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Dec 21, 2025
Dubai continues to solidify its standing as a premier global sports destination this December, hosting a dense calendar of continental and international championships, elite competitions, and high-level training camps.
Ras Al Khaimah hosts 'The Arab Legacy in Spain' exhibition celebrating shared Arab-Spanish heritage
Hamdan bin Zayed attends group wedding of 86 grooms from Al Dhafra Region
San Francisco outages leave 130,000 without power
Gunmen open fire in South Africa, leaving multiple dead
Thailand says it bombed near Cambodia's Poipet border crossing
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Kathmandu [Nepal], December 20: Nepal has unveiled a five-year strategy to keep the Himalayas clean, allowing authorities for the first time to limit the number...
US sanctions more judges at International Criminal Court
Washington [US], December 20: The US government has imposed sanctions against two more judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its investigations against Israeli...
Friedrich Merz prepared to give Russian assets frozen in Germany for Kiev
Brussels [Belgium], December 20: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz intends to comply with Belgium's demands and make Russian central bank assets held in Germany available to...
Police ID suspect in Brown University shooting, probe link with MIT killing
Massachusetts [US], December 20: Police have identified a suspect in last weekend's deadly mass shooting at Brown University and are investigating a possible link to...
Trump signs order to ease US marijuana regulations, sparking industry hopes
Washington [US], December 20: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order directing the loosening of federal regulations on marijuana, a move that could...
Protesters torch Bangladesh newspaper offices after student leader dies
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 20: The Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka was on edge on Friday (December 19), with the offices of several newspapers still reeling from...
Trump defends increase in unemployment
New York [US], December 20: President Donald Trump on Friday (December 19) defended an increase in the unemployment rate in the U.S., stating that "100%...
Bowing to Congress, Justice Department releases more Epstein records
New York [US], December 20: The U.S. Justice Department released a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex...
Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025 receives over 35,000 attendees
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 20: Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) 2025 has attracted more than 35,000 participants during a week of dynamic discussions, announcements, and visionary collaboration that further reinforced Abu Dhabi's position as a leading global financial hub.
MoF announces Cabinet Resolution on implementing reverse charge mechanism for VAT on scrap-metal trading
Austria's economy shows recovery, growth set to accelerate
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Sri Lankan President thanks UAE for ongoing flood relief in phone call with UAE President
Final testing phase of Sharjah Sat-2 begins during SAASST visit to Netherlands
Tadweer Group, Umm Al Emarat Park set new Guinness World Record
EGA to expand German aluminium recycling capacity more than six-fold
UAE Accountability Authority concludes participation in CoSP11
UN condemns arbitrary detention of additional staff by Houthis
President Trump's prime-time speech
Dec 19, 2025
