Radio Shoma

The UAE is stepping up humanitarian assistance to people affected by floods and landslides in Nepal, with relief teams on the ground supporting search, rescue and recovery efforts.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation.

Dubai Police's 'Naseej' youth rehabilitation initiative has helped 135 young people make positive behavioural changes and reintegrate into their communities.

Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River in Nepal, nine days after an ice, rock and mud slide swept through its valley, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands.

German police are searching for a man who sent letters claiming responsibility for a series of sabotage attacks on the power grid this week after they found what appeared to be explosives at his home, officials said on Friday.

The pilot-in-command of an Air India flight from Phuket to New Delhi that dropped nearly 300 feet last month, injuring several passengers, has been dismissed after testing positive for a psychoactive substance.