Man Gets Life Sentence For Trafficking Girl
A Bangladeshi man, who trafficked a teenage girl and raped her, was sentenced to life in jail to be followed by deportation, a Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Sunday.
The 17-year-old girl, w...
June 24, 20190755Category: Crime News
30 Pc Of Vehicles Have Tyres That Are Worn Out Or Damaged, Survey Finds
With more than five per cent of road traffic deaths in the UAE linked to poor tyre maintenance, experts have stressed the need for regular tyre checks during summer.
According to Abu Dhabi Police, ...
June 24, 20190681Category: Transport
Students Of Dubai School Can Now Do Internships
Imagine being in school at age 14 and getting hands-on experience from industry experts on how to operate buildings digitally or how to produce energy.
This next-level learning experience is what a...
June 24, 20190767Category: Education
Rain Relief On First Day Of Summer
Friday was meant to mark the official start of summer, but instead, parts of the country were lashed with unusual June rain.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) issued a red warning to take ac...
June 23, 20190720Category: Weather
KFED Awarded EEA Including Financial And Technical Support
The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, KFED, has recently awarded the Emirati Entrepreneurs Association, EEA, with a package of quality support programmes, including financial and technical supp...
June 23, 20190691Category: UAE Local News
MBRU, DIDI To Collaborate In Various Areas
Mohammad Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration in hi...
June 23, 20190819Category: Education
DHA Launches E-platform For Dispensing Medicines
Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has launched a new unified electronic platform to monitor the dispensing of opioid pain medication to all government and private health facilities in partnership with the ...
June 23, 20190666Category: UAE Local News
Dubai-Al Ain Road To Undergo Massive Dh2b Upgrade
A Dh2 billion project to upgrade Dubai-Al Ain Road and six interchanges on it has been approved, officials announced on Saturday.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President ...
June 23, 20190750Category: Transport
Man Goes Into Coma After Slipping In The Shower
A 68-year-old businessman in Dubai went into a coma, after a nasty fall in the shower led to a severe head injury, but doctors at the private hospital he was rushed to said they helped him turn the co...
June 23, 20190682Category: UAE Local News
Dr Reza Khan Is Credited With Recording Rare Wildlife Species In The UAE
Dr Reza Khan has probably had the wildest time in the UAE.
The 72-year-old wildlife expert retired on June 1 after 30 years of service with Dubai Municipality.
Dr Khan, from Bangladesh, was init...
June 23, 20190765Category: Environment
Expats Increasingly Depend On Online Matrimonial Services
Gone are the days when finding a suitable match for a boy or a girl in a family was left to the expertise of a grand aunt, a next-door neighbour, a community elder or family priest.
The birth of th...
June 23, 20190765Category: UAE Local News
GCAA Calls On All UAE Airlines To Re-assess Flight Paths
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has called on registered air operators within the UAE to evaluate flight paths affected by recent airspace restrictions in the region.
In a statement on ...
June 23, 20190669Category: Travel
50 Per Cent Of FNC Members To Be Women
The representation of women in the Federal National Council (FNC) will be raised to 50 per cent in keeping with the decision of the President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan.
As per...
June 23, 20190762Category: Government
75 Pc Sale At 1,600 Stores Across 8 UAE Malls
Over 1,600 stores are offering massive discounts to shoppers during the Abu Dhabi Summer Festival, that kicked off this week.
Line Investments & Property Company in cooperation with the Departm...
June 22, 20190687Category: UAE Local News
A Man Killed His Wife And Three Children Inside Their Home
Police on Saturday arrested a man who allegedly killed his wife and three children inside their home in Mehrauli area of South Delhi.
Upendra Shukla allegedly used a grinder stone cutting machine t...
June 22, 20190805Category: Crime News
UAE, Jordan Start Joint Military Drills
The UAE and Jordan on Thursday started joint military drills in demonstration of the robust cooperation ties between the two countries.
Titled ‘Bonds of Strength’, the exercises are par...
June 22, 20190767Category: Government
Three Arrested For Forcing Girl, To Work As Prostitute In Dubai
Three Bangladeshi men lured a teenage girl to Dubai where they locked her up and forced her into prostitution, a court heard on Thursday.
The 17-year-old Bangladeshi girl came to Dubai in January o...
June 22, 201901232Category: Crime News
Commuters Face Delays On Sharjah’s Ring Road
Motorists are facing longer commutes home as construction works for an upcoming footbridge on Al Nahda Street is causing congestion on S102, also known as ‘Ring Road’, during the evening r...
June 22, 20190733Category: Transport
Man Attacked Outside Deira Massage Parlour
A man suffered head injuries and loss of hearing after being attacked by five men with baseball bats outside a massage parlour in Deira, a Dubai court heard on Thursday.
In May of last year police ...
June 22, 20190735Category: Crime News
31 Illegal Street Vendors Arrested In Sharjah
Thirty one illegal street vendors were arrested in Sharjah over a span of less than two weeks during an ongoing clampdown on unauthorised activity, according to Sharjah Police. The arrests were made d...
June 22, 20190764Category: Crime News
