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Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arabic Emirates President arrives at the COP27 World Leaders Summit and is welcomed by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. IMAGES
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hails a US-brokered deal to normalise ties between the Jewish state and the United Arab Emirates. SOUNDBITE
Video courtesy of Alan J shows large pieces of burning material spilling down from a blaze engulfing the 84-storey Torch Tower in Dubai in the early hours of Friday morning, marking the second time the building has experienced a major fire in just two years. Emergency services converged around the fifth tallest residential building in the United Arab Emirates, fighting the flames and rescuing residents still trapped in the tower.
Athre is one of the female fighters in the Assyrian territory, who are protecting their land and preparing to fight ISIS.
"On behalf of the Arab Group, I express our gratitude to the efforts of all the state parties in order to have a successful first global stocktake," Saudi official Albara Tawfiq tells the COP28 conference. Nearly 200 nations meeting at the UN climate talks in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, tackling the top culprit of climate change after years of avoidance although at-risk countries said far more action was needed. The text stopped short of backing appeals during the summit for a "phase-out" of oil, gas and coal, which together account for around three-quarters of the emissions responsible for the planetary crisis. SOUNDBITE
Attending world leaders and delegates pose for a family photo during the United Nations Climate Change Summit COP28 in Dubai. IMAGES