship refuelling by TotalEnergies and MOL Group in Singapore

TotalEnergies

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and TotalEnergies Marine Fuels have completed the first refueling of a ship with biofuels. The ship, a car and truck carrier named Heroic Ace, was refueled using biofuel in Singapore. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) (9104.T) and TotalEnergies Marine Fuels (TTEF.PA) have finished the primary refueling of a boat with biofuels in … Read more

Photos of Yasir Hussain and Iqra Aziz’s romantic getaway in the Dubai desert leave fans spellbound

Photos of Yasir Hussain and Iqra Aziz's romantic getaway in the Dubai desert leave fans spellbound

Iqra Aziz and Yasir Hussain are a famous Pakistani couple because of Aziz’s acting and Hussain’s outspokenness. They’re on vacation again and posting to Instagram about the UAE (UAE). Yasir Hussain tweeted a photo of himself and his wife in Dubai’s desert.   DUBAI — Iqra Aziz and Yasir Hussain, a famous couple in Pakistan, … Read more

What UAE, Saudi Arabia told Macron on oil pricing

macron

French President Emmanuel Macron said Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates can scarcely increase oil production, citing the UAE’s president. The Brent oil price increased by 1.7% to surpass $115 per barrel as the West wants to reduce Russian oil imports to punish Moscow. Saudi Arabia currently produces 10.5 million bpd and has a … Read more

Joko Widodo to meet Ukrainian, Russian presidents for peace talks

joko widodo

Indonesian president will meet Russian and Ukrainian presidents in regards to peace talks. He will visit on June 30. He will travel to UAE before returning to Indonesia. Joko Widodo, the president of Indonesia and chairman of the G20, departed for Europe on Sunday, where he plans to visit Russia and Ukraine and meet with … Read more

Iran president hits out at US over new sanctions

Iran

The US has sanctioned a network of Iranian petrochemical firms, as well as alleged front companies in China and the United Arab Emirates. The move comes amid a stalemate in talks aimed at reviving a nuclear deal. The 2015 deal gave Iran relief from sanctions in return for guarantees that it could not develop a … Read more

Armed drone attack in Irbil, Iraq

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An armed drone struck a road on the outskirts of Irbil, Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital. The attack took place three kilometres from the building site of the new US consulate in Irbil. An armed drone struck a road on the outskirts of Irbil, Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital, on Wednesday evening, injuring three individuals, according to security agencies. … Read more

“We need to improve more”: Australia coach Graham Arnold on playoff win against UAE

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The squad need to push even further if it want to qualify for the World Cup: Arnold The coach expects more from the squad for the match against Peru. New Zealand to take on Costa Rica on June 14. Australia coach Graham Arnold stressed that the squad must improve to overcome Peru and make it … Read more

Australia defeated the United Arab Emirates to force a play-off with Peru

United Arab Emirates

Australia beat the United Arab Emirates 2-1 to set up a World Cup play-off with Peru next Monday for a place in Qatar. The final World Cup place will be decided on Tuesday when Costa Rica faces New Zealand. Jackson Irvine scored the opening goal and Caio Canedo equalized for the UAE before Ajdin Hrustic’s … Read more