Etihad Celebrates International Women’s Day With All-female Crew
Etihad Airways marked International Women’s Day with its first flight staffed by an all-female crew, highlighting the integral role played by its female workforce.
More than 30 women, from pi...
March 09, 20190754Category: UAE Local News
Global Tolerance Exhibition Inaugurated
Hessa Bint Eisa Bu Humaid, Minister of Community Development, inaugurated the Global Tolerance Exhibition for Productive Families at ‘The Point’ in Palm Jumeirah on Friday.
The exhibiti...
March 09, 20190923Category: Entertainment
Pupils Soak Up Tales On The Island
Fifteen renowned international storytellers from 10 countries are keeping school students engrossed with 25 live storytelling performances between February 21 to March 16 as part of the ongoing Sharja...
March 09, 20190923Category: Entertainment
Sharjah Session To Focus On Community Empowerment
In keeping with its theme of encouraging greater community participation in shaping government communication to fuel the development process, the eighth edition of the International Government Communi...
March 09, 20190652Category: Government
4 Killed, 3 Others Injured In Horrific Road Accident In Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Four young men were killed and 3 others were injured in a horrific car accident in Ras Al Khaimah on Friday, said Lt. Col. Mohammad Al Bahir, head of the Department of Investigation and Traffic Contro...
March 09, 20190774Category: Crime News
Health Ministry Launches New E-licensing Facility
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has launched the e-Licensing services for private medical facilities and pharmaceutical companies, in addition to renewing both licences, which target fir...
March 07, 20190687Category: Health
Serious Crime Falls By 58.8 Pc In Sharjah
The rate of serious crimes in Sharjah fell by 58.8 per cent per 100,000 people last year compared to 45 per cent the year before, according to Sharjah Police officials.
The decrease follows ramped-...
March 07, 20190779Category: Crime News
Man Gets 15 Years For Forcing Girl Into Prostitution
A man has been sentenced to 15 years in jail followed by deportation for raping and forcing a teen into prostitution after he brought her into the country claiming she was his daughter, a Dubai Court ...
March 07, 20190756Category: Crime News
National Plan Launched To Conserve Fish Stocks
A national framework for sustainable fisheries, which was launched on Wednesday, envisages several measures to conserve and replenish fish stock, including rehabilitation of marine habitats through th...
March 07, 20190686Category: Government
Dh5.8b For Water, Power Projects In Northern Emirates
The UAE has allocated Dh5.8 billion for water and electricity projects in the northern emirates, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ru...
March 07, 20190699Category: Government
Encouragement To Join Private Sector
The decision to unify public and private sector holidays in the UAE will make employees more productive and provide a major impetus to the country’s economic growth, according to Nasser Bin Than...
March 07, 20190661Category: UAE Local News
Exam Stress Affects Everyone In The House
Second-hand stress can be just as bad as first-hand worrying. In the case of parents dealing with exam-taking kids, both emotions compete for attention. Often, it’s the tension that wins.
Fir...
March 07, 20190661Category: Education
Dubai Welcomes Special Olympics Athletes
Athletes of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 were welcomed in Dubai under the Hosting Town Programme.
The delegations were welcomed by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, C...
March 07, 20190766Category: Sports
Unifying Holidays Is Great News For Business
The announcement by the government to unify holidays of the private and the public sector will boost Emiratisation in the private sector and will improve the quality of living, business groups in the ...
March 07, 20190673Category: UAE Local News
UAE Committed To Sustainability
Energy plays a key role in enabling economic progress and high quality of life. The UAE’s energy sector is evolving from being hydrocarbon-based towards a more diversified mix to respond to grow...
March 07, 20190707Category: Environment
Verdict Upheld In Trespassing And Attempted Rape Case In UAE
Dubai Court of Appeal upheld a verdict against a man convicted of trespassing into a woman’s room and attempting to rape her, on Tuesday.
The 46-year-old Indian was sentenced by the Dubai Cou...
March 06, 20190699Category: Crime News
Road Deaths Fall 21 Per Cent In Sharjah In 2018
Road deaths fell in 2018, but work remains to be done to reduce traffic fatalities even further, said senior police officers on Tuesday.
Major General Saif Mohammad Al Zari Al Shamsi, Commander-in-...
March 06, 20190667Category: Traffic Department and Driving License
Authors Celebrated At Literature Festival Official Ceremony
Several authors paid tribute to the written word in the official ceremony of the annual Emirates Airline Festival of Literature on Tuesday.
Emirati Dana Al Beloushi, who at 12 years old is the youn...
March 06, 20190675Category: Government
Delhi Society Claims Right Over Use Of DPS Name
The chairman of Delhi Public School Society (DPS Society) on Tuesday said in Dubai that no school in the UAE, or elsewhere, should be allowed to use the short-form “DPS” without its permis...
March 06, 20190907Category: Education
Walkathon For Autism In Design District This Friday
A 2-km walkathon called WeWalk by Tecom Group will be held in collaboration with Dubai Autism Centre this Friday at Dubai Design District.
The walk will start from 7.30am at The Block in D3 and cos...
March 06, 20190678Category: UAE Local News
