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 …
Read More »Sharjah Airport handles 5.731 mn passengers in 1st half of 2018
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 …
Read More »VP, Mohamed bin Zayed welcome Chinese President’s upcoming visit
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 …
Read More »Sudden swerving behind most deaths on Dubai roads
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 …
Read More »Dubai is among the top spots in the world to watch this month’s lunar eclipse
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 …
Read More »Local Press:UAE space goals on right track
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 …
Read More »Interpol meeting explores opportunities, risks related to AI
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 …
Read More »DoH warns against these dangerous cosmetic products
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) …
Read More »Emirati families launch initiative to ban children’s online games
Emirati families launched an initiative through social media, urging all UAE families to ban children’s online games, especially “PlayStation”, because of the negative impact it has on their behavior, focus levels and study. A widely circulated video that was published yesterday shows a citizen “Abu Mohammed”, calling on families to …
Read More »Arab Coalition fighter jet crashes in Saudi Arabia, pilots escaped to safety
Col. Turki Al-Maliki, The Official Spokesman of the Coalition Forces (Coalition Supporting the Legitimacy in Yemen), said that at 04:41 a.m. early Thursday, a Tornedo fighter of the Coalition, affiliated to the Saudi Royal Air Forces, inflicted a technical defect as it was returning from a training mission, resulting in …
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