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, 20190901Category: 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, 20190934Category: 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, 20190860Category: 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, 20190786Category: 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, 20190753Category: 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, 20190890Category: 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, 20190941Category: 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, 20190839Category: 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, 20190971Category: 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, 20190902Category: 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, 20190740Category: 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, 20190922Category: 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, 20190734Category: Health
Probability Of Light Rainfall Over The Northern And Eastern UAE
There is a chance for a stray shower or light drizzle on Tuesday evening over parts of UAE, especially the northern and eastern ones, forecasters said.
The UAE will have partly cloudy to cloudy ski...
February 19, 20190755Category: Weather
UAE’s Decision To Allow Sale Of Vaping Devices Will Help De-addiction
With the announcement of the lifting on the ban on e-cigarettes and vaping devices from mid-April by the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Meterology (Esma), the jury is out on whether vaping...
February 19, 20190931Category: UAE Local News
Delivery Man Molests Boy In Grocery Store
A delivery man has been accused of molesting a schoolboy when he touched him inappropriately at a grocery store before trying to kiss him, a court heard on Monday.
The Indian boy, 11, was at a groc...
February 19, 20190897Category: Crime News
Man Blackmails Woman Over Naked Video
A man went on trial accused of blackmailing a job seeker by threatening to publish indecent videos of her unless she had sex with him, a Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Monday.
The 31-year-o...
February 19, 20190834Category: Crime News
Are Enzyme-based Cleaning Products Safer For Your Family
Enzyme-based cleaning products — that are newly introduced to the local market — could be a safer solution for UAE households, according to a specialist.
It comes as regular household d...
February 19, 20190794Category: Health
Monthlong Story Festival Begins On Noor Island
Al Noor Island in Sharjah is gearing up to host ‘Tales on the Island’, the third edition of the annual International Storytelling Festival, from February 21 to March 16.
The four-weeken...
February 19, 20190769Category: UAE Local News
