UAE leaps 10 places in Global Food Security Index
DUBAI 15 December 2019: The 10-place leap that the UAE has achieved on the Global Food Security Index, moving from last year’s 31 in the rankings to this year’s 21, reflects the efforts of the […]
Year: 2019
Wheelchair-bound for 18 years: Life is still beautiful
DUBAI 15 December 2019: Although a genetic disease made her wheelchair-bound for around two decades, Raisa Al Falasi smilingly says, “Life is still beautiful”. “I have my dreams. I want to do well in Paralympics […]
Winners of 3rd Dubai Women’s Triathlon honoured
DUBAI 15 December 2019: Hessa Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development, has crowned the winners of the 3rd Dubai Women’s Triathlon. Organised by the Women’s Sports Committee of Dubai Sports Council, the 3rd Dubai Women’s […]
Dh1.13bn Umm Lafina project on track for Q3 2020
Umm Lafina Project 60% complete: ICT and Musanada ABU DHABI 15 December 2019: Work is progressing according to plan on the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Road extension project at Umm Lafina and Al Reem islands […]
Travel Alert: Georgia, Georgia on my mind…
BATUMI, GEORGIA 15 December 2019: This beautiful country in the shadow of the Caucasus Mountains is located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to […]
No substandard products in UAE markets: Esma
ABU DHABI 14 December 2019: The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma), has affirmed that all locally manufactured or imported products sold in the UAE markets are in compliance with the accredited national and […]
Abu Dhabi to form low cost airline with Wizz Air
ABU DHABI 13 December 2019: Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (ADDH), announced that it has reached an agreement in principle for the establishment of a local airline in Abu Dhabi in partnership with Wizz Air […]
Two dead, 4 seriously hurt in SMBZ Road crash
DUBAI 13 December 2019: Two people died and another four were seriously injured in a collision between two vehicles yesterday morning on Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road. Dubai Police said that at 4 am yesterday […]
Abu Dhabi inflation inching down so far this year
ABU DHABI 13 December 2019: Abu Dhabi’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), decreased by 0.8 percent during the period January to November 2019 compared with the same period of 2018. The index reached 110.8 percent for […]
Mohamed condoles Al Araimi’s murder in UK
MUSCAT 13 December 2019: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, yesterday offered condolences to Abdullah bin Ali Al Araimi […]