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In cooperation with the customs inspectors at Sharjah airport, Anti-Narcotics officers in Sharjah Police seized 30 kg of drugs as drug dealers tried to smuggle it into the country. The drugs were found in small shipments with people coming from some Asian cities.

The Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), chaired by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, has endorsed the final design of public bus stations that servesExpo2020. The Project covers the construction of 14 bus passengers’ stations in addition to one …

A pilot has been killed in a small plane crash in a residential street near Moorabbin Airport, in Melbourne’s south-east. Police said the single-engine Cessna was coming in to land at the airport when it crashed into nearby Scarlet Street, Mordialloc, just after 5:00pm. The sole pilot, believed to be …

The Civil defense of Fujairah managed to open a vehicle’s door in a market and rescue two children after they were locked inside, the children were in good health. The Department of Civil Defense explained that a report was sent to the operating room at 11 pm yesterday, stating that …

Picture: The national park in Mato Grosso state is home to some of Brazil’s indigenous tribes A newborn baby has survived seven hours of being buried alive by her family. The indigenous girl was buried in the Xingu National Park in Mato Grosso state, which is home to many of Brazil’s …

Key landmarks in the UAE capital were bathed in green lights and colour in support of the maiden meeting of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council held in Jeddah yesterday. The Sheikh Zayed Bridge was dressed in green while ADNOC Headquarters is carrying the two sisterly countries’ flags embedded with illuminating images …

Etisalat is now selling the Apple Watch Series 3 with an LTE connection that allows for calls and messages over the mobile network, with the same phone number, without the need for the phone near the watch. Etisalat said in a statement yesterday that the public in the UAE will …

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) has initiated steps to be closer to the emirate’s estimated half a million Filipinos, promising weekly updates and calling their attention to a mobile application enabling them to have direct links to the agency’s services as well as top …

Dubai Culture represented by Dubai Public Library, has announced the start of ‘Zayed Used Books Fair’ at Etihad Mall. The fair is part of a series of events organised by the Authority in line with the values of ‘Year of Zayed’ initiative, to provide financial support to local charities and …

The National Centre of Meteorology, NCM, has called on drivers and pedestrians to take all necessary precautions against poor visibility caused by cloud formations associated with rainfall. In its statement, the NCM warned of poor visibility of less than 2,000 metres as a result of fresh wind causing blowing dust …