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Palestinian patients arrive in UAE for crucial medical care

Palestinian patients arrive in UAE for crucial medical care

Dozens more wounded Palestinian children and cancer patients have arrived in the UAE to undergo medical treatment. The group of 77 patients…

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COP28 host UAE ready for rising heat risk, says minister

COP28 host UAE ready for rising heat risk, says minister

Long experience of the harsh desert summers has taught the country to live with temperatures that regularly flirt with 50 degrees Celsius (122 degr…

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Arab states condemn Geert Wilders’ Palestine comments

Arab states condemn Geert Wilders’ Palestine comments

Several Arab states condemned a statement by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders calling for the displacement of the Palestinian people to Jordan.…

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Saudi crown prince: We demand ‘serious’ peace process for Palestinian state

Saudi crown prince: We demand ‘serious’ peace process for Palestinian state

Saudi Arabia demands the start of a serious and comprehensive peace process to establish a Palestinian state along the borders of 1967, the Kingdom…

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UAE welcomes Gaza truce, hopes for permanent ceasefire

UAE welcomes Gaza truce, hopes for permanent ceasefire

The UAE on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of a truce in the Gaza Strip and the exchange of detainees between Palestine and Israel. The country…

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UAE faces 'risk and opportunity' in green energy transition

UAE faces 'risk and opportunity' in green energy transition

The green energy transition presents a risk, and a significant opportunity, for the UAE to retain its position as the “world’s energy p…

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The UAE is perfectly positioned to lead on sustainable finance

The UAE is perfectly positioned to lead on sustainable finance

The UAE has always been a land of vision and innovation. Whether it’s erecting the world’s tallest building or pioneering renewable ene…

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UAE aid convoy bound for Gaza heads to Rafah crossing

UAE aid convoy bound for Gaza heads to Rafah crossing

A convoy of lorries carrying aid sent from the UAE has set off from Al Arish in Egypt for the Rafah crossing. Ten lorries set off carrying…

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UAE strongly condemns Israeli bombing of two schools in Gaza

UAE strongly condemns Israeli bombing of two schools in Gaza

The UAE has strongly condemned and expressed its denunciation of the Israeli bombing of Al Fakhoura School, run by the United Nations Relief and Wo…

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First Plane of Wounded Palestinian Children Arrives in UAE

First Plane of Wounded Palestinian Children Arrives in UAE

First planeload of Palestinian children wounded in the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip reached the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, part…

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UAE and Saudi Arabia most active in GCC in climate change mitigation, report says

UAE and Saudi Arabia most active in GCC in climate change mitigation, report says

The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been most active in the Gulf Co-operation Counci region in adopting measures aimed at mitigating climate chang…

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Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli raid on Al-Shifa hospital, bombing near Jordanian field hospital in Gaza

Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli raid on Al-Shifa hospital, bombing near Jordanian field hospital in Gaza

Saudi Arabia has condemned Israeli raids on Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza’s largest medical facility, and bombing near a Jordanian field hospital i…

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COP28 host UAE may update climate plans next year after 'insufficient' ranking

COP28 host UAE may update climate plans next year after 'insufficient' ranking

COP28 summit host the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may update its plans to tackle its own contribution to climate change next year after an independe…

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UAE to build three desalination plants in Gaza

UAE to build three desalination plants in Gaza

The UAE has announced plans to build three desalination plants in Gaza as part of its Gallant Knight 3 humanitarian operation. Each will ha…

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Cop28 host UAE has world’s biggest climate-busting oil plans, data indicates

Cop28 host UAE has world’s biggest climate-busting oil plans, data indicates

The state oil company of the United Arab Emirates, whose CEO will preside over imminent UN climate negotiations, has the largest net-zero-busting e…

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Bahrain opens FDI office in Singapore

Bahrain opens FDI office in Singapore

According to a statement made by the board and cited by Singaporean media outlet The Edge, the newly opened office will help promote Bahrain’…

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'Very grave violations': What UAE leaders have said amid Gaza crisis

'Very grave violations': What UAE leaders have said amid Gaza crisis

It has been two years since two staff of UNESCO and the UN Human Rights Office were detained in Sana'a, Yemen. Since then, we have not received inf…

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Sheikh Ahmed says UAE has seen impact of Israel-Gaza war, maintains strong outlook

Sheikh Ahmed says UAE has seen impact of Israel-Gaza war, maintains strong outlook

The current geopolitical situation in the Middle East region has affected the wider aviation sector, and the Dubai-based Emirates airline is also n…

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Saudi, Czech FMs discuss latest developments in Gaza

Saudi, Czech FMs discuss latest developments in Gaza

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call on Tuesday from his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavsky, Saudi Press Agency report…

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UAE’s Tawazun Council seals deals worth $1.2bn on first day of Dubai Airshow

UAE’s Tawazun Council seals deals worth $1.2bn on first day of Dubai Airshow

The UAE’s arms acquisition authority, Tawazun Council, signed 4.7 billion dirhams ($1.2 billion) worth of deals on the first day of the Dubai…

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