2016 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

December 24, 2016 no comments 1232
Trainer delighted long wait for a winner this season is over Dubai: Trainer Dhruba Selvaratnam’s frustrating wait for a season-first victory finally came to an end at the Jebel Ali Racecourse on Friday when American import Bluff posted an emphatic victory in the Al Shafar Investment...

December 24, 2016 no comments 1355
Step has been taken in response to the growing footfall at the station Dubai: Roads and Transport Authority’s Rail Agency has added six fare collection gates to the Business Bay metro station, thus raising the number of entry gates at the station to 10. The step has been taken in response...

December 24, 2016 no comments 1051
Abu Dhabi: Hotels in Abu Dhabi reported a 10.6 per cent drop in average room rates in November to reach Dh660, and a 3.2 per cent decline in occupancy rates in November to reach 81 per cent. According to the latest figures from STR, a data provider, the decline in room rates resulted in a...

December 24, 2016 no comments 1230
Dubai: The Government of Dubai’s Dh47.3 billion budget for 2017 with significant increase in public spending on infrastructure, innovation and social sectors is seen as a growth oriented spending plan by the emirate’s business fraternity. While the total budget allocation for the year is up...

December 24, 2016 no comments 1215
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has urged government and private schools to report fatal accidents within 24 hours Following large number of accidents involving school students, the Ministry of Education (MoE) in coordination with education zones in northern emirates, has urged government...

December 24, 2016 no comments 1051
"We issued directives to train and qualify a first batch of 500 Emiratis as forecasters," said Shaikh Mohammed. Making the future of states hinges on the readiness and capability of their governments and people to predict the future, using tools for change to face challenges, and establish...

December 23, 2016 no comments 964
It's going to be 2017 soon so give these tall tales a rest please. Christmas Eve is taking place tomorrow and you'll probably hear some tall tales going on around circles of kids about certain details about Christmas. While they make for good stories to tell the younger ones, it's always...

December 23, 2016 no comments 1280
Travelex report says average cost per person for New Year celebrations exceeds $600, three times that of Edinburgh Dubai has been ranked as the most expensive city in the world to celebrate New Year in a report by international currency exchange firm Travelex. It said the average...

December 23, 2016 no comments 1485
Crime Prediction was developed in support of the UAE’s Smart Governance Initiative; designed to predict where crime is likely to occur next Dubai Police have launched a new software which enables it to predict where crime is likely to occur next, according to its creators Space Imaging...

December 23, 2016 no comments 989
Azizi Developments, a leading UAE-based real estate developer with a global reach into international markets, has announced plans to launch 50 new projects comprising a mix of residential, commercial and retail space in 2017. The announcement of such a high number of projects, ahead of the...

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