Dubai, which already claims the world's highest building, has set a new record with Princess Tower, which the Guinness World Records website says is the world's tallest residential … (read more here…)
Abu Dhabi: Since many expatriates in Dubai emirate have not yet registered for national ID cards as the May 31 deadline gets closer, the Emirates Identity Authority (Emirates ID) has asked companies … (read more here…)
Dubai: In two major operations, police arrested seven people for promoting tramadol in Dubai. In the first, police arrested a suspected drug dealer who was allegedly promoting narcotics to young … (read more here…)
DUBAI: Celebrating improvements to its popular Business Rewards programme, Emirates has teamed up with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry to offer exclusive rewards for the leading business … (read more here…)
Al Ahli team and fans last night, making one stop in the penalty shoot-out that helped his team down Al Shabab in the Etisalat Cup final. The teams were locked 1-1 at the end of regulation time … (read more here…)
ABU DHABI // Organisers of the Madonna concerts in Abu Dhabi have reassured fans that they have taken special measures to help the crowds cope with the heat. The events company Flash Entertainment … (read more here…)
DUBAI // Cheque-fraud prisoners in Dubai Central Prison have submitted open letters to the United States president, Barack Obama, asking him to consider their sentences as a humanitarian crisis. … (read more here…)
A federal law to make it compulsory for Emirati children to remain in school until they have completed Grade 12 is undergoing its final approval stage. Currently, pupils may leave school at 14. … (read more here…)
VIENNA/DUBAI (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief held rare talks in Tehran on Monday after voicing hope for a deal to investigate suspected atomic bomb research – a gesture Iran might make to try to get international sanctions relaxed and deflect threats of war. International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Yukiya Amano began discussions...
Dubai police reportedly shut down 15 Facebook and Twitter accounts whose users were reportedly involved in defamation and abuse cases. While a majority of the accounts were disengaged during the first three months of the year, three were blocked within the past week. (read full story…)
THE NEWS: Digital Domain Media Group, an American special effects company behind "Transformers" and the Tupac Shakur hologram, is setting up a studio in Abu Dhabi. (read more here…)
(MENAFN) UAE's state news agency WAM reported that the country's president, Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, gave his orders to the government to cancel personal debts for defaulting … (read more here…)
DUBAI // Dozens of residents of the Golden Mile apartments on the Palm Jumeirah were banned from entering the complex this week in a dispute over unpaid service fees. Landlords and tenants have … (read more here…)
DUBAI // The parents of a toddler who died on Saturday are yet to learn the exact cause of their son's death. Kevin Jinesh Mavara, 2, died after falling ill on Thursday, a few hours after … (read more here…)
