Local News from Monday, May 19th, 2025

The UAE and the US have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to establish a comprehensive defence partnership.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced plans to construct a new two-lane bridge in Nad Al Sheba, aimed at improving traffic flow and reducing congestion for residents in the area.

Dubai has sent critical humanitarian aid to Myanmar following the devastating earthquake in late March.

Student numbers at Dubai’s private higher education institutions are soaring to new heights, with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) announcing a 20 per cent jump in enrolment for the 2024–25 academic year.

H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, has reviewed the progress of key initiatives shaping the emirate’s media landscape at the first meeting of the newly formed Dubai Media Council.

Abu Dhabi will step up efforts to cover the high-cost of chronic disease treatments for those in need under the newly launched Life Endowment campaign.

The Dubai Municipality has announced the completion of a two-kilometre-long Dubai Creek wharf on the Deira side, built at a cost of AED 112 million.

The UAE has expressed its solidarity with Finland and Estonia following the collision of two helicopters near Eura Airport, which resulted in five fatalities.

The UAE has strongly condemned a terror attack in Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu that left several military recruits dead.