The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority vehemently denied the accusations in a statement to official news agency WAM “affirming UAE air traffic operates business as usual.” Several passengers at Du…
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UAE denies Yemen’s Houthi claim of attacking Dubai Int’l Airport
UAE state news agency WAM reported. The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority said traffic at Dubai International Airport was going normal. Yemen’s Houthi rebels said earlier in the day through their s…
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UAE warning out against swerving drivers
Dubai: UAE authorities are again stepping up their campaign to promote awareness on the dangers of sudden swerving on major highways. According to Abu Dhabi Police, motorists changing lanes without wa…
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1.14m passengers use Dubai airport during Eid holidays
Dubai: Travel movement during Eid Al Adha holidays reached more than 1.14 million passengers in Dubai, while 184,989 entry and residency permits (visa) were issued, an official in the General Director…
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UAE pharma firm begins manufacturing ‘affordable’ generic medicines in Dubai
Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, managing director of Dubai Science Park said: “It will be the first of our business partners that is setting up manufacturing capabilities in line with the objectives of the D…
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New UAE visa rules being framed for job seekers
Abu Dhabi: The UAE plans tougher rules on issuing visit and tourist visas because most of the residency law violators, who seek the ongoing visa amnesty, entered the country on such visas, the Federal …
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Dubai Chamber Marks Emirati Women’s Day With Inspirational Seminar
Member of the Executive Committee of Dubai Chamber and President of the Dubai Business Women Council; H.E. Amna Al Nakhi, Director General of Sharjah Government; H.E. Dr. Maryam Matar, Founder and Cha…
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Dubai’s Abraaj said to owe fund investors at least $300m
Abraaj Capital has been barred from taking on new business or moving money by Dubai’s financial services regulator. Read: Dubai regulator probes Abraaj Capital, stops it from taking on new work Meanwh…
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National Geographic Abu Dhabi photography contest receives 40,000 entries from Arab world
Abu Dhabi: National Geographic Abu Dhabi and Almarai, in partnership with Abu Dhabi Media, on Monday announced the closing of the eighth edition of its annual photography competition ‘Moments’, which …
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Abu Dhabi Police warn of fake jobs online
Be wary of fake opportunities while you look for a job on the internet’, comes a stern warning from the Abu Dhabi Police. On its Instagram account, the police have cautioned against people who float b…
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Abu Dhabi rolls out 154 legal awareness drives in 6 months
As many as 154 awareness campaigns have been rolled out by the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) in the first six months of 2018, to enhance its educational and awareness efforts to spread the lega…
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UAE rubbishes Houthi media claims on Dubai Airport
affirming that the UAE air traffic operates business as usual”. Earlier in the day, the Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen accused the United Nations of “biased” reports on air strikes tha…
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UAE granted IAU membership
who in turn conveyed to him the news of this win through an official letter received from the Secretary-General of the IAU, Professor Piero Benvenuti. Dr Shaikh Sultan said that the UAE winning this m…
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Negligence, careless driving killed six people in Dubai
Dubai: A motorist admitted to daydreaming while driving, which led to a major accident near Dubai Airport on Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road recently, Dubai Police have revealed. Among the major causes …
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Dubai Police rescue crane operator
Dubai: Dubai Police rescued a crane operator who was trapped inside the crane’s cabin when its arm collapsed at a construction site. Lt Colonel Abdullah Bishwa, deputy director of Dubai Police’s searc…
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Abu Dhabi pavilion wins award at Beijing Book Fair
Abu Dhabi: The Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) won the ‘Best Pavilion Award’ at the 2018 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), one of the largest international book fai…
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UAE team to retrace Silk Road to bridge cultures
Dubai, told Gulf News. Ninghai, also the founder of the first Arab-Chinese Automobile Club, said he called the tour ‘1%’ because of the nature of the participants. “Ninety-nine per cent of people talk …
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