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BRIDGE team meets Egypt's leading media institutions
As part of the global preparatory roadshow for BRIDGE Summit 2025 — the world's largest event for media, content, and entertainment, to be held in Abu Dhabi from December 8-10 with the participation of global media leaders, cultural and creative content makers, and decision-makers from around the world — a BRIDGE delegation led by Dr. Jamal Mohammed Al Kaabi, Director General of the UAE National Media Office and Vice Chairman of BRIDGE, visited Cairo for a series of high-level meetings.
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September 04, 2025
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UAE, South Africa discuss ways to boost trade, investment relations
Dr Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, met with the South African Business Council in the UAE to discuss strategies for ways to increase trade, investment, and private sector collaboration between the two nations.
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September 04, 2025
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RRS breaks ground on $100m project
RAS AL KHAIMAH: Ras Al Khaimah is witnessing an unprecedented boom in its real estate sector.
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September 04, 2025
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Thumbay opens Institute of LASIK & Eye Surgery
Thumbay University Hospital, the region's leading academic healthcare destination, inaugurated the Thumbay Institute of LASIK & Eye Surgery at Thumbay Medicity, Ajman.
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September 04, 2025
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Adnoc, RIQ forge $500m reinsurance partnership
RIQ, the Al-native reinsurance platform purpose-built for the future of global risk transfer and a subsidiary of International Holding Company (IHC), has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Adnoc, to develop a preferred reinsurance partnership targeting an allocation of over $500 million in risk coverage within the coming decade.
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September 04, 2025
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MoF issues decisions on activities in Free Zones
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced the repeal of Ministerial Decision (MD) No. 265 of 2023, replacing it with Ministerial Decision No. (229) of 2025 on Qualifying Activities and Excluded Activities, which clarifies the scope of Qualifying Activities for Corporate Tax purposes in Free Zones.
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September 04, 2025
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Schedule announced for 4th season of ILT20
The fourth season of the DP World International League T20 will begin with the rematch of last year's final between defending champions Dubai Capitals and Desert Vipers in Dubai on December 2.
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September 04, 2025
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Putin meets Kim, praises N. Korea troops in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for bilateral talks in Beijing on Wednesday.
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September 04, 2025
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ECI, Al Masraf sign agreement to bolster exporters’ access to finance
Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade (Al Masraf).
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September 04, 2025
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Grisham’s grand slam fires Yankees to win over Astros
Trent Grisham hit his second grand slam in five days and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice to lead the New York Yankees to a 7-1 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
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September 04, 2025
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DP World creates 5,000 new jobs across four continents this year
DP World's $2.5 billion investment in developing end-to-end logistics infrastructure around the globe in 2025 is creating thousands of new jobs in construction.
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September 04, 2025
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UAE supports Arab economic integration
The UAE participated in the 116th session of the Arab Economic and Social Council, held at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo from August 31 to September 3, 2025.
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September 04, 2025
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European heavyweights belatedly begin FIFA World Cup qualifying
With the next World Cup kicking off in just over nine months, European champions Spain and some of the continent's other heavyweights finally begin their qualifying campaigns this week.
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September 04, 2025
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Sultan forms council for disability rights
His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued an Emiri Decree on the formation of the Sharjah Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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September 04, 2025
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UN slams Israeli drone attack on Lebanon peacekeepers
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon said on Wednesday that Israeli drones dropped four grenades near peacekeepers in “one of the most serious attacks” on its personnel since a November ceasefire.
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September 04, 2025
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UAE win four medals at Asian MMA Youth C'ship
The UAE National Team delivered a strong performance at the first-ever Asian Mixed Martial Arts (AMMA) Youth Championship, held under the supervision of the Asian MMA Association at Khalifa Sports City in Bahrain.
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September 04, 2025
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Alcaraz, Djokovic set up US Open semi-final, Pegula meets Sabalenka
Carlos Alcaraz dazzled at the US Open to make the semifinals on Tuesday before Novak Djokovic danced his way through to book a New York showdown with the Spaniard that will mark the latest chapter in their generational rivalry as reigning women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka vaulted into the semifinals without having to lift her racquet.
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September 04, 2025
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Australia look to pull off ‘upset of the tournament’ vs rampant England
Autralia co-captain Emily Chancellor has sounded a clarion call to her teammates to take down tournament favourites England on the way to the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinals.
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September 04, 2025
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UAE, Ukraine vow to boost relations
Dr Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Defence, Interior, and Foreign Affairs Committee at the Federal National Council (FNC), received in Abu Dhabi Oleksandr Balanutsa, Ambassador of Ukraine to the UAE, in the presence of Sheikha Saeed Al Kaabi, FNC member.
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September 04, 2025
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Indonesian women join Jakarta protests with brooms
Hundreds of women dressed in pink joined protests in Indonesia's capital on Wednesday against lawmakers’ perks and police brutality, brandishing brooms as a symbol of their calls for reform, while the president flew to China for a military parade.
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September 04, 2025
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Heavy rain lashes north India, Yamuna breaches danger mark
Flooding across northern India killed at least five people on Wednesday, officials said, with more thunderstorms expected and local media reporting that 10,000 people have been evacuated from the river banks in capital Delhi.
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September 04, 2025
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Splitting up families is not the answer to migrant crisis
Some years ago, I was in the supermarket with my young son. I turned around from the shelves expecting him to be stood next to me, but he was gone. I looked around, calling his name. In the minutes that followed, the floor sunk beneath me, my entire world collapsed. Thankfully, it wasn't long before he reappeared from another aisle. He couldn't understand why I hugged him so hard. Many of us will relate to this feeling — those minutes when a child is missing or out of sight can feel like hours.
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September 04, 2025
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Woman jailed in fraud case
Dubai Misdemeanour Court sentenced a woman to one month in jail and fined her Dhs3,000 for her involvement in a fraud case.
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September 04, 2025
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NCM urges caution as rain, hail lash Dubai areas
Rain and hail fell on separate areas across Dubai including Margham on Wednesday and are expected to continue on Thursday and Friday as a result of the country being affected by an extension of a surface low-pressure system from the east, accompanied by an extension of a weak low-pressure system in the upper layers of the atmosphere.
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September 04, 2025
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Fire brought under control
Teams from the General Directorate of Civil Defence and Ajman Police dealt with a fire that broke out on Wednesday in an empty residential house in Al Nuaimiya area. No casualties were reported as a result of the fire.
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September 04, 2025
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Next decade to see $68tr wealth transfer
NYU Abu Dhabi's Strategic Philanthropy Initiative (SPI) on Wednesday hosted the 'Symposium on the Evolution of Strategic Philanthropy in the Mena Region', bringing together leading voices from philanthropy, academia and business to chart the future of giving.
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September 04, 2025
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Oz's Cummins willing to be 'aggressive' in rehab to be able to play in Ashes
Australian captain Pat Cummins said he is willing to take an 'aggressive' approach in his rehabilitation from a back injury to ensure he is fit for the all-important Ashes, starting on Nov. 21 in Perth.
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September 04, 2025
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Adnoc L&S completes placement of 222m shares
Adnoc Logistics and Services (Adnoc L&S), a global energy maritime logistics company, on Wednesday announced the successful completion of a $317 million institutional placement of approximately 222 million shares, representing 38 of its total share capital, by Adnoc Group.
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September 04, 2025
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India's Lavang debuts in Dubai
DUBAI: Lavang, a groundbreaking contemporary Indian fine dining restaurant, officially opens on the prestigious Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard as the first and only Indian restaurant on this iconic stretch.
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September 04, 2025
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International transfer spending hits record high of $9.76 billion
Transfer spending broke new ground in the close-season window when clubs around the world spent nearly $IO billion on international transfers, global soccer body FIFA said in a report released on Wednesday.
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