MHRE Warns Of Strict Action Against Firms Hoodwinking The Wage Protection System
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (previously known as Ministry of Labour) is fully committed to ensuring that employer-employee relations and labour rights are maintained for the priv...
October 21, 201801265Category: Government
Hundreds Of Authors To Sign Works At Sharjah Book Fair
The 37th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) will see more than 200 authors from 19 countries at the fair’s Book Signing Corner interact with fans and sign their works.
Books writ...
October 21, 201801021Category: Cultural
Dh800 Fine For Taking Photos Of Rain While Driving
If you want to avoid an easy traffic fine, just don’t take pictures of the rain.
Police in Abu Dhabi have called on motorists to follow traffic rules ahead of the rainy weather, which already h...
October 21, 201801088Category: UAE Local News
Resilience And Team Work Helped Kerala Overcome Crisis
The resilience and team work of the people of the South Indian State of Kerala will help them overcome the crisis caused by the devastating floods, a top UAE official said here on Thursday evening.
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October 20, 201801018Category: UAE Local News
President Khalifa Issues Two New Decrees
President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday issued two federal decrees on the appointment of Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak as the President's Special Envoy to China.
Presi...
October 20, 201801101Category: Government
Free Zone Women Employees Entitled To Maternity Leave
I am a woman living in Dubai, working in a free zone company for one year. Currently I am seven months pregnant and I have some questions in this regard. Am I entitled to maternity leave even though I...
October 20, 201801023Category: Legal
Drone To Estimate Damage Caused To Public Property During Accidents In UAE
Motorists causing damage to public property like a palm tree, traffic lights or the footpath, will soon get an estimate of the cost incurred just within a few days. All thanks to a drone that is being...
October 20, 201801027Category: Technology
Thundershowers Expected This Weekend In UAE
UAE residents woke up to cloudy weather on Friday. According to the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), different intensity of rain and thunderstorms are expected in the UAE this weekend due to low ...
October 20, 201801039Category: Weather
UAE Warns Against Destabilising Saudi Arabia Over Khashoggi
The United Arab Emirates warned Friday that the growing controversy over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi should not be exploited to "destabilise" Saudi Arabia.
The UAE state...
October 20, 20180981Category: Government
Over 15,000 Register For Expo 2020 Volunteer Programme
More than 15,000 people have registered for Expo 2020 Volunteer Programme, Abeer Al Hosani, head of Volunteers for Expo 2020 told Gulf News in an exclusive interview.
The programme targets all sector...
October 20, 20180984Category: society
More UAE Residents Visiting Azerbaijan
The number of UAE residents visiting Azerbaijan has doubled over the past two months and is expected to increase further since the visa-on-arrival policy for two countries began in July, a diplomat sa...
October 20, 201801115Category: society
Nahyan Lauds Keralites’ Contribution To UAE’s Growth
Expatriates from the South Indian State of Kerala have immensely contributed to the growth and development of the UAE, a top UAE official said during a meeting with visiting Kerala Chief Minister on T...
October 20, 201801100Category: UAE Local News
More Women Are Now Interested In Weightlifting Curls
The days of aerobics are long gone as more women are now interested in weightlifting curls, triceps kickbacks and chin-ups, all while carrying heavier weights than the classic feathery pink dumbbells....
October 20, 20180982Category: Health
60 Church Members Heed Call To Donate Blood
A UAE-based church has responded to the call for blood donors and is organising a three-day campaign beginning Tuesday.
The Dubai Blood Donation Centre at the beginning of this month called on the co...
October 20, 201801002Category: society
Men Offer Worker Girls For Sex, Rob Him At Knifepoint
Two unemployed men have been accused of beating up and robbing a worker at knifepoint in the street, after they posed as pimps and offered him girls for sex.
The Bangladeshi worker, 22, was said to b...
October 18, 201801119Category: Legal
New Visa Rules For UAE Visitors From October 21
The recent Cabinet decision granting widows and divorced women a one-year residency extension without the need for a sponsor will come into effect from Sunday, October 21.
The residency visa extensio...
October 18, 201801105Category: Government
Free Wi-Fi In All Dubai Taxis Soon
All of Dubai’s 10,800 taxis will have free Wi-Fi soon, as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) signs a deal with telecom operator du to install the service in cabs.
The deal was signed on We...
October 18, 201801017Category: Transport
Old Methods Must Make Way For New
“The greatest challenges of teaching and learning are already upon us. As we go deeper into a technologically advanced society, humans must outperform robots by completing tasks they cannot do,&...
October 18, 201801035Category: society
International Photography Festival Xposure Will Be Held From November
The third edition of International Photography Festival Xposure will be held from November 21 to 24.
Themed ‘Inspiring Moments’, the popular four-day festival dedicated to celebrating eve...
October 18, 201801171Category: UAE Local News
