Air Hostess Pardons Off-duty Pilot Who Threatened To Blow Up Plane
An air hostess waived her assault and cursing complaint against an off-duty pilot, who will be sentenced next month in his case of drinking and threatening to have an aircraft shot down.
The Emirati ...
October 27, 20180882Category: Legal
Arab Reading Challenge Draws 10m Students From 44 Countries
More than 10 million students representing 44 countries from the Arab region and the world will participate in the 2018 Arab Reading Challenge, which is part of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Glob...
October 27, 20180931Category: Education
15-point Youth Statement Issued In Sharjah
Creating a regional youth advisory council and funding youth community centres are among a list of 15 recommendations by youth delegates attending the Investing in the Future (IIFMENA) conference in S...
October 27, 20180944Category: society
Dubai Fitness Challenge Draws Thousands Draws Thousands
Thousands of people on an adrenaline high turned out on Friday for the start of the second annual, 30-day Dubai Fitness Challenge.
The brainchild of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum...
October 27, 20180912Category: Health
Dubai Police Urge Public To Report Online Extortion, Use E-crime Platform
The police have urged victims of online extortion to waste no time in reporting such incidents to authorities, as any hesitation on their part only encourages scamsters to target more victims.
Major ...
October 25, 201801007Category: Crime News
Investor Forged Papers To Swindle Dh5m From Businessman
An investor has been accused of forging papers and documents in an attempt to swindle Dh5 million from a businessman’s proceeds in selling gemstones, a court heard on Wednesday.
The American bu...
October 25, 20180899Category: Legal
Man Jailed For Burning Body Of Friend Who Overdosed On Drugs
A man was jailed for a year for aiding three others to get rid of their friend’s body by setting it on fire, after the latter died of a drug overdose.
The deceased man, an Emirati, was released...
October 25, 20180929Category: Legal
Four Lure Salesman With Cheap Massage, Rob Dh4,000
Four men have been accused of luring a salesman to a massage parlour for a cheap massage, confining him and stealing Dh4,000 from him, a court heard on Wednesday.
The American salesman was walking in...
October 25, 201801310Category: Legal
Fog, Rain Likely Over The Next Three Days In UAE
Chances of sporadic rains over the eastern and northern areas will continue on Friday and Saturday, while the rest of the country will see fair and partly cloudy weather in general.
Rainfall in diffe...
October 25, 20180888Category: Weather
Fujairah Showers, Rain Drenches Al Ain
Rainfall hit several areas of the UAE on Wednesday as strong winds blew up to 42 km/h over the sea in the eastern coast.
Rain in the UAE eastern region. Courtesy: UAE Storm Centre
The National Cen...
October 25, 201801031Category: Weather
UAE Statement On Welfare Of British National Matthew Hedges
Following widespread media reporting and speculation, Mohammad Obaid Al Za’abi, Director of the Department of the Foreign Nationals Affairs Department of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ...
October 25, 20180955Category: Government
Terror Accused Gets 15 Years In Jail In UAE
The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeals on Wednesday sentenced an Arab national to 15 years in prison, followed by deportation after serving his term.
The court convicted him of joining Daesh, the terrorist o...
October 25, 20180940Category: Crime News
Dubai International Communication Programme Concludes In Brussels
The Dubai International Communication Programme, the first communication training programme organised by the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO) for members of the Dubai International Media Commit...
October 25, 20180895Category: society
Salesman Jailed For Assaulting, Raping Teacher
A salesman, who kidnapped a teacher from a nightclub and drove to the desert where he raped her under threat and coercion, was jailed for six months.
The Belarussian teacher, 32, accompanied the Paki...
October 25, 20180944Category: Legal
10.5m Students In Arab Reading Challenge
More than 10.5 million Arab students will be competing in the third edition of the Arab Reading Challenge for prizes valued at Dh11 million.
Winners will also include outstanding schools and supervis...
October 24, 20180953Category: Education
Save Youth From Extremism, Dr Sultan Tells Forum
Youth in the region must be saved from extremism and given job opportunities, the ‘Investing in the Future’ conference was told on Wednesday morning in Sharjah.
The comments came during t...
October 24, 20180892Category: Government
New Salik Toll Gate On Shaikh Zayed Road Opens At 12am Wednesday
A new Salik toll gate will start charging motorists on Shaikh Zayed Road near the Energy Metro Station from 12am on Wednesday, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has said.
Drivers passi...
October 24, 201802760Category: Transport
Duo Accused Of Importing 4m Pills Of Drugs
A businessman and an administrator have been accused of importing 4 million drug pills described as sex enhancement pills on the customs declaration.
Dubai Customs inspectors were said to have receiv...
October 24, 20180969Category: Legal
Abdullah Honours Nelson Mandela’s Family
Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, honoured the family of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Pretoria. The honour is in recog...
October 24, 201801010Category: Government
Shop Worker Assaults Policeman Causing Head Injury
A vendor has been accused of assaulting a policeman and causing him a head injury during his arrest for trying to take away a forgotten phone from a washroom at Dubai Mall.
A shopper was said to have...
October 24, 20180883Category: Legal
