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The Sharjah Press Club of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau will host the fifth edition of the Arab Media Leaders Forum, an initiative by the Arab Media Forum Authority, on 26th and 27th September, featuring more than a hundred leading journalists, media professionals, senior management and owners etc. The forum …

Terrified passengers panicked after a black rat snake was spotted slithering through an airport waiting area. The serpent was seen snaking its way across the main departure lounge of the airport terminal as passengers jumped from their seats. Footage shows one member of airport security staff using a long pole …

Ibrahim Al Jarwan, a member of the Arab Union for Space and Astronomy Sciences, a researcher in astronomy and meteorology, revealed that the fall season of this year will start on September 23 as the sun spins on the equator setting the beginning of the season at 1:54 pm UTC. …

At least 19 people were killed when a bus and a fuel tanker collided in central Iran, state television reported on Tuesday. The collision, which occurred around 11:15 pm local time on Monday, triggered a fireball that engulfed both the truck and the bus on the motorway between Kashan and …

In the unflagging efforts to hone its reputation as one of the most progressive countries in the world, the UAE reached one more milestone this week as the government announced its new visa policies for expatriates, an editorial in a local English language daily has said. To come into effect …

Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal postponed a case of an Asian man accused of sexually harassing four children of Asian and European nationalities to a hearing on September 24th. The suspect, who works as a guard at a residential compound, harassed the four children who were living with their families …

Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, and Major General Abdullah Khalifa, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police General HQ, yesterday launched the Traffic Incidents Management Unit vehicle. The unit’s vehicles will be deployed on a 70km stretch of the Sheikh …

Dubai Police reported the tragic death of a woman and a man, and the injuries of other five including four women in a traffic accident on Sheikh Rashid Road before the Garhoud tunnel. Brigadier Ali Ghanim, director of Al Muraqabat Police Station, stated that a report of the accident was …

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, is organising the 10th edition of the Al Ain Book Fair from 23rd September to 2nd October. The fair’s accompanying cultural programme will focus on discussions with Emirati writers on various cultural and creativity issues. The Book Fair …

60 Senegalese school children welcomed the promise of a new school in their community which is in the process of being constructed in the local community in Tasset Peulh village in Senegal, under the umbrella of Dubai Cares’ Volunteer Globally initiative. Upon completion, the primary school premises will benefit 60 …