Insurance firms in UAE not prepared to handle surge in applications
Despite complying with the June 30 deadline for mandatory health insurance for workers, employers say they are yet to get insurance cards. Many insurance companies…
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Franz Kafka literary legal battle ends as Israel’s high court rules in favor of library
Israel’s supreme court has ruled that Franz Kafka’s manuscripts are the property of the National Library of Israel, ending a lengthy legal battle, judicial sources…
2 village guards martyred in PKK attacks in SE Turkey
Two village guards were martyred late Monday in separate PKK attacks in southeastern provinces, the Anadolu Agency has learned. A roadside bomb was detonated in…
Pictures appear to show British special forces on Syrian front line
Images published by BBC depict soldiers securing the perimeter of a rebel army base following an attack by Islamic State. The first images of what…
Russian official: Aircraft assembly plant to be opened in Azerbaijan
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has said that an aircraft assembly plant and a center for helicopter modernization will be opened in Baku, Azerbaijan,…
Car bombs target pro-government militia in Yemen, 10 dead
Yemeni security officials say at least 10 fighters from a pro-government militia have been killed when suspected Al Qaida militants targeted their convoy with two…
Are tenants from Sharjah, other emirates shifting back to Dubai?
Every morning, Linda slogs through a one-hour commute from her apartment in Sharjah to her office in Dubai. She doesn’t mind spending a total of…
Oman Air flight from Jordan diverted to Abu Dhabi
Oman Air, the sultanate’s state-owned carrier, diverted its flight WY414 coming from Amman to Abu Dhabi International Airport due to technical issues. A scheduled flight…
Dubai to Fujairah in just 10 minutes
One hundred top engineering minds from around the world will converge in Dubai next month for a 48-hour competition to design a futuristic subsonic propulsion…
Assad regime drops vacuum bombs on Syrian city
A regime aircraft conducted a vacuum bomb attack late Monday against the opposition-held district of Sevre in the northwestern province of Idlib, local civil defense…