Al Arish [Egypt], May 2 (ANI/WAM): An Emirati aid convoy entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday via the Egyptian Rafah crossing as part of "Operation Chivalrous Knight 3" to support and relieve the Palestinian people during their current circumstances. The convoy consists of 12 trucks carrying over 264 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including food, water and dates. This brings the total number of aid trucks entering the Strip ..read more

Dubai [UAE], May 2 (ANI/WAM): The National Pavilion of the UAE is participating in the 18th edition of the Defense Services Asia Exhibition - DSA 2024, which runs from May 6 to 9 in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. The exhibition is considered one of the most important defence events in the region, as it brings together 1,200 international companies specialized in the field of defence and security from more than 60 co ..read more

New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): India's top women's Epee fencer Taniksha Khatri has not come to terms with the heartbreak of falling one step short of winning a maiden berth in the Olympic Games competition in the Asia-Oceania Zonal Olympic Qualifier in Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates last weekend. The 20-year-old was the only Indian woman to reach a final. After an amazing run by defeating Asian Games bronze medalli ..read more

The mass protest movement currently engulfing dozens of U.S. college campuses has included calls for university endowments to divest from Israel, a demand that some activist organizations are broadening to U.S. companies that do business in Israel or are otherwise connected to the Israeli economy. The demand that U.S. institutions withdraw their financial support from Israel is not a new one. It has been a centra ..read more

New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): UAE Ambassador to India, Abdulnasser Jamal Alshaali appreciated the rise in India-UAE trade by 16 per cent and emphasised that gold has played a significant part in the bilateral trade between the two nations. He made the remarks as the two nations are celebrating two years of the UAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). While speaking to ANI, the UAE envoy said, "Trad ..read more

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Economy Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri called for the promotion of his country's relations with Iran in all fields. - Economy news - Speaking at a meeting of Iran-UAE Joint Economic Commission, held in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday and attended by Iranian Roads Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash, Al Marri said a large number of competent Iranian companies are wor ..read more

WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday issued hundreds of fresh sanctions targeting Russia over the war in Ukraine in action that took aim at Moscow's circumvention of Western measures, including through China. The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on nearly 200 targets, while the State Department designated more than 80. The U.S. imposed sanctions on 20 companies based in China and Hong Kong ..read more

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 1 (ANI/WAM): The General Women's Union (GWU), in collaboration with the UAE Cyber Security Council and the Khalifa Empowerment Programme (Aqdar), has launched the first phase of training workshops for the second batch of the Cyber Pulse Initiative for Women and Families. The Cyber Pulse Initiative for Women and Family adopts the latest global practices in the field of cybersecurity to prepare female c ..read more

Jerusalem - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday as talks continue in Cairo to resolve details of an elusive bid for a cease-fire in Israel's war with Hamas militants in Gaza. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Blinken "emphasized that it is Hamas that is standing in the way of a cease-fire." The militants so far have refus ..read more

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 1 (ANI): Marking a milestone in the enduring partnership between the UAE and India, the Embassy of the UAE celebrated the second anniversary of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) which has achieved strides in fostering economic growth and collaboration, said a statement from the embassy. The event was attended by various eminent dignitaries in Mumbai. India-UAE CEPA ..read more