Thick Fog Envelops Most Areas Of UAE Early On Friday
UAE residents woke up to a foggy morning on Friday. Thick blanket of fog enveloped most parts of the country, dipping visibility drastically. “The tall, beautiful towers adoring both sides of Sh...
March 30, 20190706Category: Weather
Dubai Expo 2020’s Best Souvenir - Camel Milk Soap
Would you consider using soap made from camel milk?
A UAE cosmetics company has been quietly using camel milk to create exquisite natural soap, and the concept has caught the eye of the Expo 2020 m...
March 30, 20190836Category: UAE Local News
Tunes In The Dunes — A Journey To Rediscover A Lost Art Form
Looking to recreate the origins of a historical Bedouin poetry form known as Al Taghrooda — two residents have embarked on an 11-day journey by camels from Abu Dhabi to Sharjah.
Setting off o...
March 30, 20190873Category: UAE Local News
Pakistan Court Orders Return Of Boy From Dubai
Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday ordered Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to bring back a three-year-old boy who had been taken to Dubai by his father after the man had differen...
March 30, 20190633Category: Legal
Three Europeans Cleared Of Drug Trafficking
The Abu Dhabi Federal Criminal Court has cleared three defendants — two Britons and a Frenchman — of possessing cocaine for the purposes of trafficking, a crime that would have carried the...
March 30, 20190710Category: Crime News
Turtle Conservation Programme Starts Saturday
Conservationists in Abu Dhabi are invited to support critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtles as part of a protection programme called Turtle Patrol, which starts on Saturday along Saadiyat’s...
March 30, 20190770Category: Environment
UAE Set To Take Part In Earth Hour From 8.30pm
The UAE will join more than 188 countries across the world in marking Earth Hour today, switching off lights for one hour from 8.30pm (local time) to show commitment to protect the planet and to raise...
March 30, 20190608Category: Environment
Quranic Park Opens In Khawaneej
Al Quran Park was officially opened in Al Khawaneej in Dubai on Friday.
The 60-hectare park, which is free to enter, aims to bridge cultural differences in this Year of Tolerance and educate visito...
March 30, 20190805Category: UAE Local News
UAE Minister Predicts Shift In Palestine-Israel Focus
Over the next few years, the conversation about the Palestinian-Israeli issue will switch to the provision of equal rights in a single state, Dr Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affair...
March 28, 20190663Category: Education
Industry Debates Prospects Of Newspapers, Stresses Innovation
Print media must develop its content and adapt to the changing technological times in order to survive.
Debating the relevance of newspapers in the digital age at an Arab Media Forum’s sessio...
March 28, 20190643Category: UAE Local News
Experts Discuss Key Challenges And Threats To Traditional Channels
Traditional television is battling it out with digital platforms as it strives to remain relevant in a society where consumers can choose what they want, when they want it, and how.
The market has ...
March 28, 20190632Category: UAE Local News
India Extends Pension Scheme To Overseas Citizens
India’ existing pension scheme for citizens, including Non-resident Indians (NRIs), has been further extended to include Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders. India issues OCI cards to fo...
March 28, 20190659Category: UAE Local News
Parents Ask School To Publish List Of Books In Advance
A number of parents of a popular school in Dubai said parents have not been informed sufficiently in advance what textbooks to buy for the new academic year, which starts on April 1.
The parents to...
March 28, 20190786Category: Education
International Organisations Need Reforms, Says Gordon Brown
Many international organisations created in the 1940s are now outdated, and fail to serve the interests of a changing world order, Gordon Brown, former British prime minister, said in the capital on W...
March 28, 20190655Category: Education
Major Road Project To Open On Saturday
Access to and from Dubai International City (DIC) will further ease from Saturday, as phase two of the road projects around the neighbourhood opens, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced o...
March 28, 20190771Category: Transport
Grandfather Blames Online Games For Teen’s Suicide In Sharjah
A grandfather has blamed online video games for his grandson’s death after the latter fell 15 floors from a tower block in Sharjah on Wednesday in an apparent suicide attempt.
According to a ...
March 28, 20190854Category: Crime News
Cryptic Rains Tweet By The KHDA Goes Viral As Dubai Students Hope For A Day Off
Heavy rain, hail lashed Abu Dhabi and Dubai on Wednesday but students in Dubai had one question on their minds - would they get a day off owing to the unstable weather.
They asked and the Knowledge...
March 28, 20190643Category: Weather
Morning Traffic Jams, Heavy Delays Stall UAE Motorists After Rain
Motorists on Thursday were faced with more than just the morning rush-hour after a night of rainfall left roads clogged with water and heavy traffic jams.
Light to moderate rain was reported in Abu...
March 28, 20190724Category: Weather
Obesity, Diabetes, Cancer Are Top Non-communicable Diseases Among Kids In UAE
The top four non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among children in the UAE are obesity, diabetes (both Type I and II), cancers and diseases associated with smoking and substance abuse, a top official of ...
March 27, 20190898Category: Health
Uber-Careem Shows Innovation In Dubai
Innovation is alive in the UAE desert, generating value for people that eventually result in multi-billion deals.
So said His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prim...
March 27, 20190726Category: Government
