Dubai: Maria Madalena, an 80-year-old Portuguese tourist who has been visiting Dubai every year with her husband and family for the last 20 years, did not expect to get diagnosed with cancer while on …
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Dubai’s RTA, Trakhees ink deal to strengthen cooperation
DUBAI – Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, and the Department of Planning and Development – Trakhees at the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation have announced the signing of a Memorandum …
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Israeli brand shoots pyjama ad in Dubai after normalisation deal
Israeli May Tager has become the first model from her country to pose for a photoshoot in the United Arab Emirates, after the two nations agreed to normalise relations last month. She posed in modest …
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Abu Dhabi launches open data platform to boost economy
The Department of Government Support in Abu Dhabi has launched an open data platform to enable public and private sectors to exchange and share open data with users, start-ups, and academic …
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Sharjah to establish a library in every workers’ housing facility
Move by LSDA part of wider measures for workers revealed on International Literacy Day Sharjah: A project has been launched to establish a library in every housing facility of blue-collar workers in …
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CEO of largest Israeli bank heads delegation to the UAE
Bank Hapoalim CEO Dov Kotler leads first Israeli economy-focused visit to the UAE since an agreement to normalise ties …
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CEO of Israel’s largest bank heading delegation to UAE
Israeli business delegation led by chief of country’s largest bank head for UAE ahead of formal peace agreement.
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Abu Dhabi Police warn pedestrians against crossing roads randomly
Abu Dhabi Police have urged pedestrians to cross roads from designated places as several traffic accidents take place due to random crossing of roads. Police said on Monday that violators of …
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Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed visits people injured in Abu Dhabi gas explosion
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed visited people who were hurt in a gas explosion in Abu Dhabi, on Tuesday. The member of the Executive Council and chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office visited Sheikh …
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Use only designated areas to cross roads, Abu Dhabi Police tells pedestrians
Steep fines will be levied against those flouting the rules Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police have urged pedestrians to cross roads from designated places as several traffic accidents take place due to …
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Abu Dhabi fund ADIA hires Cornell’s professor as global head of quantitative research
UAE’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, has appointed a Cornell University professor, Marcos Lopez de Prado, as global head of quantitative research & development, the fund said on Tuesday. Prado will …
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Model diplomacy: Israeli waves flag in UAE pajama photoshoot
It wasn’t Camp David or the White House lawn, but for a brief, breezy moment on Tuesday, the Israeli flag fluttered alongside the four-colored banner of …
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Dh7.7 million property scam: Real estate agent flees Dubai after duping businessman in fake deal
A British man has been accused of forging official documents to scam a Dubai businessman for Dh7.7 million. The Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Monday that the 39-year-old defendant had sold a …
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80-year-old Dubai tourist gets cancerous tumour removed
Maria Madalena, an 80-year-old Portuguese tourist who has been visiting Dubai yearly for the last 20 years, did not expect to get diagnosed with cancer while on holiday in the emirate. “I did feel …
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Dubai visitor who offered Dh2m bribe to cop slapped with Dh2m fine
A man, who offered Dh2 million to a narcotics officer as a bribe to release him during questioning, has been sentenced to one year in jail by the Dubai Court of First Instance. He has also been asked …
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Mega container ship the size of four football pitches docks in Dubai
A mammoth container ship the length of four Premier League football pitches made waves on its grand arrival in Dubai. The gigantic HMM Gdansk docked in the emirate’s flagship Jebel Ali Port on the …
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Property agent flees Dubai after duping businessman of Dh7.7 million in fake deal
A British man has been accused of forging official documents to scam a Dubai businessman for Dh7.7 million. The Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Monday that the 39-year-old defendant had sold a …
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