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In less than 5 hours… Sharjah Police arrested an Arab national in his fifties who was involved in a hit-and-run accident yesterday evening, causing the victim’s death. After searching and investigating, the teams identified the perpetrator and arrested him. He admitted the incident and justified his fleeing due to fear …

 Islam Makhachev won the UFC lightweight title after a stunning second-round stoppage of Charles Oliveira in front of a sold-out crowd at the Etihad Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Dagestan’s Makhachev looked dominant in the opening round, before stopping former champion Oliveira with an arm-triangle choke at 3:17 of the …

Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) confirmed that the initial phase of the Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) expansion project, which was completed in November 2020, had expanded ITS coverage of Dubai’s main road network from 11 percent …

The Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai: The eclipse prayer will be performed immediately after Al Asr prayer in the mosques of the emirate on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.

 President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory cable to Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, for being re-elected General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for a third term. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, …

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has articulated the central importance of the ‘COP27’ his country will host next month in the winter resort of Sharm El Sheikh, calling for pulling the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC out of the ongoing context of “strong political and economic polarisation …

Ibrahim Al-Jarwan, EAS Board Chairman: A 40% partial solar eclipse will be witnessed on October 25, 2022, between 3 pm and 5 pm local time. The crescent will not be seen on Tuesday evening because the eclipse is the birth of the new crescent, therefore astronomically, Thursday, October 27, shall …

The UAE Football Association has signed a cooperation agreement with its Kuwaiti counterpart to accelerate the exchange of technical, administrative and arbitration expertise, in addition to co-hosting of competitions.The agreement was signed in the presence of Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, President of the UAEFA, and Abdullah Al Shaheen, …

The UAE has strongly condemned the targeting by the terrorist Houthi militias of the Dhabba oil port in Hadramout, southeast Yemen, with two booby-trapped drones. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), the UAE stressed that this attack is a dangerous escalation and …

In the presence of Bodour Al Qasimi, International Publishers Association (IPA) President, the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) announced the shortlisted nominees for the debut edition of the prestigious Sharjah Rights Connection Awards, launched earlier this year to honour the leading contributions of rights professionals in promoting the global publishing industry. …