Radio Shoma

The UAE's Nafis programme, which aims to empower national talent in the private sector, has been extended until 2040.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has discussed the implications of the Iranian attacks on regional security during talks with Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.

UAE air defences successfully intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, 2 cruise missiles and 19 drones launched from Iran on Monday, Ministry of Defence confirmed.

US President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Iran could be taken out in one night, "and that night might be tomorrow night", warning Tehran it had to make a deal by Tuesday night or face the consequences.

Iran said on Monday it wanted a lasting end to the war with the US and Israel, and pushed back against pressure to swiftly reopen the Strait of Hormuz under a temporary ceasefire.

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission reached the furthest point that any human has been from Earth on Monday, cruising along a path in the Moon's gravitational sphere of influence that will soon take them over the shadowed, lunar far side.