Sharjah Opens Its First AC Bus Shelters
Sharjah has opened its first, solar-powered air-conditioned bus shelters, the Sharjah Road and Transport Authority announced on Tuesday .
The first phase roll out has made available 28 air conditio...
November 28, 20180938Category: Transport
Fresh Trial For Man Who Caused Friend's Death
A high-profile man won his appeal before Dubai’s highest court that overturned his 5-year imprisonment in the case on assaulting his friend to death and will have a fresh trial.
The 30-year-o...
November 28, 20180874Category: Crime News
Tobacco Products To Be Digitally Tracked In UAE
A scheme to mark tobacco and tobacco products, allowing for tracking them digitally from their production until they reach the end-consumer, will go into effect on January 1, 2019.
The decision sta...
November 28, 201801034Category: Government
UAE Outlines National Development Plan
The UAE under the leadership of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has underlined the principle of integration established by founding father Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan a...
November 28, 201801130Category: Government
Ministry Clears Up Rumours Of Martyr’s Day Holiday In UAE
Educational authorities have clarified the rumours surrounding a holiday on Thursday, confirming that schools will remain open on Commemoration Day.
Previously known as Martyr’s Day, Commemor...
November 28, 20180951Category: Education
Nearly 400,000 Emiratis Will Enter Job Market In 15 Years
As many as 378,000 Emiratis will enter the job market of the country within the next 15 years, Nasser Juma Al Hameli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, said at the Aqdar World Summit in t...
November 27, 20180844Category: Government
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Attends Ceremony
A ceremony to showcased the progress of science through time, under the slogan, The Father’s Legend, was held at Habtoor City on Monday.
It was attended by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Ra...
November 27, 201801009Category: UAE Local News
7 Long-term Strategies Set For Launch In UAE During Annual Government Meetings
Seven long-term strategies and more than 100 national initiatives will be launched on Tuesday and Wednesday during the second annual government meetings.
The two-day cabinet meetings, chaired by Hi...
November 27, 20180872Category: Government
British Spy Matthew Hedges Used Dual Identities For Spying
British national Matthew Hedges who was granted clemency by the UAE President on Monday after being convicted for spying last week was using two different identities to gather information from targets...
November 27, 20180928Category: Government
Straightforward Matter Became Unnecessarily Complex
Reacting to the UAE Government’s decision to grant clemency to Matthew Hedges, Dr Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, on Monday said: “His Highness the President’s ...
November 27, 20180865Category: Government
Student's Corner- Popularity Means Nothing
Just because you have a couple of people waving at you when you walk down the school corridor doesn’t make you popular.
Nor does it make you happy.
As someone put it, “Popularity is ...
November 27, 20180860Category: Education
Mohammad Bin Rashid Launches Jumeirah Project
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai on Monday launched the “Jumeirah Project”, an initiative of Brand Dubai,...
November 27, 20180932Category: Government
Unstable Weather Will Continue Until Wednesday With Clouds
Light rain and cloudy days will be covering the UAE’s skies over the next two days, as forecasters expect the unstable weather to continue until Wednesday.
The National Centre of Meteorology ...
November 27, 20180874Category: Weather
Best Friend Killer’s Jail Term Stiffened To 15 Years
A student, who killed his best friend with a scissor, had his seven-year imprisonment lengthened to 15 years in jail after he lost his appeal on Sunday.
The 26-year-old Pakistani defendant stabbed ...
November 26, 20180972Category: Crime News
Drunk Nurse Accused Of Offending Policeman
A nurse has been accused of getting drunk, offending and belittling a policeman and filming him in a police station while he was recording her statement after a car accident.
A taxi driver was said...
November 26, 20180973Category: Crime News
Zayed Initiated UAE’s Cultural Movement
The late Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the stalwart of the cultural movement in the UAE, which led to the spirit of openness and tolerance we see in the country today, said the Minister of Tol...
November 26, 20180881Category: Cultural
The Dh5m Property Becomes New Benchmark In Dubai Real Estate
Developers here have a new benchmark to aim for — a Dh5 million property — when it comes to targeting buyer prospects.
Because that’s the price that will fetch the buyer a 5-year ...
November 26, 20180943Category: UAE Local News
Long-term Visa Offers New Era For Scientists
The proposed long-term visa system will usher in a new era for the scientific community in the UAE, according to two senior expatriate scientists.
“Long-term work plan and stability in the pr...
November 26, 20180875Category: Government
Strong Winds, Relatively Medium Humidity And A Light Shower
Raindrops keep falling ... and the people of the UAE cannot be happier. Readers have sent in numerous images and videos of rain in parts of Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah and Abu Dhabi, this ev...
November 26, 20180879Category: Weather
UAE Leaders Attend The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Dep...
November 26, 20180932Category: Government
