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Travellers landing at Dubai International Airport are receiving a special passport stamp featuring the Dubai Fitness Challenge 30x30 logo.

The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Philippines following the floods and heavy rains caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi that killed at least 66 people.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has led the messages of condolences sent to the family of Dick Cheney, former Vice President of the United States, who died on Monday.

The UAE has called the peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia a significant step towards strengthening security and stability in Southeast Asia.

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, has launched the 'UAE Experts in Artificial Intelligence Programme' to train 100 AI experts over the next five years.

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures, and the first Muslim mayor of the largest US city.

The death toll in a fire at a retirement home in Tuzla in northern Bosnia rose to 11 on Wednesday and about 30 people were injured, police and prosecutors said.

A driver rammed into pedestrians and cyclists on France's Oleron island off its Atlantic coast on Wednesday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said, and at least nine people were injured before he was arrested, according to local officials.

As the death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66, residents in the hardest-hit province of Cebu are confronting the devastation it left behind: homes reduced to rubble, streets choked with debris and lives upended.

China's Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft has delayed its return mission to Earth after the vessel was possibly hit by tiny bits of space debris, the country's human spaceflight agency said on Wednesday, an unusual situation that could disrupt the operation of the country's space station Tiangong.

His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE National Olympic Committee, has officially inaugurated the 11th edition of Gulfood Manufacturing at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce has announced strong performance figures for the first nine months of 2025, reinforcing its role in driving economic growth and supporting the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33).

ADNOC and Gecko Robotics have expanded their strategic partnership with three new agreements to explore deploying robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) across ADNOC’s operations and boosting future skills training for UAE nationals.

ADIPEC 2025 has kicked off on Monday at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, bringing together leading figures from the global energy sector.

His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE, and Chairman of the Board of the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), chaired the latest FTA Board meeting, during which he reviewed development projects.

Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister headed a second-half winner as the hosts earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Real Madrid in a battle between European giants on Tuesday, handing the LaLiga leaders their first defeat in the Champions League this season.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka earned a 6-4 2-6 6-3 win over Jessica Pegula, while defending champion Coco Gauff put on a clinical performance to beat Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-2 and eliminate the Italian in Riyadh on Tuesday.

Salman Ali Agha top scored for Pakistan as they snatched a last-over victory over South Africa on Tuesday in an exciting finish to the first of three One Day Internationals at Faisalabad.

David Beckham, one of Britain's most celebrated football players, was knighted by King Charles at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, recognising his decades-long contribution to sport and charitable causes.

Tennis fans are in for a treat this December as WTA World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka takes on showman Nick Kyrgios in a one-off exhibition match, Battle of the Sexes: The Dubai Showdown.

Grammy Award-winning progressive metal legends Dream Theater will take to the centrestage at Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena on January 27, 2026, as part of their 40th anniversary tour.

Seven-time Grammy Award winner Christina Aguilera is set to perform at the Etihad Arena in Yas Island, bringing her iconic hits, soaring vocals and magnetic stage presence to Abu Dhabi on April 24, 2026.

English actor Jonathan Bailey, who returns to movie theatres this month in the musical film "Wicked: For Good," was named this year's "sexiest man alive" by People magazine on Monday.

Rising Filipino pop star Rob Deniel is set to bring his classic soulful tunes to Dubai's Global Village on November 22.

Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has announced his engagement to long-time partner Alexandra Saint Mleux, sharing the news through a social media post on Sunday.

Overtourism and heavy maritime traffic across the Mediterranean are contributing to a rise in pollution in Greece's azure waters, say Greek scientists who have deployed thousands of mussels on the seafloor to help detect microplastics.

Giant pandas Huan Huan and Yuan Zi, star attractions at France's Beauval Zoo, will head to retirement in China next month, leaving behind twins born during a 13-year stay intended to strengthen diplomatic ties.

A 1919 Pablo Picasso painting has disappeared in transit ahead of its display at a temporary exhibition in the southern Spanish city of Granada, prompting a police investigation, according to the foundation organising the exhibit.

Voters in Cameroon were in for a shock when they spotted Liverpool star Mohamed Salah as one of the presidential candidates.

Entrepreneur Nelson Yang is reaching back into Taiwan's history to turn the humble banana plant into an unlikely sustainable textile.