RTA Issued Over 37,000 Public Transport Fines In 2018
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched an awareness campaign at bus passengers to deter what it calls ‘uncivilised behaviour’. Six thousand brochures were handed out at Al Ra...
February 23, 20190721Category: Transport
Pockets Of Rain Hit UAE Warning Of 7-foot High Waves
Showers hit pockets of the UAE, with moderate to heavy rain reported over Abu Dhabi-Dubai Road in the early hours of Saturday, as weathermen warn of more chance of rain over scattered areas of the cou...
February 23, 20190782Category: Weather
700 Bangladeshi Inmates To Serve Prison Terms Back Home
Nearly 700 Bangladeshi inmates currently serving their prison terms in the UAE will soon be able to complete the remainder of their sentences back home, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Shaikh Hasina Wajed ...
February 21, 20190729Category: Government
Robot To Clean Dubai Metro Stations
If you see an orange-coloured self-propelled cleaner at a Metro station in Dubai, don't fret. Better get used to it.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has embarked on a test to use this r...
February 21, 20190810Category: Transport
Sleeping Law Firm Partners Should Be Banned, FNC Demands
Members of the Federal National Council (FNC) on Wednesday demanded a ban on Emirati lawyers hiring out trade licences of law firms without actually being involved in the practice.
Hamad Ahmad Al R...
February 21, 20190844Category: UAE Local News
UAE Farmers Embrace Agri-technologies
The International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) on Wednesday showcased agri-solutions and crops to more than 100 local farmers and representatives from agri-businesses.
The open day was h...
February 21, 20190728Category: Environment
Participants Ready For Pink Caravan Ride Across UAE
Equestrians taking part in the ninth edition of the Pink Caravan Ride (PCR), a breast cancer awareness campaign by the Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP), have received their guidelines ahead of their ...
February 21, 20190675Category: Health
Each One Of Us Deserves A Decent Chance At Peace
Last week’s terrorist attack on a convoy of vehicles on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Pulwama, which killed 40 personnel of India’s Central Reserve Police Force, has prompted UAE-...
February 21, 20190834Category: UAE Local News
Shaikh Mohammad's Incomplete Biography
Qissati or ‘My Story’ by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is now available on gulfnews.com.
The book,...
February 21, 20190818Category: Government
Honest Customer Returns Excess Change
When Filipina cashier Nerissa Maglanque fell short of the day’s earnings by nearly Dh400, she thought she had little hope of getting it back, but thanks to a customer with a big heart, her fears...
February 21, 20190790Category: UAE Local News
19-month-old Girl Remains Critical, But Her Brain Is Unharmed
The 19-month-old Egyptian girl, who fell from a 10th floor apartment in Ras Al Khaimah on Sunday, was airlifted to Tawam Hospital in Al Ain on Wednesday where a specialist team of medics assessed that...
February 21, 20190722Category: Health
18th Arab Media Forum To Take Place In March
Industry leaders and media professionals from across the region and the world will gather in Dubai once again for the 18th edition of the Arab Media Forum (AMF) on March 27 and 28 to discuss the most ...
February 20, 20190695Category: Government
Drunken Man Jailed For Ramming Taxi Into Villa
A drunken man has been sentenced to one year in prison after he refused to pay for a taxi ride, drove off the vehicle, smashed it into a villa and assaulted not just the taxi driver but two police off...
February 20, 20190830Category: Crime News
Ras Al Khaimah Worker Buried Alive In Sand
A Pakistani worker was buried alive on Saturday morning after the manhole he was digging in collapsed at a workers’ accommodation in Ras Al Khaimah, Civil Defence said on Tuesday.
The inciden...
February 20, 20190878Category: UAE Local News
RTA, STS Launch A Traffic Awareness Roadshow On Board Smart Safety Bus
School students will soon be able to hop on to a classroom on wheels that will educate them about safe transport experience through a series of 3D games, interactive sessions, puzzles, fun quizzes and...
February 20, 20190739Category: Education
Grandma In Coma After Freak Accident In Dubai
Residents of a south Dubai community are raising funds for a grandmother who has slipped into coma after a freak accident during a football game early this month.
The visiting 61-year-old Indian, S...
February 20, 20190790Category: Health
Remittances To Bangladesh Does Not Improve Despite Increase In Overseas Workers
The number Bangladeshis going for overseas employment has been doubled in the past four years; although it has not positively reflected in remittances to the country, the visiting Bangladeshi Prime Mi...
February 20, 20190827Category: Government
UAE NRIs Support Families Of Pulwama Terror Attack Martyrs
Some Indian businessmen in the UAE have come forward to support the families of India’s paramilitary personnel who were recently killed in the Pulwama terror attack.
At least 49 Central Reser...
February 20, 20190679Category: Government
Online Driving Test Services Launched In Sharjah
Sharjah Police’s driving licence department has launched an online service on the Sharjah Driving Institute website.
The service includes electronic registration and e-learning for those wish...
February 20, 20190788Category: Transport
Campaign To Raise Awareness On Stem Cell Donation
The Dubai Cord Blood and Research Centre (DCRC) on Tuesday launched the Treasure of Life campaign to raise awareness about the importance of donating cord blood stem cells.
Dr Fatma Al Hashemi, sen...
February 20, 20190681Category: Health
