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H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, called on athletes in all games to be ethical and polite, not insult the referees in the matches, dealing well with adversaries and to refrain from violence and fanaticism. He urged the coaches to train …

Saudi Arabia has announced that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to begin a visit to UAE as part of a tour to Arab countries.

A nurse is in a serious condition in hospital after reportedly being stabbed by a patient. The alarm was raised about the incident at Ailsa Hospital in Ayr at around 10.05am on Thursday. Officers are carrying out an “extensive search of the local area”. The nurse was taken to Ayr …

A man has been arrested following the discovery of two improvised explosive devices in a northwest London flat. The 48-year-old was detained in Harlesden on suspicion of an offence contrary to section 4 of the Explosives Substances Act 1883. He was taken to a south London police station where he …

UAE Cabinet has announced the following with regards to National day celebrations and Martyr day ceremonies: – National Day celebrations in the ministries and federal bodies will be from Sunday until Wednesday, and ceremonies to commemorate the Martyr day will be on Thursday, November 29. – Flags will be raised …

A giant dust storm has blanketed communities across south-east Australia, turning skies orange and raising concerns about air quality. Authorities issued a public health alert for Sydney on Thursday as the 500km-wide (310 miles) dust band reached the city and caused flight delays. Many regions elsewhere in New South Wales …

The mother of the missing 15-year-old, Adel Jassem Abdul Aziz, a 10th grade Arab national who goes to Ajman private school, said she lost her son last Saturday after he went to one of his relative’s house and left his mobile phone at home. The mother explained to a local …

The Abu Dhabi Federal Appeal Court sentenced the British defendant ‘Matthew Hedges’ to life in prison after he pleaded guilty before the court on charges brought against him by the Public Prosecutor’s Office on the basis of legal evidence resulting from judicial investigations. The defendant was on trial for charges …

Interpol has elected South Korean Kim Jong-yang as its president, rejecting the controversial Russian frontrunner. Mr Kim was chosen by Interpol’s 194 member states at a meeting of its annual congress in Dubai. He beat Russia’s Alexander Prokopchuk, who has been accused of using Interpol’s arrest warrant system to target …

The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court sentenced four suspects in the case of a Khaleeji woman who stole AED 20 million from a bank to spend it on a man who had promised to marry her to. The court sentenced the first defendant, a GCC woman, to seven years in prison and …