The Rising Power Of Virtual Influencers
The line between real life and virtual reality has just got a little more blurred.
Computer-generated virtual models are supplanting flesh and blood fashionistas to sell the latest, hottest goods f...
November 11, 201801066Category: UAE Local News
Worker Found Hanging In His Accommodation
The body of a worker was found hanging in his accommodation in Al Sajja on Wednesday morning, a Sharjah Police official said.
The worker is believed to have committed suicide, the official said.
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November 10, 20180977Category: UAE Local News
UAE Passport Ranked 3rd Most Powerful In The World
The UAE passport has jumped one position up to become the third most powerful passport in the world.
The UAE passport was ranked at number four in just less than a month ago in October of this year...
November 10, 20180904Category: Government
Arab Youth Survey Unveiled In Berlin
Young Arabs believe that religion is essential to their identity but also say that it plays too much of a role in today’s Middle East, according to newly-released findings from the 2018 ASDA&rsq...
November 10, 20180952Category: UAE Local News
Police Reunite Owners With Lost Items
It’s not really lost until Sharjah Police can’t find it. So says the Lost and Found office of the police which is tasked with hunting down personal items midslaced throughout the emirate o...
November 10, 201801086Category: UAE Local News
Expatriate Pens Zayed Biography In Malayalam
The first comprehensive biography of the founding father of the UAE Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the Indian language of Malayalam is getting ready for its launch.
The book “Shaikh Zay...
November 10, 20180891Category: Education
Gulf News Launches Responsive Website
Faster, better, responsive - the new gulfnews.com is here. It’s the stuff of digital dreams. Just a tap and the answer is there. Our ‘Search’ is a speed fiend, it works on the basis ...
November 10, 20180938Category: Technology
November 16 Is International Tolerance Day
November 16 is International Tolerance Day and UAE is taking this chance to celebrate it with a week-long festival. For the first time ever, the UAE Ministry of Tolerance holds its first National Fest...
November 10, 20180989Category: UAE Local News
Couple In Dubai Uses Workout To Strengthen Bond
Exercise fanatics Micheal and Vivviane Addo, aka Mr and Mrs Muscle make for a great pair. The boot camps held by the husband and wife duo at the Dubai Fitness Challenge are a rage because of their syn...
November 10, 20180963Category: Health
Last Chance To Grab Books At Sharjah Book Fair
Don’t miss the chance to grab a few more books to read as the 37th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) draws to a close on Saturday.
The 11-day cultural feast, organised by ...
November 10, 20180865Category: Education
Sharjah School Bags Lughati Cup For The Second Time
The Fatima Bint Abdul Malek School won the Lughati Cup for the second year in a row during this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair, it was announced on Friday.
Now in its third edition, t...
November 10, 20180885Category: Education
Nearly 7,500 Filipinos Avail Of Amnesty Since August
Nearly 7,500 Filipinos in the UAE have been granted amnesty since August, more than half of whom, however, have chosen to stay in the country, a diplomat said.
The UAE began its amnesty programme o...
November 08, 20180870Category: society
62 Pc Of Population Is Overweight, Oman Insurance Study Finds
More than half of the people polled by Oman Insurance Company were found to be overweight, a new survey has found.
At least 62 per cent of the insurance company’s health care members are over...
November 08, 20180916Category: Health
Multiple Road Crashes Cause Delays On Major Dubai Roads
Multiple backups delayed road users in some parts of Dubai on Wednesday morning, including those who were catching a flight at Dubai International, due to at least four road crashes.
An accident was ...
November 08, 20180966Category: Transport
Visitor Smuggled 12kg Of Hashish In His Bag
A visitor has been accused of smuggling 12kg of hashish, which he thought was mixed nuts, for selling, heard a court on Wednesday.
A customs inspector asked the Iranian visitor, 25, when he arrived a...
November 08, 20180923Category: Legal
5 Men On Trial For Assault On Grocery Vendor, Stealing Cash And Items
Five workers have been accused of physically assaulting a grocery store vendor, injuring him with a knife, and stealing Dh11,000 worth of cash and products, a court heard on Wednesday.
The incident o...
November 08, 20180988Category: Crime News
Five Men Get Stiffer Jail Terms For Villa Heist
Five men lost their appeals on Wednesday and will spend three years in jail each, for breaking into a villa in Dubai and stealing cash and valuables.
An Emirati housewife had accompanied her sick son...
November 08, 20180929Category: Legal
Diabetes Walkathon In Ras Al Khaimah On November 9
NMC Royal Medical Centre is organising a walkathon on November 9 to combat diabetes.
The medical Centre will host the walkathon in association with the Ras Al Khaimah Police and the Ras Al Khaimah Pu...
November 08, 20180859Category: society
Louvre Abu Dhabi Unveils Roads Of Arabia Exhibition
Rare artefacts and archeological discoveries from the Arabian Peninsula dating back more than a million years ago, went on display on Wednesday at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, giving visitors the chance to l...
November 08, 20180939Category: Cultural
Road Speed Reduced To 80 Km Per Hour In Bad Weather
Get ready to slow down in bad weather.
When inclement weather brings poor visibility, the speed limit will be reduced to 80km per hour in Abu Dhabi, the Traffic Safety Committee in Abu Dhabi announce...
November 08, 201801062Category: Transport
