International news from Wednesday, December 17th, 2025

The UAE is set to significantly widen its ban on single-use plastics, with the second phase coming into effect on January 1, 2026.

A 4.3 Magnitude Earthquake has been recorded in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday at 2:11 am UAE time, according to weather authorities.

The UAE has launched the sixth edition of its World’s Coolest Winter campaign, with this year themed 'Our Winter is Entrepreneurial'.