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In total, the beggar was found with the possession of Dh100,000 (equivalent to $27,225) in cash, according to Sky News Arabia. The beggar was also found to have entered the country on a visit visa only month ago. Dubai Police said that 243 beggars were ... ( read original story ...)

CAIRO -- The 15 officers who arrived at the prison in southern Yemen hid their faces behind head dresses, but their accents were clearly foreign -- from the United Arab Emirates. They lined up the detainees and ordered them to undress and lie down. ( read original story ...)

CAIRO — The 15 officers who arrived at the prison in southern Yemen hid their faces behind headdresses, but their accents were clearly foreign — from the United Arab Emirates. They lined up the detainees and ordered them to undress and lie down. ( read original story ...)

The UAE is a key United States ally whose secret prisons and widespread torture were exposed by an AP investigation last June. The news agency has since identified at least five prisons where security forces use sexual torture to brutalise and break inmates. ( read original story ...)

Saudi and UAE backed forces stormed the gates of the airport on Tuesday ... "They have stormed the airport," a Yemeni military source told Reuters news agency. The facility was stormed after fierce battles broke out early in the morning between coalition ... ( read original story ...)

ADEN (Reuters) - Arab coalition troops stormed the airport in Yemen's main port Hodeidah on Tuesday and captured large areas of the compound in battles with Iran-aligned Houthis, a Yemeni military source, the UAE news agency and local residents said. ( read original story ...)

SHARJAH: Over 40 Taekwondo enthusiasts including many Emiratis are taking part in an international Taekwondo camp currently underway in Sharjah. Organised by Sharjah Sport Club in cooperation with the Kazakhstan National Taekwondo Team, the two-week long ... ( read original story ...)

Dubai: Dubai Future Foundation has announced that it will be hosting the EY wavespace centre within Area 2071 in Dubai. The EY wavespace centre is the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region and is part of a global network of EY growth ... ( read original story ...)

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Airports announced on Wednesday the opening of Aerotel’s new airport transit sleeping facility at the Abu Dhabi International Airport. Open 24 hours a day, the hotel offers flexible hourly booking slots for transit passengers seeking ... ( read original story ...)

Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) has earned an accreditation level of ‘reduction’ from the Airports Council International’s (ACI’s) Airport Carbon Accreditation program. The program provides a unique common framework and tools for active ... ( read original story ...)