Local News from Thursday, July 24th, 2025

In a groundbreaking development for healthcare and genetic research, scientists at Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) have published the first-ever Arab Pangenome Reference—a major leap forward in precision medicine for the region.

A driver whose cruise control malfunctioned while travelling on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road has been rescued by Dubai Police, preventing what could have been a serious accident.

The UAE, alongside 11 other countries and organisations, has condemned the Israeli Knesset’s vote to impose Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank.

In an address before the UN Security Council, the UAE strongly condemned the ongoing war in Gaza, describing it as "unprecedented in both scale and intensity" and marked by violence and grave violations of international law.