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During two nights of world-class ballet performances, Spain’s national dance company, Compania Nacional de Danza, dazzled an Abu Dhabi Festival audience, in the presence of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister for Tolerance, and Antonio Alvarez Barthe, Ambassador of Spain to the UAE, with a spellbinding performance of Don …

The General Department of Anti-Narcotics seized a young man and a woman of Gulf nationality (23 and 26 years old) in a hotel room set up for drug abuse with two other girls, Dubai Public Prosecution revealed, referring them to the criminal court yesterday. Prosecution reported: “The young man facilitated the use of psychotropic …

Coinciding with the Year of Zayed, Sharjah Girl Guides, SGG, has organised the Zayed Leadership Programme for a group of guides (12-15 years). Held from 25th to 29th March, the programme was designed with the aim to impart the abilities and skills required by the younger generation to develop into …

An Asian mother in her thirties was stripped of compassion, affection, when she tried to kill her two children, one aged 4 years and the other aged two, using a pillow to suffocate them before she attempted suicide by slitting her wrist with a knife. According to the indictment, which …

The Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization unveiled on Wednesday its latest exhibition, “Beyond the Letter: Modern Arabic Calligraphy from the collection of Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, IAMM” that coincides with the Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial and runs until June 23rd. Syed Mohammed Hasrin Aidid, Ambassador of Malaysia to the UAE, and …

Dawood Al Hajiri, Director General of Dubai Municipality announced the launch of a system for smart control and tracking of five gallon drinking water bottles. As of Sunday, April, 1, 2018, all water bottling companies & factories that produce or sell in Dubai will have to implement smart control system for 5-gallon bottles to …

A delegation from the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) visited a number of schools in Uganda and Tanzania under the theme, “Dubai Reaches out to Africa’ where two school buses, 400 bags containing school supplies and 50 bicycles were provided in cooperation with Al-Futtaim Motors and Dar Al-Beir Society …

According to the National Center of Meteorology, (NCM), the weather forecast for today will be fair in general and hazy at times, with an increase in temperature. Light to moderate winds in general, freshening at times during afternoon. The relative humidity is likely to increase during night and early morning …

A Dubai Airports’ employee has been commended for his brave actions and quick thinking which helped save the life of a first-time Pakistani visitor to Dubai. After spotting the passenger passed out on the floor at the airport last week, Talal Al Hubeishi, an operations officer at the airport, resuscitated …

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum thanked HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum in a series of tweets describing the successes of Dubai International Airport (DXB), describing the airport management team as the best in the world. Dubai International Airport, …