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A baby ended up riding solo on a train in the US after its father left the carriage to smoke a cigarette. The father didn’t make it back before the train departed from the Cleveland, Ohio station. They were reunited by train staff when they realised what had happened. Watch …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, today initiated a three-year countdown for implementing the Dubai Paperless Strategy. H.H. also announced the first two fully digital and paperless customer journeys on the DubaiNow application during a …

As per the directives of UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and in line with the Year of Tolerance, the Dubai Police have launched an initiative for traffic fines settlement in Dubai through which drivers can get up …

Dubai Police has announced the launch of “Settling traffic fines” initiative as part of the year of Tolerance. As of today there will be a 100% discount on accumulated traffic fines if the driver didn’t commit traffic offense for one year and 75% if the driver didn’t commit offense for nine months, …

In years to come, a mosque and church will stand side by side in Abu Dhabi, their cornerstones laid by Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, and Dr. Ahmad el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar Al Sharif. “But for generations to come, people will look too at the Abu …

The Abu Dhabi Court has charged a man with the murder of his girlfriend after she provoked him and “questioned his manhood”. The court sentenced him to 7 years in prison and the sentence was issued by both the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal. The details …

Pope Francis greets crowds as young girl rushes to hand him letter at Sheikh Zayed Stadium Pope Francis arrived at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in a an automobile, greeting exuberant crowds. The atmosphere was filled with cheer and good spirit. A little girl jumped from barriers and ran towards the automobile, …

Seven people have died in a fire at a building in south-western Paris, the French capital’s fire service says. It says nearly 30 people – including three firefighers – were injured. One person is in a serious condition. “The toll could still increase because the fire is still in progress …

On the third and final day of the Papal Visit, the sun shines over a 170,000 strong crowd (50,000 of which gathered inside the stadium and 120,000 outside) where the atmosphere is filled with excitement, joy, and belief in the humanity of the world. Today, for the first time in the …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attended today the signing of a document …