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Experts have warned that strong cybersecurity safeguards are needed to protect sensitive information as artificial intelligence plays a growing role in health care and education.

US President Donald Trump's administration is allowing oil tankers under sanctions to begin a process to legitimately ship crude, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday.

Lebanon is rejecting US-backed proposals for its troops to co-ordinate directly with the Israeli army, officials said before talks resume in Florida on Tuesday.

Claude developer Anthropic has announced it is committing 5 per cent of its shares to a “public benefit fund” amid growing backlash over artificial intelligence.

US prosecutors said on Monday that Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi citizen accused of hiding a recording device at OpenAI's headquarters, “presents an ongoing danger” and should not be released from custody.

The UN's World Food Programme announced on Monday that it would need to cut aid to roughly half a million people in Gaza due to a funding shortfall.

Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, told nearly 300 business leaders in south-east China that the emirate is built for long-term partnerships.

Global financial institutions managing more than $5 trillion in assets have announced plans to establish a presence in Abu Dhabi’s financial centre ADGM amid rapid expansion of the emirate’s economy.

Saudi Arabia has postponed its flagship Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference after a surge in Houthi attacks on the kingdom.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ⁠on Monday accused the US ⁠of holding up the delivery of vital supplies, but the Pentagon said there had been no changes to how it sends provisions to Kyiv.

Chef Alain Ducasse views the pursuit of new flavours and ingredients as an ongoing quest.

For a demonstration of just how badly Britain is blighted by bottlenecks, the loss of a flagship Microsoft data centre deal is Exhibit A.

Air travel and health care for people with disabilities are set for dramatic improvements as new global assistive technology raises standards.

Parts of the UAE were lashed by heavy rain, high winds and hail on Monday afternoon, with more adverse weather in prospect in the days to come.

From pop and rock to stand-up comedy, ballet, opera and musicals, the UAE’s live events season is in full swing, with the months ahead offering a packed line-up across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.

Egypt's pledge to help defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks from Yemen has rallied the state and its allies, but it has also drawn calls for caution amid an escalating situation in the Middle East due to the impact of the Iran war.

Lebanese Armed Forces personnel have stepped up patrols in Beirut and its sensitive southern suburbs after a surge in tensions with Hezbollah supporters.

UAE Team Emirates-XRG completed their latest season of cycling domination in appropriate fashion as Brandon McNulty sealed an impressive victory at the one-day Veneto Classic.

France's Foreign Minister has underlined the need for a “new international framework” to support Lebanese security forces after the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon (Unifil) expires at the end of the year.

Qatar will soon announce a defence production plant as the gas-rich Gulf nation looks to boost domestic defence capabilities.

“I think perfume is like synaesthesia,” says Loewe perfumer Nuria Cruelles.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday hailed the deep-rooted ties uniting the countries of the Gulf – and rejected all efforts to sow division between them.

Yemen's Houthis are talking peace while warning of a wider war.

At least 73 people were killed in a Houthi missile attack on a military training camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province, raising fears of further escalation as government forces push to recapture rebel-held territory near the Bab Al Mandeb strait.

Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport reopened on Sunday, after it was closed because of attacks by the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Sheikha Latifah Bint Ahmed Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum does not remember the first time she got on a horse.

An Iranian operative accused of planning dozens of anti-Semitic attacks in Europe and the US has been reportedly plotting further assaults from behind bars.

Reportage Group continues to expand its international presence through its strategic partnership with Sabah Investment Group, as the two companies hosted an event in Abu Dhabi to showcase four real estate projects within Sea Breeze, an integrated resident…

“Diplomacy is the art of the possible,” Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand said.

Rory McIlroy and the Hero Dubai Desert Classic might feel inextricably linked.

Unlike many in her community, Umaima Luwabneh is determined to vote in Israel’s elections.

The UAE's Ministry of Finance has made amendments to its e-invoicing system that will apply to value-added tax filing in the country from next year.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is launching a new music festival, UNIFYD, to be held in Abu Dhabi next year.

If autumn feels like it’s taking an age to arrive, you’re not imagining it.

Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar has spoken of the moment his co-pilot repeatedly struck him with an axe before sending their Boeing 737 plunging towards the Arabian Desert, with the intention of killing 172 people on board.

In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed meets Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman to discuss regional security and stability amid continuing Houthi attacks on the kingdom.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday his country saw "no military solution" to the crisis in the Middle East, as he met Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Tehran.

Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has urged the world not to forget Palestinians in the war-ravaged Gaza strip.

Bollywood star Tiger Shroff, 36, escaped a shooting in Mumbai on the evening of Sunday, October 18, after gunmen opened fire on his car in the city's Juhu district.

Dubai Investments, a Dubai-listed conglomerate, is selling a 20 per cent stake in its subsidiary DIP Holding in the first initial public offering in the UAE this year.

Despite India's successful title defence at the T20 World Cup earlier in the year and their win at the Asian Games, it has been a pretty grim in bilateral series.

President Sheikh Mohamed received France's President Emmanuel Macron in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Abu Dhabi fight fans will witness two title fights when the world's leading MMA promotion returns to the UAE this Saturday, October 24.

President Emmanuel Macron appealed for calm on Sunday as France reeled from one of its most violent days of unrest in years after protests over high prices and public services left one demonstrator dead, thousands arrested and hundreds of police injured.

The US Republican Party has an unlikely new political target before the midterm elections: Hasan Piker, a Turkish-American socialist who has fiercely criticised Israel, praised the Houthi rebels in Yemen and is backing the Democratic candidate in a key Se…

Two swabs of colour meet at the corners.

In a world too often marked by division and self-interest, Capt Smit Machchhar has reminded millions that humanity’s greatest strength lies in its capacity for solidarity and selflessness even in the face of adversity.

In its heyday, Oman’s maritime empire stretched from Mozambique and Zanzibar to Gwadar in Pakistan.