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Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, DSOA, has opened North Park, a new public park situated near the Cedre Villas project to enhance the overall resident experience and foster community spirit. The opening of the park aligns with the DSOA’s desirable society pillar as part of its 2021 Strategy. The 35,000 square …

The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal received the case of four Arab nationals who are accused of forging a 24 million dollar cheque and issuing it to a state bank, the court will rule on October 9. The defendants denied that they had forged the cheque, confirming that it had …

The anniversary of the Saudi Arabia National Day is a dear occasion to all people in the GCC countries and the Arab world, said H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council. Sheikh Hazza congratulated the Saudi leadership on the 88th National Day anniversary …

Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang died on Friday after an illness, the government of Vietnam announced. Quang, 61, died in a military hospital in Hanoi from a “serious illness despite efforts by domestic and international doctors and professors,” Vietnam Television reported. Quang was appointed to the role in April, 2016. …

At least 79 people have died after a ferry carrying hundreds of people capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Officials say the number who drowned could be more than 200. Rescue efforts have resumed after being put on hold overnight. The MV Nyerere ferry overturned near the shore between the islands …

Dubai’s Criminal Court sentenced an African visitor yesterday to seven years in prison, a AED 20,000 fine, and deportation from the country after he was found to possess narcotic substances in the form of 1,120 capsules containing “Pregabalin” and tried to clear himself from the charge by claiming it was …

H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has applauded the selection of the UAE capital as the safest city in the world for the second year by a website that collates crime statistics on the world’s major cities. Numbeo, a website for crowd-sourced …

More than 30 Indian passengers, some bleeding from their noses and ears, have received treatment after pilots ‘forgot’ to turn on a switch regulating cabin pressure, officials said. Jet Airways flight 9W 697 from Mumbai to Jaipur turned back shortly after take off. Videos tweeted by passengers aboard the plane …

Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation, ADMAF, in collaboration with the European Cultural Foundation and MitOst, has invited UAE-based cultural managers, artists, curators and creatives to take part in a collaborative programme for cultural exchange under the newly launched initiative ‘Tandem Al Emarat’. Through work done by organisations and change-makers …

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday on a state visit to the UAE. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, led an entourage of ministers, Sheikhs and top officials to …