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A 25-year-old GCC man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a sidewalk and hit a parked vehicle Wednesday morning on Sheikh Zayed Road in Al-Hamidiya district of Ajman. Police and ambulance patrols immediately moved to the scene to rescue the injured man, but he lost his life before their …

Nepal was struck by a magnitude-5.2 earthquake early Wednesday, the Deutsche Presse-Agentur, DPA, quoted the country’s seismological centre as saying. The moderate intensity quake hit at 6:29 am local time, Nepal’s National Seismological Centre said. Its epicentre was in Naubise, about 28 kilometres south-west of Kathmandu. Another quake of magnitude …

A UAE newspaper has said that the recent bestowing of the World Book Capital for 2019 title on Sharjah by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, is a well-deserved recognition of its outstanding role in supporting the publishing industry, and nurturing a culture of reading locally, regionally and …

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, announced the formation of a new government branch on Tuesday: the Ministry of Possibilities. His Highness stated on his official Twitter account: “We launched the world’s first virtual “Ministry of Possibilities,” a new government work system in the UAE. The virtual …

The Dubai Exhibition Centre, DEC, will open for business on 20th October 2020, offering Expo 2020 Dubai participants, partners, government entities, industry associations and event organisers access to a global stage for the six-month duration of the world’s largest meeting of minds and building on an already thriving exhibition and …

The Sharjah Criminal Court has received the case of an Asian woman accused of killing her colleague by stabbing her with a knife following a verbal conflict in their shared room with a cleaning company. The suspect confessed to killing her friend because of personal differences and the court asked …

The Arabic version of an anthology featuring works by 12 contemporary Brazilian writers will be released at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. The book comprises previously unreleased work by Milton Hatoum, Marco Lucchesi, Maria Valéria Rezende and Socorro Acioli, and previously released work by Raduan Nassar, Marcelo Maluf, Ana …

An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude struck the central Philippines on Monday, Reuters quoted the US Geological Survey as saying. A Reuters witness in the capital, Manila, said offices were swaying in the business district of Makati City.

The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has issued a circular on the public holiday’s agenda for workers in the public and private sectors in the country for the years 2019-2020, according to the Council of Ministers’ decree on the adoption of public holidays for employees in the country. FAHR …

UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has posted a picture through his official twitter account that was taken by a secret shopper demonstrating a low level of services and a long waiting queue at “Emirates Post”, his highness also …