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A landmark report by the United Nations has issued a dire warning that time is running out to avert climate disaster and the advice deserves to be taken very seriously as it will affect each and every individual on planet earth, an editorial in a local English language daily has …

The Sharjah Misdemeanors Court received a case of an Arab woman who intentionally had an abortion by taking 15 pills, after which she suffered a severe bleeding, leading to her abortion. In details, the incident took place when the accused’s husband went to the police station, along with a medical …

The death toll from earthquakes and a tsunami that hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island last week has risen to 1,944, the country’s disaster management agency said. “More than 74,000 are still displaced 10 days after the disaster,” said Willem Rampangilei, Chairman of the National Disaster Management Agency. Authorities are trying to …

A government employee (GCC National) has been arrested by Abu Dhabi police for illegally obtaining a monthly  “financial subsidy” in the name of a deceased person for seven years in a corruption case that also lead to the seizure of witchcraft items and possessions. Colonel Mattar Al Muhairi, Director of …

It’s the final call, say scientists, the most extensive warning yet on the risks of rising global temperatures. Their dramatic report on keeping that rise under 1.5 degrees C states that the world is now completely off track, heading instead towards 3C. Staying below 1.5C will require “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes …

A limousine carrying several couples to a birthday party failed to stop at an intersection in upstate New York and struck a parked vehicle, killing 20 people in the deadliest transportation accident in the United States in nearly a decade, according to authorities and a family member. The 2001 Ford …

A GCC national is facing the charges of drug abuse and possession of the “Crystal Meth” narcotic substance, after he was raided by the security guards while he was in his vehicle using the “Crystal”. A quantity of the substance was also seized in his bag. The Sharjah Misdemeanors Court …

Abu Dhabi Police warns of charging the mobile phone during bedtime and that it’s necessary to turn off the water heaters, oven, gas cylinders at kitchens and vacuum fans at bathrooms before going to sleep.

Melania Trump says she has, at times, told the president to put his phone down. And she says she doesn’t always agree with what he tweets. The U.S. first lady spoke briefly with reporters Saturday as she was wrapping up a four-country tour of Africa with a visit to the …

For an artist that’s known for his stunts, this could be Banksy’s most perfect art world prank. After the gavel fell Friday at Sotheby’s auction house in London, Banksy’s Girl with Balloon was reduced to shreds — another apparent act in the disruptive career of the anonymous British graffiti artist. …