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The Abu Dhabi Civil Defense Department reported the death of an 8-month-old child and the injury of three members of a single family, who inhaled smoke from a fire in their East Bani Yas home, in Abu Dhabi. The General Directorate of Civil Defense stated that investigations are still underway …

A 40-year-old Arab father was accused of physically assaulting his 14-year-old daughter over a “T-shirt”. The father explained that she disobeyed him after he told her to wear decent clothes. The accused had separated from the girl’s mother who reported him after taking her to a Child Protection Center in …

The Arab extraordinary summit started at Al-Safa Palace here on Thursday under the chairmanship of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. The leaders and heads of delegations of Arab countries were received by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman …

A five-year-old boy lost his life in Al Ain city. He was found inside an old vehicle owned by his family. Preliminary investigations revealed that the child got in the vehicle through the back and locked it. The family took him to the hospital but he was declared dead. Meziad …

None of the seven South Koreans who died after a boat collision on the Danube River in Budapest on Wednesday night were wearing life jackets, authorities said. Thirty-five people — including 33 South Koreans — were on board the boat when it collided with another vessel in the Hungarian capital Wednesday night, …

The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeals has started a trial of an Arab woman, who was accused by the Public Prosecution, of cooperating with others for theft after forcing the victim to take out his bank card, dragging and threatening him with a weapon. The crying woman had also asked to …

Under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has ordered the …

The “My Skills 12×12” campaign was launched with the attendance of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai. The campaign is one of the series of programmes and initiative designed to implement the strategy for the Advanced Skills …

The World Trade Organisation, WTO, today agreed to look into the complaint filed by the United Arab Emirates against the ban imposed by Qatar on Emirati products. The WTO has decided to constitute an arbitration committee to investigate the UAE’s complaint. The UAE has stressed that the Qatari ban on …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has conferred the Order of Independence, First Class, on Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to the UAE, in recognition of her efforts during her tenure, which contributed to enhancing and boosting friendly ties between the two countries. H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin …