Dubai airport streamlines check-ins
Advanced facial recognition and smart gates will streamline check-in and immigration checks at Terminal 3

Hind donates Dh1m for Dar Al Ber orphans
Donation helped Dar Al Ber meet the needs of orphans during Eid Al Fitr

Timely procedure saves 100-year-old man
A delicate surgery was carried out by Al Zahra Hospital doctors to relieve his bowel obstruction

Indian exam topper accused of faking disability
Hyderabad High Court issues notice to civil services rank holder

Is this Dubai wonder transforming the city?
A video circulating online shows what the Dubai Water Canal did to the city

Militants use water route to give Philippine army the slip
Hostages forced to fight, carry wounded rebels, military says

Japanese shogi prodigy, 14, breaks 30-year winning streak...
Fujii surpassed the previous record of 28 consecutive wins

Philippines says Duterte ‘alive and well’, amid health ru...
Duterte’s absences during June represent the longest periods he has been out of the spotlight

Getex Autumn 2017 from November 1 to 3
It will offer higher education options for Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 academic sessions

How it works: Dubai airport streamlines check-ins
Advanced facial recognition and smart gates will streamline check-in and immigration checks at Terminal 3

Look: How the Al Maktoum family celebrated Eid
Dubai’s ruler also posted a family picture on social media during Eid Al Fitr

Saudi plane 'did not land in Israel'
Anonymous social media accounts 'used to spread lies, rumors and exaggerations to harm and defame the airline'

Sharjah named World Book Capital
Sharjah has been chosen for the quality of its literary and cultural activities

Despite serious injuries, they want to fight for Yemen
Al Houthi attack victims who are recuperating at a Delhi hospital with UAE aid still not afraid to assist their army once back home

UAE donates 99 buses to Yemen
Abu Dhabi donates 99 buses to Yemeni schools and clubs

Kuwait bans religious figures on GCC terror list
List includes 71 Qatar-linked individuals and entities

Ruling party makes big promises as Kenya poll looms
Public debates have focused on social services and the cost of living

Pay of new Australian postal service boss more than halved
Predecessor quit the post after his pay was made public and sparked a political furore

South Africa officials apologise after scantily-clad wome...
Wardens in full uniform and more than a dozen inmates can be seen watching on in a prison yard

Prompt action by paramedic saves cardiac patient’s life
Medical dispatcher at Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services shows quick response time that played a life-saving role

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Ban could chill isles’ tourism, state attorney general says
Students, visiting professors and others from six predominantly Muslim countries with legitimate ties to the United States will be allowed to travel to Hawai...

Disaster supply kit should last for at least 14 days
With hurricane season underway, state emergency managers are urging residents to gather up 14 days’ worth of survival supplies rather than the previous...

Single Oahu retailer to sell July 4 firecrackers
Fireworks on the Fourth is a quiet affair in contrast to noisy New Year’s Eve celebrations in Hawaii. With so few buying firecrackers, only one retaile...

Breakfasts offer heroic families a bit of comfort
You wouldn’t know by the smiles they flash at the breakfast table, but Francis Nakamoto has been at this long enough to understand the emotional load b...

No city or state laws restrict number of cats per household
Q uestion : I have a question about cats. How many can a person have in a household?

Maui man dies in motorcycle crash
A 46-year-old Kihei man died in a motorcycle crash in Paia over the weekend.

Farmer and food distributor lament rat lungworm coverage
KAILUA-KONA >> The state Department of Agriculture is urging consumers to simply wash their vegetables in hopes of guarding against the threat of rat lungwor...

Ex-employee is indicted in theft of ad payments
A former employee of a company whose subsidiary publishes Hawaii Business, Honolulu Magazine and other periodicals stole more than $3.8 million from her form...

More feedback sought for Navy’s landfill cleanup proposal
The Navy is extending the public comment period on a proposal to spend $1.2 million to reduce potential exposure to chemicals at a Barbers Point landfill whe...

Cook, Spieler earn bronze in beach event
Former University of Hawaii beach volleyball players Karissa Cook and Katie Spieler earned the bronze medal at the NORCECA Ochos Rios in Jamaica on Sunday.

Ige’s veto could delay stadium plan even further
Earlier this year, when the timeline for the building of a replacement for aging Aloha Stadium was projected at “five to seven years,” some peopl...

UH hoops to play Utah in lone nonconference road game
The Hawaii men’s basketball team will play at the University of Utah on Dec. 2, in what could be the Rainbow Warriors’ lone nonconference road ga...

Safety joins Rainbow Warriors
The University of Hawaii football team finalized its 2017 recruiting class with a signed commitment from a safety from the Last Frontier.

Loud bang during flight has pilot soliciting prayer
Malaysian carrier AirAsia X, which will begin its maiden U.S. service between Kuala Lumpur and Honolulu on Wednesday, said it is investigating an incident th...

Job stability has given way to marketing own strengths
‘Your career is your business,” said Carleen MacKay to a workshop at Chaminade University’s Hogan Entrepreneurial program a few weeks ago.

Fidelity buys majority in isle-based Title Guaranty
Fidelity National Financial Inc., one of the nation’s largest title insurance companies, is the new majority owner of Honolulu-based Title Guaranty.

Seattle’s $15 wage costs jobs, study finds
SEATTLE >> Seattle’s $15-an-hour minimum wage law has cost the city jobs, according to a study released Monday that contradicted another new study publ...

WATCH: Supreme Court partially upholds Trump's travel ban
The court granted the Trump administration's request for a stay in part and agreed to review two lower court's rulings on the travel ban when it reconvenes i...

WATCH: Man survives brown bear attack in Alaska
James Fredrick, 33, was saved by a quick-thinking friend after he was pulled off his bike by a mother grizzly bear at a U.S. military facility in Anchorage.

WATCH: Massive wildfires burn throughout US
ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee tracks the latest weather across the nation.