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Earthquake hits Spanish city of Granada

Aug 16, 2026

Madrid [Spain], August 16: A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the Spanish city of Granada in the early hours of Saturday, with the ​regional government saying houses and ​cars were damaged but no injuries ⁠had been reported.
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Israeli strikes in south of the country kill at least 11​​​

Aug 16, 2026

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 16: At least 11 people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said, some of the deadliest in the weeks since the country agreed to a U.S.-mediated peace framework with neighbouring Israel.

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Funeral held for Australian Indigenous girl whose death sparked outback riots

Aug 16, 2026

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Australia gun buyback to start in November

Aug 16, 2026

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GCC Secretary General condemns repeated hostile Iranian attacks on ADNOC tankers

Aug 16, 2026

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MBZUAI develops landmark benchmark to bridge cultural, dialect gap in Arabic AI

Aug 16, 2026

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is pioneering research to refine artificial intelligence so that systems can genuinely grasp Arab culture and navigate...
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UAE Team Emirates targets podium finish at Cyclassics Hamburg

Aug 16, 2026

Hamburg [Germany], August 16: Mexican cyclist Isaac Del Toro will lead UAE Team Emirates XRG at the 29th edition of the Bemer Cyclassics in Hamburg on Sunday, returning to action...
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UN warns Ebola claiming one life every 30 minutes in DRC

Aug 16, 2026

Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: The United Nations and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have issued a urgent warning over the accelerating Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the...
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Mexico races to clear record seaweed surge from Caribbean beaches

Aug 15, 2026
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Belgium records hottest day of 2026 amid ongoing heat wave

Aug 15, 2026
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French taxpayers' data stolen in cyber attack, French Finance Ministry says

Aug 15, 2026
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Indonesia targets 30 GW of solar power in 2026

Aug 15, 2026
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UK government issues severe alert to warn of high risk of wildfires

Aug 15, 2026
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Arab League, GCC affirm need for unifying efforts to address current regional challenges

Aug 14, 2026
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UAE strongly condemns targeting of two ADNOC vessels while transiting Strait of Hormuz

Aug 14, 2026
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Three dead, 17 injured in Cairo mall helium cylinder explosion

Aug 14, 2026
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Google unveils Gemini 3.7 Flash AI model for coding, agent workflows

Aug 14, 2026
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Germany records 12,500 heat-related deaths in 2026

Aug 14, 2026
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Kuwait foils terrorist plot targeting vital facility

Aug 13, 2026
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UAE President and King of Bahrain discuss fraternal ties and regional developments

Aug 13, 2026
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Zayed Authority for People of Determination celebrates graduation of first cohort of Media Empowerment Programme

Aug 13, 2026
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RAK Ruler says youth are foundation of nation's development, prosperity

Aug 13, 2026
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Total solar eclipse begins at edge of Russian Arctic

Aug 13, 2026
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Amlak Finance announces its H1 2026 financial results

Aug 12, 2026
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Lebanon's Parliament approves abolition of death penalty

Aug 12, 2026
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National Media Authority announced as 'National Partner' of Arab Media Summit 2026

Aug 12, 2026