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If your idea of a weekend escape involves switching off notifications, waking up to birdsong and reconnecting with Nature, there is a place tucked away in the Hajar Mountains that offers exactly that. Located in Hatta, Grassroots Village is a regenerative eco-village built around the principles of

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BUENOS AIRES: Amid a worrying rash of injuries, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni sought to dispel doubts by confirming that most of the reigning world champions, including captain Lionel Messi, will be part of the squad that will seek a second consecutive title at the 2026 World Cup. Messi, about to

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MILAN: Prosecutors have placed the Italian branch of U.S. construction giant Caddell Construction under ‌investigation over alleged worker ​exploitation at the site of a new U.S. consulate in Milan, judicial documents seen by Reuters showed on Friday. The Carabinieri police imposed judicial control

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 Rishabh Pant has given ​up the captaincy at Lucknow ‌Super ​Giants after they finished bottom of the Indian Premier League for the first time, the franchise announced on Friday. Wicketkeeper-batter Pant, who ⁠was picked up by Lucknow for a tournament-record $3.21 million in the player auction befo

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Dubai: Emirates has revealed a celebratory A380 livery dedicated to Arsenal FC, following the club’s triumphant Premier League winning season. Unveiled as part of the airline’s longstanding partnership with Arsenal, the bespoke livery reflects Emirates’ continued commitment to connecting fans with

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Tyrannosaurus rex possessed a preposterously massive skull - 5 feet long (1.5 meters) and built to ‌enable bone-crunching bite force - ​but presented preposterously puny arms. And many other meat-eating dinosaurs shared this mismatched combination of traits. So how did this come to be? Researchers

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MANILA, Philippines: A Philippine anti-graft court ordered the arrest of a prominent senator on Friday over allegations he pocketed a kickback of millions of dollars in a flood-control project, in the latest crisis to entangle the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada surrendered and posted bail before the

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The results of the inaugural edition of the Global Growth Leaders 2026 ranking, issued by Time magazine in collaboration with data analytics firm Statista, reflected the growing position of Emirati companies on the international stage, after the list included 27 UAE companies among the top 1000 pub

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NAIROBI: A ‌Kenyan court has ​ordered the temporary suspension of a plan for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country after a lawsuit argued the site could endanger public health. Senior U.S. officials said the 50-bed unit at an air force base in central Kenya would s

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Dubai: Forgot to carry your Emirates ID with you? If you need to show your identification for any official purpose, you can easily access a digital copy of your ID through your phone. As per the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP), ID card holders are requir

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Attack vs. defense? Beauty vs. the beast? Art vs. science? Even if that 's too simplistic a way of looking at the Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal on Saturday, it pretty much sums up the clash of styles likely to be on show at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest. In one corne

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Al Raffa Police Station in Dubai honoured Mohammed Ali Sherakal Mohi, an Indian national, for his honesty after he found AED 100,000 in a parking lot and handed it over to the police station. The money was returned to its owner, who was unaware of his loss, within just three hours. How it happened

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NEW DELHI: The largest online expression of ​dissent against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 12-year rule began with a satirical riposte to a jibe about young people, triggering death threats to its founder and pushback from ruling party politicians. The rapid fame of 30-year-old ‌Abhijeet Di

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HONG KONG: The ‌dollar was ​firm against other major currencies on Friday, but on track to end the week lower, after reports the U.S. and Iran reached an agreement to extend the ceasefire in the Middle East and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The deal, still pending Trum

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Dubai: Enjoy a respite from high temperatures today, as the mercury dips to the mid-30s across the emirates. The highest temperature in Dubai is expected to be 34°C, with Abu Dhabi maxing out at 36°C. Despite a relatively cooler day ahead, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) warned of the pote