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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday announced the establishment of AED1 billion National Industrial Resilience Fund to boost localisation within key industries.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Sunday with Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of Mauritania, who is on a working visit to the UAE.

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a phone call on Sunday with Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, to discuss the latest regional developments.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received a written message from Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan, relating to bilateral relations between the two countries.

A worker has died on Sunday after being injured during the assembly of a stage for a public concert featuring Colombian pop star Shakira in Rio de Janeiro, the state fire brigade said in a statement.

Celebrated conductor, pianist, and composer Michael Tilson Thomas, a longtime music director of the San Francisco Symphony known as a creative visionary, has died at age 81 after nearly five years with brain cancer, the orchestra announced on Thursday.

Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway has spent years perfecting her vocal and dance skills to play a pop star in "Mother Mary", a two-hander drama about a complex relationship.

US director, actor, screenwriter and producer Maggie Gyllenhaal will head the main competition jury at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers said on Thursday.

US President Donald Trump said Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month war, as Tehran's foreign minister landed in Russia on Monday to seek support from President Vladimir Putin.

Israeli strikes have killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday, Lebanon's health ministry said, as the Israeli military warned residents to leave seven towns beyond the "buffer zone" it occupied before a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt hostilities.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran could call if it wanted to negotiate an end to the war launched by the US and Israel, as Iran's foreign minister returned to Pakistan for talks despite the absence of US counterparts.

Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara has been killed in an attack on his residence, the government said on Sunday, a high-profile fatality during coordinated assaults staged the previous day by fighters, including the West Africa al Qaeda affiliate.

Elena Rybakina said she has lost faith in the electronic line-calling system after the Australian Open champion was left fuming over a disputed call during her three-set victory over Zheng Qinwen at the Madrid Open on Sunday.

Tottenham Hotspur and Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons has announced that his season had "come to an abrupt end" on Sunday after suffering a serious knee injury that is set to rule him out of the World Cup.

AC Milan and Juventus have played out a 0-0 draw at the San Siro on Sunday, a second stalemate between the sides in Serie A this season, with both clubs on course for a place in next season's Champions League.

Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Esteban Andrada was sent off for punching Huesca captain Jorge Pulido in a fiery Spanish second division clash on Sunday that descended into a mass brawl, with Huesca keeper Dani Jimenez dismissed for punching Andrada.

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants in the shortest Super Over in Indian Premier League history on Sunday, needing just one ball to seal victory after Lucknow tied the game with a last-ball six.

A US judge on Friday dismissed Elon Musk's fraud claims in his lawsuit accusing OpenAI and co-founder Sam Altman of betraying OpenAI's original mission, but plans to proceed to trial on Musk's breach-of-charitable-trust and unjust-enrichment claims.

Dubai South has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates NBD to support the financial growth of SMEs and facilitate access to a range of banking services.

The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has launched two new commercial towers, “One Uptown Place” and “Two Uptown Place”, as part of the expansion of the Uptown Dubai area.

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has announced plans to become the world’s first AI-native financial centre.

Icelandair is running a marketing campaign to find a "really bad photographer" for a 10-day, all-expenses-paid trip to Iceland.

A Frenchman won a Picasso painting worth 1 million euros (AED 4.33 million) in a non-profit raffle on Tuesday.

Twelve tonnes of KitKat chocolate bars went missing in Europe last week after thieves made off with the truck transporting them, Swiss food giant Nestle said.

At a zoo outside Tokyo, the monkey enclosure has become a must-see attraction thanks to an inseparable pair: Punch, a baby Japanese macaque, and his stuffed orangutan companion.

Penny, a 4-year-old Doberman pinscher, won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show on Tuesday, capturing the most prestigious dog show prize in the United States.