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Respond by Sunday, warns Trump as Hamas seeks time
President Donald Trump gave Palestinian Hamas group until Sunday evening to accept his proposal to end the nearly two-year-old war with US ally Israel in the Gaza Strip or \"all HELL\" would break out.
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October 04, 2025
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Minister apologises for attack on journalists
Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Friday apologised for the attack on journalists in Islamabad a day before, assuring the media that steps will be taken to ensure such an incident does not re occur.
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October 04, 2025
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Three share lead at Alfred Dunhill Links C'ship; Hwang moves ahead in Hawaii
England's Matthew Jordan came close to matching the Old Course record at St. Andrews as he posted a nine-under par 63 on the opening day Thursday of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
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October 04, 2025
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Temporary closure of King Faisal Street's exit towards Dubai
The Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA) has announced the temporary closure of the exit from King Faisal Street onto Al Wahda Road towards Dubai, effective from Friday, October 3, until October II. This is part of development work on Sharjah's vital road network and is part of a comprehensive plan to enhance infrastructure efficiency and facilitate traffic flow.
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October 04, 2025
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UK business activity grows at slowest pace in 5 months: PMI
British business activity grew at the slowest pace in five months in September as companies and consumers put big spending decisions on hold as they waited to see if they would be hit by tax rises in November's budget, a survey showed on Friday.
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October 04, 2025
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Liverpool seek to steady ship, Man.Utd coach Amorim faces must-win game
Liverpool have no time to lick their wounds after back to back defeats as they prepare for a trip to Chelsea on Saturday while Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is under severe pressure to beat inform Sunderland.
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October 04, 2025
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How our WhatsApp archive became a digital graveyard
The messaging app's archiving option has allowed its users to create and curate a nether world of digital chats we'd rather not think about right now (but somehow can't bring ourselves to actually delete)
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October 04, 2025
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Somerville, Yu sail at Al Ain Masters mixed double event
The ongoing Al Ain Masters 2025 has been significant for the UAE in many ways. As the only BWF event in the Middle East, the tournament gave the UAE team a platform to perform at a high level - and the players surprised many with their fighting spirit.
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October 04, 2025
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Ithra launches Khoos Initiative to celebrate palm weaving tradition
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), an initiative by Aramco, has announced the launch of the Khoos Initiative, a cultural project dedicated to celebrating, recognising and reimagining the ancient craft of palm weaving (khoos).
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October 04, 2025
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Anti-foreigner sentiments are on the rise across Japan
Outside a Tokyo train station, hundreds gathered to hear Sohei Kamiya, leader of the burgeoning nationalist party Sanseito, launch into a critique of Japan's expanding foreign population.
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October 04, 2025
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UAE President, Yemeni PM discuss ways to boost ties
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks on Friday with Salem Saleh Bin Braik, Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen, to review the close ties between the two countries and ways to strengthen cooperation in support of their shared interests.
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October 04, 2025
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Trump's 20-point Gaza plan 'not ours,' clarifies Pakistan FM
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday that the 20-point Gaza peace plan announced by US President Donald Trump was different from the draft proposed by the Muslim countries including Pakistan.
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October 04, 2025
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Fletcher emerges most expensive player at ILT20 auction
West Indies' Andre Fletcher capped a day of high-stakes drama at the first-ever DP World ILT20 player auction, emerging as the most expensive player with a whopping price tag of $260,000. MI Emirates outbid rivals to secure the explosive batter for a fourth consecutive season with the franchise.
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October 03, 2025
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Jonathan Anderson brings new twist to Dior women with Paris debut
No other show so far at Paris Fashion Week has drawn such a feverish crush of celebrities, designers and press.
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October 03, 2025
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Pumas make seven changes for Rugby C'ship decider vs SA
Argentina have made seven changes to their team for their final Rugby Championship outing of the campaign against defending champions South Africa, hoping to bounce back at Twickenham on Saturday after last weekend's 67-30 defeat in Durban.
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October 03, 2025
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Joint Italy-UAE workshop in Rome boosts asset recovery cooperation
The National Committee for Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Illegal Organisations (NAMLCFTC) of the United Arab Emirates and Italy's Guardia di Finanza concluded in Rome a workshop attended by high-level authorities from both countries, reaching agreement on a series of shared strategic priorities.
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October 03, 2025
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Australia and NZ shoot for Rugby C’ship silverware in Perth finale
Australia and New Zealand meet again at a sold-out Perth Stadium on Saturday, a week after a bruising battle at Eden Park, hoping to lay claim to the Rugby Championship trophy, if only temporarily.
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October 03, 2025
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Russia looking to 'escalate' war, Zelensky tells Europe
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Europe on Thursday that recent drone incursions showed Russia was looking to \"escalate\" its aggression, as he offered his country’s war-honed expertise to help counter the threat.
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October 03, 2025
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Abu Dhabi’s dynamic economy takes centre stage in New York
The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI), in collaboration with the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), convened a high-level roundtable for family businesses in New York.
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October 03, 2025
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Verstappen ‘genuinely a challenger’ as Formula One championship title race hots up, says Norris
Lando Norris admitted in Singapore on Thursday that Max Verstappen was now ‘genuinely a challenger’ as the 2025 Formula One championship enters the final laps of the season.
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October 03, 2025
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Sharjah Police release 13 inmates after settling debts
The Punitive and Correctional Institutions Department of the Sharjah Police General Command organised the 21st Family Forum.
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October 03, 2025
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A postman, his family, and a chair: Van Gogh museum's reunion exhibition
The Van Gogh museum is bringing a scattered family back together this fall to honour a postal worker, his wife and their children who sat as models for the Dutch master at at time when he was struggling to make friends in a French town.
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October 03, 2025
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Abu Dhabi GDP rises 3.8%, driven by 6.6% growth of non-oil sectors
The Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has announced that the emirate’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached Dhs306.3 billion in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 3.8 per cent increase compared with Q2 2024.
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October 03, 2025
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Masdar, Endesa achieve financial close for $432.4m solar PV portfolio
Masdar, a global clean energy leader, announced the closing of its acquisition of a 49.99 per cent stake in a €368 million ($432.4 million) portfolio comprising four operational solar PV plants from Enel Green Power Espafia, a subsidiary of Endesa (Endesa), a leading company in the Spanish electricity sector and a subsidiary of Enel Group.
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October 03, 2025
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Major maintenance work carried out on Central Souq
As part of its ongoing supervision and commitment to preserving the Sharjah Central Souq's distinctive and attractive architectural identity, the Sharjah City Municipality has carried out comprehensive maintenance work on the market.
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October 03, 2025
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‘No more signs of life' in school collapse
Rescuers detected “no more signs of life” at a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people were believed missing days after it gave way, an official said on Thursday, raising fears no more survivors would be found.
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October 03, 2025
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Philippines ends rescue efforts, pledges to help quake survivors
Philippine authorities said on Thursday that search and rescue operations in quake-hit Cebu province have ended, as the current death toll of 72 was not expected to go much higher and missing people had been accounted for.
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October 03, 2025
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World champions Evenepoel and Reusser clinch European titles
World time-trial champions Remco Evenepoel and Marlen Reusser both doubled up, winning the European titles in France on Wednesday, little more than 48 hours after arriving back from Rwanda.
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October 03, 2025
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Sharjah prepares to launch 3rd Arab Finance Forum
SHARJAH: The General Secretariat of the Sharjah Award for Public Finance (SAPF) is preparing to launch the activities of the third Arab Finance Forum, which will take place from October 6-7, 2025, in the city of Tangier, Kingdom of Morocco, under the theme “Outstanding experiences in developing public finance.”
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October 03, 2025
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Surridge penalty lifts Nashville over Austin for US Open Cup
Sam Surridge converted a penalty in the 60th minute and Nashville SC won the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a 2-1 victory over Austin FC on Wednesday night.
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