LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned on Monday, paving the way for the United Kingdom to have its seventh prime minister in just over a decade. He said he was stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party but will remain caretaker prime minister until a new Labour leader is chosen by the party. Andy Burnham, who won a special parliamentary election last week, is the front-runner to replace Starmer as Labour leader. Starmer won a landslide victory at a general election in 2024, but a series of missteps badly damaged his credibility. “Walking up this street…
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ABU DHABI, 22nd June, 2026 (WAM) — The Abu Dhabi Registration Authority (ADRA), the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development’s (ADDED) arm to develop and regulate the business sector, has reported a 21 % increase in the number of new economic licences issued during the first quarter of 2026, compared to the corresponding period in 2025. The strong growth rates in the number of new economic licences and categories across the emirate’s regions and economic sectors reaffirm the attractiveness of Abu Dhabi’s business ecosystem for quality investments and its ability to sustain growth despite the challenges witnessed across the region…
VANCOUVER — Mohamed Salah scored the decisive goal as Egypt claimed its first-ever World Cup victory with a 3-1 comeback win over New Zealand on Sunday, moving the Pharaohs to the top of Group G. After decades of frustration on football’s biggest stage, Egypt finally celebrated a World Cup victory as Salah inspired a second-half turnaround in front of a sellout crowd at BC Place. “I always give my best to the national team,” Salah said. “Today I think is a very special day, with our first win in the World Cup.” New Zealand struck first in the 15th minute…
DORTMUND, 22nd June, 2026 (WAM) — DP World and Wilo Group have expanded their strategic partnership through a new Memorandum of Understanding, aimed at advancing sustainable infrastructure, smart logistics solutions and AI-based innovations in the global water sector. The agreement was signed at Wilopark in Dortmund by Oliver Hermes, President and Global CEO of the Wilo Group, and Abdulla Al Hashmi, Global Chief Operating Officer, Parks and Economic Zones at DP World, in the presence of Abdulla Al Khater, Head of the Economic Section at the UAE Embassy in Berlin. “Expanding the partnership is a significant strategic step: we are…
e& UAE and TM Forum recently announced the release of “The Path to Full Autonomy: e& UAE’s Strategic Blueprint for Network Transformation in the AI Era” on the sidelines of DTW Ignite 2026 in Copenhagen. The new white paper outlines e& UAE’s practical roadmap for advancing telecom networks towards high-level Autonomous Networks. It sets out e& UAE’s vision to move from traditional automation towards AI-native, intent-driven and closed-loop operations. It provides a structured blueprint for how telecom operators can evolve network operations from manual and reactive models to intelligent, self-optimising and self-healing networks, while keeping human governance and policy controls…
Long before sunrise, runners gather across the UAE’s parks, waterfronts, and city streets. Some are training for marathons, others are chasing personal goals, while many simply come for the sense of community. Over the past decade, these communities have helped transform running from an individual sport into a social movement across the Emirates, with run clubs, grassroots initiatives, and fitness groups becoming a regular part of life in cities including Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It is this culture that New Balance says inspired its latest UAE-exclusive release, a limited-edition version of the 1080v15 that will be available across select stores…
What began as an ordinary friendship between two young women ended in a legal battle that nearly cost one of them her freedom, and ultimately cost her Dh85,000. A recent case shows how a single screenshot became decisive evidence before investigators. What happened The two women had grown close on social media, with one regularly viewing the other’s photos and posts, and at one point saving a screenshot of her friend’s picture. Later, while discussing her friend with a third person, she sent that screenshot along with private chats about her friend’s personal life, without the photo owner’s knowledge or…
TOKYO — The Japanese government has decided to implement a five-fold increase in visa fees for all foreign nationals, marking the first price hike in nearly 50 years. The decision, made at a cabinet meeting on Friday, marks the first revision of the visa fees since 1978. From July 1, single-entry visa fees will be raised from the current 3,000 yen ($18.69; £14) to 15,000 yen, while multi-entry visas will now cost 30,000 yen, up from 6,000 yen. The visa fee revisions were made to “reflect inflation and exchange rate fluctuations”, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters after the cabinet…
DUBAI, 22nd June, 2026 (WAM) — Dubai Duty Free has been recognised with the award for the Best Duty Free Shopping in the Middle East for the 25th year in a row by travel industry title Business Traveller Middle East. The award was presented during the 25th Business Traveller Middle East Awards ceremony at the Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City. The recognition follows Dubai Duty Free’s record annual sales of US$2.378 billion in 2025, ranking it fifth among duty-free retailers worldwide. Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Ramesh Cidambi said, “Winning this award for the 25th consecutive year is a remarkable…
ATHENS — Greek and Palestinian authorities have condemned Israel’s decision to deny entry to a delegation of Greek trade union representatives traveling to Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Greece’s Foreign Ministry expressed concern late Sunday after Israel denied entry to the Greek nationals to the West Bank and subsequently deported them. The delegation, made up of Greek citizens representing trade unions, had been invited by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions and was heading to Ramallah for a solidarity visit, the ministry said in a statement. “We express our concern over the Israeli authorities’ denial of entry and…