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UAE Attorney-General Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said investigations into the flydubai flight FZ1073 revealed the co-pilot began a "premeditated terrorist plot" to seize control of the aircraft and use it to launch a "suicide attack" targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

Etihad Airways and flydubai have announced cancellations of flights to Saudi Arabia's capital city of Riyadh for two days after Houthi missile attacks targetted King Khalid International Airport.

Flights carrying food aid to Gaza have begun operating from Al Maktoum International Airport on Friday under the Ahmed bin Rashid Humanitarian Bridge.

The UAE's National Media Authority has taken legal action against an individual who posted social media content that included the bullying of a child with disabilities.

A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck near the southern coast of Panama on Friday at a depth of 10km, according to the US Geological Survey, yet no damage was initially reported, and the Panama Canal Authority said the waterway was operating normally.

US President Donald Trump's administration has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies.

Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said on Friday that three Saudi nationals were killed and several people were injured in two attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Thursday.

Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday "for her efforts to promote peace and international law".

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, has praised the progress of the Dubai Cashless Strategy, with cashless transactions now accounting for 90.1 per cent of all transactions in the Emirate.

A UAE delegation is set to participate in the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG), taking place in Thailand's Bangkok from October 12-18.

Beauty World Dubai has wrapped up its 30th edition at the Dubai World Trade Centre, drawing more than 62,000 visitors from over 170 countries

Nakheel, a member of Dubai Holding Real Estate, has awarded Mar Marine & Building Contracting LLC a contract for marine and beach works on Island B at Dubai Islands.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race on Friday, pipping Mercedes driver George Russell, who will join him on the front row under the lights at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

Poland's Hubert Hurkacz has beaten Novak Djokovic for the first time as he dumped the four-times champion out of the Shanghai Masters with a 6-4 6-3 second-round victory on Friday.

Liverpool will be without Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo for Sunday's heavyweight Premier League clash with leaders Manchester City at Anfield, manager Andoni Iraola said on Friday.

Cancer survivor Nic Maddinson failed to score on his return to Test cricket on Friday as Australia reached lunch on 84–3 on the opening day of the first test against South Africa at Kingsmead.