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, 20190841Category: 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, 20190786Category: 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, 20190623Category: 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, 20190840Category: 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, 20190681Category: 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, 20190993Category: 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, 20190649Category: 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, 20190917Category: 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, 20190690Category: 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, 201901508Category: 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, 20190710Category: 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, 20190635Category: 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, 20190772Category: Crime News
Free Parking In Dubai For 6 Days
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced its timings for the Eid Al Fitr holidays on Tuesday.
All paid parking zones, except for multi-storey car parks will be free from Sunday J...
May 29, 20190789Category: Transport
Suqia Distributes 8.3m Cups Of Water During Ramadan
The UAE Water Aid Foundation, Suqia, has revealed that its Ramadan initiatives have seen some 8.3 million cups of water distributed throughout the UAE.
The results were discussed during its third m...
May 29, 20190728Category: Government
UAE Philanthropist Joins Giving Pledge Initiative
Nineteen philanthropists, including one from the UAE, have joined the Giving Pledge initiative since last year, bringing the total number of signatories to 204 from 23 countries.
Now in its ninth y...
May 29, 20190804Category: UAE Local News
Ramadan A Time Of Togetherness For These Nigerian Sisters
For Sharjah-based Nigerian sisters Asma, Nabilat, Suad and Iman Ashimi, Ramadan, among many things, is a time of togetherness.
Sure enough, no matter where they are, they try to be home by iftar ti...
May 29, 20190717Category: UAE Local News
Municipality Warn Public Against Using Unlicenced Pesticide Firms
Sharjah Municipality have warned the public against using the services of unlicensed pesticide companies in the wake of a 10-year-old Pakistani boy’s death from aluminium phosphide poisoning in ...
May 29, 20190726Category: UAE Local News
Two Indian Sailors Stranded On A Decaying Merchant Ship Abandoned
Two Indian sailors stranded on a decaying merchant ship abandoned off the UAE coast have sent out an SOS as their food supplies have run out.
For the past 31 months, engineers Vikas Mishra, 34, and...
May 29, 20190715Category: UAE Local News
Annual Report Unveiled By Shaikh Mohammad At Dubai Opera
More than 70 million people across 86 countries benefited from Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) in 2018, the humanitarian group’s annual report revealed on Tuesday.
H...
May 29, 20190980Category: Government
