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A 41-year-old Asian investor has been involved in forging official documents to seek a loan from a bank worth 262,000 dirhams, but his attempts failed and he was seized. The Dubai Criminal Court received the investor’s case of forgery which revealed that he attempted to get the amount of 262 …

Hard work, determination and passion for your job, are key to a happy and successful career, Sarah Al Amiri,‎ UAE Minister of State of Advanced Sciences, told jobseekers on the final day of Careers UAE 2019, the 19th edition of the leading recruitment and training exhibition for UAE nationals, at …

All military-style semi-automatic weapons, assault rifles and high-capacity magazines will be banned in New Zealand following the mass shootings at two Christchurch mosques that killed 50 people, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday. “On 15 March our history changed forever. Now our laws will too. We are …

The UAE has initiated the creation of the first Arab Space Coordination Group along with 11 Arab nations to develop, 813, an advanced satellite to monitor earth, environment and climate, the UAE Space Agency announced today. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the …

The UAE was ranked first in the Arab region in the World Happiness Report, WHR, for the fifth consecutive year. According to a statement issued by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, SDSN, which produces the World Happiness Report, “In 2016, the United Arab Emirates committed to implementing a …

The 15th Dubai International Horse Fair open here tomorrow, 21st March, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Being held in association with the 16th Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship, the event is attracting participants and exhibitors from across the global equine industry, as well as riders and fans of equestrian …

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in UAE issues a decree to update early termination fees for the telecom operators so that the consumer has to pay the rent for one month only upon early termination of the contracts. Previously, customers should pay the early termination fees of the contracts for …

A GCC national is on trial for insulting a bank employee and threatening him in Abu Dhabi. This came after the bank employee asked the man to wait for his turn in the queue. The employee had found that the customer wanted to withdraw some money from his account, yet …

A UAE newspaper has said that the country has been setting a model for the rest of the world on several fronts and one of the most outstanding successes has been in the field of safety and security. “The ranking of the UAE as the safest country in the world …

Cyclone Idai has triggered a “massive disaster” in southern Africa affecting hundreds of thousands if not millions of people, the UN has said. The region has been hit by widespread flooding and devastation affecting Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi called it “a humanitarian disaster of great proportion”. …