Dubai Police in June released a number of stricter road safety rules in a bid to decrease traffic accidents A European tourist racked up fines of AED170,000 ($46,283) in just three hours, after violating speeding limits while driving a Lamborghini Huracan in Dubai. The visitor was...

Abu Dhabi University says it has improved facilities across its campuses for the academic year 2018-2019 Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has announced that it has invested more than AED20 million in expanding and enhancing facilities across its campuses in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Dubai for...

A number of regional organisations have condemned what they have termed as Canadian "interference" in Saudi Arabia's domestic affairs. The UAE has voiced its support for Saudi Arabia and its “absolute rejection” of any interference in its domestic affairs in the wake of a diplomatic...

Moving home is always an expensive process, so it's important you get your deposit back from your current landlord, says ServiceMarket.com When renting a property in the UAE, part of your upfront costs is of course the security deposit – which is usually set at five percent of the...

Non-oil GDP accounted for 61.2 percent of the total GDP, compared to 64.2 percent in the same time period last year Abu Dhabi’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose to AED 223.6 billion ($60.87 billion) in the first quarter of 2018, a 9 percent increase from the AED 205.1 billion ($55.84)...

Shops and warehouses found to be selling counterfeit goods were also shut down by Dubai's Department of Economic Development As many as 4,879 social media accounts and 30 websites have been shut down as part of a plan by Dubai's Department of Economic Development (DED) to remove...

Four Emirati astronauts will eventually be trained, with the first taking off for the International Space Station in April 2019 Nine candidates competing to become the UAE’s first astronauts have arrived in Moscow to begin “mission-specific medical tests”, it was announced on Sunday....

United Nations envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, told the Security Council that 'a political solution' to end the war in Yemen was 'available' and that the warring sides would be invited to talks on September 6 in Geneva The United Arab Emirates, the main partner in a Saudi-led...

Pearl Beach Hotel & Spa 4* Umm Al Quwain, Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates This property is 7 minutes walk from the beach. Pearl Beach Hotel offers air-conditioned rooms with a flat-screen TV just 25 minutes’ drive from Sharjah International Airport. It features an...

Arab men charged students up to AED1,000 for each exam Abu Dhabi Police arrested two Arab men who leaked the answers of high school exams to students for a fee. The Arab men used mobile phone technology to provide answers to the students, who were charged between AED500 and...