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Abu Dhabi Police has issued a reminder to drivers on the importance of complying with the country’s driving laws and regulations, including ensuring that they always carry a valid driver’s license and car registration. This came as the force announced that 866 people were caught driving without a valid license …

The Spokesman of the Arab Coalition Forces Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Turki bin Saleh Al-Malki, on Sunday night said that air defence forces have intercepted seven ballistic missiles from within Yemeni territory towards Saudi Arabia, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). According to Colonel Al-Maliki, three of the missiles …

Rescue teams in the General Command of Sharjah Police and the General Directorate of Civil Defense in Sharjah recovered the body of the Indian worker who died in the crane crash accident, after the crane, loaded with tonnes of concrete collapsed on him at a construction site in Al Nahda area on …

At least 53 people were killed by a fire in a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said on Monday. The fire, one of the deadliest in Russia since the breakup of the Soviet Union, swept through the upper floors of the mall where …

In line with the Year of Zayed, Sharjah Social Empowerment Foundation launched the ‘Allama Bil Qalam’ project, a large-scale academic empowerment project which aims to provide orphans with access to education. Based on its belief in the importance of orphan education, the Sharjah Social Empowerment Foundation aims to provide education …

A British editor who is on trial for murdering his wife was found guilty on Sunday of the charge and sentenced to ten years in jail. Dubai’s Court of First Instance also ordered his deportation after serving his sentence. The defendant’s lawyer had previously requested the charge to be changed …

Emirates Global Aluminium, EGA, has opened its first electric car charging station at its site in Jebel Ali, in support of the Dubai Green Mobility Initiative. The opening was attended by EGA executives, as well as representatives from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. Four EGA employees, who already own …

Dubai has achieved significant results in reducing its electricity use and carbon emissions during Earth Hour 2018. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) recorded savings of 323 megawatts (MW) in electricity consumption in Dubai, a 32% further reduction compared to last year. This is equivalent to a reduction in CO2 …

A female from a Gulf nationality took her phone to be repaired in a mobile maintenance shop five years ago, only to get surprised that her files and photographs were stolen by a technician who took charge of her mobile phone. The case, which was reported to Abu Dhabi Criminal …

Guinness Book of World Records representitives witnessed as the world record for the largest umbrella in the world was broken at Abu Dhabi Corniche’s event organized by Aqdar. The Ministry of Interior posted the record-breaking moment’s video on their twitter. The 22.90 meters diameter record was previously held by China, broken with …