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Fog also engulfed Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. At Dubai International Airport, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates, flights were delayed by up to an hour. Delays also hit Abu Dhabi's international airport. The UAE's National ... ( read original story ...)

Dubai: The rich heritage of Emirati women’s jewellery that tells a compelling story of UAE’s trade links in the past and the influences they brought with them has been captured in the Gulf News 2017 calendar. Called the ‘Glittering Treasures of the ... ( read original story ...)

Abu Dhabi is poised to introduce services facilitating short-selling next year as it seeks to boost trading volume and attract foreign investors to the illiquid market. ADX, as the local exchange is known, is conducting meetings with brokerages in the ... ( read original story ...)

Dubai: The UAE is ranked the 28th happiest country in the world and the first among Arab countries, according to the World Happiness Report 2016. The report, released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, is based on an opinion survey ... ( read original story ...)

Abu Dhabi: Charitable foundations in the UAE have praised the announcement by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan declaring 2017 as the Year of Giving, and said that this initiative would continue the UAE’s long-held tradition of ... ( read original story ...)

Dubai: Dubai’s ever-expanding transport network, including the metro, tram, buses and ferries, recorded a zero crime rate over the last eight years, Dubai Police revealed on Sunday. According to a senior Dubai Police official, a special police force ... ( read original story ...)

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 ... ( read original story ...)

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 ... ( read original story ...)

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 ... ( read original story ...)

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 ... ( read original story ...)