Amel Wins Sharjah Award For Refugee Advocacy
Lebanese NGO Amel Association International on Wednesday won the 2019 Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support for its work in improving the lives of displaced people.
The award...
May 02, 20190780Category: UAE Local News
Excellence In Medical Research And Health Care Recognised
An indigenous UAE project involving discovery of a new 3D molecule that can be developed into drugs treating many types of cancer, infectious diseases and hyperlipidemia, was among the projects that r...
May 02, 20190751Category: Health
Indian Man Drowns In Dubai Creek
An Indian man has drowned on Wednesday in the Dubai Creek, Gulf News has learnt.
Sahad Abdul Salam, from Kollam, Kerala, was fishing in the wee hours of Wednesday in the Jaddaf district when he is ...
May 02, 20190808Category: UAE Local News
Emirati Man, 75, Dies While Dropping Daughter To School
A 75-year-old Emirati man died after his car collided with another vehicle in Ras Al Khaimah yesterday.
Colonel Ahmad Sum Al Naqbi, Director of the Traffic and Patrols Department of Ras Al Khaimah ...
May 02, 201901304Category: Crime News
Abu Dhabi Announces Times For Paid Parking In Ramadan
Public parking will be paid in the capital between 9am and 2pm, and between 9pm and 2:30am on weekdays during the month of Ramadan, the Department of Transport’s Integrated Transport Centre anno...
May 02, 20190710Category: Transport
What People Have To Say On Long Term Visa
Yusuff Ali MA, chairman and managing director of Lulu Group
“A very welcome and timely initiative that is sure to have a very positive impact on socio-economic fabric of this great country. A...
May 02, 20190785Category: UAE Local News
Shaikh Mohammad Launches Competition To Give Water To Millions
This Ramadan, UAE residents working in the public and private sector have been called to participate in a new innovative humanitarian competition that aims to provide safe drinking water to millions o...
May 02, 20190760Category: UAE Local News
Bill Gates Praises Mohammad Bin Zayed's Work On Eradicating Polio
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has praised the efforts of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces towards the era...
May 02, 20190690Category: Health
Ramadan 2019 Work Hours For UAE Private Sector Announced
Working hours for the private sector will be reduced by two hours from the company work hours, during the month of Ramadan, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
The first...
May 01, 201901219Category: Government
Long-term Residency Visas In UAE For Expatriates In Five New Categories
Five new categories of expatriates will be granted long-term residency visas in the country for a stay of up to 10 years, which will be renewable as well, a top officiaĺ of the Federal Authority for ...
May 01, 20190740Category: Travel
ATC Gets Its First Emirati Woman Duty Manager
The Air Traffic Control Tower in Dubai now has a female duty manager.
The first Emirati woman to hold the challenging post, Marwa Al Matrooshi joined the organisation in 2004 as an Air Traffic Cont...
May 01, 20190849Category: UAE Local News
Worker Who Strangled Masseuse With Towel Gets 10 Years
A worker was sentenced to 10 years in jail for killing his former girlfriend after she refused a reconciliation, a Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old Bangladeshi defend...
May 01, 20190792Category: Crime News
Abu Dhabi Government Launches Online Job Portal
Job seekers in the UAE will now be able to search for work through a new and free online job portal that was launched on Tuesday, as the Abu Dhabi Government looks to digitise the recruitment process ...
May 01, 20190818Category: Government
Woman Drives Away With Valet Worker Still On Bonnet In Dubai
A woman who had a dispute with a valet parking worker drove off with the man still sitting on the car’s bonnet, Dubai Police said on Tuesday. Colonel Faisal Al Qasim, Director of Security Media ...
May 01, 201901077Category: UAE Local News
Public Trust In Tech Giants Shattered, AI Event In Dubai Hears
Public trust in online companies using people’s data has been shattered by recent scandals and will be very difficult to regain, the first ‘AI Everything’ conference heard in Dubai o...
May 01, 20190744Category: UAE Local News
Indian Student, 21, Wins 1 Million Dollars At Dubai Duty Free Raffle
An Indian national living in Bahrain on Tuesday won $1 million at the Dubai Duty Free raffle.
Sara Elrayah Ahmed, a 21-year-old medical student, had purchased ticket no. 2790 in series 299 on her w...
May 01, 201901040Category: UAE Local News
Young Arabs Want Reforms In Religious Bodies, Better Governance And Education
Young Arabs feel religion plays a very big a role in the Middle East and believe that it is time for religious institutions to be reformed, even as they have higher expectations from their governments...
May 01, 20190657Category: UAE Local News
Book A Flight To Venus For Dh100 And Help A Child Learn
Fasten your seatbelts, a flight to Venus is getting ready to take off.
Forget Mars, you can now book tickets to Venus, Jupiter and Neptune, though we are still not sure if these planets are inhabit...
May 01, 20190733Category: Government
Two Emiratis Killed In Accident On Khor Fakkan Road
Two Emirati men were killed and another injured in a car accident on Khor Fakkan Road on Monday morning.
The tragedy occurred when the driver, who was travelling in the direction of Sharjah, lost c...
April 30, 201901158Category: Crime News
VFS Website Slowdown Irks Visa Applicants
UAE residents seeking to travel to several countries have faced roadblocks with their visa applications as the sole website processing appointments has been down for some time due to “heavy traf...
April 30, 20190877Category: UAE Local News
