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President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President Xi Jinping of China on the occasion of his country’s 70th National Day celebrations. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh …

With a couple of days left before Hazzaa AlMansoori returns to Earth, he made his final video call with the public aboard International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, October 1. Hundreds of students across the country again trooped to the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to see and hear …

Hazza Al Mansouri has made himself feel at home aboard the International Space Station by swapping a space suit with an Emirati kandura. The UAE’s first astronaut donned traditional Emirati clothes on Tuesday to share some of his country’s culture with the eight other astronauts on board the station.Maj Al …

The Dubai Criminal Court looked into a case which involved nine fraudsters who sold two land plots amounting to Dhs 27 million in Palm Jumeirah. They are accused of forging title deeds and ownership of the units to a woman holding a forged passport and disguised in Niqab so that …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the UAE’s first of its kind cultural visa while chairing a meeting for the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority.During the meeting, Sheikh Mohammad approved a new cultural vision so as …

Early voting for the Federal National Council, FNC, elections kicked off in nine polling stations across the UAE on Tuesday morning, and will run until 3rd October. Official voting will begin on election day on 5th October, 2019, at 39 polling stations nationwide. Voters can cast their ballots at polling …

UAE has announced a brief break for public sector employees for five days so that they can practice their right to vote during the Federal National Council elections. The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) issued a circular on Tuesday, urging all ministries and federal entities to let their …

The Khorfakkan Criminal Court issued a judgment against three defendants in a case, in which three employees working for the Khorfakkan Traffic Department have been charged with financial embezzlement, the first defendant in the case was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment, the second defendant to 4 years imprisonment and the …

On his fifth day aboard the International Space Station, Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori started his day by communicating with the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, teams at the ground stations in Moscow and in Dubai and informing them of his daily schedule. Communicating with the ground station in …

Heavy rains have killed at least 113 people in India’s Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states over the past three days, Reuters has quoted officials as saying on Monday, as flood waters swamped a major city, inundated hospital wards and forced the evacuation of inmates from a jail. India’s monsoon season …