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A US Sailor stands watch on the bridge aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) as the ship sails in the Arabian Sea.

US/Israel-Iran war: Key updates for UAE residents

Riyadh

Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Riyadh financial centre

An Iranian woman holds a portrait of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei as others wave flags during a gathering in front of an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump in Tehran's Enghelab Square on November 3, 2026.

Iran hardliners seek tougher deal after Trump poll loss

A US warship operates in regional waters as Washington widens its pressure campaign against Iran, raising concerns over renewed military confrontation.

Task Force Iron Gate: The big squeeze or looming war?

LATEST NEWS

GCC states sign landmark Gulf railway agreement

Agreement paves the way for an integrated rail network connecting all six Gulf nations

UAE cuts paperwork for 13 types of work permits

MoHRE removes document submission requirements and cuts data fields by up to 97 per cent

NMC fraud: BR Shetty, ex-CEO could repay nearly Dh20b

Judgment details Dh2.6 billion in transfers to founder’s accounts; final sums undecided

BR Shetty on the left; Prasanth Manghat on the right.

Eisenkot’s 67-seat backing masks Israel coalition woes

President Isaac Herzog’s decision to give Eisenkot the first opportunity to form a government follows the October 27 election, which left Israel’s deeply divided political parties struggling to agree on a path forward.

PARTNER CONTENT

SPARQ unveils RYFT launchpad from Innovation City

The launchpad lets any creator who has built a game on RYFT, SPARQ’s AI game-creation platform, launch a token for that game in a few clicks, with no coding

UAE foreign trade nears Dh3 trillion

UAE VAT: Six employee expenses firms can reclaim

Dubai launches A-to-E food grading system for shoppers

Egypt train collision kills 4, injures 88

Egyptian onlookers stand at the site of a train collision in Al Ayat in Giza governate southern Cairo on November 8, 2026.

How Katrina, Vicky kept son Vihaan away from cameras

Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal share a happy moment in a photograph from October 9, 2026. The couple kept their son Vihaan’s face private until revealing it on Diwali, a day after his first birthday.

Dubai opens new tunnel to ease Deira traffic jams

Dubai's Hessa Street Phase 2 to open in stages

Suspect blows himself up during anti-drug raid in Iraq

Flying through DXB? Rules for arrivals and departures

Dubai unveils first electric waste collection truck

Egypt discovers 2,600-year-old buried structure

TikTok launches new app to take on Amazon and Temu

SPORT

Vozinha regrets losing his privacy after World Cup fame

Cape Verde's goalkeeper Vozinha

Babar Azam eyes fresh start as Pakistan face Sri Lanka

Pakistan's captain Babar Azam attends a press conference at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on November 8, 2026, on the eve of their first Test cricket match against Sri Lanka.