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Partnership to build Dhs1.8b project
Dubai's luxury property market recorded $1.9 billion in sales during QI 2025 and the segment is set for remarkable growth in the coming month.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Prize pool for Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu C'ship increased
His Highness Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has directed an increase in the prize pool for the Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship to Dhs.3 million.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
'Where Sun Meets Shore' celebrates Dubai summer, advocates reflection
It is appropriate that it is in the heart of Dubai, where heritage embraces modernity and ancient sands meet the contemporary waves of the Arabian Sea, that the new group exhibition, Where Sun Meets Shore, is being held.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Ben Sulayem set to be elected unopposed after Sainz drops out of FIA presidency race
Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s chances of being re-elected unopposed as president of motor racing’s world governing body increased on Wednesday when Spaniard Carlos Sainz Sr said he would not be standing for the FIA top job.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Trump sees ‘progress’ on Gaza, raising hopes for ceasefire
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that “great progress” was being made to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza as a new ceasefire push began more than 20 months since the start of the conflict.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Abu Dhabi's smart mosquito traps a huge success
ABU DHABI: Reflecting its commitment to sustainability and innovation in public health protection, Abu Dhabi has announced the success of its pioneering model in mosquito control through smart traps.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Socialist stuns former governor in NYC mayoral primary
New York City Democrats chose 33-year-old Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani as their mayoral candidate in Tuesday's elections, stunning his opponent, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. In what appears to be the left-leaning city’s rebuke of the Democratic Party's veteran moderates, Mamdani led with 43 percent of the vote with 95 percent of ballots counted, city officials reported.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Thai army assures it will remain neutral
Thailand’s army has said that it had no intention to carry out a coup even as the country has plunged into a political crisis. Bhumjaithai, partner of Pheu Thai Party, withdrew from the coalition, leaving Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra government in a minority.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Ukraine seeks African allies through food and diplomacy
On Africa’s dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global struggle with its adversary Russia. Kyiv’s new embassy in the country’s capital Nouakchott - among eight it has opened in Africa since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine — has overseen food aid deliveries to refugees from neighbouring Mali, embassy and aid officials say. Kyiv is also offering to train Mauritanian soldiers, Ukraine's top envoy to Africa told Reuters, amid tension between Mauritania and Mali, where Moscow backs government forces against Tuareg rebels.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Messi and Miami relish reunion with PSG and Enrique at Club World Cup clash
Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano is hoping that Lionel Messi’s memories of his unhappy time at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will fire him up for Sunday's clash between the two teams in the Club World Cup.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
India's biofuel drive pecks at chicken farmer profits
In Ghazipur, a small town tucked along the Ganges river in north India, farmer Satyadev Prajapati is counting fewer eggs hatched by his 350 free-range hens as the price of their feed soars by 408. India's fast-expanding biofuel programme, meant to cut oil imports and their emissions, has ratcheted up competition for maize, and small poultry producers like Prajapati are bearing the brunt.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Kerala closes all harassment cases based on Hema panel report
Kerala governmenton Wednesdayinformed the High Court that all investigations based on statements of victims of sexual exploitation in Malayalam film industry to the Justice Hema Committee are now closed.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Dates for exam results announced
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has released the timetable for announcing end-of-year academic exams’ results for all grades as follows:
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Indonesia arrests 285 smugglers, seizes drugs
Indonesian authorities said they arrested 285 people suspected of drug trafficking, including 29 women and seven foreigners, and seized over half a tonne of narcotics during a two-month crackdown.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Pakistan, ADB sign $350m loan agreement
The Government of Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed a $350 million loan agreement for the “Women Inclusive Finance Sector Development programme (Subprogram-Il),” aimed at strengthening women’s access to finance and advancing gender-inclusive economic development.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
First trial of drone parcel delivery held
The aviation technology firm LODD, and 7X, the investment holding group in trade, transport and logistics, overseeing the logistics and express delivery provider EMX, have launched the first pilot flight for autonomous drone parcel deliveries in Abu Dhabi, marking a qualitative leap in the logistics sector across the emirate.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Etihad Credit Insurance announces Dhs174m funding raised for SMEs
Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE's federal export credit company, announced the impact of its 'Xport Xponential' programme, which has helped raise Dhs 174 million in funding to support the growth of SMEs, during the closing ceremony of the programme.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
US marine jailed in Japan over sexual assault case
A Japanese court sentenced a US marine to seven years in prison, a spokesperson for the judiciary said on Wednesday, in the latest sexual assault case involving American military personnel.
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June 26, 2025
Gulf Today
Little-known extremist group claims Damascus church attack
A little-known extremist group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a weekend suicide attack on a Damascus church, as the city mourned those killed.
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June 25, 2025
Gulf Today
S3 concludes 2024 cohort with 19 startups ready to scale globally
The Sharjah Entrepreneurship centre (Sheraa) organised the Demo Day for its flagship Sharjah Startup Studio (S3) on Monday (June 23rd) at YourSpace in Aljada, celebrating the graduation of the 2024 cohort.
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June 25, 2025
Gulf Today
Court upholds life sentence of convict in narcotics case
The Dubai Court of Appeal upheld a verdict issued by the court of first instance against an Asian man sentencing him to life imprisonment, imposing a fine of Dhs500,000, and confiscating the seized items.
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June 25, 2025
Gulf Today
Mehidy gives Bangladesh selection 'headache' for second Test vs Lanka
Bangladesh are boosted by the return of star all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz for the second Test against Sri Lanka, but it also provides a selection dilemma for the team management.
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June 25, 2025
Gulf Today
Dengue fever impacts climate-hit Bangla coast
Mosquito-borne dengue fever was rarely a major problem in Bangladesh's coastal districts, but some hospitals are so full of those with the potentially deadly virus that patients are treated on the floor.
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June 25, 2025
Gulf Today
MoF publishes MAP guidance for taxpayers
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued Mutual Agreement Procedure (‘MAP’) guidance to provide clarity and guidance to taxpayers on the eligibility of MAP, the MAP process and the information required for a MAP claim.
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June 25, 2025
Gulf Today
Temperature likely to drop today
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts a drop in temperature on Wednesday, accompanied by stirring dust winds and reducing horizontal visibility, due to the influence of an eastern surface low-pressure system and a western high-pressure system, along with a weak upper-level low-pressure extension.
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June 25, 2025
Gulf Today
Venice divided ahead of billionaire Bezos' wedding
Celebrities in superyachts sail into Venice this week for the three-day wedding party of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, despite irate locals who say the UNESCO city is no billionaire’s playground.
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June 25, 2025
Gulf Today
Powell remains focused on inflation
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told the Republican-held House (of Representatives) Financial Services Committee on Tuesday that the Fed’s policy position is not meant as a criticism of President Donald Trump's tariff policy.
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June 25, 2025
Gulf Today
Indian women soccer coach urges for more post record win
It turned out to be a record-breaking day for the Indian women's national team as it bagged its biggest win in an official AFC match against Mongolia on Monday (June 23).
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June 25, 2025
Gulf Today
Row brews over availability of Wallabies for Lions tour ties
British and Irish Lions management have made it clear they expect Wallabies to be made available for the four matches the tourists will play against Super Rugby sides as they build up to the test series.
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June 25, 2025
Gulf Today
Fine for not installing 'Hassantuk'
Lieutenant Colonel Hassan Al Kathiri, representative of Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority, stated that installing “Hassantuk\" smart fire detection and alarm system is a community responsibility for homeowners.
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