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Sharjah campaign to warn against barbecues in undesignated areas

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Kurds free 1,500 Yazidi families on southern Mount Sinjar

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali hospitalized with pneumonia

Dubai-based artist Marwan Shakarchi’s cloud is all about the silver lining

Luis Suarez more delighted with win than goal; statue unveiled for Cristiano Ronaldo; Roberto Carlos quits Sivasspor of Turkey

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Jose Mourinho says independent panel to investigate diving would be a disaster

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Nigeria designer hopes handbags will show different side of homeland

With a healthy Al Horford, the Atlanta Hawks have eyes on an Eastern crown

Second batch of UAE recruits begin national service

Aston Villa call halt to Manchester United’s winning run in Premier League