Woman finds diamond ring inside sheep belly
Sheep was imported for Eid Al Adha from Romania A Jordanian woman got a pleasant surprise when she found an expensive diamond ring inside the belly of a sheep she bought to sacrifice for Eid […]
Month: September 2016
iPhone 7 and 7 Plus now in UAE stores
The much-awaited wait is over. iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are in UAE stores. Dubai’s Mall of the Emirates and Yas Mall witnessed serpentine queues as iPhone lovers patiently waited their turn. Etisalat is offering […]
Emirati gets one year for insulting compatriot on Instagram
A court in Khorfakkan sentenced an Emirati to one year in prison after he was found guilty of insulting another national through Instagram on his mobile phone. The court found that the defendant, 22, used […]
Young Rashid Al Dhaheri wins opening race of UAE karting season
UAE’s most exciting young karting star, Rashid Al Dhaheri got his season off to a flying start as he powered to victory in Round One of the X30 Challenge UAE at RAK Track last weekend […]
Dubai awards tender for first 3D-printed laboratory building
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has awarded Convrgnt Value Engineering the tender announced last May to design and construct the first building in the UAE to be fully printed onsite and the first 3D-printed […]
6,000 cameras secure metro, tram stations in Dubai
The safety and security one enjoys in Dubai is unrivalled. Currently, there are about 6,000 high-tech cameras that secure metro and tram stations. According to Colonel Mohammed Ahmed Al Bastaki, Director, Transportation Security Administration, Dubai […]
Man caught molesting woman at Saudi pilgrimage
Sentenced to lashing within 30 minutes A Saudi judge issued what is believed to be one of the quickest court sentences in history when he ordered a man lashed 300 times after he was caught […]
Wife kills husband on order of ‘king jinn lover’
An Egyptian woman stabbed her husband to death and phoned the police to she only carried out the orders of her lover—the king of jinn (spirits). The unnamed woman told police that she had an […]
Etihad Airways to increase Australia capacity
Etihad Airways will add three weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Sydney to operate a double-daily schedule from 6 February 2017. The morning departure from Abu Dhabi – EY450 – and the afternoon departure from […]
Mariam Binladen swims English Channel for Syrian children
• Swim is ratified by the Channel Crossing Association (CCA) • Swim to draw attention to the suffering of Syrian orphan refugees • Channel attempt follows record-breaking Thames River Swim in June 2016 Dover, UK; […]