UNGA 2025 live: Israeli military to broadcast Netanyahu's speech to Gazans through loudspeakers

Friday, September 26 Morning: Israel, Netherlands, China, Thailand, India, Mauritius, Luxembourg, Armenia, Ireland, Georgia, Japan, Italy, Nepal, Pakistan, Malta, Bhutan, Spain, Bangladesh. Afternoon: Lesotho, Greece, Cabo Verde, Bulgaria, Saint...

Recognising the Palestine state, EC brings in e-sign feature, and GST 2.0

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate What’s the ongoing story: At the UN General...

UNGA latestNetanyahu addresses UN with speakers broadcasting speech in Gaza

Friday, September 26 Morning: Israel, Netherlands, China, Thailand, India, Mauritius, Luxembourg, Armenia, Ireland, Georgia, Japan, Italy, Nepal, Pakistan, Malta, Bhutan, Spain, Bangladesh. Afternoon: Lesotho, Greece, Cabo Verde, Bulgaria, Saint...

Alec Holding sets price range for Dubai IPO

Construction and engineering company Alec Holdings is looking to raise as much as Dh1.4 billion ($382 million) from the sale of a 20 per cent stake through an initial public offering on the Dubai Financial Market. The Dubai-based company has set...

UNGA latestNetanyahu says genocide charges are 'baseless'

Friday, September 26 Morning: Israel, Netherlands, China, Thailand, India, Mauritius, Luxembourg, Armenia, Ireland, Georgia, Japan, Italy, Nepal, Pakistan, Malta, Bhutan, Spain, Bangladesh. Afternoon: Lesotho, Greece, Cabo Verde, Bulgaria, Saint...

Netanyahu tells UN: Palestinian statehood sends message ‘murdering Jews pays off’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked the decision by several countries to unilaterally recognize Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, France, the United...

Israel considers restricting movement of senior Palestinian Authority officials after recognition of statehood

Israel is considering restrictions on the movement of top Palestinian Authority (PA) officials in response to the recent wave of international recognition of statehood, Army Radio reported on Thursday. Senior security officials have advised the...

UAE rallies world to prioritise water security before 2026 UN summit

Follow the latest UNGA updates here The UAE is working to push water security to the top of the global climate agenda before co-hosting next year's UN Water Conference, a senior Emirati official has said. Speaking to The National on the sidelines...

Cole Palmer to ‘rest for three weeks’ as Chelsea offer update on groin injury

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Premier League predictions: Liverpool return to winning ways at Chelsea

Friday: Bournemouth v Fulham (11pm kick-off UAE) Bournemouth's fine start to the season continued – the Cherries have lost just once in six games and sit sixth in the table – with an injury-time goal from Eli Kroupi earning them a 2-2 draw at...

UAE-Europe travel alert: New Entry/Exit System (EES) launches October 2025; what travellers need to know

From October 2025, the EU’s EES system will replace manual passport stamping with biometric checks for all non-EU travellers, including UAE citizens/ AI Representative Image, for illustrative purposes only Starting 12 October 2025, travellers from...

EU Entry and Exit System launches Oct. 12

At this time, there is a strong focus on immigration enforcement and compliance from companies with a presence in the United States. However, as a reminder, immigration enforcement and compliance are on the rise globally and are expected to...

Bold Tuchel will live or die by putting team ahead of stars

Two years ago, during the October internationals, Jude Bellingham spun away from Ryan Christie to slip in Harry Kane to score at Hampden Park. Lovely play. A collector’s item too. It remains the only time in 35 games together England’s two biggest...

Workers bring Italy to a halt in strike for Palestine

Photo via World Federation of Trade Unions Nearly a million workers across Italy staged a massive general strike, transforming city squares from Val d’Aosta to Sicily into seas of protest against their government’s complicity in Israel’s genocide...

Saudi National Day: Novels that defined nearly a century of literature

For about a century, literature in Saudi Arabia has provided a window into the lives of citizens across its cities and regions, as the kingdom underwent seismic changes over the decades. With Saudi Arabia celebrating its National Day on Tuesday,...

Prince Albert II attends European Political Community Summit

The Monegasque Sovereign took part in the discussions at the 7th EPC Summit in Denmark, which assembled heads of state and government from the old continent. On Thursday 2 October in Copenhagen, the country’s capital, European leaders discussed...

Abu Dhabi property deals up 42% in first half

Abu Dhabi property deals in the first half of 2025 surged by 42 per cent on an annual basis as demand remained strong amid a population increase and robust economic growth. The total value of deals over the six months to the end of June reached...

Trump to announce Gaza 'breakthrough' after presenting 21-point proposal

US President Donald Trump is preparing to announce a Gaza ceasefire proposal, after he presented a 21-point plan to Arab leaders at the UN this week, US officials said on Wednesday. Mr Trump plans to unveil the proposal in co-ordination with...

Gold soars to record high amid US government shutdown fears

Gold has resumed its ascent, marching past the all-time high of $3,800 an ounce as a potential shutdown of the US government and expectations of further interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve fuel the rally. A weaker dollar also lent support...

The future is now: Tensor Robocar unveiled in Dubai

In a city defined by its seeming pursuit of the impossible, the unveiling of the Tensor Robocar at the Dubai World Congress for Self-Driving Transport feels a little more than a product launch. This is not another electric vehicle, the company...