UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced that Russia has exempted all Emirati citizens holding regular passports from Pre-entry visa to Russia as of Sunday February 17th.
Read More »FTA unveils plans to regulate Shisha tobacco products
The Federal Tax Authority, FTA, revealed its plan to launch phase two of the “Marking Tobacco and Tobacco Products Scheme” during the fourth quarter of 2019, expanding it to cover tobacco products used in shisha. The scheme, which already applies to cigarettes, stimulates the electronic tracking of relevant products from …
Read More »Mohammed bin Rashid tours IDEX 2019
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, have toured the exhibit halls of International Defence Exhibition and Conference, IDEX 2019, currently …
Read More »Local Press: UAE doing its best to help Rohingya
The Sheikha Fatima Global Humanitarian Campaign’s decision to step up efforts to treat thousands of women and children in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, under the supervision of a group of doctors from the UAE and Bangladesh, is yet another creditable initiative by the UAE to help the …
Read More »RTA opens main bridge at intersection of Expo Road, Al Asayel Street
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened today a main bridge at the intersection of Expo Road and Al Asayel Street. The bridge is a part of Phase 5 of the roads network leading to Expo site. The completion rate of this phase has exceeded 50 percent, and construction …
Read More »Dubai Miracle Garden on the “World’s best gardens” list
According to Christopher Woods’ “Gardenlust” book, the Dubai Miracle Garden made it on a list containing the world’s 50 most upscale, world-class gardens for its splendour, ambience and diversity, “Forty-five million petunias and geraniums in the desert. A mirage, a madness, a Garden of Eden, or a paradise”. The Financial …
Read More »Christine Schubel: Love of Arabic traditions and culture sparked a ‘blazing flame’ in me
“Portraying falcons is destiny for me, because it immediately brought me to the Arab world.” This was when German artist, Christine Schubel, fell in love with Arabic traditions and culture, becoming now a constant exhibitor at UAE-based exhibitions. Born and raised in Bavaria, Schubel has created a new way of …
Read More »UN aid convoy reaches 40,000 Syrians
The biggest UN humanitarian convoy yet to operate inside Syria has successfully distributed aid to 40,000 desperate people in a hard-to-access desert camp near the country’s southern border with Jordan, the Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced on Friday. Jens Laerke from OCHA, highlighted that Thursday’s delivery …
Read More »ADP bans trucks on Abu Dhabi roads next Sunday
Abu Dhabi Police has banned the entry of heavy trucks through the Arabian Gulf Road from 06:00 to 18:00 during the opening of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, IDEX, on Sunday. Brigadier Khalifa Mohammed Al Khaili, Director of the Traffic and Patrols at the Abu Dhabi Police’s Central Operations …
Read More »Dubai Airport: departure flights briefly suspended due to drone activity
Flights from Dubai International Airport were briefly suspended after a drone sighting, according to officials from Dubai Airports who confirmed that operations are back to normal. An investigation is underway, and severe penalties will be in place for those who violate drone orbits. Drone owners are also required to register …
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