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Hashish-filled helicopter crashes, killing pilots

A helicopter loaded with hashish crashed in southern Spain after hitting an electricity pylon, killing its two pilots,
9 killed; gunmen storm Tripoli luxury hotel

American, Frenchman among five foreigners dead
Asteroid that skimmed Earth has own moon

Astronaut calls discovery ‘strangely delightful’
New York travel ban lifted after snowstorm

Snowfall less than predicted
Tradition meets Twitter: Saudis pledge to new king

Pledge is both an obligation to provide ruler with legitimacy and tribal commitment to obey
Handicapped Saudi lives under power pole

20-year-old man says he became homeless after he was kicked out by dad
Third of Saudi women 'spinsters'

Nearly 4.6 million adult women in the Gulf Kingdom
Woman says she is married to ghost

Asks exorcist to bring her ghost husband to her
Man tries to set horse on fire in Saudi

Poured petrol and set it ablaze
Mobile destroys our posture: Women prefer the 'cocoon'; men like 'smart lean'

Study identifies nine different postures adopted by office employees
Wife kills husband, sets body on fire

Incident in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Rapist of 8 little girls executed in Saudi

Convict stalked little girls near rest houses and wedding halls
Swede caught selling liquor in Kuwait

Two policemen on routine road patrol stop car
Fog shrouds UAE, Gulf; visibility down to 50m

Abu Dhabi-Kuwait flight cancelled
Saudi nurse sent to accident site finds son dead

Incident in Western Saudi town of Madinah
Saudi teen's pre-death message: 'God may give you good luck'

Was killed in road accident
Mystery killings: Guard shoots all family members, kills himself

Relatives struggling to comprehend shootings that struck them as inexplicable
World leaders offer condolences

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also made a rare visit to regional rival
Child saved after coin gets stuck in throat

Images showed a coin was stuck in her pharynx
Saudi women fleeing home due to abuse: Scholar

Says house without women has no soul or life

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Australia warms up for World Cup: Cop joins game of street cricket

With the World Cup fast approaching, a spontaneous game of street cricket broke out in Wollongong, Australia earlier
Amazing moment a lioness hugs a man who saved her life

Valentin Gruener, a conservationist from Germany, found the lioness as a cub three years ago wandering around on her

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Gunshots at Baghdad wedding hit FlyDubai; Twitter pic emerges

Shots fired at plane were unintentional: Flydubai; UAE MoFA summons Iraqi ambassador
Dubai project for 10,000 affordable expat housing units

Satellite city will be linked to Dubai Metro Green Line
'Body language' gives away smugglers: Dubai Customs

Non-verbal signs revealed by airport passengers give clues to inspectors
It's raining jobs in UAE: Hottest skills employers looking for

Nine out of 10 firms expect to hire staff – including working mothers and part-timers – this year
Indian rolls from bed, and out of 3rd floor Sharjah window

Dead on arrival to Al Kuwaiti Hospital

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Man was in his 20s
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Busted: Secret Abu Dhabi lab with 3 tonnes of 'Niswar'

Niswar is improvised, outlawed, oral tobacco
UAE bank clients targetted by scamsters

Banks warn account holders against giving any details or opening e mails
DSF face-off: iPhone 6 vs Samsung Note Edge

Smartphones are hottest selling category, with new upstarts looking to outshine established brands