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Britain said on Thursday that three Iranian vessels tried to block a British-owned tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz, which controls the flow of Middle East oil to the world, but backed off when confronted by a Royal Navy warship. (Photo: File)

'Dangerous game': Iran calls on Britain to release seized oil tanker immediately

Iran has warned of reciprocal measures if the tanker is not released.

12 Jul 2019 3:41 PM

The Bahrain News Agency's report on Tuesday, however, shows temperatures are soaring even higher. (Photo: AFP)

Bahrain records hottest June in a century, temperatures soaring higher

Bahrain's Meteorological Directorate says the average temperature in June was 36.3 Celsius (97.3 Fahrenheit).

10 Jul 2019 1:58 PM

Unlike the long-term visa of 5-10 years for businessmen and talented individuals, the gold card gives permanent residency of the UAE to the holder. (Photo: Twitter | @KingstonGroup)

UAE's Sharjah issues first gold card permanent residency to Indian expat

Lalo Samuel was handed over the gold residence card by Brigadier Arif Al Shamsi, Director-General of residency, foreigners affairs.

09 Jul 2019 4:27 PM

The semi-finals of the tournament will be played between India-New Zealand and Australia-England. (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: All you need to know about reserve days of World Cup

If there is no play possible on either the scheduled day of final, or the reserve Day, the WC gets shared between the two finalist teams.

08 Jul 2019 8:52 PM

Bishop said that wickets don't show how valuable the 25-year old has been. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Jasprit Bumrah's pace leaves Ian Bishop bewildered

India sit on top position of the WC's points table with 15 points and will now face fourth-positioned NZ in the first semi-final on July 9.

08 Jul 2019 3:57 PM

Rohit has bridged the gap from 51 points to only six after becoming the first batsman to score five centuries in the single edition of the World Cup. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Rohit Sharma climbs to 2nd in ODI rankings after league stage performance

Kohli remains at one; Jasprit Bumrah has extended his lead at the top from 21 points to 56 points

08 Jul 2019 9:29 AM

With Saturday's India vs Sri Lanka clash at Headingley as his last, English umpire Ian Gould drew curtains on his umpiring career. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC’19: Umpire Ian Gould retires

Gould had joined the ICC's Elite Panel of umpires two years previously, umpiring the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa.

07 Jul 2019 4:28 PM

Usman Khawaja eventually came in to bat later as the team were chasing a massive target of 326, but he managed to score 18 runs only. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC’19: Usman Khawaja 'not looking great as of now': Aaron Finch

Khawaja had sustained a hamstring injury during the match against South Africa on Saturday.

07 Jul 2019 4:10 PM

An Indian woman has won a whopping USD 3.2 million in the monthly raffle draw in the UAE and said that she wants to use a part of the money for underprivileged people, especially women, according to media reports on Friday. (Photo: Facebook/ BigTicketAbuDhabi)

Kerala woman wins over USD 3 mn in UAE raffle, says would use it for charity

Sopna Nair, who won Dh12 million in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi raffle, said she also wishes to support her and husband's family with the money.

05 Jul 2019 12:53 PM

Sheikh Khalid, Sharjah ruler's son, dies unexplained death in London at 39

A 'sudden death' was reported at a residential property and a 'man in his late 30s was found deceased', said a police statement.

04 Jul 2019 6:21 PM

As per a report in the Gulf News, the Indian currency is now acceptable at all three terminals of Dubai International Airport and at Al Maktoum Airport. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Now shop at Dubai airports using Indian rupee

Indian rupee is the 16th currency to be accepted for transaction at Dubai Duty-Free since its opening in December 1983.

04 Jul 2019 9:45 AM

Dubai woman caught smuggling drugs inside walnuts

In another case, a man was trying to sneak in with the drugs by hiding the prohibited item in the battery of the cell phone.

02 Jul 2019 8:25 PM

The Indian team management has requested the ICC to consider Mayank Agarwal as Shankar's replacement (Photo: File)

ICC confirms Mayank Agarwal as replacement player for Vijay Shankar

Mayank, a top-order batsman, has played two Tests but is yet to play an ODI.

01 Jul 2019 10:11 PM

With two games remaining, Bangladesh will play against India and Pakistan respectively. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Bangladesh will play according to conditions': Courtney Walsh

Bangladesh are currently at the seventh position of the teams standing with seven points.

01 Jul 2019 5:00 PM

Enriching uranium to a low level of 3.6% fissile material is the first step in a process that could eventually allow Iran to amass enough highly-enriched uranium to build a nuclear warhead. (Photo: File)

Iran breaches 2015 nuclear deal's stockpile limit: sources

The semi-official Fars news agency quoted a source as saying that the United Nations’ IAEA has measured the stockpile on Monday.

01 Jul 2019 4:45 PM

During Sri Lanka's 20-run victory over England on June 21, Fernando scored 49 runs to help his side post a target of 233 for the hosts of the World Cup. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC'19: Sri Lanka coach lauds Avishka Fernando

Hathurusingha is impressed with Fernando's technique and feels that it is his technique which allows him to bat this way.

01 Jul 2019 4:28 PM

'Climate disruption is happening now... It is progressing even faster than the world's top scientists have predicted,' the UN secretary general said. (Photo: File)

UN chief urges action to avert climate change 'catastrophe'

'We are here because the world is facing a grave climate emergency,' Guterres told two-day Abu Dhabi Climate Meeting.

30 Jun 2019 5:06 PM

After being rescued the women were taken to our shelter. (Photo: Representational)

4 Tamil Nadu women forced to work as bar dancers in Dubai rescued

According to reports, one of the women managed to send an SOS to her family back home via WhatsApp.

29 Jun 2019 5:44 PM

Finch denied changing their game plan according to their competitors and said that they are going to focus on what they have already been doing. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Australia ready to face 'ultra-aggressive' England: Aaron Finch

Australia has won five out of six matches in the premier tournament and is placed on the second position in the points table.

25 Jun 2019 2:13 PM

Bangladesh will face India on July 2. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Bangladesh capable enough to beat India', says Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib said that they managed to implement their plans properly as they wanted to post more than 240 runs on the board.

25 Jun 2019 1:04 PM

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