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A GCC national is on trial for insulting a bank employee and threatening him in Abu Dhabi. This came after the bank employee asked the man to wait for his turn in the queue. The employee had found that the customer wanted to withdraw some money from his account, yet …

A UAE newspaper has said that the country has been setting a model for the rest of the world on several fronts and one of the most outstanding successes has been in the field of safety and security. “The ranking of the UAE as the safest country in the world …

Cyclone Idai has triggered a “massive disaster” in southern Africa affecting hundreds of thousands if not millions of people, the UN has said. The region has been hit by widespread flooding and devastation affecting Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi called it “a humanitarian disaster of great proportion”. …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has issued Federal Decree No. 27 of 2019 appointing two female judges at the Federal Judiciary. The new judges Khadeeja Khamis Khalifa Al Malas and Salamah Rashid Salem Al Ketbi are the first two Emirati women to hold judicial positions at …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today held a telephone call with Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, expressing his sincere condolences to the New Zealand government, its people, and the families of …

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced Today at the Global Space Congress in Abu Dhabi the signing of a charter to establish the first Arab body for space cooperation, bringing together 11 Arab states. Its first project …

A verbal conflict between two Asian men led to one of them dying of heart disease. Dubai Criminal Court sentenced the second person on Monday for causing the victim’s death. The case papers indicated that a witness saw the accused and the victim in the worker’s housing having the argument, …

Dubai Design District, d3, has announced the launch of its diverse line up of events that shine the spotlight on the works of regional and international artists as part of Art Season 2019 programming. Organised by Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed …

International superstar Jackie Chan said that he is happy to be back in Dubai for the filming of his latest movie Vanguard. The city’s exceptional production infrastructure, support services and exciting backdrops make it an ideal place to film movies, he said. Speaking during a media interaction at Dubai Studio …

At least one died and several people have been reported injured in a shooting in a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht. The Netherlands’ Prime Minister calls for an urgent meeting, and the Netherlands’ authorities raises the alert level in the Utrecht province to the maximum, and increases safety …