200+ to launch UAE Tour in Dubai on Sunday
ABU DHABI 22 February 2020: The country is gearing up for the second edition of the UAE Tour – the one and only UCI World Tour event in the Middle East – which will welcome […]
Month: February 2020
Asian man jumps from 24th floor in Dubai
DUBAI 21 February 2019: An Asian man has committed suicide by jumping from the 24th floor of a building at Dubai Silicon Oasis. The Command and Control Centre of Dubai Police had received an emergency call […]
Ahmed Al Falasi is Arab Hope Maker 2020
DUBAI 21 February 2020: Ahmed Al Falasi, from the UAE, was crowned the Arab Hope Maker 2020 for his humanitarian work in establishing advanced kidney dialysis centers and incubators in Kenya’s Mombasa city. His Highness […]
Federer withdraws from DDF Championship
DUBAI 21 February 2020: Defending champion Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after undergoing knee surgery in Switzerland on Wednesday. The 38 year-old was to have competed for his ninth […]
Khalifa, Mohamed tour Ghanadha Forest Reserve
ABU DHABI 21 February 2020: President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, made a tour yesterday of the forest at the Ghanadha Reserve in Abu Dhabi. He was accompanied by His Highness Sheikh […]
UAE arrests mom in viral child abuse video
ABU DHABI 21 February 2020: The Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA), condemned a video that recently went viral on social media, showing a mother abusing her daughter. The mother has been arrested. It described […]
Marsa Mina entertainment destination opens at Zayed Port
ABU DHABI 21 February 2020: Abu Dhabi Ports announced the inauguration of ‘Marsa Mina’, the city’s new waterfront lifestyle destination at Zayed Port, heralding the area’s transformation into an entertainment destination for international visitors and […]
Top seed Simona Halep on track to win second title
DUBAI 21 February 2020: UAE: Top seed Simona Halep kept on track to claim a second Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title when she defeated seventh seed Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-2 6-2 in Thursday’s quarter-finals. […]
UAE quarantines suspect Arab Covid-19 patients
GCC cross-border block against novel coronavirus RIYADH 20 February 2020: The Gulf health ministers have commended the UAE’s effective measures against the novel coronavirus after keeping suspected Arab nationals inside its territories for the required […]
Dh20 million stolen jewellery recovered in 48 hours
DUBAI 20 February 2020: In less than 48 hours, the Dubai Police recently apprehended a gang for stealing Dh20 million worth of jewellery from the residence of a European investor. “Just 48 hours after receiving […]