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Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment, DFRE, has announced that the Dubai Home Festival, DHF, will take place from 18th April to 1st May. Showcasing Dubai as the hub of homeware in the Middle East, the event will feature an array of home furnishing sales and exclusive promotions. Ahmed Al Khaja, …

For the sixth consecutive year, NYU Abu Dhabi, NYUAD, will join the global movement for raising awareness of autism throughout the month of April. As part of its broader campaign, the university’s dome on campus will be lit blue in support of Autism Awareness Month. The NYUAD campaign seeks to …

The Dubai public prosecution has referred an Arab man to trial for premeditatedly murdering his girlfriend. Prosecutors accused the man of physically assaulting his girlfriend at her flat by repeatedly beating her in various parts of her body, causing her a severe brain injury and bleeding that left her dead. …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today received at Qasr Al Bahr Majlis the first certified Emirati women firefighters, who have recently graduated from a Women Firefighting Course in Sharjah. “The UAE woman is …

An author was accidentally locked out of his IPad by his three year old son for 25,536,442 minutes after the toddler repeatedly keyed in the wrong password. Journalist Evan Osnos tweeted that his three-year-old son had accidentally disabled his IPad for a staggering 48.5 years after repeatedly typing in the incorrect password. The …

The UAE Cabinet has approved the formation of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Schools Establishment under the chairmanship of Jameela Al Muheiri, Minister of State for Public Education, to support the objectives of the Establishment and enhance the efficiency of the federal education sector. The board will be …

Higher energy demand drove up global CO2 emissions in 2018, hitting a new record of 33Gt, an International Energy Agency, IEA, report has revealed. According to the IEA ‘Global Energy & CO2 Status Report’, energy demand worldwide grew by 2.3 percent in 2018, its fastest pace this decade. “Driven by …

The Court of Cassation in Abu Dhabi has upheld a fine of 20,000 dirhams with deportation issued by Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal against a female who was convicted of posting videos in semi-naked clothes and communicating with men for inappropriate purposes. Details of the case reveal that the Public …

Sharjah police arrested a gang of five Asian men who broke into a villa and stole money, jewellery and watches worth Dh1 million. The gang, who were staying illegally in the country, were monitoring the house as the owner was outside the country. The main accused had access to the …

The Fujairah Misdemeanors Court has received the case of an Asian husband’s assault on his wife. Details of the case reveal that a dispute happened between the accused and his wife. The couple argued for a period of time and the discussion developed until the husband physically assaulted the victim …