arbitrateAD and ADFBC hold session on family business dispute resolution
ABU DHABI, 24th September, 2026 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre (arbitrateAD), in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Family Business Council (ADFBC), has held an awareness session highlighting the role of adjudicator appointments, mediation and arbitration in helping family businesses manage disputes, preserve family relationships and ensure business continuity across generations.Held at the Abu Dhabi School of Management, the session brought together family business leaders, governance experts and representatives of family-owned enterprises from Abu Dhabi and across the UAE.Discussions addressed practical approaches to preventing and resolving disputes, including incorporating dispute-resolution mechanisms into family charters, governance frameworks and shareholder... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 24 Sep 2026 13:31 LONDON
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Switzerland to host OSCE conference in Zug on cyber de-escalation
Switzerland will host an international OSCE conference in Zug on 29 and 30 September on the theme "Deeskalation im Cyberraum: Mediation und präventive Diplomatie." The meeting will examine how to prevent cyber incidents from escalating into international crises and conflicts, or from intensifying existing tensions. The conference is being organised as the final thematic event under Switzerland's chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe. It comes ahead of the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting, scheduled for 3 and 4 December 2026 in Lugano. Federal Councillor Martin Pfister, head of the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, will... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 24 Sep 2026 13:30 LONDON
Pakistan launches air strikes in Afghanistan as civilian deaths reported
Pakistan said it carried out air strikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan early on Thursday, in what it described as retaliation for drone attacks on a border post. Afghan officials said the strikes hit the southern and eastern provinces of Kandahar, Paktia and Khost, and killed four civilians. The competing accounts point to a sharp escalation in cross-border violence between the two neighbours.Pakistan's information minister, Attaullah Tarar, said the strikes were "deliberate, precise, calibrated, and proportionate" and were limited to identified military objectives. He said they followed what Islamabad described as a drone incursion from Afghanistan a day earlier. Afghan... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 24 Sep 2026 09:59 LONDON
Qatar emir urges Gulf diplomacy and collective security at UN amid Iran war
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has used his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York to press for a diplomatic response to the regional crisis linked to the Iran war. The Qatari emir said the Gulf was going through one of the most dangerous phases in its recent history and warned that vital facilities could be attacked and important waterways closed if tensions continue to escalate. He said the crisis could still be resolved through diplomacy and that Qatar was doing everything in its power to help address it.The emir called for a regional system of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Sep 2026 14:01 LONDON
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Belgium and Rwanda restore diplomatic ties after Qatar-hosted talks
Belgium and Rwanda have restored diplomatic relations after an 18-month rupture, in a development that Qatar says was helped by talks it hosted in Doha. The two countries said in a joint statement on Tuesday that they were resuming ties after expelling each other's diplomats over the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The move marks a notable thaw in a dispute that had widened beyond the Great Lakes region and into Europe.Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said the first talks between the two sides took place in June 2025 in Doha and helped create the conditions... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Sep 2026 10:30 LONDON
Finland's Stubb urges UN reform and cooperation in General Assembly speech
Finnish President Alexander Stubb used his General Debate speech at the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on 22 September 2026 to argue that the world is facing a choice between cooperation and conflict. He opened by citing Kofi Annan's warning that "whatever our differences, we stand or fall together," and said disorder follows when that lesson is forgotten. Stubb said foreign policy rests on values, interests, and power, but said this year he wanted to focus on a simpler choice: cooperation or conflict. Stubb said co-operation is being undermined by a lack of trust, disregard... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 22 Sep 2026 19:31 LONDON
Sudan humanitarian truce efforts keep failing as fighting worsens
Efforts to secure a humanitarian truce in Sudan are continuing to fail as fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces intensifies. The latest push, backed by the United States, is aimed at a 90-day pause to allow aid deliveries, but the warring sides have continued to prioritise battlefield gains. The result is a deepening crisis for civilians already facing severe shortages and displacement.According to the supplied material, renewed mediation efforts have repeatedly hit a dead end. The United Nations has warned that Sudan's humanitarian system is on the brink of collapse, while aid groups are urging... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Sep 2026 12:59 LONDON
Iran's Guards warn of new targets and weapons if US attacks again
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has warned that it would strike new targets and deploy new weapons if the United States launches further attacks on Iran. In a statement reported on Monday, a spokesman for the force said there would be significant changes in Iran's defence and counteroffensive if the conflict escalates again. He added that the Guards were prepared for a prolonged war.The spokesman said Iran would introduce weapons with new capabilities and that its targets would not necessarily be the same as before. He also said Tehran had new targets that had not yet been attacked. The comments... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Sep 2026 08:00 LONDON
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Israeli shelling injures civilians as troops advance in southern Lebanon
Israeli artillery shelling injured two people in southern Lebanon on Friday as Israeli troops separately advanced towards border towns and briefly withdrew after a standoff with Lebanese forces. The incidents were reported in the Bint Jbeil and Marjayoun districts, underscoring how tensions in the south remain active despite recent diplomatic efforts. The Lebanese state-run National News Agency said the wounded were taken to Tebnin hospital after shelling hit Chaqra.The agency also reported shelling in Wadi Nahla on the outskirts of Shuqra, while Israeli forces withdrew from the outskirts of Deir Mimas after advancing earlier in the day towards the town's... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Sep 2026 20:30 LONDON
UN Syria meeting turns into Israel-Turkiye dispute over military presence in Syria
The United Nations Security Council's monthly meeting on Syria's post-Assad transition turned into a sharp exchange over military presence inside Syrian territory. Syria, Israel and Turkiye used the session to accuse one another of undermining stability, according to a UN summary of the meeting. The discussion shifted away from the transition itself and toward competing claims over who has the right to operate on Syrian soil.Syria's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ibrahim Olabi, said he had hoped to focus on the country's progress but was forced to address Israel's actions. He accused Israel of penetrating villages, displacing people, bombing facilities... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Sep 2026 03:30 LONDON
