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A British man, Matthew Hedges, has been referred to Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal for trial on charges of spying and seeking confidential information for the benefit of a foreign country, aiming to endanger the UAE’s economic, political, and military position. The transfer of the accused to trial was done …

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and his wife, Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, attended the opening of the sixth Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF 2018) at Al Jawaher Reception and …

A small plane has crashed in central Germany, killing two women and a boy. The single-engine Cessna hit a group of people clustered by an airfield on Wasserkuppe mountain near the town of Fulda in Hesse state on Sunday. The plane was trying to gain height after a failed landing …

There are more tourists and fewer residents in the historic city of Venice. The city known as the “Queen of the Adriatic” has lost more than half its population in the past 50 years. The Venetians who remain are trying to find ways to reclaim their city. Video journalist: Bruno …

Saif Saeed Ghobash, Under-Secretary of the Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi, expects the tourism sector in Abu Dhabi to witness the economic effects of the city’s stature as a major international tourism destination by the end of the year with a record numbers of tourists this year. …

Saudi Arabia renews its rejection of any threats, accusations, or attempts to undermine it and affirmed that any action against the kingdom will be responded to with greater reaction as the kingdom’s economy is globally influential.

One passenger lost his life and two others -including the truck drive- were injured in a tragic accident this morning in Palm Jumeirah area. The accident happened after the driver was not aware he was approaching a roundabout, the heavy truck ended up swerving on the side of the road.

The Abu Dhabi Federal Court acquitted a man who was previously accused of being the right hand of a narcotic drug dealer, after being caught in an ambush by drug control personnel, resulting in the seizure of large quantities of narcotic drugs in the first defendant’s car and home. Details …

The city of Leh is nestled high in the Indian Himalayas at a dizzying altitude of 3,500m. But even the world’s tallest mountain range can’t prevent global e-commerce from reaching its doorsteps. Eshay Rangdol used to work as a trekking guide in the region, but when Amazon opened a branch …

A burden has been lifted from the shoulders of Greece’s working donkey population. The country has banned “overweight” tourists from riding the animals on the popular island of Santorini, after activists complained that they were suffering spinal injuries. Sightseers often pay to ride donkeys up steep slopes from the shore to the …