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Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
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On today's episode, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has approved a Dh2.74 billion housing support plan for Emiratis living in the capital. The crucial assistance for 1,800 citizens will be delivered under the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed.
The EU's ambassador to Sudan has been assaulted in his Khartoum home, according to senior European diplomat Josep Borrell. Mr Borrell said "security of diplomatic premises and staff is a primary responsibility of Sudanese authorities and an obligation under international law”.
As the world awaits Britain's King Charles III's coronation, it will be screened live on Dubai's Queen Elizabeth II floating hotel anchored at Port Rashid on May 6.
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk announced his intention to introduce an AI platform named "TruthGPT" to compete against the current offerings from Microsoft and Google. He further criticised Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, for "training the AI to lie”.
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
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On today's episode, Sudan's military and paramilitary forces have refused to talk about ending deadly fighting in the country's capital, former civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday evening.
Iran has sentenced 10 members of the armed forces to prison after finding them guilty of involvement in the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner, the judiciary's Mizan website reported on Sunday.
Yemen's government and the Houthis freed more than 200 detainees on Sunday, including four prominent journalists held by the rebels since 2015, to complete a three-day prisoner exchange that has been hailed as a significant step towards ending more than eight years of civil war.
The US regards the new deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran as “a very important moment”, according to US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf.
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
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On today's episode, the International Monetary Fund projects that economic growth in the Mena region will slow to 3.1 per cent this year, from 5.3 per last year.
Efforts to bring Syria back into the Arab political fold are gathering pace as the leadership of the six GCC states, as well as Jordan, Iraq and Egypt, prepare to meet in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Friday.
Qatar and Bahrain will resume diplomatic ties more than two years after an Arab boycott of Doha was lifted. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt ended a three-and-a-half year boycott of Qatar in January 2021.
The plan to gradually restore uninterrupted power supply in Lebanon falls short because of a lack of funding, caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayyad says.
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
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On today's episode, more than 400 students at universities across Iran have been suspended or expelled for taking part in the nationwide protests caused by the death of Mahsa Amini in September last year.
Yemen's warring sides are expected to begin a prisoner swap mission on Friday, a top government official told The National on Wednesday, as preparations began to release nearly 900 detainees.
The ancient underground tomb complex of Panehsy and four chapels have been discovered in Saqqara, Egypt’s ministry of tourism and antiquities has said. Panehsy held the post of steward of the temple of Amun during the first part of the reign of Ramses II, about 1250BC.
A Japanese spacecraft carrying the UAE's Rashid rover will attempt to land on the Moon's surface on April 25. It is scheduled to touch down at 8.40pm, UAE time.
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
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On today's episode, the UAE attended an open-ended extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation's Executive Committee to discuss a unified Islamic position on the continuing Israeli attacks on Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Arab states are expected to hold a meeting on Friday in Saudi Arabia to discuss ties with Syria and the possibility of Damascus returning to the Arab League.
According to the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Report, the global economy faces a “rocky” recovery as geopolitics, monetary tightening and inflation continue to weigh on growth.
Laylat Al Qadr — or the night of destiny — is one of the odd-numbered nights during the final 10 days of Ramadan in which the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammed.
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
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On today's episode, Israel launched strikes in Lebanon in the early hours of Friday, with at least two explosions heard in the southern city of Tyre. The strike was confirmed by the Israeli army who said it had targeted sites belonging to Hamas.
Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to resume direct flights in a landmark agreement that was signed in Beijing. The two countries will also enable issuing visas for citizens, and both private and state bilateral visits will resume.
Dubai Police has served more than 90,000 iftar meals to motorists in the first 10 days of Ramadan in an attempt to improve road safety. It said the number of road accidents typically increases in the period before iftar, with some drivers speeding or running red lights.
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi will make history once again by becoming the first Arab astronaut to perform a spacewalk later this month. He will venture outside the International Space Station for six and half hours on April 28 to make repairs to the structure with a fellow Nasa astronaut, Stephen Bowen.
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023