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 Serena Williams has lost her first singles match in nearly a year, getting beat by 115th-ranked Harmony Tan of France in a third-set tiebreaker at Wimbledon, Associated Press (AP) reported. Williams was two points from victory but could not finish the job and bowed out with a 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, upon the request of the international humanitarian community and the World Health Organisation (WHO), has ordered the facilitation of emergency aid flights to transport life-saving humanitarian assistance to Kabul, following a 5.9 magnitude earthquake …

Elon Musk turns 51 today and on his birthday his Twitter followers touched the 100 million mark. The billionaire achieved the milestone at the time when he is evaluating the Twitter deal and planning to buy the microblogging platform in the months to come. Musk offered to buy Twitter just …

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received today Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. The Indian Prime Minister offered his condolences to the UAE President and people on the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, recalling his generous humanitarian values and the progress witnessed in …

H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar met on Tuesday with H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser. At the beginning of the meeting, Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed conveyed the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, launched ‘Dubai Global’, an initiative to establish 50 integrated commercial representative offices for Dubai in five continents across the world during the next few years. The initiative aims to strengthen Dubai’s …

 The Sharjah Executive Council (SEC) approved, on Tuesday, a proposal for a 50 percent discount on violations of the Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA), which applies to both violations of truck smuggling and violations of illegal operation. This came during its meeting chaired by H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 205,823 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and …

Three people were killed and at least 50 others injured when an Amtrak train headed from Los Angeles to Chicago crashed into a dump truck Monday afternoon in Missouri, German press agency (dpa) reported. Two of those killed were on the Southwest Chief train, and the other was in the …

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein for the victims of the toxic gas leak at the Aqaba port. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, also …