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The UAE’s first astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori is returning to Earth today and will land at 2.59pm, UAE time. The separation burn completed at 11.41am (UAE time) Hazzaa AlMansoori tweeted before undocking the Soyuz ship: “We are about to undock from the ISS. Another challenge is wandering around. With fear and …

The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, organised a press conference for Hazza Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut, with the editors in chief and journalists from various UAE media organisations on Wednesday. Al Mansoori, who spoke to the media via radio call from aboard the International Space Station,ISS, said …

The Dubai Police General HQ, in collaboration with the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services and The General Directorate of Civil Defense, has officially launched a three-month campaign entitled ‘Give way … Give Hope’ to raise awareness among drivers about the importance of giving way …

The UAE is the biggest climber on the Henley Passport Index since 2009, going up five places in the past three months to become the 15th most powerful travel document in the world. UAE passport holders can now access 172 countries without a prior visa, the study found in its …

The Central Bank of the UAE will issue a commemorative coin in honor of Hazzaa, the first UAE national to travel to space on 25 September 2019 he launched aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft to the International Space Station, where he stayed for eight days, he is set to land …

A man in Ajman has been honoured by the police for saving three people from drowning. The Moroccan jumped into the water when he noticed three men struggling to swim at a local beach. Police in Ajman praised the heroic rescue, saying UAE residents are lucky to have people like …

The Federal Supreme Court sentenced a 45-year-old gulf national to 15 years in prison for joining and funding Al Nusra Front and Al Qaeda. In another case, the Court sanctioned three other Gulf nationals to three years in prison, in addition to a Dh50,000 fine each, while another gulf national …

The Fujairah Criminal Court looked into the case of two Asian workers accused of killing their colleague at a sheep farm in Fujairah and hiding his body. According to the officials records, there were disputes between the victim who was working in another emirate and the defendants who had invited …

LONDON: Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, has started legal proceedings against the Mail on Sunday newspaper over the publication of a private letter that her lawyers said was “unlawful”. In a lengthy, emotional statement, Prince Harry said on Tuesday (Oct 1) that the couple had taken legal …

The Command and Control Centre at Dubai Police had received a report about a stolen Toyota in the jurisdiction area of Al Qusais Police Station when the vehicle owner had left the car engine running while dropping his son to school.Within an hour, the stolen car was seized by the …