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A roadside blast has killed four people – three Vietnamese tourists and a local tour guide – and injured 12 others on a bus near the Giza pyramids in Egypt, officials say. A bomb hidden beside a wall went off as the bus carrying 14 Vietnamese tourists was passing. Two …

The scale of the dramatic collapse of the Indonesian volcano that led to last Saturday’s devastating tsunami in the Sunda Strait is becoming clear. Researchers have examined satellite images of Anak Krakatau to calculate the amount of rock and ash that sheared off into the sea. They say the volcano …

The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court has convicted an Asian bank employee of a bank operating in the UAE who was accused of embezzling AED 1,445,000 from the bank’s clients’ account. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison and deportation, in addition to paying AED 2.911,000 million. Details of the …

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia at 12:33 pm (0033 GMT) Friday, authorities said. National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the 26-kilometre-deep earthquake did not cause a tsunami. According to the Deutsche Presse-Agentur, DPA, “Officials have not reported any deaths or injuries from the quake.” “The epicentre …

Sharjah Childhood Protection Network, SCPN, has announced that the first Sharjah Children’s Protection Forum will take place on 14th January at the Sharjah Municipality Theater under the slogan: “Child Protection is the Responsibility of all”. In cooperation with the Sharjah Office, “Sharjah Child Friendly City”, SCPN is orgaining the event …

The combined number of tourists visiting Abu Dhabi and Dubai increased by 1.6 per cent during the first eight months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017, which confirms the capacity of the UAE’s tourism sector to attract international visitors. In light of the sustainability of the country’s …

Tuesday, 1 January 2019, was announced to be an official paid leave for private sector employees in the UAE on the occasion of New Year celebrations. This came in a circular issued by HE Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation as an implementation of the …

Indonesian authorities have raised the danger alert level for the Anak Krakatau volcano and ordered all flights to steer clear – days after it triggered a tsunami that killed more than 420 people. The erupting volcano’s alert level was raised to the second highest and a 3-mile exclusion zone imposed …

All federal ministries and agencies are set to get a holiday on the occasion of the New Year’s holiday for the Federal Government on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, official working day will resume on Wednesday, 2 January 2019. This came in a circular issued by the Federal Authority for Government …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has issued Cabinet Resolution No. 52 of 2018 on regulations concerning Federal Law No. 03 of 2016 on Child Rights (Wadeema’s Law). The Resolution was published in the latest issue of the Official Gazette. …