DUBAI,/WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, received a telephone call from Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs of the State of Qatar. During the call, the two sides discussed the latest …

ABU DHABI/WAM Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in joint US and Israeli strikes, Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency reported on Sunday. The Iranian official media outlets also declared 40 days of national mourning following his death. Earlier reports from state media said that Khamenei’s daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law were also killed in the US-Israeli attacks.

WASHINGTON/WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, concluded a working visit to Washington, after holding high-level bilateral meetings with senior US administration officials and members of the Senate. H.H. Sheikh Abdullah discussed with US officials the importance of maintaining regional stability, countering extremism, and strengthening UAE-US strategic partnership. During talks with …