UAE To Invest Dh5bn In School System Overhaul Over Six Years
The UAE government has allocated Dh5 billion to invest in “state-of-the-art” infrastructure for schools over the period of six years, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported after a meeting of...
January 28, 20190839Category: Education
Hundreds Of Students Take Part In Recyclathon Run
Hundreds of school students and residents braved the cold morning and collected waste as part of the 3km ‘Recyclathon Run 2019’ at Al Qasba which aims to raise awareness about climate chan...
January 27, 20190869Category: UAE Local News
Dubai’s 54-year-old Model Wins Beijing Beauty Pageant
Dubai grey model Caroline Labouchere was crowned the Golden Ambassador at the Miss Tourism International Golden Age beauty pageant held in Beijing last week.
The former school receptionist who beca...
January 27, 201901223Category: Entertainment
Al Jalila Children’s Launches Mental Health Ward
Al Jalila Children’s, a paediatric hospital in Dubai, last week launched its child and adolescent mental health ward, said to be the first such ward in the GCC.
The ward was inaugurated on Ja...
January 27, 20190914Category: Health
Pope's UAE Visit A Historic Moment For Catholic Church
With seven days remaining before the first-ever visit to the Arabian Peninsula by the head of the Catholic Church, the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia has expressed his happiness, saying that Pope ...
January 27, 20190923Category: UAE Local News
Residents Struggle To Get Back Rental Security Deposit
Tenants in the UAE are struggling to recover their security deposits as landlords find excuses to hold on to their money when they are vacating houses.
As a norm, property owners across the emirate...
January 27, 20190877Category: UAE Local News
Dh2.5 Billion Granted To Support Education Worldwide
A total of Dh2.5 billion has been granted so far by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the Abu Dhabi Government’s foreign aid agency, to set up 129 educational projects in 14 countries, ...
January 27, 20190878Category: Government
Dubai Taxi’s New Control Centre Inaugurated
Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has launched the new control centre of Dubai Taxi, which covers all taxi serv...
January 27, 20190921Category: UAE Local News
Abu Dhabi Residents Complain Of Invalid Claims
Abu Dhabi does not have a tenancy law per se, and any disputes that arise are settled by the courts. Most landlords and property management companies ask for a security deposit, which they claim will ...
January 27, 20190943Category: UAE Local News
Imran Khan’s Advisor Bukhari Surprises Workers In Dubai
Hundreds of blue-collar Pakistani workers were surprised to see the Zulfiqar Bukhari, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, at their accommodation ...
January 27, 20190983Category: UAE Local News
Shaikh Mohammad Surprises UAE Fan At Asian Cup
A young Iraqi girl, who was supporting the UAE national team at the Asian Cup, was surprised on Saturday by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the...
January 27, 20190892Category: Government
Dubai Women’s Empowerment Platform Nominated For Award
Ananke, a Dubai-based digital platform empowering women through awareness, advocacy and education, has been nominated for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) awards, to be held in Genev...
January 26, 20190876Category: UAE Local News
Shaikha Shamma Launches Al Ain Environment Drive
Shaikha Dr Shamma Bint Mohammad Bin Khalid Al Nahyan, Chairperson of the Shaikh Mohammad Bin Khalid Al Nahyan Cultural Centre, inaugurated the Environmentally Distinctive House Initiative in Al Ain on...
January 26, 20190966Category: Environment
Dubai To Welcome Chinese New Year In Style
Hala China, a joint initiative by Meraas and Dubai Holding, will bring a variety of Chinese experiences to Dubai for a month of celebrations to usher in the Chinese New Year on February 5.
Some of ...
January 26, 20190910Category: UAE Local News
Robotics Series Gets Underway In Abu Dhabi On Sunday
The Ministry of Education’s Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (AIR) series kicks-off at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) on Sunday.
More than 1,500 students from across the...
January 26, 20190846Category: Technology
Zordyl Mouthwash Taken Off UAE Shelves
The Ministry of Health and Prevention has ordered the withdrawal of Zordyl mouthwash from shelves due to harmful impurities.
This is the second product manufactured by Gulf Pharmaceutical Industrie...
January 26, 201901037Category: Health
Criminal Status Smart Service Helps 12,443 In Four Months
A smart service enabling residents to check their criminal status in financial cases has benefitted 12,443 customers since its launch in September, according to Brigadier Jamal Salem Al Jallaf, direct...
January 26, 20190976Category: Crime News
RTA Gets ISO Certification In Facility Management
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has become the first government entity to obtain ISO certification in facility management.
Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the bo...
January 26, 20190885Category: Transport
RAK Police Air Wing Rescues Man Injured On Jebel Jais
RAK Police Air Wing rescues man injured on Jebel jais
Ras Al Khaimah: Ras Al Khaimah Police Air Wing has rescued an Asian man who was injured while climbing a mountain in the Emirate with his frien...
January 26, 20190868Category: Government
Indians In UAE Mark 70th Republic Day
In a salute to the world's largest democracy, Indian expatriates in the UAE began celebrating their country’s 70th Republic Day of India on Saturday morning.
At the Indian consulate in Du...
January 26, 20190889Category: UAE Local News
