Dubai: Dubai Police helped a 15-year-old Arab boy reunite with his father after seven years, police said on Monday. The boy came to Dubai recently searching for his father who had divorced his mother when the boy was a year old. The boy, armed with just a …
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The real-life Robocop set to serve and protect in Dubai: Droid will patrol the streets from May and make up a QUARTER of the police force by 2030
Brigadier Abdullah Bin Sultan, director of the future shaping centre of Dubai Police, told Gulf News: ‘We are looking to have more robots in future to handle policing. ‘By 2030, we are keen to make robots around 25 per cent of the total police force.
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UAE AFC World Cup 2018 Qualifier: Mahdi Ali excludes injured Amer Abdulrahman from squad to face Japan
The news comes as a blow to UAE who are looking to reach their second ever World Cup finals. They currently sit in fourth place in Group B, level on points with Australia, who they meet next week, and one point off leaders Saudi Arabia. Japan are second on …
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UAE Exchange India Kicks-off 2017 With a Host of Awards
UAE Exchange India, a pioneer in financial services has created a niche for itself in the industry by providing users with advanced features in the financial arena to help build mutual relations between the organisation and its customers. Acceptance from …
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UAE denies targeting Somali refugee boat
An official source in the UAE Armed Forces has said that the UAE Armed Forces did not target the Somali refugee boat which was travelling from the coast of Yemen to Sudan. Citing preliminary investigations into the incident, the source declared that the …
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UAE summons Swiss ambassador over U.N. Bahrain statement
The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Swiss ambassador “it was better if such issues were resolved through established bilateral channels between Bahrain and Switzerland,” according to a statement posted on state news agency WAM. The foreign …
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UAE summoned the Swiss ambassador to denunciate the statement against Bahrain at the Human Rights Council.
Dr. Abdul Rahim Al Awadhi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation for Legal Affairs, summoned Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to the UAE, over the Swiss statement against Bahrain. Shaikh Mohammed bin Maktoum Al …
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Perception that Dubai properties are expensive is wrong: Sanjay Sachdev, MD – sales & marketing, Sobha Group
Property market in Dubai is seeing lot of interest from Indian buyers. Sanjay Sachdev, MD – Sales & Marketing, Sobha Group says that interest from Indian home buyers have inched up considerably due to demonetization and a slowdown in the property market in …
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Man caught trying to smuggle 4200 insects, 27 spiders and seven SCORPIONS from Perth to Abu Dhabi
The Czech national was boarding a flight last month when his bags were searched by Australian Border Force officers who seized the insects. ABF says the insects were housed in plastic boxes, ziplock bags and plastic bottles. The insects were assessed by …
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Real Estate sector dominates Abu Dhabi Foreign investment
19.03.2017: Property laws and regulations increase investor confidence as developers prepare to launch new projects at Cityscape Abu Dhabi Property laws and regulations increase investor confidence as developers prepare to launch new projects at Cityscape …
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International Day of Happiness observed across UAE
Dubai: The UAE is celebrating the International Day of Happiness today (March 20) — a day that is marked by the establishment of the World Happiness Council by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the …
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Teens jailed for dangerous stunt with stolen pickup
Abu Dhabi: The public prosecution in Al Ain has ordered imprisonment for two Emirati teenagers who performed a dangerous stunt on a stolen pickup and damaged public properties near Al Ain Airport. They put the lives of motorists, pedestrians and other …
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Infrastructure projects worth Dh235m approved in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Executive Committee at the Executive Council, has approved several projects in the emirate of Abu Dhabi as part of the Abu Dhabi Plan with a projected value of Dh235 million. The Executive Committee, headed by Jasem Mohammad Bu …
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Dubai to announce winner of $1 million Global Teacher Prize soon
Dubai: One school teacher will make a history tonight and bring home $1 million (Dh3.7 million) at a prestigious event to be hosted in Dubai in honour of educators around the world who have made an outstanding contribution to their field of profession. The …
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Dubai Police reunite family after mother leaves children
Desperate and penniless, the mother was desperate and called 999, threatening to abandon her children because her ex-husband refused to help her raise the children and pay alimony, Dubai Police said on Sunday. Gulf News met the Emirati mother Ebtisam …
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Dubai Airports unveils free airport Wi-Fi with 'fastest' speed
Dubai Airports has announced world’s fastest free Wi-Fi service across its terminals to provide millions of passengers superfast internet access while they wait for their flight. Aptly called WOW-Fi, the service offers a top speed of up to 100 megabits per …
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2nd India-UAE conference on globalisation to be held in Dubai
The second India-UAE conference on globalisation will be held here tomorrow with an aim to promote cooperation between the two countries. Organised by All India Management Association (AIMA), the conference will be attended by leading industry figures from …
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