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More than 10,000 guests, made up of children, families and other art enthusiasts, including visitors from abroad as well as UAE residents, visited Louvre Abu Dhabi on 18th May, as the global community of cultural institutions celebrated the International Museum Day. With extended opening hours until 1 am, visitors enjoyed …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, received on Sunday, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, at Zabeel Palace in Dubai. Their Highnesses exchanged congratulations …

On 21st May, the UAE will celebrate World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development to highlight its efforts in promoting tolerance and cultural diversity. The event will coincide with the country’s declaration of 2019 as the Year for Tolerance and its hosting of many related events, such as …

The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s call to the leaders of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) and other Arab League states for two emergency summits in Makkah on May 30th, 2019, on the critical circumstances the region …

Dubai’s unemployment rate reached 0.5 per cent last year, while the refined economic participation rate as a percentage of total working-age population reached 83.2 percent, according to the Labour Force Survey 2018 published by Dubai Statistics Center. Arif Al Mehairi, Executive Director of Dubai Statistics Center, said: “The results of …

Dubai Criminal Court acquitted two women of embezzling 1.5 million dirhams where one of the accused is a partner and the second is a partner. Upon investigations, the second defendant (cafe manager) stated that she doesn’t know any of the case parties, she did not enter the cafe at all …

A wide range of development projects are underway in the UAE’s East Coast Emirate of Fujairah as it seeks to diversify its economy. The Port of Fujairah, its adjacent anchorage and the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, FOIZ, are already well-established as the second largest oil bunkering centre in the world, …

Filipino expats in the UAE who have successfully registered and voted at the recently held 2019 Midterm Elections with the final batch of 3 precincts from Dubai and a total of 60 SD cards to finish the consolidation of the votes. The Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi has officially begun …

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has extended gratitude to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, for pardoning 572 Pakistani prisoners on the occasion of …

Fujairah Police has found the body of an Asian woman in her thirties in Wam area of Fujairah. Investigations confirmed there was no criminal suspicion in the incident.