With one year to go until Expo 2020 Dubai opens on October 1, 2021, the organizers are committed to convening the global community in a spirit of collaboration and innovation to build a strong, …
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World-record Dubai Palm Fountain to open this month
The world’s largest fountain is set to open later this month, on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah. The Pointe’s Palm Fountains will officially start on October 22nd, and will attempt to win the coveted Guinness …
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World’s largest fountain to launch in Dubai on the Palm Jumeirah
Dubai: Because one record-breaking fountain isn’t enough, Dubai will be home to two of them. The ‘Palm Fountain’, which is set to launch on Thursday, October 22, will attempt to break a Guinness World …
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MI vs SRH: Mumbai Indians avoid lowest Sharjah total after most expensive spell of IPL 2020 from Sid Kaul
Siddharth Kaul, who replaced the injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar, was smashed for 64 runs in his 4-over quota – the most expensive bowling figures in the ongoing season in the UAE.
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Call of duty: Female officer leads the fight against COVID-19 across all Abu Dhabi Police’s facilities
Abu Dhabi: The toll of the COVID-19 outbreak on front line workers has extended even beyond their personal fight with the disease, yet it hasn’t deterred their spirit to serve the community. Colonel …
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Abu Dhabi cop beats coronavirus, fatigue to rejoin war on virus
But that wasn’t when the virus took its toll on her. Colonel Thuraya Ali Al Hashemi said she worked for two months straight without a day off at the start of the outbreak. But that didn’t affect her …
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UAE-Bahrain trade returning to pre-Covid-19 levels, figures show
Trade between two countries hit $139.6 million in June, the highest since the Covid-19 pandemic struck the region …
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Briton TORTURED in UAE devastated as general appointed new Interpol boss
“If Saudi Arabia, Russia, China or Iran tried to run for the Interpol presidency they would be rightly condemned. “Just look at the UAE’s record on freedom of speech, judicial standards, the …
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Coronavirus sickens over 1,000 in UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) recorded 1,041 new infections from the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, while Qatar registered 159 cases. The UAE Health Ministry said the Gulf state’s tally now rose to …
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Sharjah Ladies Club celebrates Pink October
In conjunction with the global breast cancer awareness month, which is marked in October every year, Sharjah Ladies Club (SLC) announced a series of activities to raise women’s health awareness about …
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Abu Dhabi Police medical head continued to work even after COVID-19 battle
Abu Dhabi: The toll of the COVID-19 outbreak on front line workers has extended even beyond their personal fight with the disease, yet it hasn’t deterred their spirit to serve the community. Colonel …
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Abu Dhabi Police arrest three people in clampdown on TV piracy
Abu Dhabi Police arrested three people and raided several shops in a sweeping campaign against TV piracy. Officers closed three outlets in raids on electronic shops on Electra Street and confiscated …
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Dubai’s popular Cove Beach to open new pool and beach club on Abu Dhabi’s Reem Island
Dubai’s popular lifestyle destination and beach club Cove Beach is coming to Abu Dhabi. Cove has announced its second location will be at the Makers District on Reem Island. An official opening date …
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UAE calls upon UN member states to uphold obligations to protect women’s rights
The UAE has called upon UN member states to uphold their obligations to promote and protect the fundamental freedoms and rights of women at the UN’s High-Level Meeting on Beijing+25 to commemorate the …
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Global, UAE markets: Spooked by US President’s COVID diagnosis
Investors will keep a lookout this week for updates on US President Donald Trump’s health, alongside any other pandemic-related macroeconomic news that can worsen tensed-up sentiments. Stock markets …
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Bahrain and UAE top Arab nations for human capital
Bahrain ranks first among GCC countries for academic achievement in World Bank’s Human Capital Index 2020 The UAE and Bahrain have been ranked as the top destinations in the Arab world to invest in …
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UAE Priory expert warns of Covid-19 depression amid global concerns about a “second wave”
Leading UAE behavioural therapist speaks out in the wake of findings which show rates of depression have doubled during the pandemic Priory Wellbeing Centre in Dubai is seeing patients who have never …
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