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New 68km highway, rapid bus system to transform Dubai–Sharjah travel / Image: file For years, the Dubai – Sharjah – Ajman stretch has been one of the UAE’s most congested commuter corridors, affecting millions of daily travellers moving between home and work.The issue isn’t small. The three emirates together form the UAE’s largest urban cluster,…

Astronauts on Nasa’s Artemis II mission have captured a rare image of the Moon eclipsing the Sun, with Mars and two other planets visible in the same frame.The photograph, taken during the crew’s deep-space journey, shows the Moon completely blocking the Sun and revealing the glowing solar corona. Just off the lower right edge of…

Ceasefire in name only? Gulf States sound sirens (AP photo) Missile alert sirens sounded in many Middle Eastern countries early Wednesday, despite Iran and the United States saying they had reached a two-week ceasefire in the war. Despite diplomatic efforts, fighting appeared to continue across multiple fronts. In Abu Dhabi, a gas processing facility was…

A month after the death of 21-year-old Indian origin University of Texas student Savitha Shanmugasundaram, her family and friends are working to carry forward what mattered most to her, helping others access education.According to a report by Austin American-Statesman, they are raising funds to create an endowed scholarship at the University of Texas for students…