Fujairah Police Urged Residents To Install Smoke Detectors In Their Homes
Fujairah Police have urged residents to install smoke detectors in their homes, even as a full-fledged investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the fire in a Madhab villa that claimed...
June 26, 20190764Category: UAE Local News
400 Gold Card UAE Visas Issued So Far By GDRFA
A total of four hundred golden visas have been handed out in the UAE so far with a target of 6,800 by the end of the year, Major General Mohammad Al Marri, director-general of General Directorate of R...
June 26, 20190848Category: Travel
Emirati Teacher Killed In Horrific UAE Road Crash
A 32-year-old Emirati female teacher was killed in a horrific road accident in Sha’am area in Ras Al Khaimah on Tuesday, police said.
Colonel Abdullah Saeed Al Qishi, director of Sha’am...
June 26, 20190966Category: Crime News
New System To Curb Money Laundering In UAE
All financial institutions in the country have to now report any suspicious transactions through “goAML” (Anti-Money Laundering), a newly UN-developed platform, the Central Bank of the UAE...
June 25, 20190815Category: Crime News
Dubai Customs Issues Special Twitter Sticker
Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey sent the social networking site buzzing in the UAE after his arrival at Dubai International Airport.
Taking to none other than Twitter, Dorsey snapped a photo...
June 25, 20190916Category: Government
Two Fires, Gas Cylinder Explosion In Ajman
Firefighters in Ajman were able to control two fires that broke out in two different areas in the emirate yesterday afternoon, in addition to a gas cylinder explosion at a cafeteria in Al Nuaimyah.
...
June 25, 20190846Category: Crime News
Gene-based Drug Treat Blindness Registered
Luxturna, an innovative gene-based medicine for the treatment of blindness caused by inherited retinal disease, has now been registered, according to Dr Mohammad Salim Al Olama, Undersecretary of the ...
June 25, 20190717Category: Health
Three Men Arrested With Items Worth Millions Of US Dollars
A gang of three who stole valuables worth millions of dirhams from a Dubai villa were on Monday sentenced to two years in prison and deportation.
The three defendants from Chile arrived through Dub...
June 25, 20190685Category: Crime News
Two Children Killed In Fujairah House Fire
Two Emirati children, a brother and sister aged three and four, died in a fire at a house in Fujairah on Monday, official sources said.
The siblings were identified as Hour, 3, and Fahd, 4.
The ...
June 25, 20190765Category: Crime News
Father Placed Travel Ban On Daughter Over Ongoing Divorce Case With Her Mother
A girl who discovered her father had placed a travel ban on her at the airport was eventually able to go for her school trip after a top official managed to convince her father.
The unnamed girl wa...
June 25, 20190772Category: Legal
Dubai College Gives Warm Farewell To Head Caretaker
If there’s one number everyone in Dubai College has on their speed dial, it’s that of Conceicao Sousa.
As head caretaker of the British curriculum secondary school in Al Sufouh, where h...
June 25, 20190793Category: UAE Local News
TRA Implement New National Cybersecurity Strategy Across Nine Sectors
Cybersecurity laws and regulations in the UAE will soon be enhanced to combat the ever growing threat of cybercrimes. The move is part of a comprehensive UAE National Cybersecurity Strategy launched b...
June 25, 20190668Category: UAE Local News
Police Arrest 80 People In 2019 For Bogus Cash Prizes
Police are keeping a close watch on con artists and in the last six months alone, have arrested as many as 80 people involved in phone scams.
All the money stolen in the scams have since been retur...
June 24, 20190856Category: Crime News
Indian Diaspora Helps Forge Bilateral Relations Between India And The UAE
India is one of the most sought-after investment destinations in the world and the recent landmark win in the elections for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party proves there is a strong and stab...
June 24, 20190668Category: UAE Local News
UAE-Romania Cultural Week Opens In Bucharest
The Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development launched the UAE — Romania Cultural Week on Saturday in the Romanian capital, Bucharest.
Organised by the UAE Embassy in Romania in collabora...
June 24, 20190803Category: UAE Local News
Employee Went On Trial For Stealing VAT Refunds
A tax refund company employee went on trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance after he was accused of stealing Dh98,000 from travellers.
The Uzbekistani defendant, 23, allegedly forged electroni...
June 24, 20190687Category: Crime News
Court Accused Two Of Posing As Policemen To Kidnap A Man And Rob
Two men have gone on trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance after they were accused of posing as policemen to kidnap a man and rob Dh850 from him.
In February this year, an Afghani man, 26, was...
June 24, 20190627Category: Crime News
2,373 Entries Received For Zayed Sustainability Prize
The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering global award in sustainability, received a record 2,373 completed submissions; a 13 per cent increase over the previous year, during its four...
June 24, 20190753Category: UAE Local News
