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CNN has filed a lawsuit against President Trump and several of his aides, seeking the immediate restoration of chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s access to the White House. The lawsuit is a response to the White House’s suspension of Acosta’s press pass, known as a Secret Service “hard pass,” last …

Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, inaugurated today the sixth edition of Downtown Design which saw the participation of 175 exhibitors, including 40 regional designers. Held under the patronage of Her Highness, Downtown Design introduced …

A rare pink diamond has fetched SFr50.3 million ($50m; £38.5m) at auction, a record price per carat. Pink Legacy, weighing in at just under 19 carats, was bought by US brand Harry Winston at auction in Geneva. The price of around $2.6m per carat marked a world record for a …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, visited today the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, ADIPEC 2018, which is taking place at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi from 12th-15th November. Sheikh Mohammed toured the exhibition area accompanied by Chairman of …

Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the timings of various services during the holiday of the Prophet’s Birthday covering customers’ happiness centres, paid parking zones, public buses, Dubai Metro & Tram, marine transit modes, driving institutes, and vehicle & registration centres. All customers’ happiness centres will be closed …

In honour of the 100th anniversary of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s birthday, His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Member of Supreme Council and Ruler of Umm Al Quwain has issued Decree No. 6 of 2018 for a 100% increase of salaries for all government employees in Umm …

UAE Embassy in Thailand has warned Emirati tourists that the Thai authorities have banned using e-cigarettes and anyone who violates the order could face paying a fine, jail or both punishments. In November 2014, Thailand has approved legislation outlawing the import of e-cigarettes into the country. This has since been …

H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, has been named the Visionary Leader of the Year at the Arabian Business Awards during a high-profile ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah. In his acceptance speech, Sheikh Saud thanked the leadership …

Thirteen more bodies have been recovered in California, bringing the death toll in the US state’s deadliest wildfires to 42, officials say. The remains were found in and around the largely incinerated town of Paradise, in the north of the state. At least 228 people are missing, as the Camp …

A woman and a child of Asian nationality died of suffocation, and a number of people were injured after a fire broke out in a a villa in Sharjah’s Maysaloon area on Monday evening. Colonel Sami Al Naqbi, Director General of Sharjah Civil Defense, stated that a report was received at …