World No.1 Naomi Osaka takes to the Dubai desert
DUBAI 19 February 2019: Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka, the world number one took to the deserts of Dubai in a dune buggy. Perhaps this was her way of training for the Dubai Duty Free Women’s […]
Year: 2019
Viral illness forces Caroline Wozniacki out of Dubai tourney
DUBAI 19 February 2019: WTA World No.14 Caroline Wozniacki has been forced to pull out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships due to a viral illness. The No.9 seed had been scheduled to play […]
IDEX: UAE Armed Forces award deals worth Dh12 billion
ABU DHABI 19 February 2019: Some 24 deals worth Dh7,019,428,577, were announced on the second day of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, (Idex 2019), and the Naval Defence and Maritime Security Exhibition, Navdex 2019). […]
Leaders inspect Aurus armored limousine from Russia
ABU DHABI 19 February 2019: Russia’s ultra-luxury armoured limousine Aurus was inspected yesterday in Abu Dhabi by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and […]
Dubai sets a brand new Guinness World Record for…
DUBAI 19 February 2019: Dubai Police has set a new Guinness world record with the largest number of attendees at an awareness lecture on Natural Disasters. The number of participants totaled 1,797 persons. The lecture […]
Deira City Centre going in for multi-million dollar makeover
DUBAI 19 February 2019: One of the most trend-setting and iconic shopping malls in the UAE – The Deira City Centre is in for a major multi-million dollar transformation that is projected to be completed […]
World’s first ultra-secure phone launched in AD
ABU DHABI 19 February 2019: DarkMatter Group, a fully integrated digital and cyber transformation firm, has unveiled Katim R01 – the world’s first ultra-secure smartphone designed to withstand extreme field conditions, at Idex in the […]
New details on traffic fines cut: You’ll get SMS every quarter
DUBAI 10 February 2019: The Dubai Police has clarified that the fines waiver scheme has entered into effect from the beginning of February 2019. It also said that from now on, all Dubai driving licence […]
Cancerous thyroid removed through lady patient’s mouth
A first for the UAE DUBAI 16 February 2019: 31-year-old, Janet Atawe was referred had a tumor on her thyroid. The patient’s thyroid was removed using an advanced minimally invasive surgical technique which was performed […]
Thrills and upsets on opening day of DDF Tennis
DUBAI 18 February 2019: Aliaksandra Sasnovich staged a dramatic fightback to defeat Ekaterina Makarova 0-6 7-5 6-4 and reach the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Sunday. Makarova has been ranked in […]