Day: August 21, 2026

Abu dhabi: United Nations Secretary-General Ant³nio Guterres has called for a reset of UN peace operations to enable them to adapt to the current international environment, which is marked by increasing and more complex conflicts, escalating threats t…

Abu dhabi: Gold prices were steady in early Asian trading on Friday, heading for a third consecutive weekly gain, supported by a weaker dollar and efforts by the US Treasury Department to curb rising long-term bond yields. Spot gold was little changed…

Abu dhabi: Sharjah Police have announced their readiness for the new 2026-2027 academic year with an integrated traffic, community, and media plan involving several departments and in cooperation with strategic partners. The plan aims to enhance the s…

Abu dhabi: Fifty-one people, mostly women and children, were killed on Thursday after a boat capsized in a river in Sokoto State in north-western Nigeria. Local authorities confirmed the incident, which reports attributed to unsafe operating condition…

Abu dhabi: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) expects tomorrow’s weather to be fair to partly cloudy at times, with a chance of convective clouds forming over eastern and southern areas, accompanied by rainfall in the afternoon. Temperatures are…

Abu dhabi: Bangladesh’s Parliament on Thursday elected Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a senior figure in the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party, as the country’s new President. The Election Commission announced that Fakhrul Islam, 78, won 255 votes in …

Sharjah: Air Arabia today announced the launch of four weekly non-stop flights between Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) and Katowice International Airport (KTW), starting 17th December 2026. The new service will be operated by Airbus A320neo aircra…

Abu dhabi: The three major US stock indices closed lower on Thursday as rising Treasury yields weakened risk appetite. The S and P 500 fell 65.29 points, or 0.85 percent, to 7,642.69, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 263.28 points, or one percent, t…