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The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted two ballistic missiles targeting its capital, Abu Dhabi, early Monday, following a deadly drone attack on the city a week ago. In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Defense said, “its air defense has intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the terrorist Houthi group.” “The attack […]
Rafael Nadal tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving back in Spain from Abu Dhabi, the 20-time grand slam champion said on Monday. Nadal, who didn’t confirm the specific variant of Covid-19, had been making his comeback from injury in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event in Abu Dhabi last week. It was Nadal’s first […]
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen snatched his first Formula 1 world title by beating Lewis Hamilton on the last lap of a thrilling season finale in Abu Dhabi, then had to wait while the Briton’s Mercedes team had two protests against the result rejected by stewards. Hamilton had appeared in control of the race and on […]
A pet bird belonging to an Afghan girl who was evacuated from Kabul after the Taliban’s takeover has found a new home with France’s ambassador in Abu Dhabi. Xavier Chatel took in the little mynah, named Juji, after the girl was stopped from bringing it on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to France. […]
Three “hackers-for-hire” working for a company in the United Arab Emirates “for the benefit” of the government in Abu Dhabi have agreed to pay $1.68 million in penalties as part of a legal settlement in the United States, the US Justice Department said. The suspects, two US citizens and one former American citizen, provided “zero-click” […]
King Felipe VI of Spain made veiled remark on his self-exiled father’s scandals in his Christmas address, saying “ethics are above family ties”. The former king, Juan Carlos, fled to Abu Dhabi in August as corruption allegations mounted. He ruled for close to 40 years, before handing power to his son in 2014. This decision […]
A building in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates named Meena Plaza Towers is now a part of the Guinness World Records for its demolition. The building was 165.032 metre or 541.44 feet in height and had 144 floors. The UAE building achieved the record of the tallest building demolished using explosives (controlled demolition). The record […]
El Al airliner flight 971 from Israel to the UAE lands in Abu Dhabi following historic peace deal For the first time a commercial flight landed in UAE from Israel, marking a major step in normalising relations after the announcement of a peace deal. El Al airliner made the three-hour trip, carrying a delegation of […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) started operation of the initial unit of its first nuclear power plant, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said. The Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant located in Gharbiya which is on the Gulf coast west of Abu Dhabi. It is being built by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). The plant was […]
A man who was waiting to be repatriated to India missed his flight after he took a nap at the Dubai International Airport. The man, P. Shajahan, 53, works in Abu Dhabi. He had a flight from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on Thursday. In the excitement of receiving a confirmed ticket to board the flight […]