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VIDEO: Gas discovered in Sharjah for the first time in 37 years

Mahani-1 well was drilled at a total depth of 14,597 feet, which resulted in the discovery of gas with the associated capacitors in the formation of t...

22 hours ago

SLF 2020 to celebrate Sharjah’s artistic, cultural excellence

The Sharjah Light Festival 2020 will officially kick off on Feb.5 with a show on the architectural icon, Sharjah City Municipality building, narrating...

8 hours ago

RTA switches names for two Dubai streets

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced in a press statement today that the renaming follows the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed ...

10 hours ago

World mourns death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant

Bryant, 41, was travelling Sunday with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other passengers and crew when their helicopter slammed into a rugged...

27 Jan 2020

Emiratis remember basketball legend Kobe Bryant

The sudden death of American basketball legend Kobe Bryant has shocked his fans not just in the US but also all across the world.

27 Jan 2020

Major accident in Abu Dhabi leaves vehicle completely mangled

The accident, which took place in the Al Mina street tunnel in Abu Dhabi, due to overspeeding, has left the vehicle completely mangled.

14 hours ago

VIDEO: Sara Ali Khan's video before weight loss change goes viral

Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan shared a video of herself before her transformation which has gone viral.

10 hours ago

VIDEO: Call to ban Bollywood actor Salman from Goa after he snatches fan's mobile

Actor creates a stir after a video of him snatching a mobile phone from the hands of a Goa airport staffer who tried to click a selfie with him went v...

6 hours ago

    Opinion

    Spreading virus continues to cause worry

    The onslaught by the coronavirus, which has already claimed more than 100 lives and affected thousands, continues to remain a matter of global concern...

    4 hours ago

    Reflections on partition as citizenship is put to test

    Saeed Naqvi

    Since the word “Partition” has figured in the discourse on CAA, NCR, NPR the mind turns towards Maulana Azad, who was fiercely opposed to the country’...

    4 hours ago

    Varadkar is right, the EU has the advantage over Brexit talks

    As Boris Johnson prepares to mark the UK’s departure from the EU on Friday, his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar has put a dampener on his celebrations ...

    4 hours ago

    Should democracy continue to be on sale?

    We are facing a global democratic crisis. I believe that our rights are being undermined by the world’s largest communications platform – Facebook – a...

    4 hours ago

    Green solution for mining troubles

    Meena Janardhan

    The Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued a directive earlier this month making re-grassing of mined-out areas...

    4 hours ago

    Future of TV

    Two things this weekend highlighted the future for TV and showed why that future is so bleak for the traditional channels. An ad on the local channel ...

    4 hours ago

    Why is Prince Harry being singled out for making a decision that ordinary people make as part of their lives?

    To start with, Prince Harry committed a royal error by getting ‘unequally yoked’ in marriage. Next, his stint as an Apache co-pilot/gunner in Afghanis...

    10 hours ago

    Local News

    Routine medical tasks should be smooth

    A visiting official of the International Hospital Federation (IHF) said all public and private hospitals around the world should always look for and a...

    2 hours ago

    Arab woman behind bars for blackmailing

    The Dubai Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced an Arab woman, 22, to six months in jail to be followed by deportation on charges of blackmailing a Gulf...

    3 hours ago

    Court upholds appeal in Dhs68m dud cheque case

    The Supreme Federal Court upheld an appeal fining a suspect Dhs10,000, after he was charged with giving a dud cheque of Dhs68 million to a bank. The c...

    3 hours ago

    Artist shows her paintings with diamonds

    Rowaida Hakim, a contemporary artist based in Dubai has adopted a new technique and become the first artist to use total 307 small diamonds (3.9 carat...

    4 hours ago

    Sport

    • 2 hours ago

    Federer saves 7 match points to set up Djokovic semi-final

    Swiss great Roger Federer put up a splendid performance as he saved seven match points in a five-set nail-biter against 100th-ranked Tennys Sandgren t...

    India target maiden T20 series win in New Zealand with victory in third match

    India will look to carry on the winning momentum in the third match against Kiwis to seal the first T20 series on the New Zealand soil. India have alr...

    2 hours ago

    Muguruza and Halep close in on hat-tricks at Australian Open quarter-finals

    Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza are each chasing a hat-trick of Grand Slam titles as they head into Wednesday’s quarter-finals in an Australian Open...

    2 hours ago

    Rain halts Lanka’s progress in reply to Zimbabwe’s total of 406

    Sri Lanka got off to a flying start in reply to Zimbabwe’s total of 406 in the first innings before the play was stopped because of bad light and rain...

    2 hours ago

    Solskjaer seeks spirit of PSG as Utd face uphill task against City in League Cup

    Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer urged for a repeat performance of the Champions League match against PSG and try to bring perfection if...

    2 hours ago

    Lifestyle

    Louis Vuitton and NBA announce global partnership

    Louis Vuitton and the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced a multi-year partnership that makes the French fashion house the first official...

    11 hours ago

    Keto diet works best in small doses, harmful in long run

    A ketogenic diet — which provides 99 per cent of calories from fat and only one per cent from carbohydrates — produces health benefits in the short te...

    11 hours ago

    VIDEO: Video of a Canadian man rescuing frozen kittens by pouring hot coffee goes viral

    A video of a Canadian man is doing the rounds on the internet in which he could be seen using a cup of coffee to free three kittens whose tails were f...

    13 hours ago

    VIDEO: Video of a baby elephant playing with a man goes viral

    An adorable video of a baby elephant playing with a man is doing the rounds on social media and netizens are in love with it.

    14 hours ago

    Living near highways linked to higher dementia risk

    Researchers have revealed that living near major roads or highways is linked to higher incidence of dementia, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease...

    14 hours ago

    Seeds of hope: Young volunteers replant Tunisia forests

    Around 40 young Tunisian volunteers gather on a bare hill in the central region of Siliana. Their weekend mission -- revive a burned forest by plantin...

    15 hours ago

    Japanese chef wins first ever three-star rating in France

    The French edition of the Michelin Guide, the bible of gastronomy, for the first time in its history awarded the highest rating of three stars to a Ja...

    15 hours ago

    Martial Arts helps children transform their life

    Sebastian Bates’s Warrior Academy has transformed the lives children around the world by training them in martial arts which are used as a vehicle to ...

    27 Jan 2020

    Business

    Sharjah Airport receives record 13.6 million passengers in 2019

    Sharjah Airport, one of the busiest in the region, has received a record 13.6 million passengers in 2019 with an year-on-year increase of 13 per cent ...

    4 hours ago

    UK approves limited 5G role for China’s Huawei

    Britain on Tuesday greenlighted a limited role for Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in the country’s 5G network, insisting that “high risk vendors” would...

    4 hours ago

    First Abu Dhabi Bank reports net profit of Dhs12.5 billion

    First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), today reported its full year financial results for 2019, announcing a net profit of Dhs12.5 billion, up 4 per cent from Dh...

    4 hours ago

    UAE-Luxembourg Business Forum explores new avenues for trade ties

    Businesses in the UAE and Luxembourg can benefit by expanding their cooperation in key sectors of mutual interest, such as industrial, ICT, healthcare...

    5 hours ago

    Indian online food delivery market to hit $8 billion by 2022

    Rapid digitisation and growth in both online buyer base and spending will help India’s online food industry to become a $8 billion market by 2022 − gr...

    8 hours ago

    Asian stocks tumble as China virus worries deepen

    Markets in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China were closed Tuesday for Lunar New Year holidays, while South Korea's benchmark tumbled 3.1% to 2,176.7...

    8 hours ago

    Japan warns corporate profits, factory output may take a hit

    Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warned on Tuesday that corporate profits and factory production might take a hit from the coronavirus ou...

    8 hours ago

    Tata to kickstart clean vehicles

    India’s Tata Group is making its biggest push yet towards clean vehicles with plans to make electric cars and batteries, set up charging stations and ...

    8 hours ago

    Abu Dhabi Global Market observes data protection day

    The International Protection Day falls on 28th January of every year and marks the anniversary on which the Council of Europe’s data protection conven...

    10 hours ago

    UAE and Saudi Arabia caution oil market over coronavirus gloom

    The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have cautioned on Monday against “gloomy expectations” regarding the possible impact of the spread of the co...

    27 Jan 2020

    2XL expands in Al Ain with 2nd showroom

    After the success of its first showroom in Al Ain, 2XL Furniture & Home Décor has announced the opening of a second showroom in the city at Al Ain Mal...

    27 Jan 2020

    More central banks look to issue own digital currencies

    A rising number of central banks (CBs) are likely to issue their own digital currencies in the next few years, research by the Bank for International ...

    27 Jan 2020

    Discovery of new gas field to bolster Sharjah’s economy

    A number of officials, specialists and experts have stressed that the discovery of a new gas field in Sharjah will significantly enhance the Emirate’s...

    27 Jan 2020

    Emirates NBD net profit up 44 per cent to Dhs14.5 billion in 2019

    Emirates NBD has announced that it delivered a strong set of results with net profit up 44% year-on-year to Dhs14.5 billion in 2019. According to a pr...

    27 Jan 2020

    Most Read

    Nick Jonas trolled for spinach in teeth during Grammy gig

    Priyanka Chopra's husband and pop star Nick Jonas was trolled on Twitter by users who claimed he had spinach stuck in his teeth during his Grammy perf...

    13 hours ago

    Trump says Jerusalem to remain Israel's 'undivided capital'

    The Arab League said it would convene an urgent meeting on Saturday in response to Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.

    39 minutes ago

    VIDEO: NASA's Juno Mission spacecraft detects dolphin’s image on surface of Jupiter

    A colossal, head-on collision between Jupiter and a still-forming planet in the early solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago, has left Jupiter's co...

    2 hours ago

    Routine medical tasks should be smooth

    A visiting official of the International Hospital Federation (IHF) said all public and private hospitals around the world should always look for and a...

    2 hours ago

    Federer saves 7 match points to set up Djokovic semi-final

    Swiss great Roger Federer put up a splendid performance as he saved seven match points in a five-set nail-biter against 100th-ranked Tennys Sandgren t...

    2 hours ago

    India target maiden T20 series win in New Zealand with victory in third match

    India will look to carry on the winning momentum in the third match against Kiwis to seal the first T20 series on the New Zealand soil. India have already won both the matches

    2 hours ago

    Muguruza and Halep close in on hat-tricks at Australian Open quarter-finals

    Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza are each chasing a hat-trick of Grand Slam titles as they head into Wednesday’s quarter-finals in an Australian Open where most

    2 hours ago

    Rain halts Lanka’s progress in reply to Zimbabwe’s total of 406

    Sri Lanka got off to a flying start in reply to Zimbabwe’s total of 406 in the first innings before the play was stopped because of bad light and rain on Tuesday.

    2 hours ago

    Solskjaer seeks spirit of PSG as Utd face uphill task against City in League Cup

    Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer urged for a repeat performance of the Champions League match against PSG and try to bring perfection if they want

    2 hours ago

    Liverpool coach Klopp defends stance on FA Cup replays

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is adamant he has to take a stand over the clash between the midwinter break and FA Cup replays or nothing will ever change.

    2 hours ago

    Young guns shine as Arsenal move into FA Cup fifth round

    Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal’s “hungry” youngsters after Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah fired their side into the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1 win against Bournemouth on Monday.

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