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His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has issued a Resolution restructuring the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, ADGM, under the chairmanship of Ahmed …

Russian authorities said on Tuesday that a passenger plane bound for Moscow has been forced to land shortly after take-off in a suspected hijacking. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said an unnamed man on the flight, bound from the Siberian city of Surgut to Moscow, ordered the crew to divert the …

Ajman Criminal Court sentenced a 53-year-old defendant to three months’ imprisonment followed by deportation from the country for locking an Arab national inside his rented apartment by changing the door locks while the victim was sleeping inside. The accused also cut off the electricity and water from the apartment. Details …

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck south of the Indonesian town of Raba, off the central island of Sumbawa, reported Reuters, making it the second quake to hit the area on Tuesday. There was no immediate tsunami warning or reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which hit at a …

The General Command of Fujairah Police has denied news of a passenger plane that had allegedly landed on the emirate’s Corniche, stating that the plane is only a structure that is out of service and is currently being transported from Fujairah International Airport to the port to be transported to a …

The UAE is ranked 1st regionally and 19th globally in the 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index report, published by the Paris-based graduate business school INSEAD. For the fourth straight time, the UAE came ahead of MENA countries in the report – a comprehensive annual index that measures how countries and …

The death toll in a powerful explosion at a fuel pipeline in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo has climbed to 85, officials said on Sunday. According to the Deutsche Presse-Agentur, DPA, Hidalgo Governor Omar Fayad said that at least 72 others were being treated at various hospitals. Many of …

Ajman Criminal Court charged a 34-year-old GCC national with stealing another person’s vehicle when he found it in an operating state and drove it to his house in another emirate. The man drove the car in front of everyone and despite the surprised owner of the vehicle who had left …

The Sikh Temple, Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar, in Dubai celebrated its 7th anniversary on Friday, along with celebrations for the tenth and the last Guru of the Sikh faith, Prakash Purab of Guru Gorbind Singh Ji. The Gurudwara anniversary celebration on Friday saw thousands of devotees attend and participate in …

The Public Transport Agency at the Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has launched six new bus routes and improved another line to strengthen the public transport network within Dubai and other emirates. Adel Shakeri, Director of Planning and Business Development at Public Transport Agency said that the six new bus …