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The sixth edition of the Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) attracted over 2.2 million participants.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has attended the 51st National Day Official Celebration held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).

For the first time in the region, Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital will be bringing the world’s leading mental health specialists to the UAE.

Ajman Police has shared details regarding road closures as the emirate prepares for the Ajman Cycling Tour.

The UAE's 51st National Day celebrations ended with a grand finale that unfolded at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre with the UAE leaders and royals in attendance.

Indonesian authorities raised the warning on Semeru volcano to the highest level on Sunday, Kompas TV reported, after an eruption spewed a column of ash high into the air.

Prince William announced five winners of the 2022 Earthshot Prize – entrepreneurs and innovators spearheading ground-breaking solutions to repair and regenerate the planet.

A quake of 6.1 magnitude hit Indonesia's West Java area on Saturday, the country's geophysics agency BMKG said, sending people running out of buildings.

A group of people tried to take a mural by graffiti artist Banksy in Ukraine on Friday by cutting it off a battle-scarred wall where it was painted, the governor of Kyiv region said.

Russia said it would continue to find buyers for its oil, despite what it said was a "dangerous" attempt by Western governments to introduce a price cap on its oil exports.

Hosting more than 100 influencers and content creators from around the world, this expo event brings together influencers followed by a billion people to share their knowledge and experiences.

An Australian law giving the government power to make internet giants Facebook owner Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google negotiate content supply deals with media outlets has largely worked, a government report said.

Silicon Valley leaders welcomed Elon Musk's management of Twitter, with Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings going so far as to call the billionaire "the bravest, most creative person on the planet."

The Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) generated record revenues of AED 121.1 billion and net profits of AED 14.8 billion during H1 2022, dwarfing last year’s first-half earnings.

Starting from the end of February, employees have been asked by the parent of social media app Snapchat to be in office four days a week

Argentina will meet the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup.

Jordan Poole exploded for a game-high 30 points off the bench and the Golden State Warriors won their ninth straight at home Friday night with a 119-111 triumph over the Chicago Bulls in San Francisco.

Seamer Mohammed Shami was ruled out of India's three-match one-day international series in Bangladesh with a shoulder injury on Saturday with Umran Malik replacing him in the squad.

Switzerland reached the World Cup knockout phase for the third straight time after prevailing 3-2 over Serbia on Friday.

Cameroon defeated a second-string Brazil team 1-0 in their final Group G match at the Lusail Stadium on Friday but it was not enough as the African side were knocked out of the competition.

Elton John will headline Glastonbury next summer, performing the last British show of his lengthy global farewell tour at the renowned music festival on Worthy Farm.

Kanye Ye West has been suspended from Twitter just days after his account was reactivated by Elon Musk.

"When the stakes are this high, doesn't it make more sense to hear the story from us?" says Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in a trailer released on Thursday for the Netflix documentary series about Britain's Prince Harry and his wife.

Christine McVie, whose songwriting and signature vocals helped make British-American group Fleetwood Mac one of the best-selling rock bands of all time, died on Wednesday. She was 79.

Kim Kardashian and Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, have reached a divorce settlement that includes joint custody of their four children and dividing up their real estate assets, media reports said on Tuesday.

The humble baguette, France's staple bread, has made it onto the United Nation's cultural heritage list.

Every year millions of birds glide the air currents between Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental mountains and the Gulf of Mexico in a spectacle dubbed the "river of raptors" that attracts hundreds of foreign birdwatchers to coastal Veracruz.

U.S. President Joe Biden, wearing his trademark aviator sunglasses, pardoned two turkeys from North Carolina named Chocolate and Chip on Monday, sparing them from Thanksgiving dinner tables.

Humans are on course to live and work on the moon for "durations" by 2030, a NASA official has said.

Steve Jobs' "well-used" pair of Birkenstocks sold for nearly $220,000 (AED 808,056), the highest price ever paid for a pair of sandals, according to an auction house.