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Entertainment
UAE launches amnesty scheme for expired visa holders
A visa amnesty scheme has been launched by the United Arab Emirates, which provides a two-month window operation from September…
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World News
Bangladesh citizens jailed for protesting pardoned by UAE
The United Arab Emirates president has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi citizens, who were convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms for…
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World News
Taliban appoint ambassador to UAE first time since Afghanistan takeover
Afghanistan‘s Taliban-led foreign ministry said it has appointed its first accredited ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the second…
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Sports
Women’s T20 World Cup moved to UAE from Bangladesh due to unrest
The Women’s T20 World Cup scheduled for October has been moved to the United Arab Emirates from Bangladesh, which has…
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South Africa News
Justice Dept not sure what went wrong in Gupta brothers extradition
The Justice Department said that it still does not know what it did wrong for the United Arab Emirates to…
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World News
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with United Arab Emirates President
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday in Beijing.…
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South Africa News
NPA calls for strong political push on Gupta brothers extradition
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says there’s a need for a strong political push to accelerate the extradition of the…
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World News
Massive flooding in Dubai as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 years
Chaos ensued in the United Arab Emirates after the country witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with some areas…
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South Africa News
UAE unable to confirm location of Gupta brothers: Ronald Lamola
Justice and Correctional Services Minister, Ronald Lamola, says authorities in the United Arab Emirates have not been able to confirm…
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Sports
Pitso Mosimane recovers after being rushed to the hospital
South African coach Pitso Mosimane recovers well after a health scare this week. The 59-year-old coach was rushed to the…
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Zimbabwe News
Zimbabwe wants to join the expanded BRICS Plus group
Zimbabwe’s deputy president Constantino Chiwenga said the country wants to join the expanded BRICS Plus group. This after the bloc…
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Business and Technology
COP28 host UAE pledges to triple renewables
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates said it would triple renewable energy production as part of a raft of environmental initiatives…
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South Africa News
Durban woman thriving in Abu Dhabi after 6 jobless years in SA
A 37-year-old woman who spent six years searching for a job after she graduated with a Diploma in Journalism in…
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World News
UAE and China promise Pakistan $1.3 bln to get IMF deal on track
Pakistan announced financial support Friday from the United Arab Emirates and China totalling $1.3 billion, giving the ailing economy a…
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South Africa News
DA on Guptas: Extraditions don’t work like that
The Democratic Alliance is not buying the Justice Department’s version of events around the dismissal of the extradition attempt of…
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South Africa News
Democratic Alliance: Government must account for failed Gupta-extradition
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the justice department and the National Prosecuting Authority must be held to account for failing…
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South Africa News
Justice Department speaks on failed Gupta extradition
“A dismal attempt at cooperation,” that’s what the Justice Department has called the United Arab Emirates’ failure to timely communicate…
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South Africa News
Minister Lamola confirms extradition request for Atul & Rajesh Gupta denied by UAE
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has confirmed that the extradition request for the Gupta brothers, Atul and Rajesh,…
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Sports
Australia dump Afghan cricket series over Taliban crackdown on women
Australia pulled out of an upcoming series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, citing Taliban moves to…
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Mzansi Celebs
Khanyi Mbau rubbishes pregnancy rumours
South African actress Khanyi Mbau has shut down rumours that she and her beau, Zimbabwean businessman Kudzai Mushonga, are expecting…
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