Chelsea thrash Arsenal to win Europa League
Baku: Eden Hazard scored twice in what could be his farewell appearance as Chelsea swept away Arsenal in the Europa League final in Baku, winning 4-1 to hand Maurizio Sarri…
Israel faces new election as Netanyahu misses deadline to form governing coalition
Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament early on Thursday, paving the way for a new election after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before…
UAE central bank projects 2% GDP growth for 2019
Dubai: The UAE’s central bank has projected growth of 2 per cent in real gross domestic product (GDP) this year, up from an estimated 1.7 per cent in 2018.###The new…
Eid Al Fitr: Free parking in Dubai for 6 days
Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced its timings for the Eid Al Fitr holidays on Tuesday.###All paid parking zones, except for multi-storey car parks will be free from…
Transnational and transracial message of Islam
Adhan, the call summoning the faithful to prayer, delivered by a muezzin, has rang out from atop the minarets of mosques around the world for the last 15 centuries, ever…
Cricket World Cup: Fatherhood changes Faf Du Plessis into a ‘Mr Cool’
London: South African skipper Faf Du Plessis is trying to be a ‘Mr Cool’, aka his Chennai Super Kings teammate Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Though the former India captain has earned…
Attacks on Gulf oil facilities must be met with ‘strength and firmness’: Saudi foreign minister
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that attacks on Gulf oil facilities must be addressed with “strength and firmness” and that more efforts were needed to combat the…
Taron Egerton’s ‘Rocketman’ to premiere at Dubai Opera
‘Rocketman’, the Elton John biopic starring Taron Egerton, will have a red carpet premiere at Dubai Opera on June 11, ahead of its general theatrical release in the region on…
Sharjah Police rescue motorist after cruise-control jams at 125km/h
Sharjah: Traffic police in Sharjah saved the life of a driver whose vehicle’s cruise control failed at 125km/h on Emirates Road.###The man was driving from Ajman towards Dubai when his…
2019 Cricket World Cup: England can literally cash-in on their home advantage
Dubai: It is a well-known fact that sport is tailor-made for wagering, the act where an individual puts his money where his mouth is, to guess the result of a…