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Six dead, 200 injured in Jakarta riots

Six people have died and 200 injured in civil unrest in the Indonesian capital, its governor, Anies Baswedan, said on Wednesday after the election commission confirmed President Joko Widodo had won last month’s election.

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China ready for further US trade talks, ambassador says

Beijing is ready to resume trade talks with Washington, China’s ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said, as a top US business lobby in China said nearly half its members are seeing

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North Korea state media hits out at ‘imbecile’ Biden

North Korean state media on Wednesday slammed former US vice president Joe Biden as an “imbecile” and a “fool of low IQ” after he criticised leader Kim Jong Un.

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Donate zakat to ease pain of refugees, says Big Heart

The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a Sharjah-based global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide, has launched a zakat donation campaign, ‘Create a Sustainable Impact with Your Zakat’, to help alleviate the suffering of millions of Syrian children, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and Palestinians in Gaza.

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Police get 3.74m non-serious calls

70 percent of 5, 351, 009 calls made to the emergency number 999 last year concerned non-emergency and non-serious matters, police revealed on Tuesday.

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IBPC Dubai marks ‘Day of Giving’

The Indian Business& Professional Council (IBPC), Dubai, celebrated Suhoor gathering with the Al Noor Training Center, Dubai, and made a contribution of Dhs100,000 for the benefit of the determined students of Al Noor Training Centre for Persons with Disabilities.

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Dubai Cares wraps up its Ramadan initiative

In a true reflection of the highest values of the holy month of Ramadan, Dubai Cares volunteers have successfully packed 50,000 school kits during a 4-day volunteering initiative that took place at the Dubai World Trade Center between 18 and 21 May 2019. Hessa Bint Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development, Ibrahima Sory Sylla, Ambassador of Senegal, Ali Jabir Mwadini, Consul General of Tanzania along with Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer at Dubai Cares joined the UAE community in packing the school kits.

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Family gives Dh1m to needy students

In a kind gesture offered within the month of giving, Ramadan, the family of late Obaid Al Helo, a prominent Emirati man, granted Dh1million to support students whose financial conditions may prevent them from continuing their education at Zayed University.

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Labourer immured for bid to kidnap child

A construction site labourer who tried to kidnap a 4-year-old boy from a Dubai street will spend six months behind bars, a jury decided on Tuesday.

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Worker jailed for trying to kill rival chef

A farm worker jumped inside a vehicle and ran over a rival chef for placing livestock feed in a pot. He was on Tuesday imprisoned for six months.

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Young woman sustains injuries in car accident

An Emirati woman, 19, sustained moderate injuries when the vehicle she was in overturned and hit palm trees in a farm.

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Trio get jail terms over ID card thefts

The Criminal Court in Dubai on Tuesday sentenced three Asian convicts to three years in jail plus deportation over stealing 100 Emirates ID cards from a post office and selling them for Dhs3,800.

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Donate zakat to ease pain of refugees, says Big Heart

The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a Sharjah-based global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide, has launched ...

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Police get 3.74m non-serious calls

70 percent of 5, 351, 009 calls made to the emergency number 999 last year concerned non-emergency and non-serious matters, police revealed on Tuesday...

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IBPC Dubai marks ‘Day of Giving’

The Indian Business& Professional Council (IBPC), Dubai, celebrated Suhoor gathering with the Al Noor Training Center, Dubai, and made a contribution ...

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Dubai Cares wraps up its Ramadan initiative

In a true reflection of the highest values of the holy month of Ramadan, Dubai Cares volunteers have successfully packed 50,000 school kits during a ...

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Six dead, 200 injured in Jakarta riots

Six people have died and 200 injured in civil unrest in the Indonesian capital, its governor, Anies Baswedan, said on Wednesday after the election com...

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China ready for further US trade talks, ambassador says

Beijing is ready to resume trade talks with Washington, China’s ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said, as a top US business lobby in China ...

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North Korea state media hits out at ‘imbecile’ Biden

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‘IMF deals never benefit common people’

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