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In Dubai, a profoundly opulent domicile has just sold for slightly more than $136 million, the most expensive price ever paid for a penthouse there, according to CNN. (The now-smashed former record was set earlier this year, when a floor-through unit at …

The debate about the necessity to phase out fossil fuels continued at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai following the emergence yesterday of a recording of a heated exchange between Chair of the Elders Mary Robinson and President of COP28 Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber.

Vladimir Putin will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday amid concern in the West that it has become a sanctions-busting hub for Russian oil and money.

The president of the ongoing UN climate talks Sultan al-Jaber has hit back at claims that he denies a core part of climate science. It follows comments he made at an event in November that there was “no science” behind the global aim of limiting temperature rise to 1.

Voting for the Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC) elections got off to a spirited start on Tuesday, both online at the dedicated website www.eccs.shj.ae and in-person, at nine polling centres spread …

Part 1 of CNN’s third annual Call to Earth Day from Jubail Mangrove Park, a haven for avian and marine species in the UAE. From this mangrove sanctuary in the heart of Abu Dhabi, CNN’s Becky Anderson, …

The voting for Sharjah Consultative Council’s elections has started today and will continue for three days until 8pm on December 7.A total of 51,637 registered voters can cast their ballots remotely …

In the presence of Dr Abdullah bin Hamouda Al Ketbi, Deputy Chairman of the Sharjah Municipal Council (SMC), and members of the council, Salem bin Ali Al Muhairi, Chairman of the Sharjah Municipal …

International Holding Company, which is chaired by Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, brother of UAE president and Abu Dhabi ruler Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, acquired a 10% stake in Phoenix Group in early …

An Abu Dhabi fund controlled by a crown prince has paid $1.4 billion to acquire two venerable British publications while their CEO — former CNN boss Jeff Zucker — is facing an uphill battle as the U …

Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris is moving his family office to Abu Dhabi’s financial center, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. He joins a wave of prominent investors who have set up operations the …

Restrictions on speech and protest in the United Arab Emirates are complicating UN approval of an Amnesty event at COP28 demanding the release of Emirati political prisoners, the group’s secretary-general said Tuesday.

Abu Dhabi, UAE : Abu Dhabi Airports announced it has won the coveted award for “World’s Leading Airport Operator 2023”, at this year’s World Travel Awards ceremony. Held at a glittering gala event at …

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval has always said making the city greener is important to him. He went to COP28 in Dubai with Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Phoenix Group Plc, a prominent name in cryptocurrency mining hardware, experienced a meteoric rise in its stock value on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). The company’s shares opened at 2.25 …

Sharjah24: Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BEEAH Group, the Middle East’s sustainability and digitalisation pioneer, with the aim of enhancing bilateral …

Abu Dhabi authorities on Tuesday announced that one of the emirate’s major roads will be closed for two weeks. The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) said the right lane of the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed …