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Saudi Arabia defeated the UAE 2–0 in Jeddah to win its fourth Gulf Cup title, and its first since 2004. Two early goals helped secure the team’s victory.
Saudi Arabia defeated the UAE 2–0 in Jeddah to win its fourth Gulf Cup title, and its first since 2004. Two early goals helped secure the team’s victory.
Iraqi artist Farhad Yassin won the Grand Award for his work “Surah Ar-Rahman” at the 12th Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial, which opened on October 7.
The UAE presented a locally built probe for a mission planned to launch in 2028. After passing six asteroids, the spacecraft is expected to reach Justitia, where the probe will descend toward the surface and strike it.
Passengers, crew, and two off-duty pilots helped respond to an emergency aboard a Flydubai flight, which landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Sharjah honored winners of its international cultural heritage award, including ICESCO, two researchers from Oman, and Moroccan storyteller Hafida Hamoud.
Dubai Basketball lost 98–95 to Real Madrid after overtime in the EuroLeague SuperCup semifinal in Abu Dhabi. Dubai had led by 16 points, while Elie Okobo scored 24 points.
A UAE search-and-rescue team found ten people reported missing after floods in Nepal, raising its total to eighteen. Drones, aerial images, and three-dimensional maps are helping the team search difficult areas alongside Nepalese rescue workers.
A Nepali worker reached safety in Sharjah after a Facebook appeal by Nepal’s science minister brought help from the Nepali community in the UAE. The rescue was led by the president of the Non-Resident Nepali Association in the UAE.
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence has begun a 25-year study in Abu Dhabi. The project will use health, lifestyle, genetic, sleep, and blood-glucose data to support earlier prediction and prevention of disease.
The UAE said that it intercepted a drone approaching from Iran over its territorial waters on August 31, 2026. Jordan expressed solidarity with the UAE, while Qatar called for military actions to stop and for dialogue to resume.