Indian Who Stripped On Dubai Flight Let Off Due To Depression
An Indian man, who stripped mid-air on a flight from Dubai to Lucknow in India on Saturday, was mentally disturbed and sent home with his relatives without being penalised, sources told Gulf News.
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December 31, 201802498Category: UAE Local News
Labour Sports Festival Returns To Sharjah
The Labour Sports Festival (LSF) was inaugurated recently in the sports fields of the Sharjah National Park, opposite Sharjah International Airport.
The festival, opened by Salem Al Qaseer, chairma...
December 31, 20180898Category: Sports
Triumphs And Tribulations Of 2018
As the curtains come down on another year, it is time to pause, however fleetingly, to review the days gone by. The cliched business of life may prompt the cynic in us to just shrug our shoulders and ...
December 31, 20180857Category: UAE Local News
11,000 Volunteers Collect 3,500 Tonnes Of Waste In Dubai
As many as 11,000 volunteers from 139 government and private organisations collected about 3,500 tonnes of waste as part of the 25th Clean up the World campaign, the civic body said on Sunday. The cam...
December 31, 20180812Category: Environment
UAE Turned Home To The World's Largest Audio Library
The UAE’s visionary leadership set the stage for strong diplomacy, technological achievements, educational and social initiatives and cultural development in 2018.
From forging stronger ties ...
December 31, 20180758Category: Government
2018 Was Celebrated As The Year Of Zayed In Honour Of The UAE's Founding Father
He is the architect and founding father of the nation, which in a few decades has risen to a leading position in the world. The UAE has achieved milestones that other countries needed centuries to rea...
December 31, 20180913Category: UAE Local News
Weather Bureau Also Warned Motorists Of Fog At Night And Early Morning
Fog and heavy mist is expected to cover the UAE and slightly affect road visibility in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) on Monday warned motorists t...
December 31, 20180769Category: Weather
Man Proposes To Emirates Cabin Crew
Love is in the air, quite literally, in a video posted on social media by Emirates airlines.
The video, which was posted on Friday, showed the man — identified by his first name only — ...
December 29, 201802231Category: UAE Local News
New Job Classification Scheme Launched
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has launched a new job classification scheme, which is now used for new work permit applications across the country, a senior official said.
The ne...
December 29, 201801010Category: Government
Clerk Jailed For Molesting A Woman
A clerk has been jailed for three months for chasing a female employee into a building’s washroom where he exposed himself to her before he kissed and molested her.
The Ukrainian employee had...
December 29, 20180895Category: Crime News
Pay Less Than Dh2 For Petrol In January
The Ministry of Energy has reduced fuel prices for January in line with global crude prices, which have been dropping due to oversupply and weak demand.
According to an announcement on Thursday, Su...
December 29, 20180809Category: Transport
Special Flight For 428 Passengers From UAE
Emirates Airline has exclusively chartered an aircraft for UAE government employees to travel to Jeddah to perform Umrah in the holy city of Makkah, Dubai Media Office said on Thursday.
The initiat...
December 29, 20180810Category: Transport
Hatta Abuzz With Beekeeping And Honey Production
The annual buzz about beekeeping and honey production in the UAE has kicked off with the opening of the third Hatta Honey Festival on Thursday.
Organised by Dubai Municipality, the year’s fes...
December 29, 20180936Category: UAE Local News
Excessive Watching Or Texting On Hand-held Devices Is Not Good For Neck
A new condition called the ‘Text neck syndrome’ has become a common complaint as most people spend hours on their phone a day, slouching their neck down and forward for long periods of tim...
December 29, 20180816Category: Health
Dubai Police To Use Bugs In Solving Crimes
The General Department of Forensics at Dubai Police has introduced a specialised forensic entomology database to provide the force’s investigators with solid scientific evidence whenever require...
December 29, 20180914Category: Crime News
Kerala Announces More Aid For Expats Returning Home
Expats from Kerala returning home stand to benefit from more aid from the South Indian state’s government, the welfare department for Non-Resident Keralites (NRKs) has announced.
Norka-Roots,...
December 29, 20180921Category: UAE Local News
Driver Escapes Unharmed After Vehicle Turns Over In Sharjah
An Asian driver escaped unharmed after his vehicle carrying goods veered off Al Khan Road, hit the pavement and turned over.
The accident occurred on Wednesday morning. Police investigation reveale...
December 27, 20180858Category: Transport
FTA Readies Marking Tobacco And Tobacco Products Scheme
The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has announced the completion of all preparations required to implement its ‘Marking Tobacco and Tobacco Products’ scheme.
Entering into effect on January...
December 27, 20180880Category: UAE Local News
Bullying, Smoking And Fights Go Down In Dubai Schools
Incidents of bullying, smoking and fights reported in Dubai-based public and private schools dropped by more than a third this year, thanks to preventive efforts aimed at reducing bad behaviour among ...
December 27, 20180798Category: Education
Expat Struggles To Pay Deceased Sister’s Dh57,000 Hospital Bill
A Filipino expat is struggling to pay the Dh57,000 hospital bill of his sister, who died last week during a visit to Dubai.
Edward Lagman, 26, said his sister Apolonia Lagman Gueco, 46, died in hos...
December 27, 20180815Category: Health
