His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, met on Sunday with Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and President of the University of Sharjah (UoS), and a number of university officials. During the meeting, they...

The Dubai Police have recently honoured Tariq Mahmood Khalid Mahmood, an Indian national resident, for handing over Dhs1,000,000 cash he had found in the elevator of his residential building to the Al Barsha Police Station. Brigadier Abdul Rahim bin Shafi, Director of Al Barsha Police...

Luck seems to have been on the side of six expatriates from the Philippines, who participated in Mahzooz’s 78th Grand Draw that took place on Saturday 28th of May 2022 at the Mahzooz UAE Studio. While Mark Anthony, from the Philippines, was the lucky winner of Dhs100,000, one of the...

A Bangladeshi national Arif won the Mighty Dhs20 million in Abu Dhabi Big Ticket’s monthly draw on Friday. The Sharjah-based resident bought the winning ticket on May 27. His ticket number was 144481. Arif is the first Bangladeshi national to be named the Big Ticket grand...

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced 442 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 908,647. The Ministry stressed in a statement on Wednesday that its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the...

In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has issued Law No.(5) of 2022 establishing the Dubai Media Council. The Law creates a framework for the Council to streamline efforts to develop...

The UAE has achieved the desired goal of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign and announced the completion of 100 per cent vaccination and immunisation of the target groups in the country. The campaign aimed to vaccinate and immunise front-liners, volunteers, community members of...

Abu Dhabi will ban the circulation of single-use plastic bags from June 1 in a move that will have long-term benefit on the environment and the region. The authorities said that starting from Wednesday, retail outlets will collect a minimum of 50 fils from the public on each of the...

The UAE energy ministry significantly raised the prices of petrol and diesel for the month of June, taking effect on June. 1 As the prices of all types of fuel exceeded the Dhs3 for the first time in the history of the UAE. These prices include a value-added tax of 5 per cent. The...