Popeye looks to create new Guinness Record
DUBAI 28 June 2019: Dubai’s status as the new home of Herculean men and their staggering displays of strength is set to receive a major boost in the coming months as the Hungarian “Popeye”, Zsolt […]
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Please give way to emergency vehicles
DUBAI 28 June 2019: The National Ambulance has launched a social media campaign calling on motorists to ensure that they give way to ambulances and emergency vehicles, to allow efficient response to emergencies and critical incidents. […]
Ten-year UAE Gold visas are renewable: Al Marri
DUBAI 27 June 2019: Four hundred gold visas have been handed out in the UAE so far with a target of 6,800 by the end of the year, Major General Mohammad Al Marri, Director-General of […]
Attack on Tankers: UAE does not point fingers
MOSCOW 27 June 2019: The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that circumstantial and compelling evidence is needed to apportion blame for the last month’s attacks on four oil tankers in the country’s territorial waters. […]
Dubai foils 421 major drug smuggling attempts
DUBAI 27 June 2019: A total of 421 drug smuggling bids were foiled across Dubai’s various land, sea and air ports of entry in the first three months of 2019. The top narcotics seized were […]
Dh4.4 billion Abu Dhabi-Dubai railway starts to move
ABU DHABI 26 June 2019: Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE national railway, has approved the award agreement for civil and track works of Packages B and C for Stage Two of […]
Leader of Yemen Daesh captured in 10-minute raid
RIYADH 26 June 2019: Saudi Special Forces, with cooperation from Yemeni Special Forces, conducted a successful operation that resulted in the capture of the leader of Daesh Yemen Province (ISIL-YP), Abu Osama Al Muhajir. The […]
US ratchets up pressure on Iran, Pompeo on Gulf tour
Coalition vows ‘urgent and timely measures’ NEW YORK 25 June 2019: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned on Monday the Abha airport attack in Saudi Arabia, saying “these Iranian-backed attacks are unacceptable.” The US […]
Mercury Rising: Hot, humid, cloudy and foggy
ABU DHABI 25 June 2019: The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts weather over the coming five days to be partly cloudy to humid in general with a chance of fog and mist formations. Mercury […]
One killed, 7 hurt in terrorist attack on Abha airport
UAE condemns Houthi attack on Abha Airport ABU DHABI 24 June 2019: The UAE has strongly condemned the Houthi terrorist attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport, which resulted in the martyrdom of a Syrian […]