TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance sued in U.S. federal court on Tuesday seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 million Americans or ban it. The companies filed their lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
DP World this morning welcomed A.P. Moller – Maersk’s (Maersk) first large vessel that can run on green methanol for the very first time at Jebel Ali Port. Ane Maersk underscores Maersk’s ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. Serving the AE7 string, which connects Asia and Europe, Ane Maersk arrived in the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been sworn for a fifth term as Russia’s leader. In a Tuesday ceremony at Andreyevsky Hall in the Grand Kremlin Palace, Putin swore an oath of allegiance by placing his right hand on Russia’s constitution. The ceremony marked the start of a new six-year presidential term. “We are a united…
CAIRO: Talks aimed at agreeing the terms of a truce in the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza resumed in Cairo Wednesday “with all sides present,” Egyptian media reported.“Truce negotiations have resumed in Cairo today with all sides present,” Egypt’s AlQahera News, which is close to the intelligence services, reported, citing a “senior…
In a high-level meeting of the health department held last week, State Health Minister Veena George instructed to intensify pre-monsoon cleaning activities. The District Medical Officers have also been instructed to intensify the activities. In the wake of West Nile fever reported in three districts of Kerala, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Thrissur, the State Health Department…
The day ahead is expected to be fair to partly cloudy, according to the National Centre of Meteorology. Convective clouds will likely appear with a chance of rainfall over the islands, some western and southern areas. There will be light to moderate winds, freshening at times, causing blowing dust, the NCM has said. The usual…
Gold prices were steady in the UAE on Wednesday morning after losing half a dirham per gram on Tuesday. As of 9am, UAE time, the 24K variant of the precious metal was trading at Dh280.75 per gram in Dubai while 22K, 21K and 18K were trading at Dh260, Dh251.75, and Dh215.75 per gram, respectively. Terence…
Hundreds of UAE residents are among thousands of passengers who have been stranded in India after Air India Express cancelled or delayed more than 70 international and domestic flights due to senior crew members calling in sick. As news of the flight cancellations spread, ticket prices of other airlines shot up. “One person needed to get back…
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, attended a celebration held to mark the 48th anniversary of the unification of the armed forces.The event, held in the Abu Mureikha area in Abu Dhabi, was also attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansoor…
A 9.4kg tumour was removed during a four-hour procedure in Dubai, making it the world’s largest adrenal tumour to be surgically removed. The 69-year-old patient, previously in good health, was referred to the hospital’s emergency unit due to a massive abdominal mass discovered during a scan. This record-breaking surgical procedure was conducted at Dubai Hospital,…
