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Indian Prime Minister poses for a selfie with Arabs on his last visit. (Photo:AP)

Stone laying ceremony of first Hindu temple to commence in Abu Dhabi

Thousands of followers are expected to attend the foundation stone laying ceremony of the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

20 Apr 2019 12:54 PM

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, believed to be the Emirates’ day-to-day ruler, is the only world leader included in Mueller’s cast-of-characters index. (Photo:AP)

Elite Emirati crown prince entrapped in Muellar report on apparent Russian meddling

One of the most powerful leaders in the UAE has found himself entangled in Robert Mueller’s report on US President Donald Trump.

20 Apr 2019 12:29 PM

Souht Africa have won 11 of their last 13 ODI series, and have not lost a single ODI series in two and a half years. (Photo: AP)

Dale Steyn backing South Africa to win the World Cup

'We just need to go there and hope a bit of luck- weather, a missed no-ball goes your way, and you could win the tournament,' said Steyn

18 Apr 2019 11:27 AM

Shastri said those who missed the final 15 should look ahead as opportunity can knock anytime.

'I would have preferred 16 players': Ravi Shastri

'I don't get involved in selection. If we have any opinion, we let the captain known,' added Shastri.

17 Apr 2019 6:02 PM

Jayed looked impressive in the recent Test series against New Zealand. He then went on to claim nine scalps in his five outings for Prime Dholeshar in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL). (Photo: ICC twitter)

'I was surprised to hear that I'm in the 15-member squad', says Abu Jayed

The 25-year-old has picked up 11 wickets in five Tests and four wickets from three T20Is but is uncapped in ODI cricket.

17 Apr 2019 12:50 PM

She is the 140th Indian national to win a million dollars in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire promotion since its inception in 1999. (Representational Image)

9-year-old Indian girl wins USD 1 million jackpot in Dubai

Eliza M, a grade school student, won the jackpot with ticket No.0333, the Khaleej Times reported.

17 Apr 2019 9:44 AM

The money raised will support UNICEF’s work in cricket playing nations to help children learn to play and be healthy. (Photo: PTI)

ICC-UNICEF come together to build a better world for every child: #OneDay4Children

There will be #OneDay4Children activity throughout all 48 matches of the World Cup 2019.

16 Apr 2019 4:29 PM

Although new fast bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have emerged, Shami has successfully put the issues behind and is now a regular member in India’s ODI squad. (Photo: File)

Shami credits management for helping him rediscover confidence

After the 2015 edition the fast bowler subsequently suffered from weight gain and did not play one-day cricket for two years.

16 Apr 2019 12:41 PM

The World Cup is scheduled to be played in England from May 30 to July 14. Australia will play against England and Sri Lanka in the warm-ups before opening its title defence against Afghanistan at the Bristol County Ground on June 1. (Photo: AP)

‘Have no issues with the return of Smith, Warner’: Finch

After a year-long ban by CA for their involvement in ball-tampering incident, Smith and Warner were named in Australia’s 2019 WC squad.

16 Apr 2019 11:45 AM

Sainath Manikandan, a student at GEMS United Indian School, built the Marine Robot Cleaner (MBot Cleaner) that helps preserve the marine environment and Agriculture Robot (Agribot) that help reduce the labour of farmers who work in hot countries like the UAE, Khaleej Times reported on Wednesday. (Photo: Twitter)

Indian student in Abu Dhabi developed robots to protect marine life, help farmers

He is the ambassador of Drop It Youth, Tunza Eco Generation, and an active member of the Emirates Environmental Group.

12 Apr 2019 8:43 AM

Gary Kirsten is currently coaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore. (Photo: File)

'We had played average cricket in 2011 World Cup': Gary Kirsten

Kirsten also gave insights on why MS Dhoni, then ODI skipper of India promoted himself ahead of Yuvraj Singh in the finals of the match.

11 Apr 2019 5:05 PM

Bancroft was handed over a nine-month ban for his action while Smith and Warner served a year-long ban. (Photo: AFP / AP)

'It's history now, I want to move forward and play for Australia again': Bancroft

In March last year, Bancroft was caught using sandpaper to alter the condition of the match-ball during the third test against SA.

11 Apr 2019 2:19 PM

Khashoggi -- a contributor to the Post and a critic of the Saudi government -- was killed and dismembered in October at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul by a team of 15 agents sent from Riyadh. (Photo: AFP | File)

Jamal Khashoggi's family denies talks of settlement with Saudi govt

'Currently, trial is taking place and no settlement discussion had been or is discussed,' posted on Salah Khashoggi's Twitter account.

11 Apr 2019 7:24 AM

Fans will be able to purchase tickets on the Cricket World Cup 2019 Ticketing Site using their existing account details. (Photo: ICC media)

2019 ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up fixture tickets set to be sold

The ten competing teams will play two matches each across four official host venues in England will not carry official ODI status.

10 Apr 2019 9:21 AM

Aramco’s planned USD 69.1 billion acquisition of a 70 per cent stake in petrochemicals firm Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) from the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.

Saudi Aramco breaks record as demand for its bond tops USD 85 billion

Aramco was expected to raise around USD 10 billion from the deal.

09 Apr 2019 2:09 PM

Bangalore will now face Kings XI Punjab on April 13 in Mohali and will aim to halt their losing streak.

'We're making the same mistakes in every game’: Moeen Ali

Talking about the qualifying chances for RCB, the 31-year old said, 'we just need to improve and we need to win, obviously, all the games'.

08 Apr 2019 9:49 PM

About 1,900 cities and villages have been affected by floods after exceptionally heavy rains since March 19. (Photo:AP)

70 dead, thousands evacuated as more rain forecast in Iran

Iran moved to evacuate more towns and villages threatened by floods after forecasts for more rains in the southwest of the country.

06 Apr 2019 1:33 PM

Iran may put the U.S. military on its terror list if Washington designates the Iranian elite Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Photo:AP)

Iran to blacklist US military if Washington designates militants as 'terrorists'

The United States is expected to designate the Revolutionary Guards a foreign terrorist organization, three US officials told Reuters.

06 Apr 2019 1:02 PM

Saudi Arabia controls a 10th of global oil production, roughly on par with its main rivals - the United States and Russia.

Saudi Arabia threatens to ditch dollar oil trades to stop 'NOPEC': sources

At the current price of USD 70 per barrel, the annual value of global oil output is USD 2.5 trillion.

05 Apr 2019 8:48 AM

These new allegations are in addition to similar charges brought against him on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board last year during his stint with a T10 league in the UAE. (Photo: AP/PTI)

ICC suspends Lokuhettige, charges him of breaching ICC Anticorruption Code

Dilhara Lokuhettige has been charged with three counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code and given 14 days to respond.

04 Apr 2019 4:54 PM

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