Dubai Restores 220 Historic Buildings, Traditional Markets
Dubai Municipality on Saturday announced the completion of a project to revive the traditional markets of Deira and preserve its distinctive architecture.
The project follows the directives of His ...
June 03, 20190720Category: UAE Local News
UAE Condemns Act Of Terrorism By Iran
The UAE condemned as a ''flagrant violation of international law'' acts of terrorism on commercial ships in its regional waters and drone attacks on two pump stations in Saudi Arabia, ...
June 03, 20190710Category: Government
Immunotherapy Boosts Survival Outlook For Lung Cancer Patients
An immunotherapy treatment helped significantly boost survival rates among patients suffering from advanced lung cancer, according to the results of a clinical trial cited by researchers on Saturday.
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June 03, 20190650Category: Health
Better Gold Deals In The UAE In 2019
After a year that saw sluggish gold sales in the UAE following the introduction of value-added tax (VAT), jewellers are breathing a sigh of relief; they say there is an upward trend in the market ahea...
June 03, 20190836Category: UAE Local News
Dubai Girls Celebrate Birthdays By Serving Iftar To 650 Workers
The birthday wish of two nine-year-old girls came true on Saturday when they and 20 friends served iftar to workers in a labour accommodation in Muhaisnah.
Instead of a joint party and lots of pres...
June 03, 20190731Category: UAE Local News
Businessmen Smuggled In Fake Currency Worth 2.9 Million
Dubai Court of Appeal reduced the jail sentence against two businessmen who were found guilty of €2.9 million [Dh12.2 million] in counterfeit banknotes into Dubai when they flew in from Italy.
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June 03, 20190730Category: Crime News
Dubai Customs All Set To Handle Eid Rush
Dubai Customs has taken all necessary steps to facilitate the entry of Umrah pilgrims and visitors to the country through Dubai International Airport during the Eid Fitr break.
The number of inspec...
June 03, 20190712Category: Cultural
8-month-old Child Suffocates To Death
An eight-month-old boy suffocated to death and three others received minor injuries after inhaling smoke when their house caught fire in Baniyas East, in outskirts of the UAE capital, the Civil Defenc...
June 02, 20190699Category: Crime News
Fire Guts Yacht In Sharjah
A yacht was gutted after it caught fire in Al Laya area of Sharjah on Friday evening, Colonel Sami Khamis Al Naqbi, Director General of Sharjah Civil Defence, told Gulf News.
The civil defence oper...
June 02, 20190873Category: Crime News
Ramadan Deepens Sense Of Gratitude
“The month of Ramadan has taught me a lot about patience. During Ramadan — especially when it’s so close to the summer and the weather is hot, it triggers a lot of emotions in you as...
June 02, 20190616Category: Government
Ramadan A Great Time To Connect With Yourself
“It is fascinating to hear from people about how Ramadan means different things to them. It teaches me to accept the beautiful fact that we humans each have our own absorption capacity and way o...
June 02, 20190686Category: UAE Local News
Meet Porters, Pickup Drivers Who Fast In Sweltering Heat
Most residents spend their fasting hours in cool, air-conditioned workplaces, but many pickup drivers and porters in downtown Abu Dhabi observe their daily fast in the scorching heat.
The drivers r...
June 02, 20190732Category: UAE Local News
Eating Disorders Can Kill People
Every day, 23 people in the world — or nearly one every hour — die from the side-effects of eating disorders. At least 30 million people suffer from an eating disorder in the US alone.
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June 02, 20190729Category: Health
UAE Volunteers Serve Iftar To 10,000 Workers
Dubai Police closed down a street and diverted traffic to allow more than 150 volunteers serve up iftar dinners to 10,000 labourers on Friday.
The meals were provided by international private equit...
June 02, 20190701Category: Food
UAE Raises Dh65 Million For Rohingya Refugees
The weeklong fund-raising campaign in support of Rohingya refugees that began in the last week of May has raised Dh65 million, the Emirates Red Crescent Authority (ERC) announced on Saturday.
Expec...
June 02, 20190892Category: UAE Local News
Mohammad Bin Zayed Orders Distribution Of Housing Loans Worth Dh3.4b
Under the directives of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE A...
June 01, 20190693Category: Government
Balancing Magnesium And Potassium Levels Is Key To Keeping Energy Levels Up
If you’re feeling lethargic and your energy levels are running low in the last few days of Ramadan, you can turn it around before the Eid holidays by making simple changes to your diet.
The l...
June 01, 20190667Category: Food
Christians And Muslims Break Bread For Iftar In Dubai
Intolerance in society can be eradicated through proper dialogue, removal of mental barriers and having correct assumptions of one another, government officials and Christian leaders said in Dubai on ...
June 01, 20190708Category: UAE Local News
Animal Welfare Group Urges Pet Owners To Plan For Summer
An animal welfare group has called on pet owners to start making plans for their pets during the summer as they prepare to go on holiday instead of leaving it to the last minute or even worse — ...
June 01, 20190662Category: UAE Local News
Emirates Launches World’s Shortest A380 Route
Emirates will hold the title of operating the world’s shortest A380 flight when it starts double daily trips from Dubai to Muscat from July 1. Flying just a distance of 340km each way — sh...
June 01, 20190610Category: Transport
