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UAE Economy Expands Three Percent in First Quarter as Non-Oil Growth Strengthens

The UAE’s real gross domestic product reached four hundred and eighty-five billion dirhams in the first quarter of 2026, with non-oil sectors growing 4.8 percent and accounting for nearly eighty percent of the economy.
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Russia’s A7 Builds a State-Linked Payments Network Beyond Western Sanctions
Jorge Messi, Lionel Messi’s Father and Longtime Agent, Dies at 68
AI’s Next Bottleneck Is Power, Not Just Nvidia Chips
Meta Raises AI Spending Target to as Much as $145bn Despite Pressure Over Returns
Joe Biden’s Cancer Has Spread Beyond His Bones, Hunter Biden Says
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