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Australia gun buyback to start in November

Aug 16, 2026

Sydney [Australia], August 16: Australia's New South Wales state will start a gun buyback in November, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, part of the national response to a shooting spree that killed 15 a Jewish festival in Sydney, the state capital.

GCC Secretary General condemns repeated hostile Iranian attacks on ADNOC tankers

Aug 16, 2026

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 16: Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has condemned the repeated hostile Iranian attacks targeting two tankers belonging to ADNOC while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. "These attacks represent a dangerous and unacceptable escalation, as well as a direct threat to the security and safety of maritime navigation and international trade in one of the world's most vital waterways, in violation of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and relevant UN Security Council resolutions, including Resolution 2817," Albudaiwi stated.

MBZUAI develops landmark benchmark to bridge cultural, dialect gap in Arabic AI

Aug 16, 2026

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is pioneering research to refine artificial intelligence so that systems can genuinely grasp Arab culture and navigate its complex regional dialects.