New Fine For Not Giving Way To Emergency And Police Vehicles Comes Into Force
A new fine of Dh3,000 for not giving way to emergency and police vehicles comes into force in the capital from July 1, the Abu Dhabi Police said on Sunday.
The Abu Dhabi Police will start implement...
July 01, 20190693Category: Traffic Department and Driving License
50 Per Cent More Emiratis To Vote In FNC Elections
The majority of the pool of voters for the upcoming Federal National Council (FNC) elections set for October are below the age of 40, representing 61.32 per cent of the electoral rolls announced on Su...
July 01, 20190702Category: Government
Heera Group CEO Faces Probe For Photoshopped Photos
For years, India’s Heera Group CEO Nowhera Shaik used Photoshop as a company policy to gain the trust of investors. Now, some of those morphed photos have come back to haunt the woman accused of...
July 01, 20190756Category: UAE Local News
Abu Dhabi Announces 2-GW Solar Project At Climate Meeting
The UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi announced plans for a new two-gigawatt solar energy plant to be built in the Al Dhafra region, while addressing the opening sessi...
July 01, 20190759Category: UAE Local News
Dubai Civil Defence Offers Condolences To Firefighter’s Family
A firefighter died while he was on duty at an under-construction building that caught fire in the Business Bay area on Saturday morning in Dubai.
The firefighter Corporal Tarik Abdullah Al Hawai, w...
July 01, 20190941Category: UAE Local News
Teacher Screening In Focus After Dubai Teacher’s Cocaine Death
The case of a Dubai-based British teacher who died after ingesting a pouch of cocaine at Manchester Airport while waiting to board a flight back to the UAE, has left parents asking if background check...
June 30, 20190686Category: UAE Local News
UAE’s Pencilman Visits DPS Sharjah
Students of Delhi Private School, Sharjah, collected unused paper, recycling material and reusable stationery, transformed them into notebooks, wall posters and teaching aids for the benefit of needy ...
June 30, 201901065Category: UAE Local News
UAE Gender Balance Council Holds Review Meeting
The UAE Gender Balance Council has held its second annual meeting of 2019, chaired by Mona Al Merri, vice-president of the council.
The meeting reviewed the council’s main successes since the...
June 30, 20190674Category: UAE Local News
Man Jailed For Threatening To Blow Up His Mum’s House
A man has been sentenced to three months in jail for threatening to blow up his family’s house with a gas cylinder after his mother asked his friend to leave the premises, a court heard on Thurs...
June 30, 20190608Category: Crime News
Fire Breaks Out In Dubai's Business Bay
A fire erupted in an under-construction building in the Business Bay area on Saturday morning in Dubai.
No one was injured in the moderate blaze.
A Dubai Civil Defence official said the command ...
June 30, 20190826Category: UAE Local News
Child Remained In The Vehicle And Suffocated
A two-year-old Arab boy was admitted to the ICU of Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah on Friday, to be treated for suffocation which he suffered inside his father’s car in the garage of their house....
June 30, 20190718Category: UAE Local News
Motor City Residents Want Edacom To Shape Up
The recent cooling crisis in Motor City was just the latest in a long line of complaints from residents, who now want to see their owners association (appointed by the developer) drastically improve o...
June 30, 201901047Category: UAE Local News
Pakistani Cleaner Honoured For Handing Over A Bag
A Pakistani cleaner in Dubai has been honoured for handing over a bag containing 15kg of gold, worth around Dh2.5 million, to the Dubai Road Transport Authority.
Taher Ali Maqbool, 27, told Gulf Ne...
June 30, 20190691Category: UAE Local News
World Government Summit-Expo 2020
The World Government Summit-Expo 2020 to be held from November 22 to 25, 2020, as announced by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Rule...
June 30, 20190704Category: UAE Local News
Fishing Festival Kicks Off In Sharjah’s Dibba Al Hisn
Set to promote and nurture a deep-rooted trait of the UAE heritage, the 7th edition of ‘Dried Fish and Fishing’ festival kicked off in Dibba Al Hisn, Sharjah, on Wednesday.
The much-awa...
June 29, 20190628Category: UAE Local News
UAE To Launch Fourth Reconnaissance Satellite On July 6
One of UAE’s ‘falcons’ is set to soar beyond the sky, reaching space to orbit the earth beginning on July 6.
The UAE’s fourth reconnaissance satellite, Falcon Eye 1, is set ...
June 29, 20190612Category: space
Ministry Of Energy And Industry Announced Fuel Prices For July
The Ministry of Energy and Industry announced fuel prices for July. The prices include VAT.
The per-litre prices are Super 98 at Dh2.30, down from Dh2.53 from last month and Special 95 at Dh2.18 fr...
June 29, 20190690Category: UAE Local News
New Oral Health Policy Announced In Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (Doh) has announced the development of a comprehensive oral health policy. The policy is aligned with the regulator’s commitment to develop an oral health care system that adheres to t...
June 29, 20190651Category: Health
Credit Card To Facilitate Donations For Abu Dhabi Temple
A charity credit card will now facilitate devotees wishing to make donations to the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi.
Named ‘My Seva’ (My Service), the credit card with the tagline &ldqu...
June 29, 20190908Category: UAE Local News
Indian Authorities Seize Dh111 Million Assets Of Firm Accused Of Ponzi Scheme
UAE-based investors hit by the multi-million dollar I-Monetary Advisory (IMA) scam have welcomed a crackdown against the company by India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED), but remain sceptical abo...
June 29, 20190654Category: UAE Local News
