UAE and Egypt leaders held talks in Abu Dhabi focusing on economic cooperation and regional tensions, emphasizing diplomacy and stability in Middle East affairs.
India is preparing a more than 1 trillion rupee ($11 billion) fund for chip design, equipment and supply chains, building on its semiconductor mission projects.
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Botswana’s credit downgrade underscores pressure on its diamond-led economy as weak demand, lower revenue, rising debt and falling reserves deepen strain.
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UNICEF, MBRGI and CIFF launched a $300m partnership in Dubai to help save 3 million children from malnutrition through the Child Nutrition Fund and Edge of Life.
WHO prequalified an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2, a more genetically stable nOPV2 that can now be procured by UNICEF for outbreak response in 2026.
Preventable risks accounted for about 45% of new cancers in men and 30% in women, with smoking leading for men and infections for women WHO IARC data show this.
Pakistan Medical Association estimates over 600,000 fake doctors, as provincial watchdogs struggle to shut clinics that reopen after raids putting patients at risk.
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Emirates says it expects to restore its full flight network within days as regional airspace reopens, expanding services from Dubai on a phased schedule.
Etihad Airways resumed a limited flight schedule from Abu Dhabi on March 6, restoring select international routes through March 19 and issuing travel guidance.
Air Arabia will launch daily non-stop flights between Sharjah and Rome Fiumicino on July 1, 2026, using Airbus A320neo aircraft, with tickets on sale.
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Asia Rugby ratified a Dubai operations office while keeping its legal headquarters in Hong Kong, formalizing the regional body’s dual-base structure.
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UAE and Egypt leaders held talks in Abu Dhabi focusing on economic cooperation and regional tensions, emphasizing diplomacy and stability in Middle East affairs.
Asia Rugby ratified a Dubai operations office while keeping its legal headquarters in Hong Kong, formalizing the regional body’s dual-base structure.
Britannica and Merriam-Webster are seeking damages and an injunction in a New York case over alleged use of their works to train ChatGPT.
South Korea opened 2026 with an 11.3 trillion won fiscal surplus as tax revenue rose sharply in January, offsetting higher government spending.
Botswana’s credit downgrade underscores pressure on its diamond-led economy as weak demand, lower revenue, rising debt and falling reserves deepen strain.
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Fresha, a leading global booking platform for lifestyle services, announced today that it has secured…

