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Thirty-eight killed and more than 100 wounded in twin Baghdad bombings

Baghdad - Emirates Voice

Thirty-eight people have died and 105 were wounded in central Baghdad on Monday morning following a double suicide attack. The twin bombings took place in Tayyaran square during rush hour. The number of dead and injured had risen from initial reports of 26 dead and about 90 injured. "Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in Al Tayyaran square in centralRead more

Russian army says 'eliminated' those behind Syria attack

Moscow - Emirates voice

The Russian army on Friday said it had "eliminated" the militants behind a mortar attack on a base in Syria on New Year's Eve that killed two Russian soldiers. "The command of our troops in Syria carried out a special operation to find and eliminate the group of militants that carried out the mortar attack on the Hmeimim base (Western Syria)," theRead more

World in focus - best images for January 5, 2018

Dubai - Emirates Voice

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours More galleries from The National: Kabul terror attack Bomb cyclone pounds US east coastRead more

Army attacks mercenaries sites in Baidha

BAIDHA - Emirates Voice

The army and popular forces on Monday carried out an offensive attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries sites in Baidha province. A military official told Saba that the army and popular forces attacked the sites of the mercenaries in al-Qarw and al-Safenah sites in the province. Source: Saba News Read more

Pizza delivery driver 'blinded for life' after acid attack

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A fast-food delivery driver, is fighting for his life and may lose his sight in both eyes in a grievous incident of acid attack attacked, police were quoted saying in The Independent. A 14-year-old has been held for committing the serious offence and inflicting dreadful bodily harm. The victim, Muhammed Nawshad Kamal, 32, who worked in the Walthamstow area ofRead more

Twitter adopts 'safeguards' after Trump account shutdown

San Francisco - Emirates Voice

Twitter announced Friday it has implemented "safeguards" in the wake of the rogue shutdown of President Donald Trump's account, to ward off any repeat. After acknowledging the 11-minute shutdown of Trump's Twitter account by a departing employee, the company said, "We have implemented safeguards to prevent this from happening again." On the attack on Trump's favored means of communication, TwitterRead more

FBI finds second Uzbek sought over NY attack

New york - Emirates Voice

US justice officials announced Wednesday they had found a second Uzbek man they were seeking in relation to the New York attack that killed eight people on a cycling and jogging path. Less than an hour after the FBI released posters with a picture of Mukhammadzoir Kadirov, 32, and appealed for information, William Sweeney, the assistant director of the FBI'sRead more

Shura committee condemns police bus attack

Manama - Emirates Voice

The Shura Council Committee for Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security condemned the terror attack on a police bus on Khalifa bin Salman Highnway, near Jidhafs, in which a policeman died and many others were injured. It denounced terrorist crimes that threaten the kingdom’s security and stability, jeopardise civil and social peace and pose a danger to people’s lives. TheRead more

Army attacks Saudi-paid mercenaries in Shabwah

Shabwah - Emirates Voice

The army and popular forces waged an attack on Monday sites of Saudi-paid mercenaries in Osaylan district of Shabwah province, a military official told Saba on Monday. The mercenaries were targeted in the site of al-Ramlih hill top in the district, the official added. Source: Saba News Read more

Army kills mercenaries in Jawf

Jawf - Emirates Voice

A number of Saudi-paid mercenaries on Monday were killed in an operation attack by the army and popular forces in Jawf province. A military official said to Saba that the army and popular forces carried out the operation attack in al-Khalefain area in Khab and al-Sha'af district in Jawf province. Meanwhile, the artillery of the army and popular forces targetedRead more