UAE-Iran friendly football match cancelled
April 13th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 12 (IANS/WAM) A friendly football match between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) national team against Iran, scheduled for April 17, has been cancelled, an official said Thursday.Yousef ... Read more...
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Hamas says political motives behind Gaza’s mounting energy crisis
March 21st, 2012 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, March 20 (IANS) Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, said on Tuesday that there are political motives behind the energy shortage that has been troubling the impoverished ... Read more...
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Emirates Airlines to launch new flight to Washington
March 18th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, March 18 (IANS/WAM) Dubai-based luxury carrier Emirates Airlines will launch a non-stop flight between Dubai and Washington in September.Earlier this year, Dallas and Seattle were also connected by flights ... Read more...
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Emirates launches new US flights
February 3rd, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 3 (IANS/WAM) Emirates Airlines has launched its new daily flights to Dallas city in the US, it was announced Friday.Emirates will serve Dallas/Fort Worth daily with a Boeing ... Read more...
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Overseas experience a bonus for Afghanistan: India coach
December 10th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) India football coach Savio Medeira feels that the experience of Afghanistan's eight overseas-based players will come handy for the team in the SAFF Cup football ... Read more...
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SAF Cup: Afghanistan thrash Bhutan 8-1
December 7th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Afghanistan booked their maiden semifinal berth of the SAFF Cup football tournament with a 8-1 drubbing of Bhutan in their last Group A match at ... Read more...
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SAFF Cup: Impressive Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka 3-1
December 5th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Afghanistan look good to make the semifinals after rallying to beat Sri Lanka 3-1 in the SAFF Cup football tournament at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ... Read more...
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Five Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike
October 30th, 2011 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, Oct 29 (IANS) Five Palestinian militants were killed Saturday when an Israeli war jet struck a military training site of the Islamic Jihad (Holy War) movement's armed wing al-Quds ... Read more...
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UAE envoy visits Houston over UAE national’s death
August 19th, 2011 - 1:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS/WAM) UAE Ambassador to the US Yousef Al Otaiba visited Houston Thursday to discuss the death of UAE national Salem Al Mazroui.During a meeting with Houston Mayor ... Read more...
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Tough task for Indian to beat UAE: Colaco
July 27th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) India's football coach Armando Colaco admitted Wednesday that it would tough for his boys to neutralise the three-goal deficit against United Arab Emirates (UAE) here ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi, Canada discuss judicial cooperation
May 24th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, May 24 (IANS/WAM) The UAE and Canada have sought to boost bilateral cooperation in the field of judiciary.In this regard, acting attorney general of Abu Dhabi Yousef Saeed ... Read more...
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Arab world on boil, US imposes sanctions on Libya (Roundup)
February 26th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Tunis/Sana'a/Algiers, Feb 26 (IANS) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi desperately hung on to power as international pressure mounted on him to quit, with the US imposing sanctions following a ruthless crackdown on ... Read more...
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Brit mum kills 3-year-old daughter, dissolves body in acid
October 27th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 27 (ANI): A schizophrenic Brit mother killed her 3-year-old girl by stabbing the child to death and then tried dissolving the body in acid.Alia Ahmed Jama's body was discovered by ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi wins best quake management award
September 5th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 5 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi municipality has won the 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (ECEE) Award in recognition of its outstanding work on quake management, it was announced ... Read more...
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UAE launches annual photography competition
September 1st, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 31 (IANS/WAM) The annual photography competition "Abu Dhabi Through Your Eyes" that carries a first prize of 30,000 dirhams ($8,000) will start receiving entries from across the ... Read more...
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UAE, Switzerland sign MoU on visa exemption
June 7th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 7 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates and Switzerland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mutual exemption of visa for holders of diplomatic or private passports.
The MoU ... Read more...
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UAE, Portugal sign diplomatic representation pact
May 10th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, May 10 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Portugal have signed an agreement on diplomatic representation.
Abdul Rahim Yousef Al Awadhi, assistant to UAE foreign minister for legal affairs, and ... Read more...
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Hellenistic coins dating back Alexander the Great’s era found in northern Syria
March 3rd, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 3 (ANI): Reports indicate that a collection of Hellenistic coins dating back to the era of Alexander the Great in northern Syria have been found by a local man.According to ... Read more...
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Son of Hamas founder reveals how he saved Israeli President from terror plot
February 28th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 28(ANI): Israeli President Shimon Peres is among the many who owe their lives to the son of a founder of Hamas, according to a dramatic account to be published this ... Read more...
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Taliban courts more popular than ‘corrupt’ Karzai government in Afghanistan
December 30th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Dec. 30 (ANI): More and more Afghans are turning to Taliban courts to get speedy justice, as the corrupt and incompetent government of President Hamid Karzai has proved to be ... Read more...
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UAE envoy lauds strong trade ties with US
August 18th, 2009 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) envoy to the US, Yousef Al Otaiba, has lauded the strong trade ties between the two countries, WAM news agency reported Monday.
He said ... Read more...
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16 killed in Gaza clash (Lead)
August 15th, 2009 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
Rafah (Gaza Strip), Aug 15 (DPA) A pro-Al Qaeda group which declared a theocratic Islamic emirate in the Gaza Strip battled it out Friday with Hamas policemen, leaving 16 dead and 120 ... Read more...
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India bag three more medals at Asian Youth Games
July 2nd, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Indian athletes continued their impressive run at the Asian Youth Games in Singapore, winning three medals Thursday to take their tally to six.
According to information received here, ... Read more...
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Fatima Bhutto fears Pak Govt. would prosecute her under new bill
February 13th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 12 (ANI): Fatima Bhutto, the niece of the former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto, fears that her journalistic work could make her liable for prosecution under the recently presented Prevention ... Read more...
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Hamas says full-proof cease-fire agreement with Israel still some time away
February 5th, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Feb.5 (ANI): A Hamas official, Ahmed Yousef, has said that certain issues still needed clarification, such as whether a cease-fire agreement would last one year or 18 months and how ... Read more...
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Qatar plans mega housing facility for labourers
March 2nd, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by admin
Dubai, March 2 (IANS) A new labour accommodation facility, with the capacity of housing around 50,000 labourers, is soon going to come up in the Qatari capital of Doha. A large number ... Read more...
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1993 WTC attacker converts to Christianity: Report
November 14th, 2007 - 2:07 am ICT by admin
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