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, 201901006Category: 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, 20190981Category: 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, 20190910Category: 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, 20190806Category: 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, 20190837Category: 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, 20190841Category: 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, 201901203Category: 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, 20190921Category: 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, 20190954Category: 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, 20190922Category: 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, 20190786Category: 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, 20190844Category: 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, 20190837Category: UAE Local News
UAE Supporters Throw Their Shoes At Qatar Players During Asian Cup Semi-final
Thousands of home fans packed into the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi hoping to watch their side put one of their local rivals.
Shoes were thrown at the Qatar players as they celebrated th...
January 30, 20190835Category: Sports
People Buy Fake ‘expensive’ Products Because They Are Cheap
Most consumers who are buying counterfeits of luxury products do so with the full knowledge of what they are buying, said a senior official on Tuesday.
The Department of Economic Development in Dub...
January 30, 201901107Category: UAE Local News
1500 Dubai Students Tune Into Modi’s Exam Advice Telecast
More than 1,500 students of the Indian High School listened with rapt attention to Indian prime Minister’s ParikshePeCharcha2 telecast live from India on Tuesday morning. The students, who were ...
January 30, 20190776Category: Education
Fad Diets Not The Answer, Says Top Nutritionist
Fad diets have impaired the thinking of people who often go on high fat, low carbohydrate, gluten and dairy free diets, which might be depriving the individual of real nutrition, said Professor Daniel...
January 30, 20190797Category: Health
Genome Study To Have Huge Impact On UAE Society
An experimental study launched on Tuesday that uses genome science to detect rare genetic disorders could have a ‘huge impact’ on UAE society, according to an official.
The study conduc...
January 30, 20190731Category: Health
Light Drizzle Brings Cool Weather In The UAE
Tomorrow is going to be a cool day, thanks to some drizzle today.
Light rainfall was reported in various parts of the UAE as a cloud cover moved from the Arabian Sea towards the mainland.
Earlie...
January 30, 20190905Category: Weather
Indian Schools In Dubai Get Best Overall Ratings So Far
No Indian school slipped in ratings in the latest government inspections in Dubai, which saw the highest ever percentage of students attending ‘good’ or higher rated Indian schools.
Out...
January 30, 20190850Category: Education
