Two Men Kidnapped In Dubai Over Gaming Shop Hack
A manager of a gaming shop in International City is accused of kidnapping two Chinese men, after one of them decoded an electronic game inside the premises so he could play for free, a Dubai court hea...
April 27, 20190686Category: Crime News
Mohammad Bin Rashid Announces 3.4 Billion Dollors UAE-China Investment Deals
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Friday launched a megaproject to build a 'traders market' in Dubai over ...
April 27, 20190671Category: UAE Local News
Terrorism Has No Religion, Say UAE-based Sri Lankan Community
Over a thousand Sri Lankans of all religions gathered at a vigil followed by a mass at St Mary’s Church in Dubai on Friday in memory of those who died in last Sunday’s terrorist attacks.
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April 27, 20190626Category: UAE Local News
Dubai Welcomed 15.92 Million Visitors In 2018
Dubai welcomed 15.92 million visitors in 2018, an increase of 0.8 per cent year-on-year, according to a report from the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing ahead of the Arabian Travel Market,...
April 27, 20190722Category: Transport
Couple Duped Of Dh240,500 In Fine Payment In Dubai
A man who posed as the brother of a former Dubai Police chief and a judge, lured a businessman to pay him money in order to settle financial cases at the Dubai Courts.
The 46-year-old jobless Emira...
April 25, 20190711Category: Crime News
Man, 25, Killed In Bike Accident In Ajman
A 25-year-old gulf national succumbed to injuries after his motorbike rammed into a parked vehicle in Al Hamidiyah on Wednesday.
Major Fuad Al Khaja, head of traffic and patrols at Ajman Police, sa...
April 25, 201901020Category: UAE Local News
WHO Calls For 30 Minutes Of Physical Activity For Infants
The United Nations on Wednesday released its first-ever recommendations on physical activity for children under five, with disputed advice on subjects ranging from screen time to "tummy time"...
April 25, 20190609Category: Health
Airport Transfers Top Reason For Lost Or Damaged Baggage
Transfers from one aircraft to another at airports remains the biggest reason why passengers’ bags get lost, stolen, damaged, pilfered or delayed, a top official said in Abu Dhabi yesterday.
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April 25, 20190721Category: Transport
Shaikh Mohammad Launches Federal Youth Authority
The headquarters of the Federal Youth Authority (FYA) were inaugurated at Emirates Towers by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler ...
April 25, 20190718Category: Government
Mohammad Receives President Of Burkina Faso
Matters of bilateral relations and ways to strengthen cooperation were discussed when His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UA...
April 25, 20190682Category: Government
100-kg Of Peacock Feathers Headed To Dubai Seized
Customs officials at Mumbai Airport have seized 100kg of peacock feathers headed for Dubai, according to Indian media reports.
Four Dubai-bound passengers, who were carrying the feathers in six tra...
April 25, 201901308Category: Crime News
Smart Police Station Trialled In Muraqabbat, Dubai
The city’s first Smart Police Station (SPS) Express, free from any human intervention, opened on Rigga Street in Dubai on Wednesday.
The new SPS-Express device was installed as pilot-phase in...
April 25, 20190766Category: UAE Local News
Emiratis Exempt From Pre-entry Visas To Mongolia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced that the Mongolian government has exempted UAE citizens from requiring pre-entry visas, as of May 15.
The decision will cover...
April 25, 20190673Category: UAE Local News
Multi-faith Memorial Service Held For Sri Lankan Bombing Victims In Dubai
The Sri Lankan community Wednesday held a multi-faith meeting in Dubai in memory of the victims of the Easter bombings in their country.
More than 200 community members and heads of four religions ...
April 25, 20190686Category: UAE Local News
Critically-endangered Hawksbill Turtles To Start Annual Nesting In Abu Dhabi
Critically-endangered Hawksbill turtles have started to arrive at the Al Taweelah site of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) in Abu Dhabi as another annual nesting season begins.
The largest industria...
April 24, 20190636Category: Environment
Man Charged In Dubai With Raping Woman
A 23-year-old Egyptian man has gone on trial accused of raping a woman as she slept inside a shared villa, Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Tuesday.
In September of last year, the 35-year-old...
April 24, 20190841Category: Crime News
Dubai Expat Feared Dead, Another Missing In Sri Lanka
Two Dubai-based expats remain missing in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, three days after the deadly terrorists bombings which killed 359 people so far, Gulf News has learnt.
The two, who were working for ...
April 24, 20190652Category: UAE Local News
Hooligans Cause Dh50,000 Fine For Sharjah Football Club
Sharjah Sports Club has condemned the irresponsible behaviour of football fans during last Friday’s match against Al Ain.
The match at Khalid Bin Mohammad Stadium in Sharjah was during the UA...
April 24, 20190608Category: Sports
Man Gets One Year In Jail, Deportation From UAE
Dubai Court of First Instance sentenced a worker to one year in prison, followed by deportation, for stabbing his countryman over a money dispute.
The 21-year-old Sri Lankan defendant stabbed the f...
April 24, 20190747Category: Crime News
Happiest Workplaces In Dubai Announced
Dubai Police was declared the happiest place to work in the public sector while Aafaq Islamic Finance was awarded the honour in the private sector category at the Happiness @ Work Award ceremony on Tu...
April 24, 20190681Category: UAE Local News
