Day: June 5, 2026

Abu dhabi: Total assets of the UAE banking sector, including bankers’ acceptances, experienced a 0.2 percent increase, reaching AED5.57 trillion at the end of April 2026, as compared to AED5.556 trillion at the end of March.

According to Emirates N…

Kinshasa: Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have risen to 381, government data showed on Thursday.

According to Emirates News Agency, the Province of Ituri remains the epicentre of the outbreak, accounting for more…

Abu dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), operating under the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has announced an extension for the submission period for the fifth edition of the Kanz Al Jeel Award. The new dea…

Geneva: Unsafe food causes an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year worldwide, highlighting the often-overlooked toll of contaminated food on health, development, and fragile economies, according to new data from the UN hea…

Abu dhabi: The United Arab Emirates is marking World Environment Day, observed annually on 5 June, while reaffirming its strong commitment to advancing environmental sustainability through a wide range of pioneering initiatives and solutions aimed at …

Florida: Geoeconomic fragmentation is imposing an annual cost of $213-$307 billion on the global economy, according to a new World Economic Forum report released today. Driven by geopolitical tensions, economic security concerns and shifting trade rel…

Brussels: The European Commission disbursed pound 12.8 billion to Italy, marking the ninth payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).

According to Emirates News Agency, the Facility is the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU – the Commis…

Paris: Year-on-year inflation in the OECD, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 4.4% in April 2026, up from 4.0% in March. Headline inflation increased in 23 OECD countries, with significant rises of 1.0 percentage point or more in B…