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ABU DHABI: The UAE national jiu-jitsu team have emerged overall champions at the prestigious Thailand Open Grand Prix 2023, earning an impressive 20 medals at the tournament held in Bangkok. The team, sponsored by Mubadala Investment Company, displayed clear dominance across the two days of competition, amassing nine gold, seven silver and four bronze medals. On the final day

DUBAI: On Monday night, Jordan’s Queen Rania hosted a pre-wedding henna celebration in honor of her future daughter-in-law, Saudi Arabia’s Rajwa Al-Saif, who is set to marry Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II on June 1 in Amman. Al-Saif, dressed in a white-and-gold gown by Saudi designer Honayda Serafi, was pictured with Queen Rania and other members of the Jordanian royal

LONDON: UK special forces have carried out secret operations in 19 countries — including eight Arab and three Muslim ones — over the past 12 years, The Guardian reported on Tuesday. Based on media leaks, a report by research group Action on Armed Violence lists a range of countries that Britain has sent elite units to since 2011. Operations included hostage rescues,

LONDON: More than 1 billion people worldwide will be forced to migrate as a result of extreme temperatures by 2100 if the present course of climate change continues, scientists have warned. The Times reported that scientists from the University of Exeter in the UK, as well as teams from Europe, China and the US, found that one-fifth of people could live in regions above the

ABU DHABI: The National Basketball Association and ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, have announced a multiyear collaboration to engage fans and youth players in the UAE capital. The agreement will make ADQ the presenting partner of the NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2023, featuring the Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves playing two preseason games on

From Day 1 of the current Israeli coalition government, it was beyond obvious that, for the one who formed it — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — it was merely an escape route from his corruption trial. This was much more than a matter of his usual hubris, which has always led him to believe that no one but himself is worthy of leading the country.

LONDON: Prince Harry on Tuesday lost a bid to legally challenge the British government’s decision not to allow him to pay for police protection while he is in the United Kingdom. Harry, King Charles’ younger son, was stripped of the police security usually afforded to royal figures after he and his American wife Meghan stepped down from their official roles in 2020 to move to

BEIRUT: Lebanon has been verbally informed by Germany of an arrest warrant against Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh “on charges of corruption, forgery... and money laundry and embezzlement,” a senior judicial source told Reuters on Tuesday. A second source familiar with matter confirmed the arrest warrant to Reuters. Salameh has denied any wrongdoing. The warrant is the

LONDON: The UK is set to reduce immigration numbers by as many as 150,000 people as it sets out to change the rules around foreign students bringing family members to the country during their studies. Immigration is high on the government’s list of priorities, with Home Secretary Suella Braverman due to announce late this week that annual net migration figures have risen from

DUBAI: Baseball United, the first professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian subcontinent, has announced that league co-owner and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Barry Larkin will serve as the honorary general manager for its first franchise, the Mumbai Cobras. The Mumbai franchise, which was introduced last week, is also the first professional