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Though funky-looking airless tyres have been around for a while – Michelin has been developing them since 2005 – none have yet been fitted to a regular road car available to the masses. But apparently, that’s all going to change in 2024, which is when Michelin and GM aim to introduce …

Unsafe food kills an estimated 420,000 people every year, the head of the World Health Organisation, WHO, said on Thursday. Children under five are the most at risk, carrying 40 percent of the foodborne disease burden, amounting to 125,000 deaths every year. “These deaths are entirely preventable,” said Tedros Adhanom …

Two 2-year-old siblings have lost their lives yesterday after drowning in their house swimming pool in Khuzam area. They will be buried in Al Hudaybah cemetery after prayers in Sheikh Zayed mosque. Brigadier General Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al Humaidi, Director General of Central Operations, Ras Al Khaimah Police, called on …

Sharjah Police summoned an Egyptian man residing in the UAE, after he published a tweet on the first day of Eid Al Fitr, blatantly abusing Egyptian policemen who were killed during a clash with a group of terrorists. An official source stated that he was arrested after publishing this insulting …

The Association of Yemeni Abductee Mothers Thursday declared the death of two of their loved ones in secret prisons run by the Iran-backed Houthi militias. In a statement circulated in a demonstration staged today in Hodeidah, members of the Association voiced deep concern about the increase in abductions, forced disappearances …

Dubai Police has reported that 15 passengers of different nationalities lost their lives, and 5 were seriously injured in a traffic accident of a bus carrying 31 passengers with a license plate of Oman on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road (Al Rashidiya) Exit towards the metro station.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today hosted a grand ceremony at the Dubai World Trade Centre marking the weddings of his three sons: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; H.H. Sheikh Maktoum …

The UAE is following with great concern and deep interest the developments in the brotherly Republic of Sudan. In a statement released today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said: “The UAE hopes that wisdom, voice of reason and constructive dialogue would prevail between all Sudanese parties, in …

Collaboration between the Department of Antiquities and Museums of the northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah and the Forbidden City Foundation, a Chinese institution based in Beijing, is shedding new light on the ancient trading relations between China and the southern Arabian Gulf, according to a lengthy report published in …

The metro rail in India’s capital has achieved a milestone in its efforts to establish an environment-friendly network. Delhi Metro has become the first ever metro project in India to receive power generated from a waste-to-energy plant, Asian News International, ANI, reported on Wednesday. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, DMRC, …