Dubai commuters heading towards Sharjah are being urged to proceed with extreme caution this evening following a traffic accident. The Dubai Police have confirmed that an incident on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road is currently causing substantial obstruction and heavy congestion in the lanes leadin»»»

Dubai: The Endowment and Minors' Trust Foundation (Awqaf Dubai) has announced one of the largest real estate endowments recorded in 2025, Emarat Al Youm reported. Emirati businessman and former diplomat Hamad bin Ahmed bin Salem Al Hajri has donated seven buildings located across various areas of D»»»

Dubai: Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) reported record results for the first nine months of 2025, achieving its 21st consecutive quarter of profit growth and crossing the Dh100 billion mark in net loans for the first time in its history. The bank posted a net profit before tax of Dh2.83 billion, up »»»

Dubai: A cultural food tour through Old Dubai has been named as one of the world’s top experiences for 2026 in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel list, spotlighting the emirate’s vibrant and diverse culinary landscape. Built on a foundation of heritage and tradition, Dubai is home to a remarkable array»»»

Twelve international United Nations employees who had been held by Yemen's Houthis inside their compound flew out of the Houthi-held capital on Wednesday, the UN said. The Iran-backed Houthis raided the UN compound in the capital Sanaa last weekend, holding 20 staff including 15 foreigners. Five Ye»»»

Dubai: Phileas Fogg at Emirates Hills, the ultimate family-friendly sports lounge, has switched operators — but for those of us who found comfort there, in athleisure or in silence, it still feels like a real goodbye. For those of us living near The Springs, The Meadows, The Lakes or The Greens, Ph»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the 8th Sharjah Investment Forum (SIF 2025) in the presence of Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq). The event, held at the Al Jawaher»»»

A new United Nations Secretary-General will be elected next year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027. Here are the potential candidates so far and how the successor to current UN chief Antonio Guterres will be chosen: WHEN DOES THE PROCESS START? The race will formally start when the 1»»»

Dubai: Tamil Nadu’s coastal districts are on high alert as a cyclonic circulation over the South Bay of Bengal threatens to intensify into a depression, bringing widespread heavy to very heavy rainfall across the region. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the system moved towar»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums (QM), in collaboration with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) New Delhi is pleased to announce The Rooted Nomad: MF Husain, an immersive exhibition having recourse to works by Maqbool Fida Husain (1913–2011), one of India’s iconic artists. The title captures the dual e»»»

A domestic passenger flight landed at Khartoum International Airport in Sudan's capital on Wednesday for the first time since the war broke out over two years ago, potentially marking the gradual reopening of air traffic. Sudan’s media and culture ministry confirmed a Badr Airlines flight from Port»»»

Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib said more than 50 foreign intelligence services provided backing for the Israeli regime in its June attack on Iran. In comments at a meeting in the southwestern city of Shahrekord on Wednesday, Khatib said the unity, support, and solidarity of the Irania»»»

BEIRUT: Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles. Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs start circulating — especially among the very young. A recent study confirmed what many fami»»»

Luck smiled on a Pakistani expat in Dubai as he bagged a 250-gram 24-karat gold bar in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi’s weekly e-draw. What makes the win even sweeter is that it was a solo purchase, meaning he does not have to share the prize with anyone. Also Read: Unbelievable first try! Indian expat from »»»

Another museum in France has suffered a break-in, Franceinfo reported on Wednesday. A day after a high-profile jewelry heist at the Louvre, nearly 2,000 prized coins were reportedly stolen from the Denis Diderot House of Enlightenment in the northeastern town of Langres. The case adds to a series o»»»

MOSCOW: Russia held planned strategic nuclear drills on Wednesday, a week after NATO began similar annual exercises, as tensions in Europe over the Ukraine war run high. “Today we are conducting planned, I would like to emphasize, planned, nuclear forces training,” Russian President Vladimir Putin »»»

Russia said on Wednesday it had carried out a major training exercise involving nuclear weapons, a day after the United States announced a delay in plans for a second summit between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on the Ukraine war. The Kremlin released video showing General Valery Gera»»»

Chinese luxury carmaker ROX Motor officially unveiled its new global flagship SUV, ROX ADAMAS, in Abu Dhabi, marking a significant milestone in the brand’s international journey and the deepening of China–UAE collaboration in next-generation mobility. The global launch is highlighted by the inaugur»»»

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that rides on feeder buses connecting to metro stations are free in both directions for passengers using the metro, whether for outbound or return trips, provided the journey remains within the same geographic zone, Al Bayan Arabic newspaper rep»»»

Geneva: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday it was now clear that efforts to cap global warming at 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels would fail in the short term. Ahead of next month’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil, Guterres said going beyond 1.5C would result in “devastatin»»»

DUBAI: Football for Humanity, a Kuwaiti UN-backed humanitarian diplomacy initiative, announced the launch of its inaugural edition at a press conference on Wednesday at Al-Hamra Shopping Center in Kuwait City. Under the patronage of Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya, and with the support of nine e»»»

Doha, Qatar: In a global first, Qatar Airways has announced a ground-breaking cultural partnership with Grammy Award-winning artist, entrepreneur, and international creative force, Swizz Beatz. The collaboration was unveiled at an event at Art Basel Paris 2025, where Qatar Airways, the World’s Best»»»

Stocks are drifting near their record heights on Wall Street Wednesday, while the price of gold falls again to trim more off its tremendous gain for the year. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in early trading and is sitting just underneath its all-time high, which was set earlier this month. The Dow Jones »»»

When strategy stalls, creativity saves. True inspiration rarely comes from spreadsheets—it comes from art, science, and curiosity. As Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs noted, breakthroughs often arise from beyond one’s own field. Staying trapped in corporate procedures kills imagination; exploring other di»»»

TEHRAN: Iran ratified a law joining a United Nations convention against terror financing, local media reported Wednesday, in hopes it will lead to access to global banking, an easing of trade and relieving pressure on its sanctions-hit economy. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was elected last y»»»

“My client is arbitrarily detained, and now his life is on the line,” David saidCivic groups in Eswatini have also taken authorities to court to challenge the legality of holding foreign nationals in prison without chargeCAPE TOWN: A Cuban man deported by the United States to the African nation of »»»

Repeated waves of missiles and drones throughout the night targeted at least eight Ukrainian citiesRussian drones also hit a kindergarten in Kharkiv during the day Wednesday when children were in the buildingKYIV: A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack across Ukraine killed at least six peo»»»

KHARTOUM: Paramilitary drones targeted Khartoum International Airport on Wednesday for a second consecutive day, a Sudanese military source told AFP. The source, who spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to brief the media, said “drones targeted Khartoum airport once again at dawn” on Wed»»»

KARACHI: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu on Wednesday discussed joint air exercises, exchange training programs and expanding bilateral defense ties with his Romanian counterpart, Lt Gen Leonard-Gabriel Baraboi, during his visit to the European country, the Pakis»»»

The Incubation and Entrepreneurship Center at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has announced the launch of “Build It Demo Day”, a dedicated platform for developers and innovators to showcase working AI solutions to the UAE’s vibrant innovation ecosystem. Unlike t»»»

Elon Musk's SpaceX says it has cut Starlink satellite communication links to more than 2,500 devices used by scam compounds in Myanmar. More than 30,000 compounds are believed to be operating along the Thai-Myanmar border, where people from around the world are trafficked and forced to work on scam»»»

MANILA: The Philippines is preparing a new jail that may soon house numerous powerful politicians, as authorities estimate that about 200 people, including officials, could be indicted in connection with a multibillion-dollar corruption scandal involving flood control projects. Public outrage has g»»»

Twenty-five-year-old Fahri Mustafa is accused of murdering his mother, his 13-year-old sister, and his 39-year-old aunt in a brutal attack that took place early Tuesday in Bulgaria's Ruen area. According to investigators, the young man used both a firearm and a knife, first shooting his victims bef»»»

By Staff, Agencies French prosecutors have charged a Chinese national in connection with a €1.5 million gold theft last month from the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, Franceinfo reported Tuesday. Museum staff discovered the disappearance of nearly 6 kilograms of gold on September 16. T»»»

Dubai: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) reported another strong quarter, posting a 16 percent year-on-year increase in net profit before tax to Dh6.1 billion for the first nine months of 2025 — its highest ever. The bank also maintained an industry-leading return on equity of 30 percent, reflecting ro»»»

Doha, Qatar: With the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 set to kick off in less than two weeks, the UAE U-17 national team is finalising preparations for what promises to be a landmark tournament for youth football globally. Scheduled from November 3-27, the competition marks the first FIFA World Cup »»»

By Staff, Agencies Iran and Iraq have reaffirmed their commitment to a bilateral security agreement that prohibits the use of Iraqi territory to threaten neighboring countries, particularly Iran. During a meeting in Tehran, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi met »»»

Dubai: Gold buyers in the UAE are finally seeing relief as prices continue to slide sharply, signaling a major correction after months of record-breaking highs. After Tuesday’s dramatic Dh30 plunge, gold fell another Dh10 per gram on Wednesday, deepening what traders now call a “post-Diwali crash.”»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said that “Hezbollah must become a normal political party without an armed wing.” “There will be no backing down from the state’s monopolization of military force,” Salam added, in an interview with French magazine Paris Match. Israel has repeatedly bombed Lebanon des»»»

Tropical Storm Melissa was expected to strengthen into a hurricane Monday. Photo courtesy of NOAA Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Melissa is moving slowly through the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday, meaning portions of Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica were expected to see major flooding throug»»»

Russia on October 22 tested all three legs of its nuclear triad as part of the annual Grom (Thunder) strategic nuclear drills. An upgraded submarine from the 1980s played a key role. According to the Kremlin, the Bryansk, a nuclear submarine of the Delta IV class, fired a Sineva ballistic missile f»»»

Dubai: Dr. Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE President, said the Gaza ceasefire that came into force earlier this month presents an important opening but the approach to one of the world’s most complex and intractable conflicts needs to change. “This is definitely a moment of opportunity»»»

1 of 2 | A brazen theft of jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris is not the first time thieves have made of historic or valuable artwork. File Photo by Philippe Lopez/EPA Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The brazen theft of priceless jewels from the Louvre Museum in broad daylight, roughly 30 minutes after the wo»»»

1 of 2 | Museum goers inside view jewelry at the Louvre Museum in Paris on January 6, 2022. The items were stolen Monday during a heist. File Photo by Jim Hollander/UPI | License Photo Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The director of the Louvre in Paris was expected to appear before the French Senate on Wednesday »»»

Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles. Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs start circulating — especially among the very young. A recent study confirmed what many families int»»»

ANKARA: Anxious to bolster its air power, Turkiye has proposed to European partners and the US ways it could swiftly obtain advanced fighter jets as it seeks to make up ground on regional rivals such as Israel, sources familiar with the talks say. NATO-member Turkiye, which has the alliance’s secon»»»

On the first anniversary of 2024 Israeli ware on Lebanon, the Islamic Resistance Military Media started issuing an episodic documentary that highlights the various aspects of the Battle of the Formidable in Might. Hezbollah Military Media affirmed that the series would not be just a presentation of»»»

Leave it to Mr. Unpredictable, aka Donald Trump, President of the United States, to pack a policy U-turn, a harsh unfriending, and some fuzzy ambiguity into just a few days. As things stand now, Trump has said “no” to American Tomahawk cruise missiles for Kiev – maybe not yet forever, as his vice p»»»

TEHRAN: Iran ratified a law joining a United Nations convention against terror financing, local media reported Wednesday, in hopes it will lead to access to global banking, an easing of trade and relieving pressure on its sanctions-hit economy. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was elected last y»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky (2-L) is greeted by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store (3-L) at Oslo's Gardermoen Airport on Wednesday morning on the first leg of a tour of European capitals. Zelensky was due to go on to Sweden later where he will visit defense contractor Saab. Photo b»»»