Role Of Digital Libraries In Shaping The Future Highlighted
The impact of digital libraries in shaping communities and economies cannot be undermined and there is an urgent need to organise and integrate resources from different sources to maximise their benef...
December 06, 20180984Category: Government
UAE Jumps To 19th Rank In Global Knowledge Index
The UAE has risen six places — up from 25th last year — to rank 19 out of 134 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2018, as revealed on Wednesday at the Knowledge Summit 2018 in Dubai.
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December 06, 201801025Category: Education
UAE Widens Scope Of Penal Code To Fight Corruption
President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has decreed changes to the UAE Penal Code that boost the country’s anti-corruption legislation.
The penal code is now more wide-rangi...
December 06, 201801049Category: Government
Mohammad Bin Zayed Opens Historic Qasr Al Hosn Site In Abu Dhabi
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Wednesday opened the historical cultural site of Qasr Al Hosn, the ...
December 06, 201801259Category: UAE Local News
Burning Car Forces Dubai Hospital To Evacuate Patients
A private hospital evacuated patients on Tuesday morning after black smoke from a burning car entered the medical facility.
Aster DM Healthcare did not say how many patients were affected by the ev...
December 05, 201801009Category: UAE Local News
UAE Cabinet Passes Slew Of Laws, Policies For Women Empowerment
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a slew of legislations, policies and initiatives to enhance the leading role of women in our society, and raise the rates of their participation and representation in a...
December 05, 20180870Category: Government
India, UAE Sign Currency Swap Deal To Boost Trade Ties
India and the UAE on Tuesday signed currency swap agreement to boost trade and investment ties between the two countries.
The development came during the visit of Indian External Affairs Minister S...
December 05, 20180854Category: Government
Two Money-laundering Suspects Referred To Federal Ajman Court
Two money-laundering suspects were referred to Federal Ajman Court for money laundering, fraud and forgery, a statement from the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department said on Tuesday.
The Federal Public Pr...
December 05, 20180898Category: Crime News
Hamdan Bin Mohammad Inspects Two Models Of Dubai Sky Pods
Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, praised the efforts of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, in carrying ou...
December 05, 201801093Category: Transport
Zayed-Gandhi Museum Inaugurated In Abu Dhabi
The much-awaited Zayed-Gandhi Digital Museum was inaugurated at Manarath Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday afternoon.
Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Internat...
December 05, 20180916Category: Government
Development Projects Worth Dh3.86 Billion Approved For Al Dhafra Region
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Tuesday approved development projects worth Dh3.86 billion in Al Dh...
December 05, 20180944Category: Government
Dubai's Al Khail Gate Bans LPG Cylinders From December 15
The management of Dubai’s Al Khail Gate has notified tenants that the supply of steel LPG cylinders will be banned in the community from December 15 to facilitate the introduction of composite c...
December 05, 201801519Category: UAE Local News
Mohammad Bin Zayed Visits Ali Saeed Al Neyadi
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Tuesday visited Ali Saeed Al Neyadi at his home in Al Ain.
Al Neyad...
December 05, 20180935Category: Government
Dubai's Transport Authority Explains How Motorists Can Reach Airport Tunnel
Motorists heading to Sharjah through Airport Tunnel should watch out – a new lane has opened.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai opened a road on November 30, 2018 that separate...
December 05, 201801143Category: Travel
Cleaner Jailed For Attacking Co-worker
A cleaner has been jailed for six months for stabbing his co-worker following a heated argument in a restaurant’s storeroom and leaving him with a permanent disability.
The Pakistani worker w...
December 04, 201801048Category: Crime News
Reckless Driver Jailed For Assaulting, Cursing Policemen In Dubai
A jobless man, who claimed to be a diplomat when he assaulted, cursed and threatened two policemen who stopped him for driving recklessly, has been jailed for three months. The two policemen were in a...
December 04, 20180916Category: Crime News
Mohammad Bin Rashid Visits New Hospital In Dubai's Al Barsha
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday visited the Dh685 million Mediclinic Parkview Hospital in Al Barsha.
H...
December 04, 20180930Category: Government
Illegal Residents Given Final Chance To Avail Amnesty In UAE
The UAE’s visa amnesty has been extended for one more month granting amnesty seekers more time to settle their visa status in the country, an official told Gulf News on Monday.
Lieutenant Col...
December 04, 201801173Category: UAE Local News
Father Of 2 Yr Old Cancer Patient In Dubai Appeals For Help
The father of a 28-month-old boy admitted to Dubai Hospital for a treatable form of blood cancer is desperately appealing for help.
Sadiq Pasha Sagheer, an electronics salesman who earns less than ...
December 04, 20180881Category: Health
