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, 20180895Category: 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, 201801401Category: 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, 20180911Category: 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, 20180883Category: 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, 20180977Category: 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, 20180882Category: 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, 201801197Category: 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, 20180892Category: 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, 20180867Category: 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, 201801036Category: 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, 20180925Category: 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, 20180913Category: 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, 20180874Category: 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, 20180937Category: 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, 20180971Category: society
Flight Is Managed When Fog Blankets Dubai
It’s 5am on a foggy morning and the Dubai Airport Operations Control Centre (AOCC) is on full alert. The visibility along the DXB runways has dropped to below 600 metres and the cloud base under...
November 15, 20180878Category: Transport
No Electricity Bill For This Smart Home In Dubai
Imagine a house that’s comfortably cool inside without the need for air conditioning, one that produces more power than it actually needs, resulting in no electricity bills?
Its water taps ca...
November 15, 20180890Category: Environment
UAE Supports Early UN Talks On Yemen
The UAE said it supports a UN plan for peace talks to be held in Sweden by the year’s end.
“We welcome early convening of UN-led talks in Sweden,” the Minister of State for Foreig...
November 15, 20180818Category: Government
Indian Student’s Death In Dubai
A 17-year-old Indian girl from a Dubai school died after flu-related complications at a hospital on Tuesday night, school sources told Gulf News on Wednesday.
Alia Niyaz Ali, a grade 12 student in ...
November 15, 201801149Category: Health
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Receives Yemen's Al Yadoumi
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Wednesday received Mohammad Abdullah Al Yadoumi, Chief of Yemen&rsq...
November 15, 20180940Category: Government
