Radio Shoma

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has reiterated the country's commitment to empower the youth to serve as leaders in their communities. 

Dubai’s taxi sector has seen a 7 per cent increase in activity during the first half of 2025.

The UAE's specialised teams have arrived at the Albanian capital of Tirana to support the country in its efforts to contain raging forest fires across several parts of the country.

Israeli planes and tanks kept bombarding eastern areas of Gaza City overnight, killing at least 11 people, witnesses and medics said on Tuesday, with Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya due in Cairo for talks to revive a US-backed ceasefire plan.

Power has been restored in Iraq, a government official said on Tuesday, a day after electricity outages hit large parts of the country.

Firefighters have contained a wildfire near the Spanish capital Madrid, in the Tres Cantos area, which killed one person and prompted the evacuation of 180 people, regional authorities said on Tuesday.