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Abu Dhabi

Zelenskiy says date or location of next round of US-brokered peace talks could change

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki

Kremlin says Russia has invited Ukraine’s Zelensky to come to Moscow for peace talks

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo

Zelensky says security guarantees document from US 100% ready amid peace deal talks

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with Lithuania's President and Poland's President in Vilnius on Jan 25, 2026.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with Lithuania's President and Poland's President in Vilnius on Jan 25, 2026.

UAE becomes early supporter of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ with formal acceptance

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan accompanying US President Donald Trump as he departs Abu Dhabi on May 16, 2025.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan accompanying US President Donald Trump as he departs Abu Dhabi on May 16, 2025.

Abu Dhabi ready to shine in its new Gold Cup glory

Cicero's Gift (Jason Watson) scoring an 100-1 upset in the Group 1 Qyeen Elizabeth II Stakes (1,600m) at Ascot on Oct 18. The Charlie Hills-trained Muhaarar six-year-old has been entered for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Gold Cup (1,600m) on Feb 7.
Cicero's Gift (Jason Watson) scoring an 100-1 upset in the Group 1 Qyeen Elizabeth II Stakes (1,600m) at Ascot on Oct 18. The Charlie Hills-trained Muhaarar six-year-old has been entered for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Gold Cup (1,600m) on Feb 7.

Yemen’s main separatist group denies it is disbanding

FILE PHOTO: A soldier stands guard outside the headquarters of the Southern Transitional Council in Aden, Yemen January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A soldier stands guard outside the headquarters of the Southern Transitional Council in Aden, Yemen January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman/File Photo

Mustafizur, Taskin to lead Bangladesh's bowling at T20 World Cup

Cricket - Second Twenty20 - Bangladesh v England - Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh - March 12, 2023 Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman runs out England's Jofra Archer REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Cricket - Second Twenty20 - Bangladesh v England - Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh - March 12, 2023 Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman runs out England's Jofra Archer REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

UAE foreign policy in spotlight after Yemen escalation

A person gestures towards smoke rising in the aftermath of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike, which targeted what it described as foreign military support to UAE-backed southern separatists, in Yemen's southern port of Mukalla, in this screengrab from a handout video obtained by Reuters on December 30, 2025. Aden al-Mustakillah TV/Handout via REUTERS
A person gestures towards smoke rising in the aftermath of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike, which targeted what it described as foreign military support to UAE-backed southern separatists, in Yemen's southern port of Mukalla, in this screengrab from a handout video obtained by Reuters on December 30, 2025. Aden al-Mustakillah TV/Handout via REUTERS

From brothers to rivals: Key moments in Saudi-UAE relations​

FILE PHOTO: Members of UAE-backed southern Yemeni separatist forces stand by a tank during clashes with government forces in Aden, Yemen August 10, 2019. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Members of UAE-backed southern Yemeni separatist forces stand by a tank during clashes with government forces in Aden, Yemen August 10, 2019. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman/File Photo

Norris back in the car as F1 wraps up with final test in Abu Dhabi

McLaren's Lando Norris is interviewed the day after becoming the 2025 Formula One World Champion in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Satish Kumar
McLaren's Lando Norris is interviewed the day after becoming the 2025 Formula One World Champion in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Satish Kumar

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.