Repton School Dubai Raises Dh142,000 For Senegal School
Repton School Dubai has raised Dh142,000 to support education programmes for underprivileged children in rural Senegal.
The initiative, in association with Dubai Cares, is part of the ‘Adopt ...
April 07, 20190786Category: Education
RTA Completes 80 PC Of Road Works For Jewel Of The Creek
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Saturday said 80 per cent of road works leading to ‘Jewel of the Creek’ project, undertaken in collaboration with Dubai International R...
April 07, 20190672Category: Transport
UAE Announces Long-term Visas For Best 100 Arab Start-ups
The UAE Government has announced it will be granting long-term visas to the top 100 start-ups shaping the fourth industrial revolution. The 100 Arab start-ups were selected at the World Economic Forum...
April 07, 20190690Category: UAE Local News
Dubai Central Laboratory Conducts Quality Tests
Living in Dubai is a hassle-free experience. When you eat, drink or buy something from the market, you seldom worry about two things: quality and quantity. Chances are you would take this sense of rea...
April 07, 201902445Category: Health
Sharp Rise In Medical Emergency Calls
Fifty operations rooms of the National Ambulance spread across the five emirates of Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah received over 290,000 calls, responded to over 200,000 in...
April 07, 20190683Category: Health
Shaikh Hamdan's F3 Team Wins Big At Gov Games
Crown Prince of Dubai Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s F3 team won the Gov-Games 2019 in the men’s and women’s segments yesterday, with Shaikh Hamdan himself leadin...
April 07, 20190935Category: Sports
Kalimat Foundation Distributes 2,000 Books Across Italy
Sharjah-based of Kalimat Foundation for Children’s Empowerment (KF) has distributed 2,000 books to 11 libraries across Italy.
The books belong to a mix of genres including literature, culture...
April 07, 20190661Category: UAE Local News
UAE, Romania Discus Cultural Ties
Romanian Minister of Culture and National Identity Valer-Daniel Breaz met with the UAE Ambassador to Romania Dr Ahmad Abdullah Al Matroushi, on Friday.
During the meeting, which was held at the min...
April 06, 20190717Category: Government
Carbon Ambassadors Train To Measure Greenhouse Gases
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dewa, has organised a workshop for the fourth batch of the Carbon Ambassadors Programme. It trained participants on greenhouse gases, GHG, accounting accordi...
April 06, 20190696Category: UAE Local News
Dubai based Gene Bank Data Now To Be Available Worldwide
A Dubai-based gene bank containing the world’s largest collections of genetic material of heat- and salt-tolerant plant species has officially been made available to farmers, plant breeders and ...
April 06, 20190875Category: Environment
Al Ain To Host Cultural Events
Al Ain will host cultural events at three main locations throughout the month. Activities at Al Jahili Fort, Al Qattara Arts Centre and Qasr Al Muwaiji will include handicraft workshops, lectures and ...
April 06, 20190784Category: UAE Local News
Emerging Artists Converge On World Art Dubai
Emerging solo artists from more than 30 countries, including the UAE, have descended upon World Art Dubai, the region’s most accessible and affordable annual art fair, now in its fifth year. The...
April 06, 20190777Category: UAE Local News
Man Killed Girlfriend Over Financial Dispute In Dubai
A manager accused of killing his girlfriend over a financial dispute will serve seven years in jail to be followed by deportation, a court ruled on Wednesday.
In March last year, the Dubai Court of...
April 04, 20190882Category: Crime News
Man Acquitted On Charge Of Repeatedly Raping Teenaged Boy
Dubai Court of Appeal yesterday overturned a ruling convicting a gardener on charges of raping a 15-year-old teenager on seven occasions.
The 26-Pakistani worker, who was found not guilty, was earl...
April 04, 20190740Category: Crime News
Autistic Man Found Wandering On UAE Beach Reunited With Family
Sharjah Police reunited an autistic man with his family in Saudi Arabia after policemen found him walking alone at Kalba beach, police said on Wednesday.
Lt Colonel Saif Al Zaabi, director of Kalba...
April 04, 20190698Category: UAE Local News
One-stop Centres For Government Transactions A Boon, Say Residents
After various UAE government departments outsourced application transactions, residents said authorised centres that serve as a one-stop shop have greatly eased matters for them.
Instead of the pre...
April 04, 20190760Category: UAE Local News
FANR To Train UAE Nationals In Nuclear Law
The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has launched a ‘Legal Developee Programme’ designed to train UAE nationals in nuclear law and to prepare them for employment at the Lega...
April 04, 20190782Category: UAE Local News
Mercury To Touch 40 Degrees On April 4 Before Dropping Again
The dreaded summer heat is here with the mercury expected to touch 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the UAE on Thursday, coupled with dusty conditions over the next three days. Interior areas like Mezai...
April 04, 20190696Category: Weather
Schools Invited To Pitch For Space Project For UAE Astronauts
UAE schools have been given a chance to pitch and conduct scientific experiments on the impact of microgravity that the first Emirati astronaut will replicate in space as part of his mission while on-...
April 04, 20190619Category: Education
Four New Judges And Three Prosecutors Sworn In
Four new judges and three prosecutors were sworn in before His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday (Wednesday) at...
April 04, 20190715Category: Government
