June 2017 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

June 7, 2017 no comments 1085
All the major UAE airlines including Emirates, Etihad, flydubai and Air Arabia have suspended flights to and from Doha Abu Dhabi-headquartered private jet operator Royal Jet has also suspended services to Doha with immediate effect, it announced on Tuesday. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak...

June 6, 2017 no comments 1205
Abu Dhabi’s longest-ever passenger cruise season drew to a close on Tuesday as the 143,000-tonne Majestic Princess docked in Abu Dhabi. Streaming out of the capital’s recently completed glass-fronted cruise terminal building, scores of white-haired Europeans made their way past Duty Free...

June 6, 2017 no comments 1115
The sports network is part of the Qatar-state owned Al Jazeera group Dubai-based telecoms operator du has confirmed that it has suspended transmission of the Qatar-owned beIN Sports network across its cable television services after customers took to social media on Monday evening to...

June 6, 2017 no comments 1152
Diplomatic crisis has escalated since Saudi, UAE and others cut ties with Qatar, with flights grounded, business interrupted Analysts on Tuesday called on Qatar’s leadership to “act responsibly” and take steps to quell the diplomatic crisis that has escalated since many of its Gulf...

June 6, 2017 no comments 1212
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi welcomed 1.6 million guests in the first four months of this year marking a 7 per cent growth compared to the same period in 2016, Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority said on Monday. In April alone, guest arrivals in the emirate went up by 15 per cent when compared...

June 6, 2017 no comments 1163
Celebrating the Holy Month of Ramadan, DubaiSat-2, a satellite owned and operated by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), captured a satellite image of The Great Mosque of Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. DubaiSat-2 captures high resolution satellite images (1 metre) used for...

June 5, 2017 no comments 1230
Governments said they will suspend air and sea travel to and from Qatar, and give diplomats 48 hours to leave Gulf states on Monday cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Qatar and kicked it out of a military coalition, less than a month after US President Donald Trump visited the region to...

June 5, 2017 no comments 1232
DUBAI// Almost 80 per cent of the first batch of teachers enrolled on a new licensing scheme designed to improve standards and qualifications have graduated from the course. In all, 173 of the 223 teachers who took part in the pilot Teacher and Educational Leadership Standards (TELS)...

June 5, 2017 no comments 1112
SHARJAH // Lions, dangerous snakes and distinctive birds are among the animals to be confiscated from people’s properties in the emirate. Fourteen exotic and endangered creatures were taken in raids at homes and farms in the past three months by Environment and Protected Areas Authority,...

June 5, 2017 no comments 1039
BR Shetty has an open budget for the movie, first shots will take place in Abu Dhabi Indian billionaire BR Shetty has kept an open budget for the upcoming movie 'The Mahabharata' and is willing to invest another $100 million if required. The movie, an adaptation of epic Sanskrit poem...

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