Radio Shoma

The UAE's Ministry of Education has announced the resumption of in-person learning for all children, students, and staff in public and private nurseries, kindergartens, and schools starting April 20.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed a project to construct road connections in 18 residential areas across the emirate, with a total length of 13 km.

The UAE has strongly condemned the shooting incident at a school in Turkey that resulted in the deaths of at least nine people and injured 13 others on Wednesday.

US press secretary Karoline Leavitt has stated that reports that the White House has requested a ceasefire in the Iran war are wrong in a brief on Wednesday, but added that discussions about a second round of talks with the Iranians were ongoing and productive.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said on Wednesday the Israeli military continued to strike at Hezbollah and was about to overcome what he described as the militia's stronghold of Bint Jbeil, as pressure mounted for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

The United States and Iran made progress in talks on Tuesday and are moving closer to a framework agreement to end the war, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing two US officials.