Radio Shoma

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced that the UAE has won the voting rights for the 2029 annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has held phone calls with a number of foreign ministers to discuss the latest regional developments.

Dubai Police have issued a renewed warning against sudden swerving on the roads, describing it as one of the leading causes of serious traffic accidents.

Iran's negotiating team arrived in Islamabad on Friday for peace talks with the United States, even as Tehran insisted on measures it said needed to be addressed first, throwing last-minute doubt over the meetings scheduled in Pakistan.

Iran said on Friday that blocked Iranian assets must be released and that a ceasefire must take hold in Lebanon before peace talks can proceed, throwing last-minute doubt over negotiations scheduled for Saturday in Pakistan.

British police have arrested a Sudanese man on suspicion of endangering life after four migrants died while attempting to cross the Channel from France to Britain on a small boat this week, authorities said.