Qatar – address concerns of neighbours: Gargash
NEW DELHI 12 August 2017: Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has said that the best route for Qatar to end the stand-off in the region is to address the concerns […]
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Dubai has more than 294,000 students enrolled
DUBAI 11 August 2017: The Board of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), chaired by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman, has endorsed the contract for 125 new school buses. The new buses will add to the […]
African with 3 passports swindles Dh56,000 in air
DUBAI 9 August 2017: A Nigerian allegedly used three forged credit cards when buying stuff worth a whopping Dh56,000 on board a plane, the Dubai Criminal Court heard. DT, 30, used forged credit cards for […]
4 Emirati soldiers mourned over Yemen chopper death
CAIRO 13 August 2017: Dr. Shawki Allam, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, on Saturday mourned the four Emirati soldiers who were martyred in a chopper crash while performing their routine duties in Yemen. Dr. Shawki Allam […]
UAE airspace NOT open to Qatar-registered aircraft
ABU DHABI 10 August 2017: The United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has denied news of opening the airspace of the UAE to Qatar-registered aircraft. In a statement on Wednesday, GCAA clarified that it […]
Marina Towers: Tiger fire – after Torch blaze – out
DUBAI 8 August 2017: A new fire that broke out in Dubai Marina – this time in Tiger Tower – has been put out. There were no injuries. “Dubai Civil Defence has put out a […]
Which countries are UAE’s top-five trading partners?
ABU DHABI 10 August 2017: China continues to top the list of UAE’s major trade partners for the third straight year, with total bilateral trade exchange amounting to Dh520.6 billion from 2014 through 2016, according to […]
1.5 million use public transport in Dubai… every day
DUBAI 7 August 2017: Some 275.772,000 riders used public transit in Dubai = Metro, Tram, public buses, marine transit modes (abra, ferry, water taxi, water bus) and taxicabs (Dubai Taxi and franchise companies) – in the first half […]
Saudi Arabia rejects calls of politicising Haj
MAKKAH 9 August 2017: Prince Khalid Al Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of Makkah region and Chairman of the Central Haj Committee has affirmed the Kingdom’s rejection of all calls […]
Two Africans stone Dubai cop duo and escape arrest… but not for long
DUBAI 8 August 2017: Two Nigerians allegedly assaulted two police officers when being arresting for promoting massage services, the Dubai Criminal Court heard. On May 13, at around noon, Sergeant Jizam Anaam 27 and his […]