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Saudi crown prince approved killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: US intelligence report

Saudi crown prince says kingdom isn’t seeking war in region

2:15 pm June 16, 2019

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in remarks published Sunday that the kingdom is not seeking war in the region, but warned it will not hesitate to confront threats to its security. His comments came just days after the US blamed Iran for suspected attacks on two oil tankers near the strategic […]

Dubai bus crash: 11 Indian victims’ bodies flown home, one cremated in UAE

6:19 pm June 9, 2019

Dubai: The mortal remains of 11 Indians killed in a horrific road accident in Dubai were repatriated on Sunday while the body of a 22-year-old Indian was cremated here in the Gulf emirate, an official said. Twelve Indians were among 17 people killed in Dubai Thursday when a bus, mostly with Eid vacationers coming from […]

Blood, body parts were scattered all around: Dubai bus accident survivor

1:40 pm June 8, 2019

Dubai: The survivors of the Dubai road accident that killed 17 people, including 12 Indians, said the co-passengers screamed and wailed as they tried to help each other in the blood-splattered bus that rammed into a low-clearance sign here. The bus, coming from Oman’s capital Muscat to Dubai, was carrying 31 passengers when it crashed into a height barrier that cut […]

12 Indians among 17 killed in tragic bus accident in Dubai

8:50 pm June 7, 2019

Dubai: Twelve Indians were among 17 people who were killed in a horrific road accident in Dubai when a bus, mostly with Eid vacationers coming from Oman, entered a restricted lane and rammed into a low-clearance sign, police and the Indian mission here said on Friday. Nine persons were also seriously injured when the driver […]

Yemen president accuses UN envoy of siding with rebels

10:53 pm May 24, 2019

Dubai: The Yemeni president has accused UN envoy Martin Griffiths of siding with the country’s Huthi rebels in a letter addressed to the UN chief. Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi said he was giving Griffiths “a final chance” to implement hard-won truce deals reached in Sweden last year. In the letter, a copy of which was obtained […]