Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui Wednesday said that the future of the world depends upon information technology and telecommunication.

The United States is calling on the United Nations Security Council to maintain its arms embargo on Iran after it expires in 2020, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Wednesday.

The punctured Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft will return to Earth with the International Space Station (ISS) crew on board on December 20, at 8:06 a.m. Moscow time (5:06 GMT), the Russian Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIImash) said in a statement on Wednesday.

The United States is advancing toward a trade deal in its ongoing talks with China, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday accused Catalan separatists of basing their cause on "lies" and "manipulation", comparing them to Brexit supporters in Britain.

Oil producers who agreed last week to trim production to boost prices will meet in April to review the impact and sign a long-term pact, the UAE minister said Wednesday.

Ukraine's Naftogaz energy company seeks to involve US courts in legal dispute with Russia's Gazprom energy giant to make the latter pay $2.6 billion in compensation as part of a settlement of the dispute over gas supplies, media reported on Wednesday.

Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker has shown that November data signalled a stronger improvement in the health of Dubai’s non-oil private sector, reflecting faster expansions in business activity and new work and a stable trend in employment.