UAE Saw A Row Of Lights In The Sky
An eerie row of lights zipped past the night skies during the last few days, but the phenomena was not limited to just the UAE.
Residents across the globe turned to the stars to catch the train of ...
May 31, 20190920Category: space
Mixed Response To Removal Of Eatery Partitions
Residents in Abu Dhabi are welcoming the decision to allow restaurants and cafes to serve food openly during Ramadan.
New guidelines have been issued at certain malls in the capital, ending the lon...
May 31, 20190762Category: UAE Local News
Indian Expats Watch Live Swearing-in-ceremony Of PM And Cabinet Members
Indians in Dubai spelt out their wishlist for the new government as they welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term in office on Thursday evening.
Around 100 community members watche...
May 31, 20190760Category: UAE Local News
Woman Who Died During Hip Surgery To Be Buried On Saturday
The funeral of Betty Fernandes, the 42-year-old Indian woman who died during a hip replacement surgery at a Dubai hospital earlier this month, will be held on Saturday June 1, it was confirmed on Thur...
May 31, 20190847Category: Health
Man Gets Life Imprisonment In Abu Dhabi For Damaging Airbus Engine Controls
The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeals sentenced a man to life imprisonment, to be followed by deportation after serving his term, after he was convicted of damaging an aircraft engine controls.
Th...
May 31, 20190756Category: UAE Local News
5-year-old Boy Dies After Getting Trapped Inside Car
A five-year-old boy died after getting trapped inside a car on a hot day in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Police said on Thursday.
Colonel Mubarak Saif Al Sabousi, Director of Al Ain Police Directorate, said p...
May 31, 20190793Category: UAE Local News
Dubai’s Prime Hospital Gets Key Australian Health Care Accreditation
Prime Hospital in Dubai was recently granted a new accreditation by the Australian Council on Health Care Standards (ACHS), a globally-recognised organisation that aims to ensure quality and safety st...
May 30, 20190874Category: Health
Family Time Is A Ramadan Blessing
Dubai resident Atif Rahman doesn’t sleep at night during Ramadan; he spends the time socialising with family members who also stay up until dawn.
Ramadan is a time to draw closer to God and t...
May 30, 20190841Category: Cultural
Dubai Future Council Discusses Media Trends
The Dubai Future Council on Media, chaired by Mona Al Marri, director general of the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO), held a meeting on Thursday to review the current state of local media and ...
May 30, 20190655Category: Government
Massage Customer Chased Thieving Masseuse Down Street In Naif
A woman has been accused of luring a tourist for a massage and stealing his money after confining him to a hotel room with the help of other women, a Dubai court heard on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old t...
May 30, 20190880Category: UAE Local News
Emirati Student Jailed For Incapacitating Saudi In Nightclub Brawl
An Emirati student was sentenced to one year in jail for slapping a Saudi Arabian man and leaving him deaf, the Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Wednesday.
The 21-year-old student caused 65 p...
May 30, 20190710Category: Crime News
Indian Visitor Found In Abu Dhabi Jail
An Indian visitor presumed missing has in fact been in jail for overstaying and is being repatriated by consular services in Abu Dhabi, a senior Indian Embassy official confirmed on Tuesday.
Wasi A...
May 30, 201901027Category: Crime News
Syrian Gets Five Years For Embezzling Dh18.2m In Dubai
A bakery manager was sentenced to five years in prison for forging stamps of government departments and falsifying bank receipts to embezzle Dh18.2 million, a Dubai Court heard on Tuesday.
The bake...
May 30, 20190680Category: Government
Underage Girls Forced To Into Prostitution Rescued From Dubai Nightclub
Four underage Bangladeshi girls forced into prostitution were rescued from a Deira nightclub by Dubai Police, a court heard on Tuesday.
The victims aged between 16 and 17 were brought into the coun...
May 30, 20190954Category: Crime News
3,000-year-old Fingerprints Found At Al Ain’s World Heritage Site
Fingerprints from 3,000 years ago have been discovered at Al Ain’s Unesco World Heritage Site, according to the Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi.
The findings at the Hili 2 archaeo...
May 30, 20190727Category: UAE Local News
E-scooters Revving Up For Green Light From Dubai Authorities
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) banned electric scooter rental companies in March on grounds of safety, but that was only until regulations could be put in place over the next six mo...
May 30, 201901537Category: Transport
Projects Worth Dh900 Million Approved For The UAE
The Follow-Up Committee of the Initiatives of the UAE President has approved the funding of a number of new projects for the country, valued at Dh900 million.
The effort comes in implementation of ...
May 29, 20190739Category: Government
UAE Cabinet Approves Decision To Abolish Fees
The UAE Cabinet adopted a decision to amend and waive fees for a number of federal services within the framework of Government’s effort to enhance the national economy, reduce costs to business ...
May 29, 20190663Category: Government
Man On Trial For Groping Woman On A Dubai Beach
A man accused of groping a woman’s backside on a Dubai beach has claimed that he touched her by accident while trying to catch a ball, the Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Monday.
The 2...
May 29, 20190810Category: Crime News
