Foggy Dubai: Truck traffic stopped on highways
DUBAI 2 March 2020: Dubai has been having some foggy days of late. The fog has been so intense that police had to close major highways for safety reasons. “Low visibility conditions often occur due […]
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RTA pact to develop Sky Pod network over Dubai
DUBAI 27 February 2019: Sky Pods over the roads of Dubai have come one step closer to reality with the signing of a cooperation agreement by Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) with BeemCar Ltd, […]
Warning against ‘skull-breaker’ game in schools
DUBAI 23 February 2019: Dubai Police has warned school students not to play the Tik-Tok viral ‘skull-breaker’ game as it has led to serious injuries elsewhere. Brigadier Saeed Hamad bin Sulaiman Al Malik, Director of […]
Water bottle made 100% from plants launched
DUBAI 18 February 2020: Agthia Group, a regional food and beverages company, has announced the launch of the ‘Al Ain Plant Bottle’, the region’s first plant-based water bottle. The packaging of the new bottle is […]
UAE helps rescue the world’s rarest duck
DUBAI 10 February 2019: The world’s rarest duck, the Madagascar pochard, has taken a small step away from the threat of extinction, thanks to a conservation project that has received support from the Mohamed bin […]
Book written by Dubai prison inmates published
DUBAI 7 February 2020: The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature (4-9 February) yesterday hosted the launch of a ground-breaking book featuring a collection of essays and stories written entirely by the inmates of Dubai’s penal […]
World’s most diamond set toilet arrives in Dubai
DUBAI 5 February 2019: If you like your diamonds set into everyday objects or wearable art, then Coronet Jewelry is a company that should be on your radar. The diamond jewelry manufacturer, a division of […]
UAE sets record for ‘world’s longest handshake’
ABU DHABI 30 January 2020: The UAE entered the Guinness Book of World Records for holding the world’s longest handshake yesterday. A human chain of 1,817 helped break the record during an event, titled “One […]
First patient survives coronavirus, but 56 die
BEIJING 27 January 2020: Chinese authorities have announced first cured patient discharged from Shanghai, according to Xinhua News Agency. The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission has claimed that the first patient since the beginning of the […]
Most expensive kingfish sells for $54,000 in AD
ABU DHABI 27 January 2020: Abu Dhabi’s efforts to become one of the world’s top sports tourism destination in 2019 have not stopped, nor has its excellence in hosting international and continental sporting events. Abu […]