Patient Safety Is Top Priority, Says Dubai Health Authority
All day surgery centres must get international accreditation within 18 months, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) ruled Tuesday.
The directive came after a 24-year-old Emirati woman slipped into a co...
May 15, 20190713Category: Health
Indian’s Iftar For Shepherds In Animal Farms At UAE Desert
The first Friday of this Ramadan a special iftar was held far away from Dubai’s luxury hotels and their grand buffets.
Several kilometres deep inside the Al Ajban desert area between Dubai&rs...
May 14, 20190827Category: UAE Local News
Mastercard, GEMS Education Grant Scholarships
Mastercard has formed an annual partnership with GEMS Education to grant scholarships to high-achieving students in the field of academics and extra-curricular activities.
At an awards ceremony hel...
May 14, 20190739Category: Education
UAE Records Largest Ever Heroin Haul Worth Dh280 Million
Dubai Police arrested 16 people and seized 365-kg of drugs in the UAE’s largest ever heroin haul, an official said on Sunday.
Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, Commander-in-Chief of Du...
May 14, 20190882Category: Crime News
Burj Al Arab Turns Teal To Raise Awareness About Food Allergies
Burj Al Arab, one of Dubai’s iconic hotels turned teal on Sunday to raise awareness about food allergies as part of a global campaign taking place during ‘Food Allergy Awareness Month&rsqu...
May 14, 201901066Category: UAE Local News
How UAE Law Protects Patients, Doctors
The tragic news of a 42-year-old Indian woman who died during a hip replacement surgery and another Emirati woman, 24, going into a coma after a nose job in Dubai has raised several questions on what ...
May 14, 20190886Category: Health
Dubai-based Indian Woman Who Died During Surgery Was A Celebrated Baker
Betty Fernandes, the woman who died during a hip replacement surgery at a Dubai hospital on May 9, was a doting wife and mum who had so much to look forward to, according to her family and friends, wh...
May 14, 201901237Category: UAE Local News
UAE School Toppers Reveal Study Tactics
From waking up at 3.30am to watching an episode of Friends in breaks, UAE school toppers who recently aced the Indian CBSE and CISCE board exams have revealed their tactics for studying hard and de-st...
May 14, 20190849Category: Education
Emirati Woman In Coma - Case Referred To Public Prosecution
A family member of the Emirati woman, who has been in a coma for 20 days after her nose surgery went horribly wrong, told Gulf News on Sunday that Dubai Police has referred the case to Public Prosecut...
May 13, 20190881Category: UAE Local News
Sharjah Showcases UAE Heritage In Italy
The Sharjah pavilion in the heart of Turin International Book Fair (TIBF) 2019 has continued to attract huge Italian crowds, who are pouring in to have their first taste of Emirati culture and hospita...
May 13, 20190892Category: UAE Local News
Indian Ambassador Signs Book At Borders
Borders book store in Mall of the Emirates on Sunday hosted a book signing session by the Indian ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Singh Suri.
The envoy-cum-author signed several copies of his book tit...
May 13, 20190741Category: UAE Local News
1,470 Abandoned Cars Impounded In Three Months
Sharjah Municipality impounded 1,470 abandoned cars from different areas in the emirate during the first quarter of this year, it was announced on Sunday.
Saeed Bu Raheihma, Head of Operations at t...
May 13, 20190825Category: UAE Local News
UAE Government Launches Government Design Initiative
The UAE government on Sunday launched the first of its kind “Government Design Initiative” to develop a new generation of government talents that adopt design as a business approach.
Th...
May 13, 20190863Category: Government
Four Commercial Ships Subjected To Sabotage Operations Off Fujairah
Four civilian commercial cargo ships have been subjected to sabotage operations near the country's territorial waters, east of the emirate of Fujairah, near regional waters and in the UAE's ec...
May 13, 20190725Category: UAE Local News
Indian Iftar That Packs A Punch
When Dubai-based Indian businessman M.K. Ahmad and his wife Nadira were at their daughter Shijna’s home at Mudon for iftar last Thursday, he couldn’t help himself from contrasting the fanc...
May 13, 20190840Category: UAE Local News
Egypt Stands With UAE After Act Of Sabotage
Egypt has vehemently condemned the act of sabotage against four ships near the UAE’s territorial waters.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry condemned all acts that...
May 13, 20190741Category: UAE Local News
GCC Secretary General Denounces Act Of Sabotage Near UAE
Dr Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani, Secretary General of the GCC, has denounced the act of sabotage against four ships near UAE territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman, east of Fujairah.
Al Zayani ...
May 13, 20190758Category: UAE Local News
Three Men Sentenced To Life For Businessman’s Murder
Three visitors have been sentenced to life, followed by deportation, for the premeditated murder of a businessman in Dubai.
The Pakistani trio aged 30, 32 and 46 had flown to Dubai specifically to ...
May 12, 20190804Category: Crime News
Emirati Staff Must Be Registered With GPSSA
Government and private sector employers must register their Emirati employees, the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) has said.
In a statement on Saturday, GPSSA called on all em...
May 12, 20190762Category: Government
