May 2017 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

May 21, 2017 no comments 1024
They were caught as they attempted to bring the drugs through the Dubai Creek docking point The Abu Dhabi Police has arrested five Asian men suspected of trying to smuggle 100kg of hashish and one million captagon pills into the UAE. They were caught in coordination with Dubai Police as...

May 21, 2017 no comments 1735
H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court, attended the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum, WEF, on the Middle East and North Africa, at the Dead Sea on Friday. His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan opened the Forum, which is being held...

May 21, 2017 no comments 1889
ABU DHABI // Law firms that offer to draft wills guaranteeing that the assets of non-Muslim expatriates will not be subject to Sharia in the event of their death are duping their customers, experts say. Presently, there is no registry of wills for non-Muslim expatriates in Abu Dhabi, which...

May 21, 2017 no comments 1041
Emirates Palace, in the nation's capital, is offering the dish at Le Café Dubai is known for sprinkling gold over almost anything: cars, yachts, burgers, cappuccinos and the list goes on. But the next big attraction? You’ll find that in Abu Dhabi: golden ice cream. The capital’s...

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Two weeks after his birth, the boy underwent the five-hour operation Surgeons in Abu Dhabi saved a child who was born with a portion of his small intestine as well as his entire liver outside his body. The organs hung from a huge spherical sac sealed by a thin membranous lining from...

May 20, 2017 no comments 1548
Auto companies are increasingly plugged into cyber threats In early April 2017, the valuation of electronic and autonomous driving automaker Tesla exceeded that of Ford and GM respectively for the first time. The metaphors and messages around this shifting paradigm are numerous and...

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RTA thanks Sheikh Mohammed for enabling this fixed income group to better cope with the requirements of life Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister, in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, has ordered the payment of a bonus amounting to AED33.285 million to...

May 20, 2017 no comments 1734
ABU DHABI: Al Wahda clinched a dramatic 3-0 victory over Al Nasr to lift the 2017 President’s Cup. The Abu Dhabi-based club thus consigned a 17-year long wait to history after they were crowned champions by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of...

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"If a sick or injured turtle is found, we ask people to not remove the barnacles and contact the authorities" The Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi, EAD, in collaboration with the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project, DTRP, and Emirates Palace, have released 49 Critically Endangered Hawksbill...

May 19, 2017 no comments 1668
Single-person bike is powered by an electric engine Sharjah: As part of its eco-friendly initiatives in enhancing security in the emirate, Sharjah Police have launched a new patrol by officers who will ride electric two-wheel bikes at crowded places around the emirate. Aimed at...

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