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20-year-old woman stabbed to death in car, Sharjah Police catch killer in 120 minutes

The details of the incident refer to a report coming from a woman to the Operations Room at exactly (03:15) Friday, stating that a person known to them kidnapped her daughter and there were previous disputes.

35 minutes ago

Fresh train, airline strikes hit Britain and mainland Europe

Britain, like much of Europe, is suffering from rocketing inflation and stagnant economic growth, raising the prospect of a summer of strikes across the continent.

2 hours ago

Sharjah Civil Defence team extinguishes fire at a vehicle workshop

Civil Defence teams of Sharjah controlled, on Saturday evening, a fire which broke out at a vehicle workshop in the Industrial Area 4 in Sharjah. No injuries were reported.

2 hours ago

VIDEO: Omani man rescues two children from certain death

In a heroic scene, an Omani man rescued two children from certain death in the Sultanate of Oman on Friday, after they were swept away by violent surface run-off in a valley in Bahla.

4 hours ago

Sultan announces launch of the second edition of 'Teaching Honour' programme

Sheikh Sultan stressed the importance of teaching the Arabic language to students, and developing its teaching methods, and encouraging students to learn it.

6 hours ago

Dubai Police chief opens Enoc's newest service station

The new station is equipped with fully automated fuel systems with auto tank gauging and electronic leak detection systems, which is in line with ENOC’s commitment to foster sustainability across the nation

6 hours ago

PM Hasina opens Bangladesh’s longest bridge plagued by graft claims, lynchings

The bridge, which will open to the public on Sunday, will slash the distance between the capital, Dhaka, and Bangladesh’s second largest seaport, Mongla, by 100 kilometres.

6 hours ago

Biden signs first significant US gun control law that he says will 'save lives'

"While this bill doesn't do everything I want, it does include actions I've long called for that are going to save lives," he said at the White House before leaving for two major diplomatic summits in Europe.

6 hours ago

Ministers from 40 nations slam Russia's 'grain war' at Berlin food summit

Moscow is "deliberately causing food prices to explode ... in order to destabilise entire countries", Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told the meeting, accusing Russia of waging a "cynical grain war."

7 hours ago

Duterte slams ICC prosecutor's plan to reopen Philippines drug war probe

The International Criminal Court prosecutor asked the tribunal to allow him to resume his investigation on the charges of alleged crimes against humanity filed against outgoing President Duterte.

7 hours ago

NCEMA chief visits girl who helped injured in Abu Dhabi building fire, praises her courage

Ali Saeed Al Neyadi, Chairman of the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), visited Iman Al Safaqsi at a hospital in the capital Abu Dhabi to check on her health condition.

7 hours ago

Dubai Police launch 3-day drive against drug abuse and illicit trafficking

General Abdullah reaffirmed the Dubai Police's determination and keenness to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse.

8 hours ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend Hong Kong anniversary

The anniversary is one of the highest-profile political events in a year when Xi is widely believed to be trying to break with tradition and award himself a third five-year term as party leader.

10 hours ago

EU top diplomat visits Iran in bid to revive nuclear talks

The nuclear deal has been hanging by a thread since 2018, when then US president Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the accord and began imposing crippling economic sanctions on America's arch enemy.

11 hours ago

Palestinian killed by Israeli forces near Ramallah

Mohammad Hamad, 16, was shot and wounded on Friday evening near the village of Silwad, near Ramallah in the northern West Bank, and died hours later, a Silwad councillor told AFP. The Israeli military did not immediately comment.

13 hours ago

Two killed in mass shooting in Norway; more than a dozen hurt

The shooting happened outside a bar in the downtown area of the Norwegian capital, police said. A suspect was arrested and police don't believe any other people were involved, police spokesman Tore Barstad said.

14 hours ago

Ukraine forces ordered to withdraw from key battleground city

The latest Russian advances appeared to bring the Kremlin closer to taking full control of Luhansk, one of Moscow's stated war objectives, and set the stage for Sievierodonetsk's twin city of Lysychansk to become the next main focus of fighting.

14 hours ago

VIDEO: Electric car falls off third floor parking in China, two dead

Firefighters were in place when the picture was taken, and there were people in the car but no fire broke out.

22 hours ago

VIDEO: Minivan flies off trailer after crashing into low overpass in Florida

The video shows a minivan flying off the bed of a trailer truck carrying several vans.

23 hours ago

UAE, India and UN agencies fly tonnes of relief goods to Afghanistan after deadly quake

The move is in implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to operate a relief air bridge for the people affected by the earthquake.

24 Jun 2022

US destabilising agricultural production, Russian President Putin tells ‘BRICS Plus’ summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Moscow's military action in Ukraine was not responsible for the global food crisis, instead blaming the West for preventing the export of Russian grain.

24 Jun 2022

VIDEO: Groom kills friend during celebratory firing at wedding procession in India

A video of the incident shared on social media showed the groom Manish Madheshia on a chariot during his wedding procession.

24 Jun 2022

US Supreme Court strikes down constitutional right to abortion

The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v Wade" decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion, saying that individual states can now permit or restrict the procedure themselves.

24 Jun 2022

Dubai urges residents to use 7 smart apps to order sacrificial animals for Eid Al Adha

To avoid overcrowding at the facility during the Eid, through the apps, residents can put in their orders for slaughter, have it delivered or even distributed to local charities.

24 Jun 2022

VIDEO: ‘The UAE is the nation it is today, because of Sheikh Zayed’s vision,’ says Mohammed

Sheikh Mohammed shared some of his thoughts and views under the #Flashes of Leadership on Instagram, saying, “The UAE is the nation it is today, because of Sheikh Zayed’s vision.

24 Jun 2022

UN finds journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli fire

“All the information we collected, including from the Israeli army and the Palestinian attorney general, confirms the fact that the shots that killed Abu Aqleh and wounded her colleague Ali Sammoudi were fired by the Israeli security forces, and not random shots from the Palestinians, as the Israeli authorities initially said,” UN Human Rights Office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told reporters.

24 Jun 2022

Greek TV channel teaches viewers how to steal fuel from cars as prices soar

"It's not something terribly complicated," explained morning news reporter Costas Stamou, "even a hose for (cleaning) balconies will do."

24 Jun 2022

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20-year-old woman stabbed to death in car, Sharjah Police catch killer in 120 minutes

The details of the incident refer to a report coming from a woman to the Operations Room at exactly (03:15) Friday, stating that a person known to the...

35 minutes ago

Sharjah Civil Defence team extinguishes fire at a vehicle workshop

Civil Defence teams of Sharjah controlled, on Saturday evening, a fire which broke out at a vehicle workshop in the Industrial Area 4 in Sharjah. No i...

2 hours ago

Sultan announces launch of the second edition of 'Teaching Honour' programme

Sheikh Sultan stressed the importance of teaching the Arabic language to students, and developing its teaching methods, and encouraging students to le...

6 hours ago

Dubai Police chief opens Enoc's newest service station

The new station is equipped with fully automated fuel systems with auto tank gauging and electronic leak detection systems, which is in line with ENOC...

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Fresh train, airline strikes hit Britain and mainland Europe

Britain, like much of Europe, is suffering from rocketing inflation and stagnant economic growth, raising the prospect of a summer of strikes across t...

2 hours ago

VIDEO: Omani man rescues two children from certain death

In a heroic scene, an Omani man rescued two children from certain death in the Sultanate of Oman on Friday, after they were swept away by violent surf...

4 hours ago

PM Hasina opens Bangladesh’s longest bridge plagued by graft claims, lynchings

The bridge, which will open to the public on Sunday, will slash the distance between the capital, Dhaka, and Bangladesh’s second largest seaport, Mong...

6 hours ago

Biden signs first significant US gun control law that he says will 'save lives'

"While this bill doesn't do everything I want, it does include actions I've long called for that are going to save lives," he said at the White House ...

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