After health rumours, UAE President MBZ seen meeting with US lawmaker
US Senator Graham claims the UAE royal is ‘as sharp as I’ve ever seen him’ in Abu Dhabi encounter.

US Senator Graham claims the UAE royal is ‘as sharp as I’ve ever seen him’ in Abu Dhabi encounter.









President Pezeshkian ordered diplomats to seek ‘equitable and fair negotiations’ as tensions appear to ease.
Facing the prospect of US strikes, Iran has intensified diplomatic efforts with countries including Turkiye.
Ukraine and Russia confirm exchange of soldiers’ bodies, enabling families to bury loved ones as conflict continues.
Flights were paused after Trump said ‘armada’ of US warships heading towards the Middle East.
South Africa’s government is facing backlash from the US and from within its own administration for hosting Iran’s navy.
The ‘Butcher of Hama’ and former Syrian vice president dies in exile at age 89.
A Yemeni man Ali Hassan Ali who spent more than two years in detention in secret prisons seeks justice.
Aid cuts, conflict and economic collapse push millions of Yemenis towards severe hunger in 2026.

On Centre Stage, Global News Insight’s Mohamed Hassan speaks with Ali Omar, Somalia’s minister of state for foreign affairs.