The United Arab Emirates Embassy in Bangkok issued a warning for its citizens after a fire broke out in CentralWorld shopping centre in the capital. The embassy urged all citizens to stay away from the fire area. Citizens are also advised to contact the emergency number +66871108785 in case of …
Read More »Scientists reveal first photo of black hole
Using a global network of telescopes to see “the unseeable,” an international scientific team on Wednesday announced a milestone in astrophysics – the first-ever photo of a black hole – in an achievement that validated a pillar of science put forward by Albert Einstein more than a century ago. Black …
Read More »Sharjah Police and Civil Defense rescue two-and-half year old child locked inside father’s car
Sharjah Police and Civil Defense rescued a two-and-half year-old child after he locked himself inside his father’s car. The Sharjah Police and Civil Defense teams were able to assist a desperate father who called the Sharjah Central Operations Room asking for help to find his two and a half year …
Read More »Snake sightings in the UAE are a local illustration of a global problem
The UAE is coming to the end of an unusually cool, wet winter, a UAE newspaper said, adding that for many residents facing the onset of a blistering summer, it was cause for celebration. “But in some residential areas, it brought a range of uninvited reptilian visitors,” The National said …
Read More »RAK: 3 Emirati family members rescued from 4,500 ft mountain
The search and rescue team at the air wing of Ras Al Khaimah Police rescued an Emirati family of three who experienced exhaustion while on a 4,500-foot mountain trip in Ras Al Khaimah. Brigadier Col. Saeed Rashid Al Yamahi, Head of the Air Wing Division of Ras Al Khaimah Police, …
Read More »First edition of new Dubai Home Festival announced
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, …
Read More »Autism inclusion in spotlight at NYU Abu Dhabi
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 …
Read More »Dubai: Drunk Arab man beats girlfriend to death in her apartment
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. …
Read More »Mohamed bin Zayed receives first certified Emirati women firefighters
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 …
Read More »Dad gets locked out of iPad for 48 years after toddler types incorrect password
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 …
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