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Under the recommendation of the National Program for Happiness and Positivity, the Federal Government launches a new “Back to School” policy in coordination with the ministries and federal bodies. The decisions are aimed at facilitating the work of parents who work in the federal government for the beginning of the …

According to National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), daytime will continue to be hot and hazy, and the weather will be humid during the night and early across the country. Some internal and coastal areas might experience fog or mist in the early morning. The temperature today will fluctuate between 38 …

Dr. Moza Al Shehhi, Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women, Communications Office in Abu Dhabi, stated that Emirati women have unprecedented achievements over the past 40 years that has surpassed expectations, which has given them their leading stature among the …

A regular day at work turned into a nightmare ordeal for two window cleaners who were left dangling precariously on the side of a 250m (820ft) skyscraper. The two men were cleaning windows on the 48th floor of the DC Tower in Vienna, Austria, when their platform stalled and slipped …

A 32-year-old Asian merchant threatened another man from the same nationality of raping his wife, mother and sister if he does not send the money he asks for. The Dubai Criminal Court held the first hearing yesterday, where the case papers indicated that the defendant had used sent messages to …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has returned home safely, following a private visit abroad.

At least two people were killed and 241 others injured when a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck in western Iran’s Kermanshah province early Sunday, government news agency IRNA reported. The epicenter of the quake was 6 miles from Tazehabad and 19 miles from Javanrud. Both cities are close to the Iran-Iraq border. …

Al Dhafra District Police Department arrested two Asian men who unloaded two sand trucks on the main road from Ghayathi to Liwa. Police patrols immediately removed the sand from the street after receiving a call from a citizen. The Asians admitted that they unloaded the sand at the request of …

A 24-year-old woman went on trial for swallowing 15 pills which she bought online to abort her fetus, a Sharjah Misdemeanour court heard. She bought the pills online with the help of her husband, and then consumed them, which resulted in severe bleeding and she was transferred to Al Qasimi Hospital. The …

According to local media, a 21-year-old Emirati man drowned in the sea in Fujairah on Saturday. The young man had gone swimming with his younger brother when the incident happened. Major-General Mohammed Ahmed bin Ghanem Al Kaabi, Commander-in-Chief of Fujairah Police stated that the operation room was informed about the accident. …