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Al Ain and Al Wahda meet in Arabian Gulf Cup depleted by injuries and call-ups

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Misbah-ul-Haq backs Shoaib Malik to fill Mohammed Hafeez’s void in UAE series against England

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Toyota willing to help probe over ISIL truck fleet

Israeli Arab MPs to defy Al Aqsa ban

Obama apologises to aid group for US attack on Afghan clinic

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Hundreds turn out for funerals of Emirati soldiers killed in Yemen

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Vice President offers condolences to Fujairah soldiers’ families

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