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Etihad Airways announced on Saturday more flights between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh have been cancelled until October 12 due to an "operational disruption" at Riyadh airport.

The UAE National Guard has announced on Saturday its coast guards rescued 22 crew members who were aboard an oil tanker that caught fire in the Arabian Gulf waters.

UAE Attorney-General Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said investigations into 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 Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

The UAE has launched an urgent relief campaign to support families in Paraguay rebuild their lives after recent thunderstorms left several homes, buildings and properties severely damaged.

Operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh were suspended on Saturday after an attack on the airport caused injuries, the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.

Police detained more than 2,000 protesters and the founder of the "Cockroach" youth movement in Delhi on Saturday as security forces locked down parts of the capital to thwart a rally demanding the resignation of India's election chief.

Four people have died after Hurricane Isaias made landfall early on Saturday, and about 670,000 residents in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi were still without power as the storm weakened to a post-tropical cyclone, according to local authorities and electricity monitoring services.

British police said a man died on Saturday after he entered a tiger enclosure at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park and was attacked.

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.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been provisionally suspended by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) after disciplinary proceedings were opened over the striker's departure from the national team camp.

Barcelona have extended their perfect start to the LaLiga season with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Getafe on Saturday, making it eight wins from eight matches and maintaining their lead at the top of the table.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen has claimed the 50th pole position of his career when he went fastest in qualifying under the lights at the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday, repeating his heroics from the sprint qualifying session a day earlier.

Augsburg's Robin Fellhauer scored after eight seconds of the game against visitors Bayern Munich on Saturday to record the fastest goal in Bundesliga history, but the German champions twice came from a goal down to snatch a 2-2 draw.