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UAE destroys three drones with hostile intent
Abu Dhabi: The UAE has said that it intercepted three drones with hostile intent and destroyed those objects which penetrated the country’s airspace on Wednesday. “The Ministry of Defence (MOD) announces interception…
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UAE’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque has the largest carpet
Abu Dhabi: The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque main prayer hall has the largest carpet in the world, a one-of-a-kind masterpiece of exquisite beauty and design. The carpet was hand-woven by some of…
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24 hours to 47 years: How couples in UAE divorced in 2021
A couple in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) divorced just one day after tying the knot, making it the shortest marriage recorded in the emirates, last year. Another couple filed for divorce…
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Yemen Houthi attacks: US to send warship, fighter jets to help UAE
Abu Dhabi: The United States (US) to deploy a missile defense system, warships, warplanes, and state-of-the-art fighter jets to extend support to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the wake of a…
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IPL 2022 likely to be held in India
New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 matches are likely to be held in India as the daily count of new COVID cases is declining in the country. The last two…
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Israeli President launches national day at Expo 2020 Dubai
Tel Aviv: Israeli President Isaac Herzog on his second day of visit to the United Arab Emirates, visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and opened Israel’s National Day at Dubai Expo 2020…
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UAE to impose federal corporate tax for the first time
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates announced Monday it is introducing for the first time a federal corporate tax on business earnings. It’s the latest measure to bring the country in line with…
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UN: 2,000 children recruited by Yemen’s rebels died fighting
United Nations: UN experts said in a new report that nearly 2,000 children recruited by Yemen’s Houthi rebels died on the battlefield between January 2020 and May 2021, and the Iranian-backed rebels…
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UAE delivers 1 million Covid-19 vaccines to Gaza
Gaza: The UAE has delivered 1 million Sputnik V vaccine doses to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing, an official said. “It is the largest shipment of vaccine doses that are…
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog to make first ever vist to UAE
Jerusalem: Israel’s figurehead president will make the first visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country’s head of state next week, his office said Tuesday. The high profile visit by President…
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Saudi-led airstrikes hit military camp in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital
Sanaa: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has launched multiple airstrikes on a military camp controlled by the Houthi militia in the Yemeni capital, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. On Tuesday midnight, it was…
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Attacks on UAE, Saudi Arabia represent escalation of Yemen conflict: US State Dept
Washington : The recent attacks on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia by the Houthis as well as retaliation airstrikes in Yemen escalate the ongoing conflict and exacerbate the humanitarian…
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Sudan condemns Houthi’s attacks on UAE, Saudi Arabia
Khartoum: Sudan has condemned the attacks launched by the Houthi group against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia.“Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns, in the strongest terms, the attacks committed by…
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UAE shoots down 2 ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi
Dubai: The UAE defence forces on Monday intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles that the Houthi terror group fired towards its capital Abu Dhabi, days after two Indians and a Pakistani were…
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Israel approves new hi-tech R&D fund with UAE
Tel Aviv: The Israeli Cabinet has approved the launching of an Israeli-Emirati industrial research and development fund (R&D), the Foreign Ministry said. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid tweeted that the cabinet decided to “establish…
