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The Children’s City of Dubai Municipality is launching ‘My National Tree’ competition for children in the age group of 6 to 12 years to ensure their participation, educate them, and introduce them to the Ghaff tree and the importance of preserving it in the local environment. Children will be able …

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday in the Kermadec Islands region of the South Pacific, Reuters has quoted the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre as saying. There was no tsunami threat to Hawaii based on the available data, the centre said in a statement on its website. New Zealand’s Ministry …

The Emirate of Sharjah has witnessed a significant number of achievements in 2019, among them is its ever-growing vibrant cultural scene bringing together Emirati and Arab artists, actors, literary greats and poets. Sharjah’s efforts to bolster the Arab world’s cultural prowess is not tied to a specific geographic location but …

Louvre Abu Dhabi welcomed His Majesty Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah, King of Malaysia, for a tour of the museum’s permanent galleries last night. His Majesty was accompanied by Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi, Saif Saeed Ghobash, Undersecretary of the Department of Culture …

A 6-year-old Asian boy died inside a bus belong to a center for memorizing Quran in Al Quoz area, Dubai police said. The boy left forgotten inside the closed bus since 8AM on Saturday after all the children left the bus.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has opened the new premises of the UAE Embassy in Sofia, as part of his state visit to Bulgaria. “The opening of the embassy translates the UAE’s keenness to boost prospects of cooperation with Bulgaria across …

In a bid to obtain the objective of UAE Vision 20201 to enhance global financial and economic cooperation, Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, has met with Alexander De Croo, Belgium’s Minister of Finance. During the meeting, Alexander De Croo praised the importance of the …

The UAE Ambassador to India, Dr. Ahmed Abdulrahman Al Banna, has met with India’s new Minister for Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri, and discussed pressing issues relating to cooperation between the two countries in civil aviation. This was the first face-to-face interaction from the UAE side with a member of …

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Saturday that he hopes oil producers will be able to balance the oil market before next year. According to Reuters, when asked about the current oil market situation, al-Falih said, “We hope that we will balance the market before next year. We are …

The decision by Dubai Airports, DXB, to ban single-use plastics from its consumer spaces with effect from 1st January 2020, needs to be welcomed with gusto, said the Gulf News in an editorial on Saturday. “With about 90 million passengers making a footfall in the airport annually, the cumulative impact …