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VIDEO: Sharjah Police dismantle international drug gang operating between Canada and Spain
The General Command of the Sharjah Police successfully dismantled an international criminal network involved in the smuggling and peddling of narcotic substances. This operation was conducted across a broad...
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Dubai busts Dhs185 million law firm fraud involving fake companies, forged emails, and cyber intrusion
Dubai Court of Appeal has upheld the first-instance court’s verdict against 18 suspects of various nationalities, convicted of embezzling approximately Dhs185 million from a law firm, money laundering, leaking...
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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed receives red carpet reception in Hungary
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived on Friday at the Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest as part of his official visit to Hungary. His...
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UAE to tax sweetened beverages through its sugar content per 100ml in health push
The UAE Ministry of Finance and the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) have announced an amendment to the excise tax mechanism applied to sugar sweetened beverages (SSB’s), introducing a tiered...
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Al Jalila Children’s Hospital crosses 100 treatments for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, part of Dubai Health, and the only children’s hospital in the UAE, has completed over 100 treatments for patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Dr...
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Iranian president takes taxi after convoy breaks down due to tainted fuel
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian faced an embarrassing situation during his tour of Tabriz, after his convoy fell victim to fuel adulterated with water in Qazvin Province, which caused all...
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Trump diagnosed with vein issue after leg swelling and hand bruising
US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a common, benign vein condition, the White House said on Thursday, following speculation about his heavily bruised hand and swollen legs....
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UAE condemns Israeli plan to seize control of Ibrahimi Mosque as dangerous violation of historical status quo
The UAE has strongly condemned and denounced the Israeli plan to transfer the administration and supervision of the Ibrahimi Mosque from the Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs...
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Over 11 million refugees risk losing aid because of funding cuts, reveals UN
Massive cuts to humanitarian budgets risk leaving more than 11 million refugees without desperately needed aid, the United Nations warned on Friday. That corresponds to a full third of...
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Sharjah campaign targets 10,000 workers to combat heat exhaustion
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), in collaboration with the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) in Sharjah and a network of government and private sector partners, has...
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Pakistan bans new hotel construction around tourist lakes
Pakistan will ban for five years the construction of new hotels around picturesque lakes in the north that attract tens of thousands of tourists each year, a government agency...
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Space skydiver Felix Baumgartner, 56, dies in paragliding crash
Felix Baumgartner, known for his record-breaking skydive from the edge of space, has died in a paragliding accident aged 56. Baumgartner lost control of his motorised paraglider while flying...
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4 dead and 5,000 evacuated as torrential rain lashes South Korea
Heavy rains pounded South Korea for a third day on Friday in a deluge that has killed at least four people, forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes...
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Mleiha park invites public to connect with history, nature
Mleiha National Park, established to safeguard one of the Arabian Peninsula’s most archaeologically rich landscapes, invites curious minds to discover 210,000 years of human history; from the Stone Age...
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Sharjah clears 167 titles under publishing, translation support programmes in 2025
The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has announced the approval of 167 new titles under its specialised publishing and translation support programmes in 2025. The approved titles were selected from...
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