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At least 22 people, some of them children, died after a tornado swept through Lee County, Alabama on Sunday, and the death toll was expected to rise as rescuers searched through the rubble of destroyed homes, Reuters quoted authorities and media as saying. Emergency workers faced a grim night of …

The Abu Dhabi Police, ADP, urged drivers to take caution when caught in unpredictable weather conditions in the coming days, and highlighted the possibility of rain, strong winds and expected fog covering the nation’s roads. The ADP urged drivers to reduce their speed to 80 kilometres per hour, in line …

Due to positive developments in Pakistan, UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has orderered to resume flights to Lahore and Quetta airports.

At least 20 people including a number of children have been killed in flash floods in six districts and the capital of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, the Deutsche Presse-Agentur, DPA, quoted the UN as saying, late Saturday. The victims were killed when their homes collapsed or the vehicles they were …

A housemaid went on trial over assaulting a year and a half Emirati infant with assistant from two maids in the house, because she can’t stand the voices of infants, a Sharjah Court of Misdemeanor heard. According to the court, on February 26, 2016, the defendant was working in the …

The UAE has developed legislative frameworks and sustainable action programmes and integrated strategies to build a cultural and cognitive renaissance by raising awareness amongst youth about the role of reading in refining the personality, developing intellectual and critical abilities and skills, said Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the ridership of public transit means in Dubai, comprising the Metro, Tram, Buses and marine transit modes (abra, ferry, water taxi, water bus) as well as e-hail vehicles, smart rental cars and taxis (Dubai Taxi and franchise companies), have combined lifted about …

Emirates has won ‘Favourite Middle East Airline, Premium Cabin’ at the prestigious Conde Nast Middle East Reader’s Choice Awards. The awards, conferred by reader-generated votes across the GCC, celebrate the best in travel in a variety of categories. The award is a testament to the airline’s consistent commitment to invest …

A taxi driver who assaulted a passenger and stole a Dh 3000 phone from her was sentenced to three years in prison. The 30-year-old driver dragged the woman and her female friend out of his vehicle after one of the passengers was sick and the other objected to the cost …

The 6th stage of the UAE Tour, a 180km run to a summit finish at Jebel Jais, started today in Ajman where 114 cyclists from 28 nationalities will compete in the professional cycling race, and the only UCI World Tour race in the Middle East. The final haul up on …