1 Million People Visit Dubai Frame In A Year
One million people have visited Dubai Frame during its first year, Dubai Municipality announced on Tuesday.
The iconic twin tower with a 150-metre-high glass bridge observation deck had opened on J...
January 17, 20190843Category: UAE Local News
Schools Struggling To Teach Moral Education, Say Principals
UAE school principals on Tuesday outlined challenges facing Moral Education (ME), including time limitations, need for specialised teacher training and methods of assessment.
Their comments came du...
January 16, 20190864Category: Education
Distinguished Officials And Citizens Honoured
Best under-secretary: Saif Ahmad Al Suwaidi, under-secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation
Best director-general: Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri, director-general, Telecommunication...
January 16, 201901083Category: Government
Husband Stabs Wife To Death In Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi Police arrested a man who killed his wife with a knife following family disputes, the police said on Tuesday.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said it had completed its prel...
January 16, 201901095Category: Crime News
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Opens
A global event to address the challenges of climate change and accelerate sustainable development was opened in the capital on Monday in the presence of top officials.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad ...
January 15, 20190774Category: Environment
Man Catches And Saves Child Thrown By Mother From Second-floor Of Burning Building
A man caught and saved a child thrown from the second floor of a burning apartment building by his desperate mother, Ajman Civil Defence said on Monday.
While the three-year-old boy escaped unscath...
January 15, 20190936Category: UAE Local News
Drug Addict Accused Of Assaulting Policemen
A drug addict has been accused of assaulting policemen and threatening them with a meat cleaver after they raided his house in search of illegal drugs, a Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Monday....
January 15, 20190871Category: Crime News
Clinics Now Offering Face Masks To Patients
With the rise in viral and bacterial infections, private clinics in Dubai and the northern emirates have begun offering disposable face masks to patients.
Earlier, only paramedics, nurses and other...
January 15, 20190818Category: Health
Sharjah Youth Train Poor, Refugee Children In Malaysia
The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a Sharjah-based global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide has facilitated the participation of 23 young members from Sharj...
January 15, 20190824Category: UAE Local News
167 New Footbridges To Come Up In Dubai
Pedestrian fatalities in Dubai saw a sharp drop to 36 last year from 59 cases in 2016 as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) steps up efforts to raise awareness among road users.
According to t...
January 14, 20190847Category: Transport
UAE Keen To Achieve, Sustain Food Security
The UAE government is keen to achieve and sustain the highest levels of national food security, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Rul...
January 14, 20190799Category: Government
Expo 2020 To Divert 85 Pc Of Waste From Landfill
Expo 2020 Dubai has taken a significant step towards its target to divert 85 per cent of waste from landfill after joining forces with Dulsco, an environmental organisation in UAE’s waste manage...
January 14, 20190838Category: Environment
Rahul Gandhi Meets Sharjah Ruler Before Flying Back To India
India’s Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi was received by His Highness Dr. Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, at his office on Sunday, the final d...
January 14, 20190903Category: UAE Local News
Shaikh Mohammad's Incomplete Autobiography
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, chronicled his 50-year journey in serving the nation in a new book titled “My...
January 14, 201901317Category: Life
Mohammad Bin Zayed Receives President Of Mauritania
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday received President of Mauritania, Mohammad Ould Abdel Aziz, ...
January 14, 20190814Category: Government
Scattered Rainfall To Hit UAE By End Of Week, Says Weather Bureau
Residents in the northern emirates are likely to end the week with evening showers, as strong winds will blow across the rest of the country.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said that the ...
January 14, 20190789Category: Weather
Man Accused Of Killing Roommate
A visitor has gone on trial for stabbing his roommate to death after an argument over leaving the lights on while the victim was trying to sleep, a Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Sunday.
Th...
January 14, 20190962Category: Crime News
Junk Food Items For Sale In Hospitals
When Fatima Bint Saif, a grandmother, recently took her 6-year-old sick granddaughter to a hospital’s emergency ward, she was surprised to see a vending machine in the waiting area full of every...
January 14, 20190811Category: Health
Dubai Customs Seize 5m Captagon Pills
Dubai Customs recently seized five million Captagon pills weighing 500 kilograms, thwarting yet another attempt to smuggle in large quantities of narcotics.
The seizure brings the number of Captago...
January 13, 20190917Category: Crime News
Saudi Arabia To Set Up 10 Billion Dollors Oil Refinery In Pakistan
Saudi Arabia plans to set up a $10 billion oil refinery in Pakistan’s deepwater port of Gwadar, the Saudi energy minister said on Saturday, speaking at the Indian Ocean port that is being develo...
January 13, 20190941Category: Business
