Interfaith Alliance Forum To Kick Off On Monday In Abu Dhabi
The Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities Forum will kick off on Monday in Abu Dhabi.
Held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and...
November 18, 20180893Category: Government
Top Photographers To Headline Xposure 2018 Fest In Sharjah
The upcoming Xposure 2018 international photography festival in Sharjah will hear from leading photographers such Sir Don McCullin, David Burnett, Cory Richards, Lawrence Jackson, Kate Brooks, Kathy M...
November 18, 20180919Category: UAE Local News
NCMS Issues Offshore Wind, Wave Warning
The National Centre of Meteorology, NCM, has warned sea vessels in the Arabian Gulf of fresh northwesterly winds with speeds between 30 to 50km/h, causing rough seas with wave heights between six to e...
November 18, 20180916Category: Weather
UAE’s New MySat-1 Lifts Off Into Space From US
MySat-1, a new satellite developed by students of UAE-based Khalifa University of Science and Technology, was successfully launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, officials have...
November 18, 20180967Category: Education
Exposure To Disinfectants Could Be Making Children Overweight
You may think that by obsessively cleaning your house, you are keeping your child safe from germs and viruses. However, those very cleaning products could be playing a role in your child’s weigh...
November 18, 20180930Category: Health
Year Of Zayed Number Plates Fetch Dh1.723m At RTA Auction
Marking the centennial of the late Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his legacy of generosity, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Saturday hosted its 100th open auction for number plates, ...
November 18, 20180918Category: Transport
Woman Ambulance Driver In Dubai
If someone told you they were driving at 140km/h on the roads of Dubai, you’d probably take it with a pinch of salt. But not quite if it’s Khowla Ali Al Beloushi talking.
As an ambulanc...
November 17, 201801438Category: Transport
Determined Ones Lead The Way At Unity Run
Every step they took sent out a message that life is not about what you can’t do, but it is more about what you can.
At the EmiratesNBD Unity Run on Friday, people with different abilities sa...
November 17, 20180944Category: Health
Online Child Safety Is Shared Responsibility- Ministry
Protection of children from online exploitation is a shared responsibility of all in society, the Ministry of Interior told Gulf News.
The digital era has brought with it a number of risks facing c...
November 17, 20180910Category: Government
Agal More Than A Headpiece For This Emirati Artist
Most people are familiar with the ‘agal’, a band-like accessory used to secure the ghotra (white headdress) worn by Emirati men.
Beyond its functional purpose, one would not imagine tha...
November 17, 201801005Category: UAE Local News
Timely Intervention Critical In Cases Of Heart Attacks
A full-day symposium to raise awareness on the importance of timely intervention in the case of a heart attack was held in Dubai on Friday. The event was held under the auspices of SCALE (STEMI Care f...
November 17, 20180909Category: Health
Mar Thoma Church Marks 50 Years In Dubai
The Mar Thoma Church kicked off a year-long celebration on Friday marking 50 years of its existence in Dubai.
The golden anniversary ceremony was attended by Shaikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahyan, UAE M...
November 17, 201801283Category: UAE Local News
Global Intellectual Property Group Names Emirati To Advisory Team
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has named Dr Mohammad Mahmoud Al Kamali, director-general of the Institute of Training and Judicial Studies, as a member of its judicial advisory te...
November 17, 20180912Category: UAE Local News
Dubai Women’s Run Celebrates Spirit Of Women
Women and girls from the age of 14 participated in the eighth edition of the Dubai Women’s Run at Festival Bay, Dubai Festival City Mall, on Friday.
The event was held under the aegis of Duba...
November 17, 20180885Category: society
Another Long Weekend For UAE Residents Next Month
The UAE Cabinet has approved 2nd & 3rd of December as holiday for the public and private sectors on the occasion of the 47th UAE National Day.
The holiday starts from Friday and work will...
November 17, 201801096Category: UAE Local News
Al Burda Festival On Islamic Arts, Culture Opens
Al Burda Festival on the future of Islamic art and culture opened in the capital on Wednesday.
The event aims to celebrate Islamic art and culture, educate the young generation on Islamic tradition...
November 15, 201801036Category: Cultural
Worker Acquitted Of Entering Bedroom, Groping Sleeping Woman
A worker has been cleared of being drunk and entering the bedroom of five women and groping one of them as she slept.
In August, A Filipina waitress, who shared a bedroom with four women at their l...
November 15, 20180934Category: Crime News
Dubai All Set To Host 87th Interpol General Assembly
Dubai will host the 87th International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) General Assembly 2018, between November 18 to 21.
Held for the first time in the UAE, the Interpol General Assembly wi...
November 15, 20180902Category: Government
Four-year-old Drowns During School Swimming Class In Sharjah
A four-year-old Emirati boy drowned in the swimming pool of his school in Sharjah on Wednesday morning, police said.
The fatal drowning happened at the Australian International School, off Maliha-K...
November 15, 20180957Category: Crime News
Calling All Artists To Join UAE National Day Celebrations
Organisers of the official 47th UAE National Day celebration — ‘This is Zayed. This is the UAE’ — and Abu Dhabi creative hub Warehouse421, are calling out for budding artists t...
November 15, 20180989Category: society
