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A six-year-old Asian girl drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah yesterday. According to Major Abdullah Ali Al-Nuaimi, acting head of the Emirate’s police station, the incident happened in one of the swimming pools of a tourism resort in the emirate, competent …

In its Thursday editorial, The Gulf Today quoted Walt Whitman as saying, “peace is always beautiful.” “At a time when wars and conflict roil various parts of the world, the UAE has emerged as a role model of stability and tranquility, an oasis of peace, a hub of calm in …

The Dubai Criminal Court has ordered a three-year prison term and deportation for a maid who is accused of molesting a child who has Autism spectrum disorder and speech difficulties. The maid, who was responsible for feeding the child, changing his clothes, and helping him shower, had other shameful purposes …

In an operation titled “Burlent”, Dubai Police was able to recover a rare blue diamond worth $ 20 million that weighs 9.33 carats from the headquarters of a money transfer company, and found that an unknown managed to infringe three security gates. The diamond was stolen in a professional style …

Using a radar instrument on an orbiting spacecraft, scientists have spotted what they said on Wednesday appears to be a sizable salt-laden lake under ice on the southern polar plain of Mars, a body of water they called a possible habitat for microbial life. Scientists Roberto Orosei (L), Elena Pettinelli …

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued directives to increase the prize money of the main Dubai World Cup race to USD12 million (AED44 million), and the total prize money awarded at the various races …

Abu Dhabi Police GHQ announced on Wednesday that it had begun procedures to eliminate speed leeways on roads in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Starting 12th August, Abu Dhabi roads’ speed limits will be modified along with speed radars to a set standard. Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi, Commander-in-Chief …

Dubai continues to be unique in the world by being selected as one of the top five cities to visit in 2018, coming in third after Paris and London, followed by New York and Bangkok. “Headlines of Today”, the world’s leading travel and technology platform, stated that Dubai is famous …

In an editorial on Wednesday, the Gulf News said that come 1st August, anybody currently living and working in the UAE without proper documentation will have three months to avail himself or herself of a general amnesty offered to illegals. “And to facilitate the regularisation of status, the UAE government …

At least 28 people have been killed after a blast in the Pakistani city of Quetta, as Pakistan goes to the polls. Initial reports say at least 28 have been killed – including three police officers and two children – after the suicide attack outside a polling station. Local media …