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Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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The General Department of Criminal Security and Ports of the Sharjah Police swiftly arrested two individuals accused of stealing merchandise valued at over $100,000 through fraudulent means. The stolen items, notably valuable amber prayer beads, were recovered in full within a day of the initial…
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) on Monday announced the PFL Heavyweight World Champion Vadim Nemkov (20-2) will look to defend his title at PFL Dubai on Saturday November 14 against Sergei Bilostenniy (15-4) in Coca-Cola Arena.The event marks the first card in Dubai since the…
The horse Molfit was crowned champion of the UAE President’s Cup for Purebred Arabian Horses at its twelfth leg in Turkiye, held on Sunday at Veliefendi Racecourse in Istanbul, within the calendar of the 33rd edition of the Prestigious Cup.The Cup series is staged with…
The UAE national karate team delegation departed on Sunday for Jordan’s capital, Amman, to compete in the 24th Asian Junior, Cadet and U21 Karate Championships, taking place from Tuesday to September 11 with the participation of a number of Asia’s leading national teams.The championship is…
DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Operations at some energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, were halted on Tuesday following attacks by Yemen’s Iran-alignedHouthis that wounded more than 70 people, Saudi authorities said.Fires erupted at the sitesand several people were injured as…
DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) – At least 73 people were injured in attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday, vowing to respond firmly to the latest outbreak of hostilities. The Houthis, who control the most populous…
By Enas Alashray, Nayera Abdallah and Jana ChoukeirCAIRO/DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in the south of U.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a major…
By Enas Alashray and Nayera AbdallahCAIRO/DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis attacked energy facilities and cities inU.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and underscoring the risk of the Iran conflict escalating into a wider regional war.
Dr Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade and Chairman of the 15th edition of the AIM Investment Summit 2026, which opened today at the Dubai World Trade Centre, stressed that the UAE has established its position as a global hub for trade…
Cast your mind back to 2017. Dubai Fitness Challenge was a brand new programme, the city was curious, and a fitness professional named Nicky Holland discovered an initatitive that would impact his life for many years to come.”I remember attending a fitness village and being…