ABU DHABI: United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Abu Dhabi on Thursday for talks focused on Middle East developments, regional security and the broader UAE-UK relationship. The meeting brought together two close partners at a time of heightened concern over security in the Gulf, the durability of a recently announced ceasefire and the need to protect maritime trade routes that are critical to energy supplies and the wider global economy. During the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed and Starmer discussed the…

ABU DHABI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held talks in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, focusing on regional developments and their impact on security and stability, as well as maritime security, energy supplies and the global economy. The meeting took place during Meloni’s visit to the United Arab Emirates and added to a series of high-level exchanges between Abu Dhabi and Rome that have accelerated over the past year across political, economic and strategic files. The two leaders also reviewed bilateral…

ISLAMABAD: An earthquake that Pakistan’s meteorological agency measured at magnitude 6.2 shook parts of the country late Friday, sending residents into the streets in Islamabad and several northwestern cities, while authorities said initial checks had not produced immediate reports of fatalities or major damage inside Pakistan. The deadliest reported impact was in Afghanistan, where officials said eight people were killed and one child was injured in a house collapse on the outskirts of Kabul, placing the regional toll outside Pakistan even as the tremor was widely felt there. Pakistan’s Meteorological Department…