Ankara: Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, stressed the importance of coordinating with Turkey to resolve the crises in the region, especially in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya. Speaking at …
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UAE Consulate in Kerala opens on Wednesday
Abu Dhabi: The UAE will open its new Consulate General at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the southern Indian state of Kerala, on Wednesday (October 19), a senior official told Gulf News on Sunday. “The Consulate will be opened in the presence of …
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Abdullah: UAE stands by Turkey in solving regional crises
Ankara: The UAE has renewed its rejection of the coup attempt in Turkey and reaffirmed the importance of coordinating with Turkey in solving crises in the region, especially in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya. “We reiterate that we stand by Turkey in facing …
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UAE’s exemplary role in rebuilding Yemen: paper
ABU DHABI, 16th October, 2016 (WAM) — The UAE Government and its people have never shirked from … factions that have seized control of parts of the country,” said Gulf News in an editorial on Sunday. “The military phase of this campaign is largely …
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Dubai smartest city in Gulf region: Study
The emirate of Dubai has emerged number one in a Smart City Index that examined the smart city campaigns across 10 Gulf Arab cities, Xinhua news agency cited the company as saying. The Gulf emirate stood out for its “strategic vision coupled with a clear …
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Dubai emerges as smartest city in Gulf region: Huawei Study
The emirate of Dubai has emerged number one in a Smart City Index that examined the smart city campaigns across 10 Gulf Arab cities, Xinhua news agency cited the company as saying. The Gulf emirate stood out for its “strategic vision coupled with a clear …
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Dubai Police launch system that anticipates crime
Dubai: A system to anticipate crime was launched by Dubai Police during the first day of Gitex Technology Week, in addition to 18 other smart services. Lt Gen Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina, Dubai Police Chief, said the force will be announcing and launching …
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LED smart lighting for Dubai Canal bridges
Dubai: More than 200 environmentally friendly smart LED lighting units have been installed on the Dubai Canal bridges, with more planned in Dubai in the future, RTA said on Sunday. Salem Al Rimawi, Roads, Lighting and Traffic Signal manager, said the smart …
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UAE opens Boston consulate to strengthen bilateral ties in New England
Boston: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) opened a Consulate General in Boston, Massachusetts, the country’s third consulate in the USA. At an event held on Thursday, 13th October, to celebrate the opening of the consulate, UAE Consul-General Salem Al …
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Law on emirate's cultural heritage applauded
He also expected many components of the UAE national heritage would soon be recognised as World Heritage by UNESCO, according to UAE News Agency (WAM). I.Y BNA 0622 GMT 2016/10/16
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Be careful when buying goods
Dubai: At the recently concluded Emirates Intellectual Property Association (EIPA … an auto expert told Gulf News. In most cases, motorists chose poor quality parts for their affordability, but according to Gordon Ferguson, General Manager at AAA …
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UAE consumers increasingly interested in buying property
Consumers in the UAE appear to agree with the current real estate market sentiment that now is good time to buy property, according to statistics from compareit4me.com, the Middle East’s leading finance comparison site. Using data from its mortgage …
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UAE ambassador opens refugee camp for 350 Syrians in Lebanon
BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon, 15th October, 2016 (WAM) – The UAE has opened a refugee camp in Lebanon to shelter 350 Syrian refugees. Officiating at the opening of the Al Marj camp, UAE Ambassador to Lebanon Hamad Saeed Al Shamsi noted that the recently …
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UAE, WHO sign two cooperation agreements
The second agreement includes the implementation of integrated outreach programmes against polio, measles and other routine vaccinations in 11 governorates, according to UAE News Agency (WAM). I.Y BNA 0606 GMT 2016/10/13
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What UAE law says about cybercrimes, penalties
UAE Cybercrime Law No. 5 of 2012 … to invade someone else’s privacy – which can even include eavesdropping, copying photos or publishing news – can be jailed for six months and face fines of between Dh150,000 and Dh300,000. · The most severe penalty …
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Emirates Telecommunications Grop : Etisalat to invest $817m in infrastructure – CEO
Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: Etisalat UAE has dedicated more than AED 3 billion ($817.4 million) for investments in infrastructure in 2016, the telecom group CEO Saleh Al Abdooli told Mubasher. The new investments include fiber optic networks, fourth-generation …
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Not all ‘killer offers’ are the same
Gulf News checked the online site where M.N. bought her phone but noticed that the site did not have any physical address in Dubai nor any actual contact number or proper customer service. Gulf News raised M.N.’s issue with the Consumer Protection …
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