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Israel will seek a “security envelope” with special zones and arrangements that will prevent Hamas from being positioned on its border after the war in Gaza is over, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday. On Friday, Reuters reported that Israel has informed several Arab states that it wants to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of Gaza’s border to prevent future attacks as part of proposals for the coastal enclave after the war ends. Asked whether Israel was indeed seeking such a buffer zone, senior adviser Mark Regev told reporters: “Israel will…

Spanish football great Andres Iniesta joined in the 52nd UAE National Day celebrations by donning a traditional Emirati kandura which he proudly modelled on social media courtesy of posts by the Emirates Football Club. The supremely talented former Barcelona and Spanish midfielder surprised the sporting world when he signed a one-year contract with Ras Al Khaimah’s Emirate Club in August this year. Iniesta swapped his trademark No. 8 football jersey for the milk-white kandura, also known as a Dishdasha, the single-piece ankle-length garment which is the traditional clothing of Emirati men, and completed the look with a well-worn ghutra that…

PRESIGHT AND SAMRUK KAZYNA JSC ANNOUNCE JOINT VENTURE TO ACCELERATE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN KAZAKHSTAN IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF KAZAKHSTAN Presight signs MoUs for initial pilot projects with QazaqGaz and KTZ Express as part of new joint venture to focus on bringing AI and analytics to key sectors of Kazakh economy DUBAI, UAE, December 2, 2023: Presight AI Holding PLC (ADX: PRESIGHT), the region’s leading big data analytics company powered by generative AI, and the Kazakh Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna, today announced a joint venture on the sidelines of COP28, in the presence of the President of Kazakhstan,…

Buying a car is almost always a huge pain. But these days, there are more and more ways to buy a car online, and for many people, that’s a good thing. When buying a Tesla, for example, the price is the price — there are no dealer markups, and you can finance the car straight from the Tesla website itself. But the majority of the time, you still have to go through your local dealer, paying sometimes tens of thousands more than the list price of the car — simply because of the fact that the car is in high…

There were big results at both ends of the English Premier League on Saturday, with Arsenal scoring early goals through Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard before hanging on to beat Wolverhampton 2-1 at home and extend its lead to four points overnight. Manchester City, Liverpool and Aston Villa — the teams who started the weekend placed second to fourth — are all in action on Sunday. Burnley scored inside 16 seconds through Jay Rodriguez to set up a 5-0 thrashing of Sheffield United and end its record seven-match losing run in home games this season. It tied the biggest Premier…

AD Ports Group and Kazakhstan Railways Form Joint Venture to Enhance Connectivity and Industrialisation in Central Asia Abu Dhabi – 2nd December 2023: In the presence of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), a global leader in trade, logistics and industry, has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC (Kazakhstan Railways), a national railway company and a leader in transportation and logistics in Central Asia, to form a joint venture to enhance rail connectivity,  maritime shipping services, development of operations in Kazakhstan’s ports, accelerate digital transformation and connectivity in Central Asia.      Under the…

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The weather today will be partly cloudy in general in the UAE, as per a forecast by the National Centre of Meteorology. Clouds are set to appear eastward and become convective by afternoon over mountains parts of the country, associated with rainfall. The weather will get humid by night and Saturday morning, with a probability of mist formation over some internal areas. Light to moderate winds are expected to blow, freshening at times. The sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and slight in the Oman Sea. Lowest temperature is set to drop to 17ºC in mountainous…

An Emirati aid ship carrying 4,016 tons of humanitarian supplies sailed this afternoon, heading to the city of Al-Arish in preparation for their introduction into the Gaza Strip. This is part of the ‘Gallant Knight 3’ humanitarian operation ordered to be implemented by UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to support the brotherly Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The ship, which departed from Fujairah, is carrying 3,465 tonnes of food supplies, 420 tonnes of shelter materials, in addition to 131 tons of medical aid that was provided by both the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan…

Deccan Gladiators trounced struggling Team Abu Dhabi by 63 runs in the 12th match of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Riding on quick knocks from Andre Fletcher (41), Nicholas Pooran (30) and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (35), the Gladiators posted 141 for 6 in 10 overs. Team Abu Dhabi could muster only 78 for 5 in 10 overs and crashed to their fourth defeat in four matches. Leus du Plooy (25) and Colin Ingram (19) put on a 41-run partnership for the fourth wicket to give some respect to their total. In another match, Delhi Bulls…