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President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan raised the UAE flag on Tuesday at Qasr al Hosn in Abu Dhabi alongside "55 accomplished individuals from various sectors" to mark the Flag Day celebrations.

Etihad Airways is set to resume flights between Abu Dhabi and Jeddah, but cancelled more flights to Saudi Arabia's Riyadh and Dammam.

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received UAE ambassadors and officials who were recently awarded the First Class Order of Zayed II and the First Class Order of Independence.

Democrats scored stunning victories in the South Carolina, Texas and Ohio Senate races, seizing Republican strongholds and moving to the verge of winning a Senate majority as tens of millions of voters delivered a scathing rebuke to President Donald Trump.

Spain's transport minister, Oscar Puente, has announced his resignation on Tuesday over last week's deadly train crash, the country's second this year, hours after laying out the government's emergency aid package for victims and new safety measures.

Three top Indonesian policemen, including President Prabowo Subianto's chief of staff, have been arrested on suspicion of wiretapping the president, ministers and others, authorities said.