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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.

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a phone call on Sunday with Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, to discuss the latest regional developments.

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.

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.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran could call if it wanted to negotiate an end to the war launched by the US and Israel, as Iran's foreign minister returned to Pakistan for talks despite the absence of US counterparts.