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Aldar Properties PJSC (Aldar) today provided its latest quarterly update on its projects under development across key destinations in Abu Dhabi. On Yas Island, Aldar has begun the handover process for the first 300 homes West Yas, the island’s first villa community. The community retail plaza, which includes the first …

Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) to support the graduates of the One Million Arab Coders initiative, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler …

The central operations room at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ received 1,450,594 calls during the first half of this year, through the emergency number 999. Colonel Nasser Sulaiman Al Maskari, Director of Operations, said that Abu Dhabi Police’s Command and Control Centre is fully ready and equipped with highly trained …

Sharjah Airport has announced that it registered a growth of 4.34 percent in passenger movement during the first half of 2018, with the number of passengers increasing to more than 5.731 million, compared with 5.493 million passengers in the same period of 2017. The increase is a result of newly …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, have welcomed the milestone visit of President Xi Jinping of …

Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, director of Traffic Department in Dubai police, said that there have been 1250 traffic accidents in Dubai during the first half of this year, resulted in 76 deaths and 884 others injured including 390 drivers, 293 passengers and 201 pedestrians. He pointed out that Emirates road was …

Dubai has been featured in Time magazine as one of the top 5 places in the world to watch the world’s longest-running lunar eclipse in the 21st century. Dubai has many beautiful coastal areas, such as Kite Beach and The Palm. The eclipse can be seen from other parts of …

In its editorial on Saturday, The Gulf Today said that a gargantuan mission calls for a superlative vision. “The UAE is blessed with a leadership that believes the journey of development will always remain a race for excellence.” “It is such recognition of the need to set high goals and …

The first global meeting to examine the opportunities and risks related to artificial intelligence, AI, and the use of robotics for law enforcement was organised by the Innovation Centre of the International Criminal Police Organisation, Interpol, and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, UNICRI, through the Centre …

The Department of Health, the regulatory body of the healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi, continues to work with government agencies and authorities to prevent trading and circulation of cosmetic products used for skin brightening, containing toxic substances such as mercury and hydrocarbon. The department warned against using the (Aneeza Saffron) …