Hazza Al Mansouri Chosen To Become First Emirati In Space
The Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced on Friday that it had selected Hazza Al Mansouri as the prime astronaut for September 25th’s eight-day mission to the International Space S...
April 13, 20190824Category: UAE Local News
Man Honoured For Returning Lost Dh12,000 In Dubai
Brigadier Abdul Halim Al Hashemi, director of Al Ghusais Police Station and Major Nasser Abdul Aziz Al Khaja, head of the administration department, recently honoured Mohammad Al Din Mohammad for his ...
April 13, 20190696Category: UAE Local News
Man Arrested On Charges Of Raping Masseuse In Dubai
A government employee, who was inspecting a massage centre, has been arrested on charges of raping a masseuse, a Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Wednesday.
According to official records, the...
April 11, 20190807Category: Crime News
Driver Killed After Being Distracted By Phone In Ajman, UAE
A 49-year-old male driver was killed and his wife and two children injured after a traffic accident caused by the use of a mobile phone while driving, Ajman Police said on Wednesday.
Lieutenant Col...
April 11, 20190750Category: Crime News
Shaikh Nahyan Awards Rehman For Being The Most Aspiring Employee Of The Year
Young Pakistani field helper in UAE Mohammad Haseebur Rehman could never imagine that learning English will change his fate.
Rehman’s salary was tripled after he got promotion within the comp...
April 11, 20190776Category: UAE Local News
RTA To Restore DMCC And Ibn Battuta Metro Link From April 19
Dubai Metro riders will be able to commute seamlessly without any interruption between Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Station (DMCC) and Ibn Battuta Station on the Red Line from April 19, said the Roa...
April 11, 20190749Category: Transport
UAE Embassy Issues Travel Advisory For Sudan Amid Rising Tension
The UAE Embassy in Khartoum issued a travel advisory on Wednesday night, alerting citizens to exercise caution amid the growing tensions between protesters and Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir.
Th...
April 11, 20190766Category: Government
Robot-assisted Knee Replacement In UAE Gives New Hope To 61-year Old
Khamees Salona is the first patient to undergo a robot-assisted total knee replacement at a public hospital — Shaikh Khalifa Medical City — in the UAE.
A day after he underwent the proc...
April 10, 20190710Category: Health
70-year-old Wins Road Safety Award After 44 Years Of Driving On UAE Roads
Ayub Kolhapurwala was among 10 winners of the Responsible Road Users Award on Tuesday for his good driving behaviour, but what is more interesting is that he belongs to a dwindling group of drivers wh...
April 10, 20190707Category: Transport
UAE, Nigeria Discuss Bilateral Relations
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Tuesday discussed bilateral relations with President of Nigeria Mohamm...
April 10, 20190660Category: Government
Air India, Air India Express To Shift Some Dubai Flights To Sharjah
India’s national carrier Air India and its low-budget airline Air India Express have announced a change in airport for some of their flights during the runway renovation period in Dubai Internat...
April 10, 20190729Category: Travel
Dubai Girl With Absent Ovaries Is Among Only Two Such Cases Globally
When seven-year-old Maryam, a Syrian expat in Dubai, was rushed to the Emirates Hospital-Jumeirah with acute abdominal pain in October last year, little did the doctors realise they had a rarest-of-ra...
April 10, 20190684Category: Health
New Dubai School Ratings Expected On Wednesday
The latest Dubai private schools ratings could be out as early as Wednesday, setting individual school fee hike limits for the coming academic year.
It was announced in March that schools cannot ra...
April 10, 20190647Category: Education
Rain, Thunder, Lightning Hit The UAE
Rain, thunder and lightning hit the UAE in the early hours of Wednesday.
Lightning could be seen flashing against the night sky in Dubai, as residents took to social media to post pictures and vide...
April 10, 20190778Category: Weather
Steps Victims Need To Take To Mitigate The Effects Of The Damaging Crime
From anger and betrayal to embarrassment and isolation, identity theft victims, face a wide range of emotions. The reason for this is not far to seek.
Of the 76 per cent UAE residents who have lost...
April 10, 20190734Category: UAE Local News
Dubai Resident Files Complaint Over Inability To Reach Next Level Of Video Game
No complaint is too trivial when it comes to consumer satisfaction in Dubai.
A resident recently filed a complaint with the Consumer Protection Department at the Department of Economic Development ...
April 10, 20190641Category: UAE Local News
UK Visa Packages Launched For Cricket World Cup
UK Visas and Immigration and VFS Global have partnered to introduce special packages at UK Visa Application Centres across the GCC ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup being held in the UK from May 30 t...
April 09, 20190707Category: Travel
Prostitute Robbed, Threatened By Fake Police In Dubai's Naif
Three men have been accused of robbing a woman and threatening to kill her and her husband with a knife after posing as police officers, the Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Monday.
The 32-ye...
April 09, 20190855Category: Crime News
