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Dec 20, 2025
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
NCM forecasts partially cloudy to cloudy weather with rain tomorrow
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
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EGA to expand German aluminium recycling capacity more than six-fold
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 20: Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) today announced a significant expansion of EGA Leichtmetall in Germany.
UAE Accountability Authority concludes participation in CoSP11
Doha [Qatar], December 20: The UAE Accountability Authority concluded its participation in the 11th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United...
UN condemns arbitrary detention of additional staff by Houthis
New York [US], December 20: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the arbitrary detention carried out by the Houthi group on 18th December against...
President Trump's prime-time speech
Dec 19, 2025
Washington [US], December 19: In a prime-time address to the nation, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed optimism about the upcoming economic outlook, while also stating...
Australia announces new bill following Sydney massacre
Sydney [Australia], December 19: Yesterday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced he would expand laws on hate speech and target those who spread hateful ideology,...
Russia's message puts Ukraine in a difficult position.
Moscow [Russia], December 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly signaled that he will not compromise on Ukraine's territorial demands, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
Warning of the risk of collapse of the Gaza agreement
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 19: Al Jazeera yesterday quoted Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani as warning that Israel's daily violations...
Hong Kong cancels New Year's Eve fireworks display in 2026.
Hong Kong, December 19: Hong Kong has canceled its New Year's Eve fireworks display at Victoria Harbour, replacing it with a countdown event in the...
TikTok US has officially been sold to a group of American investors
Washington [US], December 19: ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has officially signed an agreement to sell TikTok's US operations to American investors to avoid...
Houthi rebels hold 10 UN staff members hostage.
Sanaa [Yemen], December 19: Houthi forces in Yemen arrested 10 local United Nations staff members on December 18, according to AFP, citing a statement from the international organization.
New photos from the mansion of pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein have just been released
Unusual natural phenomenon off the coast of Japan
Facebook is testing a fee for sharing links, changing the rules of content distribution.
3 killed in residential building roof collapse in Libya
Funeral for youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim, Matilda, to be held on Thursday
Police ID suspect in Brown University shooting, probe link with MIT killing
Hazza bin Zayed attends graduation ceremony at Khalifa bin Zayed Air College
Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi partners with CoreX to establish UAE's first bio-intelligence engine based on specific population
UAE Government issues Federal Decree-Law regulating industrial, medical uses of industrial hemp
Rulers of Emirates congratulate Emir of Qatar on National Day