December 2016 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

December 29, 2016 no comments 892
Dubai: The Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has opened its section within KidZania in Dubai Mall to educate students about space and technology through interactive platforms. The MBRSC section is located on the second level of the Dubai Mall in KidZania which is a children’s...

December 29, 2016 no comments 1013
Dubai Festival City (DFC), an Al-Futtaim Group development, has officially launched Imagine, a cutting-edge multi-media entertainment spectacular at Festival Bay. The unveiling of the new global attraction, which plays out a magical 360-degree story across the waterfront using light, fire and...

December 28, 2016 no comments 1332
A masseuse or sex worker? UAE residents voice their woes over indecent massage ads With hundreds of massage cards displaying indecent pictures, the residents here voice their concerns and wonder whether those massage service providers are masseuses or sex workers. Sherif Al Wakeel, an...

December 28, 2016 no comments 1215
The video clip, uploaded on Instagram by user rakboy783, who has 83,000 followers on the platform, shows the bus slowing to a halt as it is immediately surrounded by three vehicles. In a drill carried out by security forces in Ras Al Khaimah, a school bus was surrounded by three vehicles...

December 28, 2016 no comments 925
Abu Dhabi: An awareness campaign encouraging Bangladeshi expatriates working in the UAE to send their remittances to their home country through legal channels was launched in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday with the Bangladesh ambassador to the UAE in attendance. The campaign is being launched by UAE...

December 28, 2016 no comments 938
Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Interior launched on Tuesday a new initiative — an insurance rights document for domestic workers — in a joint press conference by the Ministry of Interior and AXA Green Crescent, the initiative’s strategic partner. This move comes in line with the announcement by...

December 28, 2016 no comments 928
DUBAI // A chance encounter with a badly disfigured stray cat during a visit to a park spurred a family to help find new homes for the emirate’s unwanted animals. Sajid Shafique, his wife Iram and their daughter Miriam came across the scruffy feline on a trip to Creek Park. It was in such a...

December 28, 2016 no comments 1080
A humble pancake meal at IHOP in Dubai Mall will set you back Dh1,950 Dubai: It’s no secret that Dubai is a pricey place to spend New Year’s Eve. So pricey, in fact, that the city has been ranked the most expensive place in the world to ring in the New Year. A fully-loaded...

December 27, 2016 no comments 1053
Abu Dhabi: Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, issued directives yesterday to boost efforts to accelerate the implementation of the Dubai Industrial Strategy 2030. The Strategy, which focuses on elevating Dubai into...

December 27, 2016 no comments 1345
As part of the Hatta Development Master Plan announced by Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), chaired by Director General and Chairman of...

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