Local News from Thursday, July 30th, 2026

The UAE and Slovakia have discussed bilateral relations and opportunities to expand their partnership in key areas such as the economy, renewable energy and advanced technologies.

Emirati mountaineer Fatima Abdulrahman Al Awadhi, 19, has become the youngest Arab to reach an elevation of over 7,000 metres and summit Lenin Peak.

The UAE has expressed solidarity with Japan after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook its southern region on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people, knocking out power to thousands of homes and rupturing roads across the region.