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The Fujairah Criminal Court cleared a young GCC man of the kidnapping and rape of an Arab girl. The details of the case reveal that the victim filed a complaint alleging that the accused had kidnapped her, forced her to get in his car, and forcefully raped her. The police …

Venezuela’s self-declared president Juan Guaido has told Sky News his country needs the help of European countries to rebuild. In an interview with Sky’s Stuart Ramsay, he said: “I think it’s not just about the help of the United States, it’s ultimately at an international level. With European countries that …

Dubai International, DXB, has retained its position as the world’s busiest airport for international customer numbers for the fifth consecutive year, with annual traffic for 2018 surpassing 89.1 million. Aside from record traffic numbers, DXB enjoyed a banner year for customer service with shorter wait times and new retail and …

Brazilian rescuers searched into the night on Sunday for hundreds of people missing after a burst mining dam triggered a deadly mudslide, as the death toll rose to 58 and was expected to keep climbing more than two days after the disaster, Reuters has reported. Rescuers worked past sunset to …

One Emirati and three others of Asian nationality sustained minor to moderate injuries following a collision between two vehicles in the Kaber area of Umm Al Quwain. A source in the General Command of Umm Al Quwain Police stated that the operations room had received a report that two vehicles …

Dr Mohammed Matar Al Kaabi. Chairman of General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, has doubled on the importance of the impending visit by Pope Francis to the UAE next week, describing it as an international testimony to the UAE’s legacy of acceptance and promotion of tolerance and understanding between …

The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, reviewed the progress of the Emirati School Model. The meeting was also attended by H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of …

Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite aero structures manufacturing company, wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company, is celebrating delivery of its first shipset of belly fairings for the PC-24, a twin-engine business jet produced by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. The delivery of the first shipset follows the two companies’ landmark agreement signed …

At least 27 people have been killed and 77 injured after two bombs exploded at a Catholic cathedral in the Philippines. The first bomb went off in or near the church in Jolo during Sunday mass. This was followed by a second blast outside the building as government forces responded …

At least 40 people have died and as many as 300 are missing after a dam burst at an iron ore mine in Brazil. The disaster happened near the city of Belo Horizonte in the Minas Gerais state, unleashing a torrent of mud towards the town of Brumadinho in the …