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Authorities in Dubai have launched a special patrol unit to monitor the use of e-scooters, e-bikes and bicycles in the city from May 1.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday announced the establishment of AED1 billion National Industrial Resilience Fund to boost localisation within key industries.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Sunday with Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of Mauritania, who is on a working visit to the UAE.

US President Donald Trump said Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month war, as Tehran's foreign minister landed in Russia on Monday to seek support from President Vladimir Putin.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP party strengthened its position in parliament’s upper house after seven opposition lawmakers joined it, a parliamentary list showed on Monday, a shift that could ease the government’s passage of legislation.

Israeli strikes have killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday, Lebanon's health ministry said, as the Israeli military warned residents to leave seven towns beyond the "buffer zone" it occupied before a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt hostilities.