McConaughey, Idris Elba take on Web’s most searched questions
DUBAI 4 August 2017: Actors Idris Elba and Mathew McCanoughey answer some questions on WIRED and promote their new film Dark Towers Video posted by WIRED on YouTube
Day: August 4, 2017
Major fire erupts @ Torch Tower in Dubai Marina – again
Dubai 4 August 2017: Fire ripped through the fifth tallest residential tower in the world – ironically named Torch Tower – again. Located in Dubai Marina, the tower is about 84+ storeys high. It had […]
It’s Official: UAE population @ 9.1 million at end of 2016
DUBAI 4 August 2017: The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority announced that the UAE population at the end of the year 2016 was 9,121,167 according to administrative records dated up to the 31st of December 2016. […]
New batch of rescue aid to Hami region in Yemen
ERC distributes new batch of rescue aid to Hami Region, Yemen HADRAMAUT, 2nd August, 2017 (WAM) — The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, has today distributed new supplies of food aid to poor and low-income families […]
US bans travel to North Korea from September 1st
WASHINGTON 4 August: The US State Department late on Wednesday confirmed that it would ban US citizens from travelling to North Korea from 1st September, and said that those already there should leave before the deadline. […]
Spanish National Police uncover ring smuggling Iranians to UK
SPAIN, 3rd August, 2017 — The Spanish National Police, with support from the UK’s Metropolitan Police and Europol, have dismantled an international criminal network involved in smuggling Iranian nationals into the UK on commercial flights. […]
Robust improvement in business conditions projected
DUBAI 4 August 2017: The health of the UAE’s non-oil private sector gained steam in July, supported by sharp expansions in output and new work. A survey carried out by Emirates NBD, the UAE PMI, reveals […]
Japan PM to reshuffle cabinet amid fall-off in public support
TOKYO, 4th August, 2017 — Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is set to reshuffle his cabinet today, amid a plunge in public support for his government following a series of scandals. Abe is expected to […]
School explosion in United States leaves 2 dead and 9 injured
MINNEAPOLIS, 2nd August, 2017 – Two people have been killed and nine others injured after a gas explosion ripped through a private school in Minneapolis on Wednesday, starting a fire and causing a building to […]
UAE women volunteer for the military
ABU DHABI, 31st July, 2017 – The National and Reserve Service Authority today announced that it is continuing to receive registrations from potential female recruits seeking to join the sixth group of volunteers for National […]