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UAE

Ferry riders in Dubai allowed to bring on-board their bikes, scooters for free

Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has allowed ferry riders to bring their flexible transit means, such as bikes and scooters, on-board. The initiative aims to bring happiness to riders and enhance the integration between the existing flexible mobility...

UAE weather warning: Beware of rough seas, 50kmph winds and rain on Wednesday

The UAE's National Center of Meteorology (NCM) issued a weather warning on Tuesday in which it forecast strong winds of up to 50 kilometres an hour and waves of up to eight feet in height. The weather bureau said the fresh,...

Indian schools in UAE prepare students for new CBSE exam patterns

The student-friendly question paper pattern focuses more on comprehensive skills, MCQs and case studies Schools in the UAE have started preparing students, according to the new question paper pattern for the Grade XII board examination. The student-friendly question paper pattern focuses...

Woman to pay Dh8,000 for blocking husband’s social media accounts

The wife denied the charges and affirmed that she was the owner of the social media accounts of the massage centre. An Arab woman has been ordered by the Ras Al Khaimah Misdemeanour Court to pay a fine of Dh5,000...

Ajman ready with plans to tackle rain bounty, water logging

Seventy-five pumps will be deployed in places which are prone to water logging. A total of 75 rainwater pumping machines and 25 water tanks have been distributed by the Ajman Municipality in areas that reeled under water logging last year...

Coronavirus: Abu Dhabi to resume all activities in two weeks

All economic, tourism, cultural and entertainment activities to resume. The Abu Dhabi Emergency Crisis and Disasters Committee for Covid-19 Pandemic has begun working with the authorities concerned to resume "all activities in two weeks". The move is in response to the...

Hundreds of UAE students, top officials pay tributes as Indian teacher retires after 34 years

Dubai: Indian expat Celine Ribeiro had started out teaching students from a porta cabin in Dubai when she came here in 1986 from Mumbai, India’s business capital. Now, after 34 years of service at the same school, she is...

Dubai: European expat lured on dating app threatened with toy gun, robbed

Dubai: A Dubai-based Romanian expat was threatened with a toy gun by a Nigerian gang that lured him through a dating app. The Dubai Court of First Instance heard that the Romanian man was threatened with a toy gun by...

UAE: Ministry of Health announces 86 per cent vaccine efficacy

Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention, MOHAP, has announced the official registration of Beijing Institute of Biological Product’s inactivated COVID-19 vaccine in a major step towards combating the global pandemic. The registration of this vaccine was a...

Don’t miss: Watch over 120 meteors fall in an hour from Dubai skies on December 13

Dubai: It’s that time of the year when the Geminids are occurring. But this time round, the Geminid meteor shower will be a veritable celestial treat. With no “moonlight interference”, the night of December 13, when the bright Geminids,...

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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...