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The accident on June 8 involved a workers’ minibus carrying 16 passengers that collided with a truck stopped on the roadside due to a technical faultBodies of victims killed in a fatal road accident on Dubai’s Emirates Road earlier this week have begun reaching their respective home countries, as coordinated repatriation efforts continue across multiple jurisdictions.Authorities confirmed that four bodies were repatriated on Sunday, June 14, including two to Telangana, and one each to New Delhi and Sri Lanka. Two other bodies were already flown to Varanasi on Saturday, where last rites have since been performed. Another body is expected…
Rains in the UAE, particularly in eastern parts of the country, are not unusual during summer due to the country’s typical experience of low monsoon pressure from IndiaSome parts of the UAE witnessed rainfall on Sunday, June 14, offering residents a refreshing break from the intense summer heat.In videos shared by Storm Centre, rain was seen sweeping across the Eastern Region, with Khor Fakkan’s mountainous areas witnessing natural waterfalls being triggered once again as the downpour revived flowing streams across the hills.Watch the clip below:اÙإ٠ارات : اÙا٠ÙØ·Ù٠أÙ٠أ٠طار اÙØ®Ùر عÙ٠طرÙÙ Ø®ÙرÙÙا٠Ù٠اÙÙ ÙØ·ÙØ© اÙشرÙÙØ© #أخبار_اÙإ٠ارات #٠رÙز_اÙعاصÙØ©14/06/2026 pic.twitter.com/q2ZnAcBZfD—…
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Abu Dhabi rent freeze is welcomed by many, but industry experts reveal a surprising truth. New tenants moving into vacant units stand to gain most significant financial advantage from this policyAbu Dhabi’s rent freeze has been widely welcomed by the existing tenants, but industry insiders suggest that new tenants would stand to gain the most significant one-off advantage from the policy.Luis Santos, managing director and co-founder of First Class Property Management, says that while existing tenants enjoy a guaranteed zero per cent increase on renewal, a stable and predictable benefit, the freeze delivers a more dramatic windfall to those moving…
Sheikh Hamdan announced the launch of the second edition of the Dubai Mallathon 2026 summer fitness initiativeStarting June 15, every morning, Dubai’s popular malls will turn into walking and running tracks. On Sunday, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, announced the launch of the second edition of Dubai Mallathon, the world’s first community sports initiative of its kind.Dubai Mallathon forms part of efforts to promote physical activity, enhance public health and quality of life, and encourage…
Watch: British forces intercept sanctioned oil tankerBritish armed forces boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel.18 mins agoUK
BBC”The Special Military Operation has ended” and “Our heroes are coming home,” read the billboards on the leftRousing orchestral music plays over a video of a snowy Moscow street dotted with billboards celebrating an end to the war in Ukraine.”The Special Military Operation is over,” one fictional billboard reads, using the Kremlin-approved term for its war on Ukraine. “Our heroes are coming home.”Underneath, a beautiful, airbrushed woman pushing a stroller turns to see a man in military uniform and throws her arms around his neck in tears.The 15-second AI-generated clip was posted on Instagram by a popular blogger with the…
The Diplomatic Adviser praised the UAE leadership’s handling of crisis, saying a potential agreement could open path to political solutionThe UAE has never been an advocate of war and will remain a supporter of peace and stability, a top diplomat has said, as Washington and Tehran appear to move closer to signing an expected agreement.Dr Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, praised the UAE leadership’s handling of the recent crisis, saying the country combined wisdom, firmness and flexibility as regional tensions unfolded.In a post on X, Gargash said the expected agreement between Washington and Tehran would “turn the…
ReutersThe UK has sanctioned more than 500 shadow vessels, the Ministry of Defence said (file pic)British armed forces boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning, Sir Keir Starmer has said.In an operation lasting six hours, Royal Marine Commandos and specially trained law enforcement officers from the National Crime Agency intercepted the vessel and, for the first time, boarded it, supported by the RAF.The vessel, Smyrtos, will be held and monitored off the south coast of England as investigations continue, the MoD said in a statement.Sir Keir Starmer said: “This…
Getty ImagesIn Dresden, in east Germany late last year, the final car rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen’s “Transparent Factory”, built to showcase the pinnacle of European industrial power. Thousands of miles away in Spartanburg, South Carolina, a different German giant, BMW, is running its biggest plant in the world.The contrast between the two plants helps explain a puzzle economists have been debating for a while: why has the American economy continued to outperform so many of its peers, despite facing the same global shocks?Over the past few years, much of the developed world has buckled under a succession…