SHARJAH/WAM H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has directed the Sharjah Department of Culture to oversee the organisation of the third cycle of Arab poetry forums in Africa. This initiative will span nine countries: Chad, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin, Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal, South Sudan, and Niger. Preparations across these nine African …

DUBAI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, expressed his pride in the bright role models set by the male and female students who obtained first place in high school of the academic year 2023/2024. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said: ” The country’s best-performing high school …

HOUSTON/WAM Tropical Storm Beryl brought howling winds and torrential rain to southeast Texas on Monday, killing at least three people, flooding highways, closing oil ports, cancelling more than 1,300 flights and knocking out power to more than 2.7 million homes and businesses, Reuters reported. Beryl, the season’s earliest Category 5 hurricane on record, weakened from a hurricane after pounding the …