Shorter School Day Announced For UAE's Asian Cup Semi-final Match
The UAE's Ministry of Education has announced the reduction by two hours in the school working day on Tuesday.
The decision has been made to allow students to watch the Asian Cup 2019 semi-fina...
January 29, 20190770Category: Sports
Sharjah Police Warn UAE Residents Of New Bank Scam
A new scam is making the rounds among bank customers, prompting police to caution residents over suspicious text messages.
The Sharjah Police General Command warned owners of bank cards that fake t...
January 29, 20190813Category: Crime News
Elderly Investors Go For Basic Insurance With Little Benefits
High insurance premiums quoted to people over 60 years old is prompting many businessmen and women to opt for a basic Dh1,000 insurance package just so that they can meet their visa requirements. As t...
January 28, 20190830Category: Health
Investor Convicted Of Swindling Dh5m From Businessman
An investor was convicted by a Dubai court on Sunday for forging papers to swindle Dh5 million from a businessman.
The American businessman was said to have been involved in a deal to sell rare gem...
January 28, 20190790Category: Crime News
Aster Opens 150-bed Hospital In Al Ghusais
A new 150-bed multi-speciality hospital catering to Al Ghusais and patients from the northern emirates was inaugurated on Sunday.
Formally opened by Humaid Al Qutami, Director General of Dubai Heal...
January 28, 20190844Category: Health
Navigate Maze, See LED Art In This New Dubai Attraction
A new attraction called ‘Downtown Light Park’ has been added to Downtown Dubai, featuring a dynamic light installation in the form of live performances and interactions with LED light piec...
January 28, 20190849Category: UAE Local News
Driver Caught With 12 Birds Hidden In Spare Tyre
A driver was arrested recently at Al Darah border, the UAE’s northern crossing with Oman, as he attempted to smuggle in 12 houbara bustards.
Concealed in the spare tyre of his vehicle and cov...
January 28, 20190897Category: Crime News
Train Services Briefly Disrupted On Dubai Metro's Red Line
Train services on the Red Line of Dubai Metro were briefly disrupted Sunday evening by a technical snag, with peak hour commuters facing significant delays.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) ...
January 28, 20190797Category: Transport
Dubai Achieves Most Sustainable Development Goals
Dubai has achieved the majority of sustainable development goals that fall under SDG 11 of the UN’s 2030 agenda, said speakers at the third annual UAE Public Policy Forum (PPF) that commenced at...
January 28, 20190794Category: Government
Winners Of Gender Balance Index Honoured
The UAE has made great progress in gender balance through a series of initiatives and programmes implemented by several government bodies to enhance equal opportunities between men and women.
His H...
January 28, 20190729Category: Government
UAE A Model Of Tolerance, Say Catholic Clerics
Catholic clerics from Arab countries stated that the UAE is a prominent model of tolerance and a centre of religions, cultures and civilised dialogue, which is reflected by the planned visit of Pope F...
January 28, 20190782Category: UAE Local News
UAE To Invest Dh5bn In School System Overhaul Over Six Years
The UAE government has allocated Dh5 billion to invest in “state-of-the-art” infrastructure for schools over the period of six years, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported after a meeting of...
January 28, 20190770Category: Education
Hundreds Of Students Take Part In Recyclathon Run
Hundreds of school students and residents braved the cold morning and collected waste as part of the 3km ‘Recyclathon Run 2019’ at Al Qasba which aims to raise awareness about climate chan...
January 27, 20190810Category: UAE Local News
Dubai’s 54-year-old Model Wins Beijing Beauty Pageant
Dubai grey model Caroline Labouchere was crowned the Golden Ambassador at the Miss Tourism International Golden Age beauty pageant held in Beijing last week.
The former school receptionist who beca...
January 27, 201901139Category: Entertainment
Al Jalila Children’s Launches Mental Health Ward
Al Jalila Children’s, a paediatric hospital in Dubai, last week launched its child and adolescent mental health ward, said to be the first such ward in the GCC.
The ward was inaugurated on Ja...
January 27, 20190782Category: Health
Pope's UAE Visit A Historic Moment For Catholic Church
With seven days remaining before the first-ever visit to the Arabian Peninsula by the head of the Catholic Church, the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia has expressed his happiness, saying that Pope ...
January 27, 20190865Category: UAE Local News
Residents Struggle To Get Back Rental Security Deposit
Tenants in the UAE are struggling to recover their security deposits as landlords find excuses to hold on to their money when they are vacating houses.
As a norm, property owners across the emirate...
January 27, 20190813Category: UAE Local News
Dh2.5 Billion Granted To Support Education Worldwide
A total of Dh2.5 billion has been granted so far by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the Abu Dhabi Government’s foreign aid agency, to set up 129 educational projects in 14 countries, ...
January 27, 20190769Category: Government
Dubai Taxi’s New Control Centre Inaugurated
Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has launched the new control centre of Dubai Taxi, which covers all taxi serv...
January 27, 20190862Category: UAE Local News
Abu Dhabi Residents Complain Of Invalid Claims
Abu Dhabi does not have a tenancy law per se, and any disputes that arise are settled by the courts. Most landlords and property management companies ask for a security deposit, which they claim will ...
January 27, 20190875Category: UAE Local News
