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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed attends UAE Investment Majlis in New York

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, attended the inaugural UAE Investment Majlis, jointly hosted by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Investment on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Inspired by the traditional Emirati majlis as a forum for open dialogue and consensus-building, the UAE Investment Majlis provided a setting for candid engagement on common economic interests. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Tributes Pour In for Senior Dubai Royal

Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, a senior member of Dubai’s ruling family, has passed away aged 76, drawing condolences from leaders in the UAE and Pakistan. Dubai announced a mourning period in his honour. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief, praising Sheikh Ahmed’s contributions to Dubai and the UAE and offering condolences to his family. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

BRICS Urges Restraint Amid Middle East Escalation

NEW DELHI: BRICS members, including China, Russia, Iran and the UAE, called for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East as fighting between the US and Iran continued. A joint statement urged protection of civilians, respect for sovereignty and uninterrupted trade, energy and shipping routes. The bloc condemned attacks on safeguarded nuclear facilities as violations of international law and called for ceasefires and humanitarian access in Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan and Syria. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

UAE condemns Iranian drone attack as 'dangerous escalation' 

The UAE air force engaged a drone over its territorial waters that had come from Iran, the defence ministry said in a statement on Monday. It did not provide further details on the drone, including whether it was shot down or its intended target. The UAE foreign ministry later strongly condemned the Iranian drone attack as "a dangerous escalation that represents a flagrant violation of the state’s sovereignty, security and stability." Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

US, UAE expand strategic cooperation with first bilateral military AI task force 

The United States and the United Arab Emirates have launched Task Force Talon Synapse, their first bilateral initiative focused on developing artificial intelligence for military applications, the UAE Embassy in Washington said. Based in Abu Dhabi, the task force brings together American and Emirati specialists in AI, data and cybersecurity to develop capabilities for intelligence support, critical infrastructure protection and monitoring the regional security environment. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

UAE suspends all trade, financial transactions with Iran after missile attack

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended all trade activities, exchanges and financial transactions with Iran until further notice, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, citing regional escalation that it said undermined regional and international peace and security. The announcement came after the UAE's defence ministry said on Tuesday that it had detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran, the first such incident reported since a May 4 strike on the Fujairah port. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

UAE condemns latest attack on ADNOC vessel in Strait of Hormuz

The United Arab Emirates has condemned what it described as an Iranian attack on a vessel affiliated with state oil company ADNOC as it transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. ADNOC said no injuries were reported and the situation was now under control, according to the UAE’s state-run WAM news agency. In a statement posted on X, the UAE’s Foreign Ministry described the targeting of commercial shipping and use of the strait for “economic coercion or blackmail” as “acts of piracy by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps”. Read More…

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