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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 …

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 …