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The UAE has condemned in the strongest terms the Turkish military aggression in Syria. A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – issued late Wednesday night – noted that this aggression represents a serious development and an unacceptable, flagrant assault on the sovereignty of a brotherly …

First Emirati astronaut, Hazza Al Mansoori made his first media appearance after his mission to the International Space Station, ISS, in a joint press conference with the Russian astronaut, Aleksey Ovchinin at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Stars City, Moscow, Russia. The press conference shed light on Al …

Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade, Anna Hallberg, performed a tree planting ceremony at Expo 2020 Dubai on Wednesday, officially marking the beginning of the construction of the Swedish pavilion, ‘The Forest’. Najeeb Mohammed Al-Ali, Executive Director of Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau, joined the Swedish minister at today’s ceremony. Tree planting …

A delegation from the Ministry of Defence and the UAE Armed Forces, led by Major General Pilot Abdullah Al Sayed Mohammed Al Hashemi, Assistant Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Defence for Supportive Services, participated in the “16th Weapons and Security Exhibition” in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. Al Hashemi official and …

The Dubai Criminal Court looked into the case of a Gulf visitor who barged into an hotel room and sexually harassed a female guest. He has been charged with sexual harassment and assault. The victim, an European tourist, said that she had just returned from the market with her friend, …

Dubai Police seek public help to identify a man. Dubai Police General Directorate is seeking the public’s help in identifying an Asian man. He had been admitted to Rashid hospital with no identification documents and he has not been reported lost as of now. Any information concerning the patient can …

Two Asian men never imagined that forging stickers of a gas company and fixing them on the cylinders’ valves would cause an explosion when they were illegally filling the cylinders with liquid gas in a farm in Dubai. Dubai Public Prosecution refered two Asian defendants to the criminal court for …

Carrying on his scientific mission, Hazza Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut, underwent a number of medical experiments, including thorough medical tests by specialists in Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre, GCTC, at Stars City in Moscow, Russia. Dr. Hanan Al Suwaidi, the flight surgeon, is following up on the experiments …

The Sharjah Criminal Court looked into the case of an Arab man charged of physically and verbally assaulting three policemen and threatening to post photos and videos of them in social media while arresting him. The defendant had been reportedly arrested over a tip-off by a woman for stealing her …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on Monday representatives from the UAE’s top five best performing government service centres. During the reception, held at the Sea Palace in Abu Dhabi, His Highness congratulated …