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Sharjah: Rwandan author Scholastique Mukasonga has spoken about how the 1994 events in Rwanda and the loss of 37 members of her family led her to write her first novel, Our Lady of the Nile, during an in-conversation session at the second edition of t…

Sharjah: Rwandan author Scholastique Mukasonga has spoken about how the 1994 events in Rwanda and the loss of 37 members of her family led her to write her first novel, Our Lady of the Nile, during an in-conversation session at the second edition of t…

Brussels: Belgium will participate in an international reconnaissance mission in Greenland starting Monday, with the Defence Ministry set to deploy one officer to the Arctic region, as announced by Defence Minister Theo Francken and Foreign Minister M…

Abu dhabi: The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has announced the selection of Prof. Ali Al Marzouqi from United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) as a recipient of its 2025 Fellowship, marking a distinguished scientific and research achievement the …

Seoul: The total number of the Republic of Korea’s railway passengers hit a record high last year, driven by growing demand for high-speed train services, the transport ministry said.

According to Emirates News Agency, a total of 172.2 million peopl…

Ras al khaimah: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, has inaugurated the 14th Ras Al Khaimah Art Festival (RAK Art 2026) at the Al Jazeera Al Hamra Heritage Village. Held under the theme “Civilisatio…

Antarctica: Scientists have produced the most comprehensive map yet of the landscape concealed beneath Antarctica’s extensive ice sheet, exposing a vibrant terrain of mountains, canyons, valleys, and plains, and identifying for the first time tens of …

Xichang: The launch of the Shijian-32 satellite from China’s Xichang Satellite Launch Centre using a Long March-3B carrier rocket failed on Saturday. The rocket took off at 12:55 am (Beijing Time) at the launch centre located in southwestern Sichuan P…