UAE-based newspaper Gulf News and pan-Arab channel Al-Arabiya reported the crackdown on expressions of sympathy with Qatar. “Strict and firm action will be taken against anyone who shows sympathy or any form of bias toward Qatar, or against anyone who …
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Qatar keeps gas flowing to UAE despite blockade
Several Arab countries have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar in a dispute over regional security. In addition, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have halted all road, air and sea traffic to Qatar, given Qatari citizens 14 days to leave, and banned …
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UAE president offers condolences to Iran after deadly attacks
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards blamed regional Sunni rival Saudi Arabia, a UAE ally. Riyadh denied involvement. The UAE state news agency WAM said President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan had condemned “the horrific crime”. “His Highness Sheikh Khalifa …
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Qatar crisis: UAE threatens sympathisers with prison
Separately, UAE Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash denied that Gulf Arab states were seeking “regime change” and accused Qatar of being “the main champion of extremism and terrorism in the region”. “The government of Qatar is in denial,” he told AFP news agency.
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UAE University students growing organic food for charities
Abu Dhabi: Students at the UAE University (UAEU) have created a 500-square-metre garden on their campus to grow organic food that will be distributed to charity organisations. Organised by the university’s Architectural Engineering Institute, the …
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Charity offers free cleft palate and lip surgeries in UAE
The free surgeries will be designated for children from needy families who cannot afford the procedures, and will be performed in July, Morag Cromey-Hawke, executive director for Operation Smile UAE, told Gulf News. “We will be able to offer about 20 …
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UAE 4-0 Laos: Edgardo Bauza off to winning start as Al Mabkhout scores brace
The new UAE coach enjoyed a fine victory in his first match in charge. New UAE national team coach Edgardo Bauza won his first match in charge as Laos were dispatched 4-0 in an international friendly on Wednesday. Ali Mabkhout scored twice while Ahmed …
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UAE port eases some Qatar restrictions on oil tankers
The ban on vessels carrying the Qatari flag and vessels owned or operated by Qatar is still in place [Thomas White/Reuters] Abu Dhabi port authorities have eased restrictions on oil tankers going to and from Qatar, according to industry sources and …
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Dubai Cares gives preschool reading in Gaza a boost
Dubai: Dubai Cares has been working with ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) to normalise the learning and school-going process in Gaza by re-introducing reading. To encourage children to listen to and read stories, Dubai Cares funded a preschool …
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Al Khail Gate residents to get ‘explosion-proof’ LPG cylinders
Dubai: New ‘explosion-proof’ composite LPG cylinders will be made available to Al Khail Gate residential community as part of a move to enhance safety and reduce risks, it was announced on Wednesday. Dubai Properties (DP), the developer of the gated …
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Qatar’s news agency was hacked, sparking diplomatic crisis, preliminary report says
The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain severed diplomatic ties with Qatar on Monday in part because of comments posted briefly on the Qatar News Agency’s website on May 23. The article quoted Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani as …
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Abu Dhabi port eases restrictions on oil tankers going to and from Qatar
Abu Dhabi port authorities have eased restrictions on oil tankers going to and from Qatar, according to industry sources and shipping circulars seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Authority issued a new circular on Wednesday removing …
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UAE turns screws on Qatar, threatens sympathizers with jail
Qatar’s isolation from powerful fellow Arab states advanced, however. UAE-based newspaper Gulf News and pan-Arab channel Al-Arabiya reported the crackdown on expressions of sympathy with Qatar. “Strict and firm action will be taken against anyone who shows …
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Man ‘wore a burka to lure 11-year-old boy away to rape and murder him because he knew the child would not walk off with a man’ in Abu Dhabi
A man disguised himself in a burka in order to lure an 11-year-old boy whom he then raped and strangled to death, according to police in Abu Dhabi. The accused was aware that the boy would not accompany him if he knew he was a man, the Gulf News reported.
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UAE turns screw on Qatar, threatens sympathizers with jail
UAE-based newspaper Gulf News and pan-Arab channel Al-Arabiya reported the crackdown on expressions of sympathy with Qatar. “Strict and firm action will be taken against anyone who shows sympathy or any form of bias towards Qatar, or against anyone who …
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Qatari nationals BANNED from flying Qantas to Dubai after the UAE cut diplomatic ties with the Gulf state over claims it supports terrorism
Qatari nationals have been banned from flying on Qantas airliners to and from Dubai after the UAE cut ties with Qatar. Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have stopped all land, sea and air contact …
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Mohammad approves Dubai Police’s new identity strategy
Dubai: Dubai Police’s new identity strategy, based on innovation, security and communication, has been approved by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The new strategy …
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