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UAE non-oil foreign trade tops AED1.9 trillion in H1 2026

UAE non-oil foreign trade tops AED1.9 trillion in H1 2026

UAE non-oil foreign trade crossed AED1.9 trillion in H1 2026, Minister Al Zeyoudi revealed at Dubai's AIM Investment Summit, alongside record FDI figures.

Asia
Houthi strikes wound 73 across southern Saudi Arabia as coalition vows firm response

Houthi strikes wound 73 across southern Saudi Arabia as coalition vows firm response

A wave of missile and drone attacks launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted civilian and economic sites across southern Saudi Arabia, wounding 73 people and prompting the Saudi-led coalition to vow decisive operational retaliation

Europe
UK PM denounces 'politics of poison' following anti-migrant protests

UK PM denounces 'politics of poison' following anti-migrant protests

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham urged Labour Party lawmakers to counter the "politics of poison" with hope and positivity following weekend demonstrations by far-right activists in Portsmouth and Dover targeting small-boat migrant arrivals

Middle East
Ex-IDF chief accuses Netanyahu of prioritizing political survival over national security

Ex-IDF chief accuses Netanyahu of prioritizing political survival over national security

Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot presented his Yashar party's candidate slate in Rosh Haayin ahead of the October 27 election, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of ducking responsibility for the October 7 attacks and placing personal self-preservation above the nation's defense.

North America
Trump threatens to ban US sales of Canadian plane maker Bombardier amid escalating trade war

Trump threatens to ban US sales of Canadian plane maker Bombardier amid escalating trade war

US President Donald Trump demanded that Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier relocate production to the United States or face a complete ban on US sales, intensifying a trade war as Canada prepares to launch retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of American goods