6+ hour, 35+ min ago   (352+ words) Dubai Multi Commodities Centre has launched a dedicated platform for the lab-grown diamond industry as trade volumes in the UAE are at a high and the sector expands into advanced technology and industrial applications. The UAE traded 76.9 million carats of…...

7+ min ago   (356+ words) US forces hit Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, a US official said, marking the first US military action against Iran in a month. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was preparing to launch rockets carrying sea…...

5+ hour, 23+ min ago   (246+ words) The UAE Central Bank and the Central Bank of Egypt on Sunday said branches of Banque Misr in the Emirates were "conducting all their business as usual", after the US raised money-laundering concerns. The US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement…...

9+ hour, 47+ min ago   (393+ words) Iraq's anti-corruption body announced on Sunday that the deputy oil minister for distribution affairs, Ali Al Bahadli, and a former MP, Talal Al Zubaie, had been sentenced to seven years in prison and issued multimillion-dollar fines in separate cases. They…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago   (831+ words) Chelsea made it two wins from two Premier League matches under new manager Xabi Alonso after coming out on top in a seven-goal thriller against Brighton on Sunday. Having defeated West London rivals Fulham 3-2 in their season opener, Chelsea were…...

14+ hour, 24+ min ago   (156+ words) Powerful dust storm sweeps across central Syria Unseasonal storm triggers flash floods in Lebanon Israeli settlers attack homes near Qusra Wildfires leave widespread damage across Algeria UAE leaders discuss national development Palestinian heritage celebrated in the UAE Kathmandu hospitals focal…...

12+ hour, 58+ min ago   (142+ words) Nepal flash flood leaves hundreds missing - in pictures Death of the Pastor’s Wife: The true story behind Netflix’s Mica Miller documentary My Dubai Rent: Professional coach pays Dh120,000 for villa in Damac Hills 2 UAE Central Bank orders urgent probe into Banque…...

13+ hour, 5+ min ago   (919+ words) Video footage of Gunmaya Bohra, 97, sitting in the bucket of a mechanical digger, caked from head to toe in mud, has become one of the defining moments of Nepal’s devastating floods. In the images that spread rapidly across social media,…...

9+ hour, 4+ min ago   (455+ words) The UAE government on Sunday set out plans to develop the next generation of Emirati experts across science and technology to support the country's ambitions for the future. The National Programme for Advanced Sciences and Technology – established on the directives…...

9+ hour, 42+ min ago   (854+ words) Queen Rania of Jordan has released a new portrait to mark her 56th birthday on Monday, August 31, weeks after welcoming two new members to the royal family. The image shows the Jordanian royal in a relaxed setting, sitting on brick steps…...