The National

The US House of Representatives passed a bipartisan package that will impose new sanctions on Russia and lock in punitive economic measures against Iran for the next five years, with the bill now heading to President Donald Trump's desk.

The Federal Reserve rarely delivers one-off interest rate increases.

The UAE's embassy in Washington on Wednesday highlighted the development of an artificial intelligence model that can simulate a human cell and its response to drugs.

The US is facing mounting costs as it races to replenish its stocks of missiles and missile interceptors that it used in the early stages of the Iran war.

The Central Bank of the UAE on Wednesday raised its base rate for the Overnight Deposit Facility by 25 basis points to 3.9 per cent from 3.65 per cent.

Scholars and authors from across the Arab world were honoured for their contributions at the 20th Sheikh Zayed Book Award on Wednesday.

The UAE's cyber security chief said the country is still contending with a barrage of daily online threats - with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) behind many of the attacks.

The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years on Wednesday, as stubbornly high inflation and rising oil prices caused by supply disruptions in the Middle East ripple across the global economy.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday described the situation in Sudan as “absolutely horrible” and called for countries supplying weapons in the conflict to be held to account.

The global gender gap has never been narrower – at 69.2 per cent closed – but it would take another 120 years to achieve gender equality at the current rate of progress, the World Economic Forum has said.

It has been a summer of upheaval at Manchester City which has seen the Pep Guardiola era come to and a host of key players leave the club.

Nvidia announced that one of its flagship AI conferences, GTC will be returning to Washington later this year.

Nvidia announced that one of its flagship AI conferences, GTC will be returning to Washington later this year.

Aisha Mohammad does not know what became of her five children after she fled the coastal area where they lived during clashes between Houthi rebels and government forces in south-west Yemen.

A senior Lebanese politician has urged Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah to disarm to help bring an end to sustained Israeli attacks that have killed thousands.

With daily vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz still down to a trickle, and now the Red Sea and the Suez Canal routes vulnerable to the Houthis’ threat on the Bab Al Mandeb strait, there is greater interest than ever in alternative shipping route…

Residents who posted positive comments about feeling safe during Iran's spate of missile and drone attacks on the UAE were doing so out of love for the country, Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed has said.

Bollywood stars Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Shahid Kapoor are among the celebrities heading to Abu Dhabi when the International Indian Film Academy Awards return to the UAE capital in January.

Dubai has approved a new 80km highway connecting the emirate to Sharjah and Abu Dhabi in a major drive to tackle congestion.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo on Wednesday for talks on Gaza, the ceasefire and Palestinian reconciliation.

The government of Niger has settled a decades-long dispute with a Middle East airport provider, preventing a $35 million New York mansion it owns from being seized.

At least 20 Palestinians were killed and 16 others rescued after a six-storey residential building damaged in an earlier Israeli strike collapsed in western Gaza City overnight, the enclave's Civil Defence said on Wednesday.

Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes by a court in The Hague Thaci, 58, was ⁠sentenced by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers for crimes committed as ⁠commander of the ‌ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation…

International airlines continue to adjust schedules for Middle East flights as airspace restrictions persist.

Syria’s first Art Week has brought together 47 Syrian artists who are seeking to revive a cultural landscape shaped by years of war and upheaval.

The UAE's floating hospital in the Egyptian city of Al Arish has welcomed 11 new patients evacuated from the Gaza Strip for medical treatment.

About 200 social media accounts were shut down in the UAE in the first half of this year for promoting unlicensed recruitment services for domestic workers.

Hotel operator Rotana is in talks to re-enter Syria as the country seeks to reintegrate with the wider global economy.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Jordan's King Abdullah II are scheduled to attend a meeting in Paris on Thursday, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, to push forward talks on replacing the UN interim force in south Lebanon (Unifil).

A clutch of new watch releases may have enthusiasts wondering why so many high-end brands are trying to convince them to invest serious money in models seemingly made out of plastic.

China wants Iran and the US to remain rational, exercise restraint and return to talks, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing on Wednesday.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said she deplored inaction on the deteriorating situation in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

Security chiefs in Iran responsible for crimes against humanity during a violent crackdown on nationwide protests in 2022 continue to control a “deadly state machinery of repression”, Amnesty International has said.

The UAE has launched two major tourism initiatives aimed at positioning the country as a premier global destination.

The UAE's tourism industry is not waiting for normal to return.

Schools in the UAE have started the academic year with tighter rules on what pupils can wear, how they can groom themselves and what they should bring for lunch.

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will feature a sprint race from 2027, paving the way for even more final day drama in the UAE capital.

Two Dubai hotels have made it to the top 15 of the World's 50 Best Hotels ranking, with Atlantis The Royal climbing to fourth place from sixth last year.

Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investment vehicle L’imad is set to increase its stake in AD Ports Group to 98.5 per cent after meeting all conditions to acquire the global ports operator.

In today's episode of Trending Middle East, Saudi Arabia has warned that the security of Makkah is a “red line” after the kingdom's air defences destroyed a Houthi drone south of the holy city.

Alex Warren will make his UAE debut at the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix after-race concert at Etihad Live on Friday, December 4.

Ange Postecoglou was forced to defend Cristiano Ronaldo after Al Nassr were trounced 4-0 by Al Ain.

A little over a week after the death of their father, the Rahimi brothers paid him the most fitting tribute by upstaging the great Cristiano Ronaldo on a sensational night in Al Ain.

Ruben Neves scored and assisted for Al Hilal just days after suffering abuse in a Saudi Pro League match as his side overcame stiff resistance from Al Gharafa to emerge 2-1 winners in their opening AFC Champions League Elite match on Tuesday.

A ribbon of land in the West Kensington area of London is now the largest regeneration area in the UK capital, and is set to affect property prices in the unloved neighbourhood, a report has found.

In early 2013, television reports – initially disbelieved – emerged that Bashar Al Assad’s Syrian government was using deadly chemical weapons against its own people.

Plans are underway to provide a direct connection between Mohamed bin Zayed City train station in Abu Dhabi with the emirate's Zayed International Airport.