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Asia Cup 2018 : Pakistan Vs Hong Kong
Pakistan will open their Asia Cup campaign on Sunday against the associate nation Hong Kong. Even though Hong Kong does not have yet an ODI status, the match has been given an official ODI status by the ICC. Pakistan have been in brilliant form of
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1,000-year-old mosque discovered in UAE
A mosque, believed to be 1,000 years old, has highlighted what the UAE was like when the religion of Islam came to its shores. This was a period of time which ushered in a wave of change across the area that is now known as the UAE. The new religion
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UAE announces first astronauts to go to space
The United Arab Emirates has selected its first two astronauts to go on a mission to the International Space Station, Dubai's ruler said on Monday (Sep 3). Sheikh Mohammed Rashed al-Maktou named the new astronauts as Hazza al-Mansouri, 34,
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Flydubai sacks pilot who failed alcohol test before flight
Flydubai has sacked a pilot who failed an alcohol test before being due to operate a flight to the UAE from Nepal. The captain was found to have a
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UAE-based Indian expat donates $7m to Kerala aid fund
Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, chairman and managing director of UAE-based VPS Healthcare, is the latest Indian expat tycoon to donate to the relief campaign
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Saudi, UAE and Kuwait affirm support to Bahrain through fiscal programme
Gulf finance ministers said on Wednesday they would support Bahrain’s financing needs after reviewing its proposed fiscal balance programme at
Read MoreFirst batch of UAE pilgrims to leave for Hajj today
The first batch of UAE pilgrims will leave on Thursday from country's airports to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. Dr Mohammed Matar al Kaabi, Chairman of the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (Awqaf) and Head of the
Read MoreKeralites in UAE availing amnesty scheme to fly home for free
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said the Kerala diaspora opting for the amnesty scheme announced by the UAE government will be brought to India for free. In a statement, Vijayan said the amnesty scheme starts from August 1
Read MoreUAE ambassador visits Agthia water plant in KSA
Agthia, one of the UAE’s leading food and beverages groups, welcomed Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to Delta Bottled Water Factory Co, Agthia group’s wholly-owned water business in
Read MoreAre Filipino expats in UAE cool with millennial slang?
My Egyptian friend once asked why Filipino words seemed to be amusingly repetitive. We were at a buffet in Karama and she was reading out loud the names of the food on display: Kare-kare, halo-halo, bilo-bilo, sapin-sapin. "Easy for me to
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