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UAE President’s efforts to eradicate polio embody nation’s humanitarian approach, says Minister
Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of Health and Prevention, affirmed that, under the guidance of its wise leadership, the UAE has established a humanitarian approach reflected in both its...
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Sharjah closes Al Hamriyah Beach after oil spill
The Government of Sharjah has temporarily closed Al Hamriyah Beach as a precautionary measure to prevent potential marine pollution following an oil spill from a maritime tanker. Specialised teams...
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Umm Al Quwain Municipality intensifies efforts to contain effects of oil spill
The Umm Al Quwain Municipality Department, in coordination with relevant authorities, is continuing its field operations to address the impact of an oil spill that has affected several of...
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Six Arab women scientists feted for pioneering research
As research continues to be indispensable, six Arab women, defying impediments, have been recognised for pioneering contributions that heighten innovation, sustainability and human capital development. The post-graduate researchers are...
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UAE’s animation landscape spotlights Emirati talent
Passion may get an artist started, but building a sustainable creative career requires patience, perseverance and a lot of self-discipline, three prolific Arab creators told visitors to the Sharjah...
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Miss the golden age of arcade gaming? SACC 2026 has brought the classics back!
Remember the thrill of chasing colourful ghosts in Pac-Man or trying to beat your highest score at the arcade? The Sharjah Animation & Comics Conference (SACC), currently underway at...
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Buzz Lightyear’s Arabic identity headlines Sharjah’s SACC
When Buzz Lightyear or Buzz Yatir, as he is known in the Arab world, first spoke Arabic, he did not simply acquire a new language. He acquired a new...
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Magnitude 7.2 quake off Vanuatu triggers tsunami warning
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake off Vanuatu triggered a tsunami warning on Saturday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. 'Based on the preliminary earthquake parameters... hazardous tsunami waves are possible...
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Microsoft develops AI tool that can diagnose 'sequentially' like doctor
Microsoft researchers said an AI tool that diagnoses patients step by step, as doctors do, was more than twice as accurate as general physicians at solving complex medical cases,...
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Sharjah panel focuses on leadership roles for women in animation industry
Mentorship, clearer career pathways and sustained workplace support can help more women progress from technical and production roles into positions where they lead creative decisions, animation industry professionals said...
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UAE condemns terrorist shooting incident at church in Jordan
The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the terrorist shooting incident at Hamoud church in Karak Governorate in Jordan, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries. In...
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Reese Witherspoon calls son Deacon her ‘light’ as he turns 23
Actress Reese Witherspoon penned a birthday note for her son Deacon Phillippe as he turned 23, reflecting on the Los Angeles fires that raged around the time of his...
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Eleanor Coppola died before she could finish ‘Making Marie Antoinette.’ Sofia saw it through.
In 2005, Eleanor Coppola shot 80 hours of behind-the-scenes footage during the production of 'Marie Antoinette.” It was her daughter Sofia Coppola’s third feature and a quite ambitious one...
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Emmy-winning actor Tom Skerritt, star of ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun’ dies at 93
Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in “Top Gun,” a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV’s “Picket Fences” or the...
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Dubai Humanitarian launches new air bridge to deliver winter relief supplies to Gaza
DUBAI: Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Humanitarian has launched...
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