Dubai Expo 2020 Security Chiefs Meet
Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Director-General of the Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau, met with Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, Commander-in-Chief ...
February 16, 20190802Category: UAE Local News
Young Drivers Causing Accidents Is A Perennial Social Issue
New teenage drivers were eight times more likely to crash or have a close call in the first three months after getting a license and driving independently than they were during the last three months o...
February 16, 201901145Category: UAE Local News
Emirati Al Zarouni Claims Three Golds At IWAS
Emirati badminton player Mohammad Al Zarouni brought the UAE three badminton gold medals at the IWAS World Games Sharjah 2019 on Thursday.
Syrian Haifa Mansour achieved two gold medals for her home...
February 16, 20190839Category: UAE Local News
Kerala State Issue Bonds To Expats For Rebuilding Flood-hit State
The flood-ravaged south Indian state of Kerala will issue bonds to raise money from expatriates to facilitate rebuilding projects, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced in Dubai on Friday.
Term...
February 16, 20190844Category: UAE Local News
Pope’s Compatriots Express Sense Of Pride During Papal Mass
Amid a sea of white-and-yellow flags at the Zayed Sports City Stadium on Tuesday morning, a pale blue and white flag with a brown bordered central golden sun stood out.
Proudly holding it were Pope...
February 06, 20190801Category: UAE Local News
3,000 Families To Be Interviewed For Health Survey
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) in collaboration with the Dubai Statistics Centre (DSC) will launch a Dubai Household Health Survey (DHHS) on February 6.
The DHHS survey, which is taking place in ...
February 06, 20190843Category: Health
Papal Mass Attended By The Whole World
The papal mass in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday was historic not only for being the first one in the Gulf region but also for the unique diversity of the participants.
The 180,000 participants represented m...
February 06, 20190809Category: UAE Local News
Expats With Illness Hopeful Of Healing
Doctors have advised below-the-knee amputation for Adelardo. Amputation is not the answer, however, he said confidently. Faith is.
If there’s one request Filipino expatriate Adelardo would sa...
February 06, 20190792Category: Health
No VAT On Donations, Grants, Sponsorships In Some Cases
The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has clarified that donations, grants and sponsorships are outside the scope of Value Added Tax (VAT) only when no benefit is received in return.
Any benefit in retur...
February 06, 201901450Category: Government
Timely Brain Surgery Saves 95-year-old Man’s Life
Quick thinking by doctors at a Dubai hospital saved a 95-year-old man’s life last week.
The unconscious nonagenarian was rushed to the emergency department of Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital at...
February 06, 20190945Category: Health
World Government Summit To Discuss Sustainability
The fourth annual Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Action Forum will explore ways in which technology can be used to balance the world’s increasingly fragile ecosystems at the seventh Wor...
February 06, 20190761Category: Government
Dubai Prepares For Next Global Pandemic
The inaugural Global Health Forum, set to run at the seventh edition of the World Government Summit in Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah next Sunday to Tuesday, will address Disease X — a concept p...
February 06, 20190785Category: Health
Shaikh Mohammad Orders Construction Of House Of Abrahamic Family
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has ordered the construction of the Abrahamic Family House on Saadiyat...
February 06, 201901002Category: UAE Local News
Pope Francis Thanks UAE For Warm Hospitality
Pope Francis Tuesday called for a united fight against terrorism and said violence in the name of religion can never be justified.
The pontiff, in an interaction with journalists after taking off f...
February 06, 20190859Category: UAE Local News
Pope Francis Riding A Kia Soul In UAE
Pope Francis has been spotted riding a Kia Soul, a five-door small car, during his visit to the UAE.
In a video clip going around on social media, the Kia Soul that bears the Roman Catholic leader ...
February 05, 20190857Category: UAE Local News
Abu Dhabi Declaration Signed
A Human Fraternity document, called ‘Abu Dhabi Declaration’, was signed on Monday by Pope Francis of the Catholic Church, and Dr Ahmad Al Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar.
His Highness Sha...
February 05, 20190998Category: Government
Grand Imam Of Al Azhar, Pope Francis Meet With Muslim Council Of Elders
His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, and His Holiness Pope Francis, the Head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vati...
February 05, 20190815Category: UAE Local News
Filipina Widow Cried When She Met Pope Francis In Abu Dhabi
A Filipina who was crying profusely was comforted by Pope Francis on Monday.
Sally Mallari could not contain her emotions while waiting at one of the exits of St. Regis Abu Dhabi, knowing that Pope...
February 05, 20190912Category: UAE Local News
Children As Young As 2 Come For Root Canals
Dr Sajjad Hasim Mithiborwal, specialist pedodontist, Prime Medical Centre, Dubai, helps parents understand the many issues surrounding dental health in young children:
Is fluoride toothpaste bad fo...
February 05, 20190835Category: Health
