Open Data Dashboards Launched At Arab Health
Open Data Dashboards were launched by the Abu Dhabi Department of Health at the Arab Health forum in Dubai World Trade Centre this week.
At the event, which concluded on Thursday, the online portal...
February 02, 20190724Category: Health
Cervical Cancer Forum Wraps Up With Three-step Pledge In Sharjah
Thursday’s ‘Turning the Tide on HPV and Cervical Cancer’ forum in Sharjah concluded with a three-step declaration from participants to improve access to screenings, vaccines and educ...
February 02, 20190702Category: Health
Maradona Lauds Historic Pope Visit To UAE
Argentina football legend Diego Maradona has said the visit of his compatriot Pope Francis to the UAE this week, February 3-5, will be ‘fabulous’ and ‘historic’. The 1986 World...
February 02, 20190840Category: UAE Local News
Mobile Studio Connects Yoga And Meditation To Nature In UAE
While meditation has been around since 1500BC, it has recently been reintroduced into mainstream culture becoming the latest craze among fitness geeks and celebrities alike on social media.
Conside...
February 02, 20190774Category: Health
700 Journalists From 30 Countries To Cover Pope’s Visit To UAE
Almost 700 foreign journalists from 30 countries around the world have so far been accredited by the National Media Council, NMC, to report on the landmark visit of Pope Francis.
In a statement on ...
February 02, 20190762Category: UAE Local News
New Tower Rising In Dubai - Burj Jumeira
Dubai residents were stunned by a video going viral online, showing a new iconic tower that will be added to the city’s skyline.
The video that was shared widely on Whatsapp, Twitter and Face...
February 02, 20190957Category: UAE Local News
Nine Men On Trial For Armed Robbery
A gang of nine Nigerian men have gone on trial, accused of armed robbery of a car transporting money, a Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Thursday.
The gang used meat cleavers, knives and axe ...
February 02, 20190858Category: Crime News
Digital Registry Launched In UAE For Deceased Organ Donors
The UAE’s national organ donation programme received a major boost with the launch of a deceased organ transplant digital registry on Wednesday.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Mak...
January 31, 20190912Category: Health
Watchman Rapes Mentally-challenged Girl
A watchman on Wednesday was accused of raping an 18-year-old girl who suffers from mental illness, a Dubai Court of First Instance heard.
In September last year, the Pakistani defendant, 21, allege...
January 31, 20190908Category: Crime News
Bigger, Bolder World Government Summit Beckons
A total of 4,000 participants, 600 speakers, including four Nobel laureates, 200 interactive sessions, 140 countries, 30 high-profile international organisations, 20 conclusive reports, 16 insightful ...
January 31, 20190804Category: Government
School Evacuated After Gas Stove Panic
Two girls were hospitalised and eight others were treated at the scene after a portable gas stove was damaged in Al Dhaid secondary school for girls on Wednesday afternoon.
Major General Ali Bin Al...
January 31, 20190741Category: Health
Pre-term Baby Simulator Launched
The Ministry of Health and Prevention introduced the world’s first pre-term baby simulator doll at the Arab Health forum on Wednesday to provide realistic training for medical staff of Neo Natal...
January 31, 20190777Category: Health
New Hospital Drawers Halve Dosage Error
A new high-tech chest of drawers to help minimise human errors made in the dispensation of medicine to patients by hospital staff, will be introduced in the Middle East soon, it was announced at the A...
January 31, 20190778Category: Health
Iranian Hospital In Dubai Offers 50 PC Discount Amid Licence Dispute
The Iranian Hospital in Dubai is offering a 50 per cent discount to all patients across the board until the issue of derecognition by health insurance companies is resolved. In November 2018, the Duba...
January 31, 201901110Category: Health
24 Arrested For Big Cash Prize Mobile Phone Scam
A gang of 24 Asians have been arrested and referred to public prosecution for running a mobile scam, it was announced on Wednesday. The fraudsters called victims to tell them they had won half a milli...
January 31, 20190852Category: Crime News
Boy, 3, Found Wandering On Dubai Street After Being Left Behind In School Bus
The father of a child found wandering the streets of International City on Monday has slammed the ‘irresponsible behaviour’ of nursery school staff who failed to inform him of his boy&rsqu...
January 31, 20190810Category: UAE Local News
Rain, Clouds And Fog To Sweep Across UAE Next Week
Cloudy days, foggy mornings and light rainfall is expected to make its way across the country.
The UAE weather bureau explained that a surface trough of low pressure will extend from the east towar...
January 31, 20190830Category: Weather
Vegan Food At 33,000 Foot In The Sky
Vegans may struggle to find their dietary requirements catered for elsewhere, but not on Emirates flights, that’s after the airline served over 20,000 plant-based meals this month as part of &ls...
January 30, 20190713Category: Food
FNC Member Questions Lack Of Emirati Presence In Insurance Sector
A member of the Federal National Council on Tuesday questioned the lack of Emirati presence in insurance industry, demanding more efforts be exerted to train and employ them in the important sector, w...
January 30, 20190768Category: UAE Local News
Police Rescue Two Emiratis Stranded In Wadi
Police teams from Ras Al Khaimah rescued two Emirati men who were stranded in Wadi Al Beih on Monday.
The men contacted police for help when they slipped on the mountain slope and lay stranded at a...
January 30, 20190738Category: UAE Local News
