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Dubai enlists CEOs to help secure hub status

Pledges $681m support package to revive tourism, investment and business activity While a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal is easing the immediate strains, restoring business confidence in Dubai will take time and may require more incentives, six company leaders and analysts told Reuters. photo: reuters DUBAI: Days after Iran began striking targets across the United Arab … Read more

Hamas says consultations continue with mediators on Gaza ceasefire implementation

Accuses Israel of major ceasefire violations, to send response on new proposals to Cairo in coming days The Palestinian group Hamas said Friday that consultations are ongoing with mediators to reach understandings that would ensure the full implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Discussions are continuing among Hamas, Palestinian factions, and mediators, including Türkiye, Egypt, … Read more

UAE stresses Hormuz security in rare call with Iran after war tensions

UAE Foreign minister holds 1st publicly announced call with Iranian counterpart since outbreak of war A combination photo shows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi (left) and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Photois: Reuters/ File UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed on Friday stressed the need to protect maritime corridors ​and … Read more

115 vessels, 2,500 seafarers evacuated from Strait of Hormuz: UN agency

International Maritime Organization says efforts ongoing to restart evacuation of stranded seafarers The UN’s maritime agency said Friday that since Tuesday, about 115 vessels and 2,500 seafarers have been evacuated from the Strait of Hormuz. “We have been able to evacuate at least 115 vessels, in the last three and a half days, representing around … Read more

Dar announces arrival of 22 Iranian crew members in Karachi

Says the latest group takes the total number of Iranians repatriated through Pakistan to over 70 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. SCREENGRAB Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday announced the safe arrival of 22 Iranian crew members of the vessel Lenore/Davina in Karachi, who had recently been interdicted … Read more

King Charles will not live at Buckingham Palace after refit, officials say

Charles will stay at nearby Clarence House; renovations budgeted to cost £369 million A person holds an umbrella to shield from the sun outside Buckingham Palace after it was announced that Britain’s King Charles will not live there after its 10-year refurbishment finishes next year, amid a heatwave in London, Britain. Photo: Reuters King Charles … Read more