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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI
A CBDC is a digital form of sovereign currency issued and backed directly by a country’s central bank, carrying the same legal status and value as physical cash.
Haban bin Mohammed al Balushi, Director-General of Lands at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning
T​here Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying 6 million barrels of crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump signed a deal with Iran to end the war that has disrupted global energy supplies.
A local farmer is sprinkling organic biofertiliser in a field near the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's Tappal town. — AFP
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Mexico's goalkeeper Carlos Acevedo and Mexico's defender Jesus Gallardo take part in a training session at Sports Arena in Zapopan. — AFP
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This photograph taken on May 29, 2026 shows herdsman Sawai Singh Bhati (C) sitting with his son under the shade of a tree in 44 degrees Celsius temperatures, near his house in Sanwata village on the outskirts of Rajasthan's Jaisalmer city. In India's hot plains, scorching summers have become increasingly harder to endure, requiring adaptations and forcing life into the hours of dark before the sun turns punishing. Temperatures in Singh's Sanwata village hit 45C in early June, as is often during the summer with the highest temperature recorded in the area as 49C.
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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian holding a document showing a memorandum of understanding he signed to end the Middle East war. US President Donald Trump and Iran's president signed a deal on June 17 meant to end the Middle East war
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Israeli Merkava tanks drive along a road past destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. — AFP
Amna bint Salim al Balushi, Oman’s Permanent Delegate to Unesco, at the meeting in Paris on Wednesday. — ONA
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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo. — Reuters
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