22 Arrested For Phone-related Fraud
Two gangs of residents engaged in telephone-related fraud have been arrested by the Abu Dhabi Police in cooperation with Dubai Police, the Abu Dhabi Police announced in a statement on Saturday.
A t...
May 05, 20190741Category: Crime News
Dubai Students Build, Launch Rockets
More than 150 aspiring astronauts took the first step in realising their dreams when they launched their model rockets into the clear blue Dubai sky on Saturday morning.
Donning blue Nasa space sui...
May 05, 20190812Category: Education
Firoz Merchant Helps 600 Debt-laden UAE Prisoners To Go Home
Businessman and philanthropist Firoz Merchant will contribute to the release of 600 insolvent prisoners in the UAE in a gesture to mark the Holy Month of Ramadan. Merchant, who is the founder chairman...
May 05, 20191748Category: UAE Local News
Sharjah Ruler Receives Honorary Doctorate From Turin
His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Turin, Italy, and the Polytechnic Universit...
May 05, 20190689Category: UAE Local News
Man Claims He Committed Murder To Avoid Going Back To Pakistan
A worker who murdered his sleeping colleague claimed he committed the crime because he preferred jail over a return to his home country, a Dubai Court of First Instance heard Thursday.
The 27-year-...
May 05, 20190734Category: Crime News
UAE Convenes Interfaith Dialogue In New York
The UAE, in its capacity as chair of the Group of Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OIC, hosted a dialogue with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on strengthening ties with...
May 05, 20190766Category: UAE Local News
New Zealand Official Lauds Status Of Emirati Women
Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC), met Helene Quilter, Secretary of Defence of New Zealand, and her accompanying delegation at the FNC headquarters in Abu Dhabi. T...
May 05, 20190688Category: UAE Local News
UAE President Confers Order Of Independence On Ambassador Of Korea
UAE President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has conferred the Order of Independence, First Class, on Park Kang-ho, Ambassador of Korea to the UAE.
The ambassador received the pres...
May 05, 20190678Category: UAE Local News
Cyclone Fani - Some UAE Flights To India Cancelled
Passengers from the UAE have been affected by airport closures in India after cyclone Fani hit the east coast of India on Friday.
UAE airlines Emirates and Etihad have confirmed the cancellations o...
May 04, 20190713Category: Weather
UAE Students Save Water, Energy Worth Dh24 Million
Nearly 30,000 students from public and private schools achieved unprecedented savings in electricity and water use — equivalent to financial savings of Dh24 million — it was announced Thur...
May 04, 20190764Category: Environment
Coffee Table Book On Successful Young Indians In Region Launched
The emerging success stories among new generation business leaders and young professionals from India in the Middle East and Africa have been highlighted in a coffee-table book released in Dubai.
P...
May 04, 20190676Category: UAE Local News
First Women Emirati Doctors Honoured
The first two Emirati women doctors to have graduated from the Arab Board of Health Specialisations - Dr Fayeza Ahmad Yousuf and Dr Aisha Al Shiba - were honoured by Dr Mohammad Salim Al Olama, Unders...
May 04, 20190851Category: Health
New Radar To Catch Noisy Motorists In Sharjah
Sharjah Police have installed new radars that detect noisy motorists, in a bid to cut down on residential disturbance.
The device measures decibels of passing cars to capture violators in video and...
May 04, 20190842Category: Transport
Mohammad Bin Rashid Orders Release Of 587 Inmates
Dubai’s correctional and punitive establishments will release 587 prisoners ahead of Ramadan upon the orders of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minis...
May 04, 20190910Category: UAE Local News
Shaikh Sultan Meets With Mayor Of Turin
His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah met with Chiara Appendino, Mayor of Turin, Italy at the Turin Municipality headquarters on Thursday ev...
May 04, 20190815Category: Government
Indian Expat Wins Dh15 Million In Abu Dhabi Big Ticket
An Indian expatriate from Sharjah became the latest multi-millionaire of the Big Ticket raffles after winning Dh15 million in Friday’s big money draw in Abu Dhabi.
Shojith KS, an Indian natio...
May 04, 20190953Category: UAE Local News
UAE Refutes Qatar’s Accusation Of Racial Discrimination
The UAE on Friday strongly refuted the allegation of "racial discrimination" made by Qatar to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva. “Qatar’s compla...
May 04, 20190737Category: Government
Doctors Revive Heavy Smoker Suffering Heart Attack
Surgeons at a Dubai hospital saved the life of a heavy smoker who was brought to the emergency, suffering cardiac arrest, by carrying out an emergency surgery. The surgery was conducted at Medcare Hos...
May 02, 20190712Category: Health
Man Jailed For Illegally Obtaining Dh873,000 From Bank Account
A man was sentenced to three years in jail over transferring Dh873,000 from a woman’s account using forged documents, a court ruled on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old Indian defendant forged multi...
May 02, 20190792Category: Crime News
