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Eid al-Fitr is the festival celebrated by Muslims around the world at the end of Ramadan. The festival is also known as the Feast of Breaking the Fast, or the Sugar Feast. In the UAE it is marked by public holidays and is a time for celebration with the family, with many people spending the first day of Eid with their nearest and dearest. Many families will have pre-arranged their Eid celebrations but if you are thinking of travelling during Eid and haven’t picked a destination yet, then we’ve got some great ideas for Eid vacations. Here’s our list of the most popular Eid getaways, and they’re all within four hours travel of the UAE. Maldives Maldives - Source: Flickr- Nattu Celebrate Eid al-Fitr with the ultimate luxury vacation, a trip to the Maldives. Only four hours from Dubai and you can be relaxing in one of the most heavenly places on earth. Each resort is surrounded by ridiculously blue sea, and the whitest sand you can imagine. It’s a great place to go i...

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. View gallery . . SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) - The driver of a Spanish high-speed train that derailed and killed 79 people was released pending trial on charges of reckless homicide, a judge ruled on Sunday night. Francisco Garzon, 52, had been under arrest since Thursday. He is suspected of driving the train too fast through a tight curve on the outskirts of the northwestern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela. Examining Magistrate Luis Alaez formally charged Garzon with "79 counts of homicide and numerous offences of bodily harm, all of them committed through professional recklessness," the court said in a statement. In a closed-door hearing before Judge Alaez, Garzon admitted taking the curve too fast, blaming it on a momentary lapse, according to media reports. Alaez set the following conditions of release: Garzon must check in regularly with the court, surrender his passport and not drive trains. None of the par...