Dubai: Dubai Police’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has reported a zero crime rate among the Public Transport users in the last eight years, an official said on Sunday. Colonel Engineer Mohammad Ahmad Al Bastaki, director of Dubai Police …
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213kg of hashish seized in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police and Abu Dhabi Customs seized nearly 213 kilograms of hashish and foiled an attempt to smuggle the drug into the country through the border port. The suspect, an Asian driver, hid the hashish inside the truck and tried smuggling …
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How life is moving on for Abu Dhabi cancer survivor
Abu Dhabi: As reported by Gulf News, the 46-year-old Indian’s misfortune began four years ago, when he lost his eldest child, a daughter, to leukaemia. The following year, his wife delivered a son, but the couple was devastated to learn that he suffers …
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Dubai student fights cancer and is happy to be back in Dubai
Dubai: In March 2016, Gulf News carried a story about a Dubai student who was fighting for his life in a hospital in Manila, Philippines, as a result of a 6cm tumour in the centre of his brain. Parents of the 10-year-old Filipino student, Randolph Palomer …
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UAE to mark 2017 as The Year of Goodness
Abu Dhabi: The year 2017 will be The Year of Goodness in the UAE, President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced on Saturday. The Year of Goodness will focus on three main themes. The first one will be consolidating the social …
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UAE-Kerala relations hit a new high with CM Pinarayi Vijayan's visit
Dubai: Relations between the UAE and the South Indian state of Kerala have reached a new level with state chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s visit. The chief minister said he has invited His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President …
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Dubai Police app is now even more advanced
Dubai: Dubai Police have announced the launch of an updated version of their smart application, which includes up to 125 services and plenty of distinctive features. The announcement was made on Thursday, when they unveiled the new interactive design of …
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UAE to mark 2017 as The Year of Giving
Abu Dhabi: The year 2017 will be The Year of Giving in the UAE, President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced on Saturday . The Year of Giving will focus on three main themes. The first one will be consolidating the social …
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Dubai Cares helps Gaza children find hope through reading
Dubai: For a country built on bombs and bloodshed, children are the first to suffer, especially their right to life and education. Palestine has been at the epicentre of war and instability for almost 70 years. The protracted conflict has severely damaged …
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UAE: Expats away from home hold family holidays close
“It’s my first time to be absolutely alone at Christmas time,” Dr Jacob, a radiologist in Dubai, told Gulf News. “Because of leave issues, it’s difficult for me to travel now. Our department needs support. Some of us have to be around for the …
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No truck ban on Mohammad Bin Zayed Road in Dubai
Dubai: Truck movement on both Mohammad Bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road in Dubai will continue unhindered, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) clarified on Wednesday. The clarification came following reports that there will be a blanket ban on heavy …
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Dubai Future Academy is launched
Dubai: Dubai added another feather to its cap on Wednesday with the launch of the Dubai Future Academy under the directives of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The academy …
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Dubai Municipality reveals the truth on Indomie noodles
Dubai: Dubai Municipality on Wednesday has squashed rumours against the popular Indomie instant noodles, confirming that the pasta does not contain worms. In a video that has gone viral across social media in the last four days, a woman alleges that she …
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Dubai through the eyes of the Jashanmal family
Dubai: For decades, Dubai has been a beacon of hope and tolerance for thousands of merchants and families who have prospered here. This legacy of being a hub for fairness, openness and multiculturalism, which it has preserved to this day, is being seen as …
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Historic documents give insight into early Dubai
Adviser of Museum and Heritage Affairs and chairman of the Board of Directors office at Dubai Culture, told Gulf News. This port was located near the Ruler’s Court back then on Dubai Creek. The Hamal Bashi was the person in charge of furdhah — he …
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UAE land of ‘cultural miracles’, ex-UK minister says
Abu Dhabi: Shahid Malik, former UK Minister of Justice in the UK, called UAE a land of “cultural miracles”, pointing out that the peace that exists among diverse groups in the country is remarkable. Malik was addressing the Forum for Promoting Peace in …
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UAE makes significant achievements in logistics and transport
Dubai: The National Agenda indexes regarding environment and infrastructure showed paradigm shifts in performance, as did results for online and smart services and the quality of air transport infrastructure. The results were announced in line with the …
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