SHARJAH - His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, honoured the winners of the 18th edition of the Sharjah Award for Excellence in Education at the annual award ceremony held at the University City Hall on Thursday.

NEW DELHI - The UAE is keen to increase its energy exports, as well as downstream investments in India, said Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

DUBAI - The first Emirati to visit both the North and South Poles now wants to tackle Mount Everest.

DUBAI - Getting away from illustrating Dubai as the city of superlatives, artist Jessica Barder decided to change her frame of reference for her first exhibition in the city.

France's President Francois Hollande used his White House debut Friday to restate his intention to get French combat troops home from Afghanistan this year - breaking with NATO's 2014 schedule.

Facebook saw an early surge in its share price fade Friday as the wildly popular social network made its stock market debut.

European officials are working on contingency plans in case Greece bombs out of the euro zone, the EU's trade commissioner said on Friday, while Berlin said it was prepared for all eventualities.

Indian police on Friday formally charged two Italian marines with murder after two fishermen were shot dead off the southwestern coast.

Pakistan allowed four containers of office supplies for the US embassy in Kabul to cross into Afghanistan for the first time following a six-month blockade, officials said on Friday.

UAE citizens currently in Lebanon to leave the country  The UAE Foreign Ministry has urged citizens not to travel to Lebanon until the tense security situation there is cleared. Director of the...

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China has topped India as the world’s top consumer of gold Gold prices bounced back on Thursday. A relief rally finally materialized after the past four negative sessions. Investors remain tentative...

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Their role in attracting tourists lauded

Separate ceremony for female students to be announced later

But Beirut says situation in country does not demand such steps

Emirati farmers use Hydroponics to produce vegetables throughout the year

Woman found on toilet floor, bleeding and screaming in pain

In the first half of 2013, the internal roads in Al Ghusais 3 and Al Quoz 4 will be paved and improved

Increase in Fines reflects keen monitoring — official

He is convicted of making obscene gesture to plainclothes policemen

Insurance brokerage bypasses rule, makes staff sign letter of intent

Here are some questions and answers about Facebook's public debut

Here's the two rivals stack up, based on the latest available data

With risk aversion setting in, central bank's intervention unlikely to have lasting effect

Company accused of invading privacy

Shares drop back to $38 after jumping to as high as $42.55 in opening trade

Decline in four-week average suggests hiring could rise this month

Alternative-energy projects face deep cuts alongside other federal initiatives even as taxes rise and regional budgets take a hit

A high-level joint task force will explore investment opportunities

Asian and Middle East links strengthen with Dubai as vital hub