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, 20190796Category: 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, 20190747Category: 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, 201901382Category: 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, 20190844Category: 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, 20190730Category: 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, 20190754Category: 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, 20190740Category: 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, 20190966Category: 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, 20190708Category: 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, 20190731Category: 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, 20190819Category: 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, 20190747Category: UAE Local News
IPA Chief Hugo Setzer Provides Sheds Light On The Dealmaker
Sharjah’s “integrated system” of publishers, libraries, booksellers and authors working together to promote reading was a main dealmaker in its acceptance as World Book Capital 2019,...
April 24, 20190714Category: UAE Local News
Adopt A Fruit, Adopt A Vegetable Campaign In Dubai
Children are being encouraged to ‘Adopt a Fruit, Adopt a Vegetable’ at flagship Carrefour locations across the UAE.
This is part of a Healthier Kids initiative launched with Nestle to h...
April 24, 20190728Category: UAE Local News
Emirati Given Three Month Suspended Sentence For Fake Degree
A man was given a three month suspended sentence for having a fake law degree, the Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Monday.
The 39-year-old unemployed Emirati allegedly claimed he obtained hi...
April 23, 20190763Category: Crime News
Sharjah Drivers Assured After Speed Camera Malfunctions
A fixed speed camera on Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road from Ajman towards Sharjah left a number of motorists rattled on Saturday night after it started ‘flashing randomly’ at those who wer...
April 23, 20190836Category: Traffic Department and Driving License
Heart Diseases And High Blood Pressure Rampant In The UAE
Heart disease and high blood pressure continue to be on the rise in UAE, according to the results of a 2019 wellness survey.
The annual 2019 worldwide 360 Well-being Survey conducted by Cigna Corpo...
April 23, 20190766Category: Health
Is Eczema Affecting Your Quality Of Life
Living with persistent itching and reoccurring rashes is a life-long struggle for many eczema patients. To raise awareness and educate the UAE community, Dr Anwar Al Hammadi, Consultant Dermatologist ...
April 23, 20190758Category: Health
UAE Mars Mission’s Hope Probe Is Now 85 Pc Complete
The UAE Space Agency and Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Monday announced that 85 per cent of the Hope probe project, the spacecraft for the Emirates Mars Mission, is now complete.
In a...
April 23, 20190743Category: Government
