Sharjah: An Indian teen has allegedly run away from his Sharjah home after being scolded for watching YouTube late at night, his family said while appealing to the public to help find him. ### Mohammad Perwez, 15, went missing during the wee hours of July 4 from his apartment in Sharjah’s Muweilah area, his family…
London: Roger Federer reached his 12th Wimbledon final on Friday, defeating old rival Rafael Nadal “in one of his favourite ever matches”, 11 years after he lost their epic 2008 title showdown at the All England Club, a match widely regarded as the greatest ever played. ### The 37-year-old eight-time champion won 7-6 (7/3), 1-6,…
Chicago: R. Kelly and his entourage recruited girls and women to engage in illegal sexual activity with the singer and covered up the crimes by paying off and threatening victims and witnesses, federal prosecutors alleged Friday in indictments that could keep the Grammy winner behind bars for decades. ### Because they come from the federal…
It began as a dream for a better life and a family reunion. But when 6-year-old Gurupreet Kaur and her mother finally made it to the US, through the country’s border with Mexico, the journey ended in a heat stroke and death. ### The Kaurs hail from a small village in Hasanpur in northern India….
– K.R. Nayar, Chief Cricket Writer, Gulf News### ### Saturday, July 13 ### It’s a Super Sunday for sport in Britain ### London: The excitement before a final is special in many ways. Everyone knows that they will be witnessing one of the moments in cricket history which will be recalled time and again. ###…
It’s officially summer time: The season when book lovers the world over leave the cosy confines of their favourite reading nooks to take to the great outdoors and flaunt the latest caper that’s caught their fancy. So whether you have a beach weekend planned or are looking forward to some much-needed poolside time or, better…
Central bankers have a favourite mantra: Patch the roof while the sun is shining. ### But 10 years after the Federal Reserve worked alongside the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan to bring the global economy back from the brink, their ability to prevent the next downturn is limited. Whether the world’s central…
Kuwait City: Kuwaiti security authorities had arrested a terrorist cell linked to the Muslim Brotherhood wanted in Egypt to serve jail sentences on terrorism-related charges, the Interior Ministry said on Friday. ### Members of the group had fled from Egypt to Kuwait, but were arrested in different places in the country. ### They admitted in…
Dubai: A delegation from Sharjah Public Library (SPL), a subsidiary of Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), visited five major libraries in Singapore this week as part of a four-day tour. The tour marked SPL’s participation in a benchmarking study of the public libraries in the island state. The programme gave the team an opportunity to observe…
Abu Dhabi: When Emirati national Hassan Al Najjar beat intestine cancer back in 2016 he expected a warm welcome when he returned to his office — a bank at which he was a top-performing employee — but instead of being congratulated on his recovery he was asked to produce his medical documents to prove that…