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UNESCO–Hamdan Prize awards $300,000 to teacher projects

Hamdan Foundation in Dubai, UNESCO launch research project on lessons from past laureates

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UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development honours winners of its ninth edition at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris

British Airways 4-hr flight back: Why 28,000ft descent?

BA295 returns to Heathrow after rapid descent and emergency squawk

British Airways flight makes emergency descent due to pressurisation issue

Europe heatwave: Half the continent faced extreme heat

Record-breaking heatwaves expose Europe to severe heat stress in summer 2026

Dubai Police step up security for busy winter events
Global Village, 30X30: Dubai Police tighten winter security
Dubai Police review security plans for busy winter events
Global Village to WCL 2026: Dubai Police prepare security
Dubai winter events: Police step up security preparations
Global Village 2026: Dubai Police ramp up security plans
Dubai Police prepare for busy winter of major events
Busy winter ahead: Dubai Police review major event security
Global Village, WCL 2026: Dubai Police review security plans
Dubai Police gear up for Global Village and winter events

RAF Fairford arrests: Why Iran is part of the UK probe

Bomb squads, mass evacuations and US-UK forces respond near key airbase

Terror probe at US-linked UK airbase sparks evacuations and bomb squad response

Trump pushes India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor

Iran war renews push for alternative trade and energy routes through the Gulf

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor links India with Europe through the Gulf, offering alternative trade and energy routes as the Iran war highlights risks around the Strait of Hormuz.

Germany’s Merz struggles to stay on after poll defeat

Party ejected from a state legislature for first time in eight-decade history

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks to media at the Christian Democratic Union party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026.

Sunlounger fight: Man, 82, dies in clash with 76-yr-old

Row over reserved lounger erupts into chaos as victim collapses and later dies

Sunloungers line a beach at Vouliagmeni, near Athens. An 82-year-old man died after a dispute over a lounger reportedly escalated into a violent confrontation.

Italy plans face-covering ban, foreign student cap

Italy to curb full-face veils, limit foreign students and require parents to learn Italian

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni delivers a press conference. Meloni links veil ban and foreign student limits to integration push

Which airlines are coming back to UAE — and when?

Wizz Air is set to return in October, while several major carriers remain suspended

International airlines are revising UAE flight schedules, with some carriers set to resume Dubai and Abu Dhabi services in the coming months.

EU plans to ban social media for children under 13

Children aged 13 to 15 could face one-hour daily limits under proposed age-based rules

New rules would require platforms to introduce stronger protections based on users’ ages.

How German artist's pomegranate art bridges UAE-Germany

As UAE President visits Germany, meet a cultural ambassador between two nations, aged 64

Petra Kaltenbach with some of her latest pomegranate-themed sculptures from the series Everybody's Darling.

German expats reveal how UAE let them thrive, hail ties

Two homes, one bond: expats in fields from HR to horse and camel coaching reflect on ties

The German Military Band participates in a state visit reception for UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, (not shown), at Villa Borsig in Berlin.

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