Local News from Wednesday, May 13th, 2026

The Eid Al Adha holiday for Dubai Government departments and entities will begin on Monday, May 25, and continue until Friday, May 29.

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, has chaired a meeting of the Ministerial Council for Artificial Intelligence and Development.

India's Hindumbi Kourom Kakkada and Sweden's Dr. Aidah Alkaissi are among 10 finalists from across the world who have been shortlisted for the $250,000 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award.

Dubai parking operator Parkin has introduced on-street smart parking camera systems at three key locations in the city.

Foreign ministers of the UAE and Kuwait have discussed the need to strengthen regional cooperation after an infiltration operation in Bubiyan Island by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was foiled.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has held talks with US President Donald Trump and of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in separate phone calls on Tuesday.