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• H.H. Sheikh Hamdan highlights nation’s defence vision at naval college ceremony

  His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and the UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, attended the graduation ceremony of the 26th cohort of the Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Naval College in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

• Members of UAE's National Identity Committee unveiled

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• Kazakhstan crowned champions of UAE SWAT Challenge 2026

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• H.H. Sheikh Mohammed attends final day of UAE SWAT Challenge

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• UAE chairs Arab League emergency meeting on Israeli settlement expansion

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• UAE cracks down on unlicensed domestic worker recruitment platforms

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  The UAE has strongly condemned the shooting at a school in western Canada that left 10 dead, including the attacker.

• UAE leaders discuss national priorities, sustainable development

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