Children Should Read More Reality-based Stories
Parents have to set an example if they want their children to develop the reading habit, says Australian children’s writer Dee White.
In the UAE to conduct storytelling workshops for children a...
November 08, 20180923Category: Education
Real Estate Value In Dubai Impacted By Proximity To Metro Station
Prices for residential units in Dubai that are within a five-minute walk to a metro station have grown by 51 per cent on average between Q1 2010 and Q1 2018, showed Knight Frank’s Dubai Metro 20...
November 07, 20180870Category: Transport
Nominate Pioneering Projects, Achievements In The UAE
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has called on citizens to nominate projects for UAE Pioneers.
The initiative honou...
November 07, 201801031Category: Government
Winter Camps Offered To Dubai Government Employees
Dubai Municipality has offered winter camps to government departments to entertain and delight their employees, the civic body said on Tuesday.
The temporary winter camps that are popular among Emira...
November 07, 201801285Category: society
Scientific LED Show Lights Up Sharjah International Book Fair 2018
An illuminating dance performance took place on November 5 at the theatre of the 37th Sharjah International Book Fair held at the Sharjah Expo Centre.
Wowing the crowds with a fast-paced, energetic, ...
November 07, 20180817Category: society
Pakistani Expat Hits 1 Million Dollors Jackpot In Dubai
Some people can barely afford the price of a lottery ticket, but one Pakistani expat managed to buy not just one, but a total of 18 tickets. And it was all worth it.
A Pakistani national has ju...
November 07, 20180946Category: society
UAE’s Long-serving Kerala Expats Reveal Their Love Of The Desert In New Book
More than one million expats from the south Indian state of Kerala have made the UAE their home in the past five decades.
But who are the Malayalis who first set sail to this country? How many of the...
November 06, 201801098Category: society
Mohammad Receives Ghana’s Vice President
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received on Monday the Vice-President of Ghana, Mahammad Bawumia, and his accompany...
November 06, 20180830Category: Government
42-year-old Jordanian Woman Died In Accident
A 42-year-old Jordanian woman died after she was run over by a speeding car while her fourteen-month-old daughter is fighting for her life at the ICU of Al Qassimi hospital in Sharjah.
The accident t...
November 06, 201801071Category: Crime News
22,000 Graduate From One Million Arab Coders Initiative
The One Million Arab Coders annual ceremony celebrated the initiative’s first batch of graduates and top achievers at the VOX Cinema in Mall of the Emirates on Monday, with over 22,000 people ar...
November 06, 20180941Category: society
Girlfriend’s Killer Wins Fresh Trial
A manager, who is serving a seven-year imprisonment for killing his girlfriend in her apartment over a financial dispute, will have a fresh trial before the appellate court.
In September, the Dubai A...
November 06, 20180829Category: Legal
Media Bureau Set Up In Abu Dhabi
A media bureau has been established in Abu Dhabi to develop the government communication strategy and media policies in the emirate.
The Abu Dhabi Government Media Bureau (ADGMB), affiliated to the A...
November 06, 20180928Category: Government
Comic Urdu Poetry Session On November 9
Bazm-e-Urdu, Dubai, is reviving Mushairah Zinda Dillan, a comic poetry session, in association with Sharjah International Book Fair.
Dr Syed Azhar Ali Zaidi, who introduced the format to the UAE 20 y...
November 06, 201801040Category: Education
Supreme Petroleum Council Approves Dh486 Billion Investment For Adnoc
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) will increase oil production capacity to 5 million barrels per day by 2030 and the Supreme Petroleum Council approved Dh486 billion in capex to support the compa...
November 05, 20180869Category: Government
Diamond Worth Dh300,000 Stolen By A Couple Recovered After 20 Hours
A diamond worth Dh300,000 (about $81,081) stolen by a couple in Dubai has been recovered within less than 20 hours, an official said on Sunday.
The diamond as recovered in India 20 hours after it was...
November 05, 20180946Category: Crime News
Houbara Conservation Helps Improve People’s Lives In 17 Countries
A long-term effort to protect an endangered bird has helped improve lives of many villagers in 17 countries, according to a senior official.
The UAE has been carrying out an ambitious programme since...
November 05, 201801110Category: Environment
Charities Collaborate To Support Victims Of Human Trafficking
The Dubai Foundation Women and Children (DFWAC) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Faraj Fund to provide support and assistance for women and children victims of violence and human traffickin...
November 05, 20180877Category: Government
Behind The Scenes Of The Countdown Video
Dubai — how would you describe it? To some it’s the city of life, a futuristic city or even a global hub. But, according to the Expo 2020 Dubai team, it is about pushing your boundaries.
...
November 05, 20180938Category: society
6-foot-high Waves Off UAE
UAE beachgoers have been warned that seawaters will be rough today, as fresh winds blowing over the Arabian Gulf could kick up waves up to six feet high offshore.
Fresh northeasterly winds will conti...
November 05, 20180944Category: Weather
