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UAE Warns Residents of Potential Missile Threats

Abu dhabi: The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday issued a brief phone alert for “potential missile threats,” marking the first such alarm since July. The alert advised residents to “immediately seek a safe place in the closest secure building” due to th…

HRW Urges UN to Extend Peacekeeping Mission in Lebanon

Beirut: Human Rights Watch has called on the United Nations to maintain its international peacekeeping force in Lebanon, whose mandate is set to expire this year. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been stationed in southern Lebanon since 19…

EU and UAE Accelerate Free Trade Agreement Amid Regional Conflict

Abu dhabi: Regional conflict has not derailed efforts to forge closer trade ties but has instead signaled the need to accelerate a free-trade agreement, the European Union’s envoy to the UAE has stated.

According to European Union, the UAE and EU ar…

30 Injured in Massive Fire at Fuel Facility in Sulaymaniyah

Sulaymaniyah: Around 30 people were injured in a massive fire that broke out at a fuel facility in Iraq’s northern Sulaymaniyah province. According to Anadolu Ajansi, the incident was reported by local media, highlighting the alarming nature of the ev…

Trumps North Korea Overture Triggers Fears for US Alliances

Washington: US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he had instructed the Pentagon to limit the scale of US involvement in military exercises with South Korean units planned for this week, causing alarm among South Koreans and experts conce…