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The new Qasr Al Watan Library, located inside Qasr Al Watan Palace in the Presidential Palace compound, is now open to the public, marking the addition of a new major attraction to Abu Dhabi’s cultural and tourism assets. Inaugurated on 11th March, Qasr Al Watan Library is distinguished by its …

Dubai is set to host the inaugural Smart Airports Conference in April as part of the Airport Show proceedings, and in conjunction with the Global Airport Leaders Forum. The conference will bring together innovations shaping the design, features and day-to-day operations of the modern airport. Exhibitors will also showcase breakthrough …

Dubai Public Prosecution referred 8 defendants to the Misdemeanor Court for money laundering charges by transferring approximately 200,000 dirhams to and from several bank accounts. They then fraudulently obtained the amount from a bank in the UAE to conceal their sources. According to the prosecution’s investigation, it was found that …

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Moluccas Islands on Sunday, Reuters has quoted the US Geological Survey as saying. The quake struck in the sea, 147 km (92 miles) northwest of the city of Ternate and at a depth of 76.5 km. There were no immediate tsunami warnings and …

The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal scheduled a ruling on July 27 for the case of a GCC national charged with assaulting an Arab employee while on duty. Details of the case reveal that the accused took his three-year-old daughter to a hospital for emergency treatment. After entering the reception, …

Ajman Police General Headquarters has launched a Tolerance Fund to help defaulting inmates and finance travel expenses of deportees to their home countries. The initiative, a joint partnership between Ajman Police, Dar Al Ber Society and Emirates Vision Media Network, was rolled out during a press conference in a celebration …

The Fujairah Court of Appeal has acquitted a GCC woman of using witchcraft for the purpose of harming her husband and taking advantage of him. The case was filed by her husband’s son, who entered the house to collect official documents in order to complete the procedures of becoming a …

In the wake of the terrorist attacks on two New Zealand mosques, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced his intention to launch a UN action plan for the safeguarding of religious sites, declaring that “mosques and all places of prayer and contemplation should be safe havens, not sites of terror.” …

New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, on Friday received a delegation from the UAE, headed by Dr. Ali Rashid Al-Nuaimi. The delegation arrived in New Zealand to express the UAE’s solidarity with the victims of the terrorist attack at a mosque in Christchurch. The reception was attended by Saleh Ahmed …

Tech giants, Google, have become too big and the time is near when they must be dismantled, said the English language daily ‘Gulf News’ in a commentary today. In what is becoming more frequent and with increasing regularity, one of the giants of the tech world has been substantially penalised …