SHARJAH, 9th August, 2022 (WAM) — The upcoming ninth edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFF) will celebrate the beauty
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In Puerto Rico, a Coast Guard ship and fishing boat collided, killing one
A Coast Guard ship and a fishing boat crashed near Puerto Rico, killing one and injuring another. Carlos Rosario, a fisherman onboard the 23-foot Desakata,
5 kids left in vehicle without air conditioner; father jailed
CBS Dallas reported that a Fort Worth man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly leaving his five children in a parked vehicle with the engine
An advocacy organisation questions Cedric Dent’s conviction
A man convicted and imprisoned for more than 20 years for the 1997 shooting murder of another man in New Orleans was released Monday after
Godel Technologies becomes next digitally enabled company to join NextGenFDI programme: MoE
ABU DHABI, 9th August, 2022 (WAM) — Godel Technologies, a UK-based agile software development company founded in 2002, has become the latest digitally-oriented business to
6,500 Afghan refugees await U.S. resettlement
Fatima’s application to join the United States for humanitarian reasons has been pending her whole life. Fatima will turn one in September, as will the
UAE announces 919 new COVID-19 cases, 859 recoveries, no deaths in last 24 hours
ABU DHABI, 9th August, 2022 (WAM) — The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 197,921 additional COVID-19 tests over the past
Dubai Customs foils attempt to smuggle 3.7kg marijuana disguised in spare parts
DUBAI, 9th August, 2022 (WAM) — Dubai Customs inspection officers at Dubai International Airport terminal 1 have seized 3.7kg of marijuana. An inbound African passenger
Northwest sports training service banned for 7 years for misappropriating £2.5 million
Judy Andrea Roach (54), from Thamesmead, south London, ran JAR Training Consultancy. The 2015-founded firm worked with universities to educate apprentice sports instructors in Blackburn.
Prisoners turn over new leaf through innovative farming scheme
The scheme, being run at HMP Hewell in Worcestershire, is part of a landmark trial between the prison and farming technology company, LettUsGrow, that will
OX to ZERO summit: Oxfordshire’s world-leading solutions to reaching net zero
Oxfordshire’s world-leading solutions to reaching net zero Inaugural OX to ZERO summit to demonstrate how Oxfordshire is leading the global charge in addressing the climate
Polls open in Kenya’s presidential, legislative and local elections
NAIROBI, 9th August, 2022 (WAM) — Millions of Kenyans started to cast their ballots for a new president, parliament and local authorities on Tuesday, live
WGES calls on attendees for 2022 edition to register on its website
DUBAI, 9th August, 2022 (WAM) — The organisers of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES) invite those interested in attending to register on the Summit
China’s commercial rocket CERES-1 Y3 launches three satellites
JIUQUAN, 9th August, 2022 (WAM) — China on Tuesday launched its CERES-1 Y3 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, state
Kuwait crude oil up to US$101.45 pb
KUWAIT, 9th August, 2022 (WAM)– Kuwaiti crude oil gained 23 cents during Monday’s trading sessions to hit US$101.45 per barrel (pb) compared with US$101.22 pb