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UAE

Numbers to replace names of platforms at Dubai metro stations

Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a campaign to change the addressing systems of platforms at metro stations. In a move, which is intended to keep pace with the latest international practices of the industry, RTA has decided...

Dubai’s Business Bay Crossing Bridge closed for 30 hours this weekend

Dubai: The Business Bay Crossing Bridge from Deira to Bur Dubai is closed for 30 hours, from Friday (December 18) at 12am until 6am on Saturday (December 19), the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) tweeted. The RTA has also advised...

From UAE’s Hope Probe to SpaceX: World’s space achievements a bright spot in stressful 2020

Although the coronavirus pandemic complicated space operations around the globe in 2020, most high-priority missions remained on track The UAE was one of three countries that sent spacecraft hurtling toward Mars, astronauts blasted into orbit from the US for the...

Rain prayers held in UAE mosques today

Dubai: In implementation of the directives of the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, mosques across the country held rain prayers today. As the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai had earlier announced, the prayers...

Variety of flowers in Sharjah Art Foundation’s 2021 spring programme

Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) has announced its spring 2021 programme, which sees the return of the foundation’s annual March Meeting (MM), in an expanded in-person and virtual format. MM 2021 will serve as a prelude to Sharjah Biennial 15’s...

Dubai’s RTA grants Dhs1.1 million to 100 insolvent employees

The Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has granted over Dhs 1 million to its insolvent employees as part of the Year of Giving innitiative. The RTA said on its Twitter, “About 100 employees of RTA have benefited from the...

Rain prayer in UAE: Timings announced across emirates

Rain prayers to be offered on Friday, December 18. Mosques across the UAE will host special rain prayers on Friday, December 18. The Salaat Al Istisqaa will be offered 10 minutes before the Friday prayers. On Wednesday, State news agency Wam...

COVID-19 UAE reports 4 deaths and 1,278 new coronavirus cases

Dubai: The UAE on Wednesday reported four more fatalities and 1,278 new cases of COVID-19, taking the country’s tally of infections to 188,545 and death toll to 626. In its daily update on coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and Prevention...

Sheikh Sultan inaugurates Khorfakkan Amphitheatre

His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated, in the presence of HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah,...

Gold Rate UAE: Today Gold Rate In Dubai For December 16, 2020

Today Gold Rate in UAE (Dubai): Today Per tola is AED 2,558.7 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is aed 2,235.00. Usually people opt for purchasing gold rates in uae per tola according to their needs and preferences. Today...

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Return to online school: UAE families juggle work and life as homes become classrooms

Schools across the UAE resumed the new academic term online, but for many families, the shift has once again...

Air India allows passengers to rebook to India from any airport in UAE without any extra charge.

Stranded passengers in the UAE can now rebook their cancelled Air India Express flights from any airport in the country to any destination in...

Big News from UAE: New Glass-Domed Mosque Opens in Sharjah

As the sun sets over Al Dhaid, the inside of newly opened Al Nasr Mosque begins to glow. Golden light pours through a giant...

Dubai Gold Prices Fall Below Dh600/Gram, Drop Dh11 in 24 Hours

Gold prices dropped below Dh600 per gram in Dubai on Friday morning as the yellow metal slipped below $5,000, reaching close to a one-week...

Gold Prices Stable in Dubai Morning Trade – 24K Around Dh610

Gold Prices: At 9am UAE time, the 24K gold price was trading at Dh610.75 per gram, slightly up from last night’s close. Among the...