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UAE signs partnership with OpenAI for nationwide ChatGPT access, following major US investment

OpenAI clarified that the partnership will provide nationwide access in the UAE, where free versions of ChatGPT are inaccessible, not free personal subscriptions for users.

The UAE is set to receive access to ChatGPT Plus, a premium version of OpenAI's chatbot.
 A mourner attends the funeral of a commander from Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah, the terrorist organization holding Elizabeth Tsurkov hostage, during a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq September 22, 2024.

Is Hezbollah finally being weakened by Lebanon? - analysis

 An installation of pictures of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, is displayed at a park in Ra'anana, Israel, June 20, 2024.

Hostage release must come first in Gaza roadmap, UAE foreign minister says

Stacks of Syrian pounds are pictured inside an exchange currency shop in Azaz, Syria February 3, 2020.

Syria plans to print currency in UAE and Germany, ending Russian role


Sharaa cements Syria-Bahrain ties with trip to Manama - analysis

 Bahrain is important because it is a close ally of the West, hosts a US naval base, and is also part of the Abraham Accords.

 Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a Ministerial formation of the government of the Syrian Arab Republic, in Damascus, Syria March 29, 2025.

UAE mediating secret talks between Israel and Syria, sources say

The indirect contacts are focused on security and intelligence matters and confidence-building between the two states with no official relations.

(L-R) Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Over 1,000 Emiratis genetically tested before marriage as part of UAE's mandatory program

The decision to mandate genetic testing was announced in December 2024 by the UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP).

 Over 1,000 Emiratis genetically tested before marriage as part of UAE's mandatory program.

UAE launches world's first AI legislative system to draft and amend laws

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: 'We will analyze vast data in the AI system to track the daily impact of laws and regularly propose law amendments.'

 UAE launches world's first AI legislative system to draft and amend laws.

UAE mediates largest Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange of war

The war in Ukraine has been going on for three years and large number of prisoners have been taken on both sides.

 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) are seen next to buses after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine April 19, 2025.

Wife of murdered Chabad rabbi gives birth to daughter

The two had only been married for a little over a year before the Chabad emissary's death.

 Illustrative image of Chabad emissary to the United Arab Emirates, Rabbi Zvi Kogan

Operation Assad: The air mission to smuggle the Syrian despot's valuables

New details reveal how Assad smuggled millions in cash, data, and aides to the UAE as rebels closed in on Damascus.

 Assad poster burns in Syria

Yemeni gov't reportedly preparing 80,000 man assault on Houthi-controlled Hodeidah port

"We might be at the stage of counting down the end of the Houthis," a leading expert said as the Yemeni government prepares a massive 80,000 soldier assault on Hodeidah.

 A coastguard boat sails past a commercial container ship docked at the Houthi-held Red Sea port of Hodeidah, as a container ship carrying general commercial goods docked at the port for the first time since at least 2016, in Hodeidah, Yemen February 25, 2023.

'Tolerance, coexistence': Sa'ar meets with UAE counterpart in Abu Dhabi

The two discussed a variety of regional issues, including the advancement of bilateral relations between the two countries.

 Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Yesha council delegation visits UAE in historic first

Regional leaders meet Emirati officials, discuss cooperation under "new world order" framework.

 From right to left: Eliram Azulay, Head of the Har Hevron Regional Council; Yossi Shelley, Israel's Ambassador to the UAE; Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi; Yisrael Ganz, Head of the Binyamin Regional Council and Chairman of the Yesha Council; and Omer Rahamim, CEO of the Yesha Council.

UAE sentences killers of Chabad emissary Zvi Kogan to death

The UAE sentenced three people to death and a fourth to life in prison for the premeditated murder of Israeli-Moldovan citizen Zvi Kogan.

 Illustrative image of Chabad emissary to the United Arab Emirates, Rabbi Zvi Kogan