First Pottery Festival In Dubai Kicks Off
The first Cultural Pottery Festival in Dubai is inviting guests to experience the history of the pottery industry at the Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood from November 11-15, and from November 18-19...
November 12, 20180772Category: Government
Weather Warnings Issued As Storm Hits UAE
Thunder, lightning and heavy rain hit different parts of the UAE overnight on Sunday to Monday, as a storm brought severe weather to the country.
Events were cancelled and warnings issued as reside...
November 12, 201801062Category: Weather
Star Disappears From UAE Skies For 6 Seconds In RAK
A team from the International Astronomy Centre monitored and photographed a rare astronomical phenomenon in the UAE, which saw the occultation, or disappearance, of the star 'HIP 48351' for si...
November 11, 20180988Category: space
UAE Classrooms Bring To Life Expo 2020 Dubai Themes
Educators in the UAE can now complement their lessons with a variety of fun and forward-thinking topics and activities developed as part of a new series of online learning resources by Expo 2020 Dubai...
November 11, 201801004Category: Education
Louvre Abu Dhabi Celebrates One-year Anniversary And 1m Visitors
Louvre Abu Dhabi announced that it has welcomed more than one million visitors in its first year, establishing itself as one of the leading cultural institutions on the global stage.
Commenting on ...
November 11, 20180876Category: UAE Local News
Dubai Metro Takes Delivery Of First Of 50 New Trains
The first of the new Dubai Metro trains had arrived in the emirate, with a total of 50 to be delivered by the end of October 2019.
Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Roads and Tr...
November 11, 20180852Category: Transport
Businessman Molests His 2 Maids During Massage
A businessman has been accused of molesting his two housemaids while they massaged him in his bedroom after one of them filmed him with her mobile, heard a court on Thursday.
The two Filipina house...
November 11, 20180901Category: Crime News
Up To 6-foot Waves Off UAE Shores, Lowest Temperature At 15.2 °C
Weathermen on Saturday warned that fresh northeasterly to northwesterly winds could trigger up to six-foot waves off the UAE, while residents also reported blowing dust in certain inland areas.
A y...
November 11, 20180778Category: Weather
Dubai's New Metro Train To Accommodate 700 Riders
A new batch of trains with greater capacity will join Dubai Metro operations over the next year; the first train arrived in the emirate earlier this month.
With new interior design elements and sea...
November 11, 20180850Category: Transport
TV Host Denies Promoting Get-rich-quick Scheme
Dubai-based TV host Uma Ghosh has been left aghast after an advertisement for a dubious get-rich-quick scheme featuring her face and name went viral on Facebook.
Peddled as a news report, the fake ...
November 11, 20180821Category: UAE Local News
The Rising Power Of Virtual Influencers
The line between real life and virtual reality has just got a little more blurred.
Computer-generated virtual models are supplanting flesh and blood fashionistas to sell the latest, hottest goods f...
November 11, 20180927Category: UAE Local News
Worker Found Hanging In His Accommodation
The body of a worker was found hanging in his accommodation in Al Sajja on Wednesday morning, a Sharjah Police official said.
The worker is believed to have committed suicide, the official said.
...
November 10, 20180872Category: UAE Local News
UAE Passport Ranked 3rd Most Powerful In The World
The UAE passport has jumped one position up to become the third most powerful passport in the world.
The UAE passport was ranked at number four in just less than a month ago in October of this year...
November 10, 20180809Category: Government
Arab Youth Survey Unveiled In Berlin
Young Arabs believe that religion is essential to their identity but also say that it plays too much of a role in today’s Middle East, according to newly-released findings from the 2018 ASDA&rsq...
November 10, 20180837Category: UAE Local News
Police Reunite Owners With Lost Items
It’s not really lost until Sharjah Police can’t find it. So says the Lost and Found office of the police which is tasked with hunting down personal items midslaced throughout the emirate o...
November 10, 20180928Category: UAE Local News
Expatriate Pens Zayed Biography In Malayalam
The first comprehensive biography of the founding father of the UAE Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the Indian language of Malayalam is getting ready for its launch.
The book “Shaikh Zay...
November 10, 20180760Category: Education
Gulf News Launches Responsive Website
Faster, better, responsive - the new gulfnews.com is here. It’s the stuff of digital dreams. Just a tap and the answer is there. Our ‘Search’ is a speed fiend, it works on the basis ...
November 10, 20180774Category: Technology
November 16 Is International Tolerance Day
November 16 is International Tolerance Day and UAE is taking this chance to celebrate it with a week-long festival. For the first time ever, the UAE Ministry of Tolerance holds its first National Fest...
November 10, 20180853Category: UAE Local News
Couple In Dubai Uses Workout To Strengthen Bond
Exercise fanatics Micheal and Vivviane Addo, aka Mr and Mrs Muscle make for a great pair. The boot camps held by the husband and wife duo at the Dubai Fitness Challenge are a rage because of their syn...
November 10, 20180804Category: Health
Last Chance To Grab Books At Sharjah Book Fair
Don’t miss the chance to grab a few more books to read as the 37th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) draws to a close on Saturday.
The 11-day cultural feast, organised by ...
November 10, 20180794Category: Education
