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Five Palestinian journalists killed as Israel hits broadcast vehicle in Gaza
  • 26 Dec 2024

Five Palestinian journalists killed as Israel hits broadcast vehicle in Gaza

Five Palestinian journalists have been killed by an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.The strike hit a vehicle outside the Al Awda Hospital...

Sharjah to ring in New Year with breathtaking fireworks
  • 26 Dec 2024

Sharjah to ring in New Year with breathtaking fireworks
Yemen rebels claim missile, drone attacks on Israel
  • 26 Dec 2024

Yemen rebels claim missile, drone attacks on Israel
Mohammed Bin Rashid congratulates Jordanian Engineer Sahel for winning Great Arab Minds award

Mohammed Bin Rashid congratulates Jordanian Engineer Sahel for winning Great Arab Minds award

Gulf Today, Staff ReporterHis Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated architectural engineer Sahel Al...

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UAE strongly condemns Israeli forces' burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital

UAE strongly condemns Israeli forces' burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital

The United Arab Emirates has condemned and denounced in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation forces' burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern...

5 hours ago
Israeli forces burn Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, forcibly remove patients

Israeli forces burn Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, forcibly remove patients

Israeli troops stormed one of the last hospitals operating in the northernmost part of Gaza on Friday, forcing many of the staff and patients...

5 hours ago
Chinese man sentenced to death for killing 35 people after driving into crowd

Chinese man sentenced to death for killing 35 people after driving into crowd

A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack...

7 hours ago
King of Jordan reaffirms support for Syria in building free, independent state

King of Jordan reaffirms support for Syria in building free, independent state

King Abdullah II of the Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan on Friday reaffirmed Jordan's support for Syria in building a free, independent, and...

8 hours ago
Dubai dismantles two major money laundering networks for smuggling funds worth Dhs641m

Dubai dismantles two major money laundering networks for smuggling funds worth Dhs641m

 Gulf Today, Staff Reporter Dubai authorities, in collaboration with key federal authorities, have successfully broken up two major international networks conducting money laundering operations worth...

8 hours ago
RTA announces service timings during New Year's holiday in Dubai

RTA announces service timings during New Year's holiday in Dubai

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announces the operating hours for its services during the New Year’s holiday 2025.The timings...

9 hours ago
Arab League warns against attempts to ignite discord in Syria

Arab League warns against attempts to ignite discord in Syria

The General Secretariat of the Arab League has expressed concern over the events unfolding in various cities and regions in Syria, warning against attempts...

9 hours ago
Kuwait strongly condemns Israeli minister’s storming of Al Aqsa Mosque

Kuwait strongly condemns Israeli minister’s storming of Al Aqsa Mosque

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday strongly denounced the storming of the Al Aqsa Mosque by an extremist minister from the Israeli...

9 hours ago
Dubai announces New Year holiday for public sector employees

Dubai announces New Year holiday for public sector employees

The Dubai Government Human Resources (DGHR) Department has announced 1st January 2025, (Wednesday), as an official holiday for Dubai government departments for the occasion...

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Dubai Metro operating hours extended to ease transportation of passengers

Dubai Metro operating hours extended to ease transportation of passengers

In order to ensure easy transportation of passengers via Dubai International Airport, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the operating hours of...

11 hours ago
'He opened India to the world': 7 days of mourning for ex-PM Manmohan Singh

'He opened India to the world': 7 days of mourning for ex-PM Manmohan Singh

India announced seven days of state mourning on Friday after the death of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the...

12 hours ago
Group withdraws famine warning for north Gaza after US envoy's criticism

Group withdraws famine warning for north Gaza after US envoy's criticism

A lead organisation monitoring food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what...

14 hours ago
Sharjah launches 'Best Volunteer Idea' challenge

Sharjah launches 'Best Volunteer Idea' challenge

As part of the new community initiative '12 Challenges in 12 Months,' launched by the Sharjah Award for Voluntary Work in collaboration with the...

15 hours ago
Ajman Ruler approves emirate's 2025 budget worth Dhs3.7 billion

Ajman Ruler approves emirate's 2025 budget worth Dhs3.7 billion

  His Highness Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, has approved the Ajman Government’s 2025 general budget worth...

15 hours ago
Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa, Syria

Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa, Syria

   The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the continued Israeli violations, including the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyard by...

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Tears, prayers as Asia mourns tsunami dead 20 years on

Tearful mourners prayed and lit candles on Thursday at ceremonies across Asia to remember the 220,000 people killed two decades ago when a tsunami...

27 Dec 2024
Dubai launches 9th season of Hatta Honey Festival

Dubai launches 9th season of Hatta Honey Festival

The Hatta Honey Festival, the UAE's leading annual event dedicated to supporting Emirati beekeepers and the honey production sector, begins on Friday (Dec.27).Organised by...

27 Dec 2024
UAE motorists warned of poor visibility, fog formation

UAE motorists warned of poor visibility, fog formation

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has urged motorists in the UAE to follow the traffic regulations regarding the chance of fog formations.In a...

26 Dec 2024
India mourns legendary Malayalam writer MT Vasudevan Nair

India mourns legendary Malayalam writer MT Vasudevan Nair

Ashraf Padanna / AM AbdussalamPrime Minister Narendra Modi and leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi have joined mourners for legendary Malayalam writer MT Vasudevan...

26 Dec 2024
Mohammed Bin Rashid reviews progress of Dhs3.6b Hatta development projects

Mohammed Bin Rashid reviews progress of Dhs3.6b Hatta development projects

 Gulf Today, Staff Reporter His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said...

26 Dec 2024
India's former PM Manmohan Singh passes away at 92

India's former PM Manmohan Singh passes away at 92

Described as a 'reluctant king' in his first stint as prime minister, the soft-spoken Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday at the age of...

26 Dec 2024
Bangladesh to investigate failed 2009 army mutiny massacre

Bangladesh to investigate failed 2009 army mutiny massacre

Bangladesh on Thursday ordered a commission to investigate a failed 2009 army mutiny and subsequent crackdown, including the role of alleged 'foreign' backers, the...

26 Dec 2024
UAE strongly condemns storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli minister

UAE strongly condemns storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli minister

The UAE has strongly condemned the storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli Minister of National Security, under the protection of...

26 Dec 2024
Three babies freeze to death in Gaza hospital

Three babies freeze to death in Gaza hospital

The chief paediatric doctor at a southern Gaza hospital told AFP that three babies had died of 'severe temperature drop' this week, as...

26 Dec 2024
Pakistan military convicts 60 more PTI activists including ex-PM Imran's nephew

Pakistan military convicts 60 more PTI activists including ex-PM Imran's nephew

Tariq Butt, Correspondent / AFPSixty more activists of the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) including a nephew of its founder Imran Khan and a ...

26 Dec 2024
Thumbay Group to set up first private psychiatric and rehab hospital in Sharjah

Thumbay Group to set up first private psychiatric and rehab hospital in Sharjah

The Thumbay Psychiatric and Rehabilitation Hospital will be located in Sharjah Healthcare City.It will focus on Innovation and Patient-Centred Care and the hospital is...

26 Dec 2024

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Mohammed Bin Rashid congratulates Jordanian Engineer Sahel for winning Great Arab Minds award

Mohammed Bin Rashid congratulates Jordanian Engineer Sahel for winning Great Arab Minds award

Gulf Today, Staff ReporterHis Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated architectural engineer Sahel Al...

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UAE strongly condemns Israeli forces' burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital

UAE strongly condemns Israeli forces' burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital

The United Arab Emirates has condemned and denounced in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation forces' burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern...

5 hours ago
Dubai dismantles two major money laundering networks for smuggling funds worth Dhs641m

Dubai dismantles two major money laundering networks for smuggling funds worth Dhs641m

 Gulf Today, Staff Reporter Dubai authorities, in collaboration with key federal authorities, have successfully broken up two major international networks conducting money laundering operations worth...

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RTA announces service timings during New Year's holiday in Dubai

RTA announces service timings during New Year's holiday in Dubai

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announces the operating hours for its services during the New Year’s holiday 2025.The timings...

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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala detained by police while reporting in Iran

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala detained by police while reporting in Iran

An Italian journalist who was reporting in Tehran has been detained by the Iranian police, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday.Cecilia Sala...

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Israeli forces burn Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, forcibly remove patients

Israeli forces burn Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, forcibly remove patients

Israeli troops stormed one of the last hospitals operating in the northernmost part of Gaza on Friday, forcing many of the staff and patients...

5 hours ago
Chinese man sentenced to death for killing 35 people after driving into crowd

Chinese man sentenced to death for killing 35 people after driving into crowd

A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack...

7 hours ago
King of Jordan reaffirms support for Syria in building free, independent state

King of Jordan reaffirms support for Syria in building free, independent state

King Abdullah II of the Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan on Friday reaffirmed Jordan's support for Syria in building a free, independent, and...

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