December 2016 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

December 26, 2016 no comments 1480
ABU DHABI // A campaign aimed at improving the fitness of military recruits was launched on Sunday. The National Service and Reserve Staff Authority initiative was created after a large number of National Service conscripts were found to be in poor health. The year-long Your Body Is...

December 26, 2016 no comments 1077
Special forces dedicated to secure transport network ready for challenges: Dubai Police Dubai: Dubai’s ever-expanding transport network, including the metro, tram, buses and ferries, recorded a zero crime rate over the last eight years, Dubai Police revealed on Sunday. According to a...

December 25, 2016 no comments 1300
The UAE has jumped seven positions to rank as the top Middle East North African country and 33rd out of 139 global nations on Forbes' latest annual list of the best countries for business in 2017 led by Sweden. Morocco and Oman rank as the second and third Mena economies and are globally...

December 25, 2016 no comments 894
The year 2017 will be The Year of Giving in the UAE, President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced Abu Dhabi: The year 2017 will be the "Year of Giving" in the UAE, President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has announced. To ensure its success...

December 25, 2016 no comments 1201
Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has announced putting in place all arrangements necessary to implement the decisions on the Emiratisation of the profession of occupational health and safety officers in construction and industry sectors and of the data entry for huge...

December 25, 2016 no comments 933
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has said that 80 percent of the second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is complete, as of mid-December. The world's largest single-site solar park based on the Independent Power Producer model (IPP), the Al Maktoum Solar...

December 25, 2016 no comments 1281
The police are investigating the circumstances that led to the fall of the toddler A three-year-old Arab girl fell to her death from the third floor of her building in Fujairah. Fujairah Police were informed about the fall in the Gadfah area at 11.15am. The police and paramedics...

December 25, 2016 no comments 859
The Dar Al Ber Society (DABS) has also affirmed its support to the government declaration Declaring 2017 as the Year of Giving will pave the way for an exceptional partnership between the public and private sectors towards greater and more effective community development work, the Dubai...

December 25, 2016 no comments 895
The launch of "Year of Giving 2017" follows the conclusion of 2016 as the Year of Reading. The year 2017 will be the "Year of Giving" in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has announced. To ensure its success the focus will...

December 25, 2016 no comments 830
Sharjah: Their help in police work is invaluable as these numbers show — 6,892 police operations in 2015 and 3,000 since the beginning of this year have employed canine skills to successfully solve cases. The Sharjah Police Canine Division (K9) with 73 dogs and 32 trainers, including female...

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