Excavations in Umm Al Quwain have uncovered more than a dozen tombs and artefacts dating back to the first century.
Bronze statues, jewellery, pottery and coins from the time of Alexander the Great were discovered at the Ed-Dur archaeological site, which is one of the largest in the UAE.
The objective of the Department of Tourism and Antiquities is to learn more about the region’s history through identifying more burial sites.
UAE, Indonesia Presidents hold bilateral talks in Abu Dhabi
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has held bilateral talks with his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto during a meeting at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi.
UAE's 'Umm Al Emarat' aid ship docks at Al Arish with 7,300 tonnes of Gaza aid
The UAE's aid ship "Umm Al Emarat" has docked at Egypt's Al Arish Port with more than 7,300 tonnes of relief supplies for Gaza.
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed attends reunion of UAE's Union Day witnesses
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan hosted an iftar at Qasr Al Bahr for a group of individuals who had witnessed the historic moment when UAE's Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, raised the UAE flag for the first time.
UAE refutes false claims by Sudanese Armed Forces at UN Council
The UAE has called the allegations by Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) as "baseless and false" during a UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
