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Woman flies from America to London without ticket, passport

Chicago - Emirates Voice

Outsmarting security officials, a homeless woman not only managed to get on board the British Airways plane but also flew from America to London without a ticket or passport. Marilyn Hartman slipped on to the jet with a large group after she got through security at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and boarded a flight to Heathrow, police said. The airlineRead more

Tillerson says US troops in Syria to counter Assad

london - Emirates voice

The US plans to keep troops in northern Syria indefinitely to prevent the resurgence of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) and counter the influence of Iran, Rex Tillerson, the US secretary of state, has said. Laying out the Trump administration’s broad strategy for Syria, Mr Tillerson said a quick withdrawal from Syria would give the jihadist groupRead more

Iran supreme leader slams US over Trump 'shithole' slur

Tehran - Emirates Voice

Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday said US President Donald Trump's alleged slur against some poor countries proved Washington's claims it defends human rights are false. "The person who is today in office in America announces the stance of this country very clearly and blatantly," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech published on his official website. "His predecessors too hadRead more

End of the internal combustion engine, part 3: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Dubai - Emirates Voice

“Men of big affairs are coming to appreciate more and more the electric’s wide sphere of usefulness in daily business life… even a child can run it”. So reads a 1912 advert from the Electric Vehicle Association of America, highlighting the ability of electric cars to drive in any weather and with no need for the driver to crank theRead more

Palestinian president will not meet Pence

Ramallah - AFP

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will not hold a planned meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence following Washington's controversial policy shift on Jerusalem, an Abbas aide said on Saturday. "There will be no meeting with the vice president of America in Palestine," diplomatic adviser Majdi al-Khaldi told AFP. "The United States has crossed all the red lines with the JerusalemRead more

Russia registers 9 US media outlets as 'foreign agents'

Moscow - AFP

Russia's justice ministry on Tuesday named nine US media outlets including Voice of America as "foreign agents" after President Vladimir Putin signed a law last month allowing international media to be classified with the controversial label. The ministry on its website posted a statement saying that US-funded Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty and seven of theirRead more

Disney executive on leave after sexual misconduct allegations

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Disney animation chief John Lasseter said Tuesday he is taking a six-month leave of absence after acknowledging in an internal memo that he had made staff feel "disrespected or uncomfortable" with unwanted hugs. The 60-year-old executive, best known for transforming Pixar from a small graphics department at Lucasfilm into the most successful animation studio in the world, was the pioneeringRead more

US mobile carriers Sprint, T-Mobile to merge

Tokyo - Emirates Voice

Japan's SoftBank has reached a broad accord to merge its US subsidiary Sprint with T-Mobile to create a rival to America's top two wireless carriers, a newspaper said Saturday. SoftBank and German group Deutsche Telekom, which holds 64 percent of T-Mobile, are considering a stock swap for the deal, which could be announced as early as this month, the NikkeiRead more

Discover this stylish Dubai Marina apartment

Dubai - Emirates Voice

‘My nomad days are over,’ laughs French native Gwenaelle de Bizemont, ‘I’ve lived in six countries in 20 years, and after 12 years in Dubai, I definitely feel this is home.’ Although home is a rental property, Gwenaelle has stamped her unique style on this sky-high, four-bedroom apartment in Dubai Marina. She shares the home with her Dutch husband MaartenRead more

Find out how to ring in the New Year

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

THE CURTAIN WILL have just come down on another brilliant Formula One show and, once again, the du Arena will be opening its doors for another gold-standard concert. This New Year's Eve Abu Dhabi extravaganza on Yas Island will star none-other than Katy Perry. That's right, the Firework singer is returning to the UAE to see in 2018 in style.Read more