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Serial Dubai taxi driver scammer has jail sentence upheld

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England’s cricket tour of Pakistan in the UAE will go through Sharjah

Off hours: Acting Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange chief

University of Wollongong to represent UAE in Microsoft competition finals

Greece passes second crucial bailout bill

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Portrait of a Nation: Dr Saeed Al Khazraji

Dewa offers wheelchair-friendly office and parking bays for special-needs staff

Al Jazira complete signing of Jefferson Farfan to a three-year deal

Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson have Sauber in ‘right direction’, will be retained

Hate crime law cements long-standing values of tolerance in the UAE

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Kerry ‘fleeced’ in Iran nuclear deal, says senior US senator

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Saudi Arabia says relations with Hamas have not changed after meeting

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Romain Bardet claims Stage 18 win for France

Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian in West Bank

Saudi Arabia carries out first execution after Ramadan pause

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Al Hilal Bank in boardroom reshuffle after twin resignations

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UAE Credit Bureau should curtail the debt tide

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