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Growing pressure on UAE to de-peg currency
Abu Dhabi: Ahead of the keenly-eyed speech on Friday by US Federal Reserve chair, Janet Yellen, analysts can only seem to agree on one thing; the US dollar is likely to strengthen in the medium- to long-term. For the UAE’s government — as well as...
Trump to address the nation, give 'important update' on Iran war
9:35 pm ET March 31, 2026Share this update 'It’s not tomorrow, but it's coming': Rubio promises war will end soon Michael Loria Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised on Tuesday evening that although the end of the Iran war will not come...
Trump to address the nation, give 'important update' on Iran war
9:35 pm ET March 31, 2026Share this update 'It’s not tomorrow, but it's coming': Rubio promises war will end soon Michael Loria Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised on Tuesday evening that although the end of the Iran war will not come...
Muscat Nights Chess: Top Contenders in Tight Race
Muscat, JAN 18 The Muscat Nights International Chess Championship continued to deliver high-level competition as the fourth round concluded with the race for the top spots remaining wide open in both the Above 2000 and Under 2000 rating...
Iran could be ‘taken out’ in one night, says Trump
AS IT HAPPENED Trump's ultimatum Trump says Iran can be taken out in one night 2.25am ‘Wave’ of Israeli airstrikes on Iran The Israeli military has said it completed a “wave” of airstrikes on Iran, shortly after explosions were reported in parts...
Title race heats up at International Chess Championship
MUSCAT: The Muscat Nights International Chess Championship continued to deliver high levels of excitement and competitiveness with the conclusion of the third day of play (Round 4), in what is considered one of the strongest editions in the...
UAE Artists Rise to Dickens Challenge
(MENAFN Press) British Council Announce 'Sketches by Boz' Competition Winners at 2012 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 1 April, 2012 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates): The winners of the nationwide challenge for artists in the UAE to be inspired by...
Strong start to Muscat Nights international chess tourney
Muscat, Jan 16 The Muscat Nights International Chess Championship got off to a strong and competitive start, featuring 270 players from 35 countries, as one of the region’s leading international tournaments listed on the Fide calendar. The...
UAE stock market: Working to ensure full disclosure
It is vital that all companies fulfil their financial requirements and maintain the credibility needed to put the UAE on a firm footing to attract international investment Dubai: Local investors have been left bemused in recent months as...
Trump started a war Gulf states didn’t want. How he’s ending it has worried them more
Gulf states did not want Donald Trump to go to war with Iran. Now they are deeply anxious that he has stopped. Far from heralding a new “golden age” in the Middle East, as the US president has claimed, a premature and muddled ceasefire has left an...
Al-Rajhi extends lead in Hail Rally
HAIL: Yazeed Al-Rajhi, top rally driver of Saudi Arabia, and his Portuguese co-driver Filipe Palmeiro extended their overall lead in the 2012 Hail Desert Challenge to 16min 20.1sec after a challenging 257.43km special stage through the remote...
Missing US airman rescued from Iran, Trump confirms
6.23am Iranian civilians searched for missing US airman Tehran had offered a financial award, of about $60,000, to any civilian that could turn in the missing US crewmember to authorities. Videos shared online over the weekend purported to show...
Saif bin Zayed Attends Rabdan Academy 2025 Graduation Ceremony
“A New National Cohort Reflecting the UAE’s Pioneering Leadership in Resilience and Security” Saif bin Zayed: Investing in human capital is the cornerstone of the UAE’s resilience and leadership. Saif bin Zayed: Rabdan Academy graduates are a...
Iran continues strikes across the Persian Gulf despite Trump’s warning
People watch as smoke billows from an oil warehouse in the Kani Qirzhala area on the outskirts of Irbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, following a suspected drone strike, on Wednesday. AFP via Getty Images hide caption...
Trump urges UK to send warships to defend Strait of Hormuz
Pilot who died in Iraq plane crash is named A pilot who died in the US refuelling plane crash in Iraq on Thursday has been named by his family as Alex Klinner. Klinner, 33, a father of three from Birmingham, Alabama, had been deployed less than a...
Trump to address nation after saying US may leave war within weeks
President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday night, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying he would be providing "an important update," without providing further details. On...
Israel strikes Lebanon as Trump is set to deliver a speech on the Iran war
Updated April 1, 2026 at 1:33 PM EDT Click here to listen to NPR's State of the World podcast, a human perspective on global stories in just a few minutes, every weekday. President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m....
Trump will address the nation after saying the U.S. may leave the Iran war within weeks
Updated April 1, 2026 at 10:02 AM CDT Click here to listen to NPR's State of the World podcast, a human perspective on global stories in just a few minutes, every weekday. President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m....
Trump to address nation after saying U.S. may leave war within weeks
President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday night, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying he would be providing "an important update," without providing further details. On...
Trump asks UK to send warships to defend Strait of Hormuz
Arrests in Kuwait over use of camera drones Police in Kuwait have arrested three people for using camera drones. The unidentified individuals were detained for violating official warnings about filming Iranian strikes, according to a briefing by...
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