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Asia Cup 2025 to be played in September in UAE

The Asia Cup 2025 will take place between September 8 and 28 in the United Arab Emirates, according to Indian media reports. This comes after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) agreed to attend the Asian Cricket Council…

Champions Trophy 2025 sets new broadcast records

The ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 was the most viewed Champions Trophy ever, recording a growth over the 2017 edition. The 2025 edition, played in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, saw 368 billion global viewing minutes, a…

Russia and Ukraine exchange 206 prisoners

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 206 prisoners of war in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Russia’s ministry of defence said its 103 released servicemen came from among those captured during the Kursk incursion.…

Royal pardon for 44 Sri Lankan prisoners in UAE

Forty-four Sri Lankans who were in different prisons across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been pardoned by a Royal order, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi said. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the UAE has formally conveyed…