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When Abu Dhabi announced on Wednesday that the world’s first dedicated artificial intelligence, AI, university is to be established and open for students in 2020, it’s just a logical progression, said English daily Gulf News in its editorial published on Friday. The newspaper pointed out that from the very earliest …

Turkey has agreed to completely end military operations in northern Syria after Kurdish fighters withdraw from a safe zone, US Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday. Turkey’s operation “will be halted entirely on completion” of the pullout, Pence told reporters after talks in Ankara. AFP

“The students, all minors from Classes 5 and 7, informed the school’s internal complaints committee that they were molested by the teacher. The girls alleged that the teacher touched them inappropriately,” Superintendent of Police Arvind Gawas said.A teacher of a government-run school in Goa was arrested on Thursday for allegedly …

The UAE Embassy in Manila urges its citizens to take precautions, after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Mindanao.

The defendant will spend 25 years in prison after he was arrested trying to sell a 500-dirham strip containing 12 capsules of the “lyrica” drug. He was convicted by the three federal courts (First Instance, Appeal, and Supreme) on the charges against him, and sentenced to him for life imprisonment …

The Dubai Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a 25-year-old Asian man to six months in prison followed by deportation after he was charged with sexually harassing a 28-year-old Asian co-worker and threatening to kill her if she wouldn’t kiss him. According to the investigations, the victim stated that she knew the …

Four officers at Al Barsha Police Station were honoured by Dubai Police’s Commander-in-chief for foiling a drug smuggling attempt using drugs-soaked in banknotes.Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, praised the alertness and devotion of Capt. Marwan Abdullah Murad, Arrest Officer of Al Barsha Police Station; Warrant …

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish over the death of 35 people in a bus accident in Saudi Arabia’s Madinah. Prime Minister in a tweet said, “Anguished by the news of a bus crash near Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Condolences to the families of those who lost their …

The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal will look into a case on October 27 of a 30-year-old Asian accused of setting a car on fire which belongs to a 56-year-old former co-worker who was the reason for his termination from his job. The defendant poured petrol on the engine and …

An Abu Dhabi-based Indian girl tragically passed away on her birthday. According to close relatives, Mahima Susan Shaji died after suffering from a prolonged illness. “Mahima Susan Shaji, a student of Abu Dhabi Indian School, died because of prolonged illness. It was only her twelfth birthday on Tuesday (October 15) …