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The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has announced the launch of a dedicated performing arts programme at Manarat Al Saadiyat. Aimed to support the budding community of actors, dancers and performing arts enthusiasts in the UAE, the programme features a series of initiatives for the public to …

The Abu Dhabi Court of First Instance convicted a gang of five people of Pakistani nationality for fraud and scamming mobile phone users out of money through fake promotional offers, with one year in jail followed by deportation. Details reveal that the defendants attempted to seize 100,000 dirhams from a bank …

According to the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), the weather will be partly cloudy in general and hazy at times, with drop in temperatures on Saturday. The amount of clouds will increase over some areas, especially over the islands, Northern and Eastern areas. Temperature will drop to as low as …

Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy living in the UK, is “improving rapidly” after being poisoned by a nerve agent, according to the latest report by his doctors. British authorities believe that Skiripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, were poisoned with the Russian nerve agent Novichok after coming in …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, has issued public warnings on the use of dietary supplements due to their alarming side effects, including sharp drop in blood pressure, anxiety, irritability, nervousness, rapid heartbeat. The ministry also warned against the interaction between some contraceptive medicines and an anti-epileptic. Recently, the …

The National Center of Meteorology has warned motorists against poor visibility. In a statement today, the NCM said visibility levels might get down to less than 3000 m due to heavy dust blowing over some coastal and internal areas until 20.00 today. It confirms its previous warnings to sea vessels …

Abu Dhabi Police arrested an Asian man who tried to grow Marijuana in his home, the man was growing them experimentally after setting up a suitable environment for the plant’s germination. According to Colonel Taher Ghareeb Al Dhahiri, Director of the Drug Control in the Criminal Security Sector, “He confessed to plans …

Fujairah Police revealed that an Emirati man was found dead in a car in Marbah area of Fujairah. The Marbah police station received the incident’s report at 7:45 am on Thursday. After arriving at the scene, the man was found dead. After investigating the incident, no criminal suspicion was found in the …

A Sri Lankan maid was arrested by Sharjah Police after attempting suicide. According to police, the maid tried to jump out of the moving car in the neighborhood of her Emirati sponsor’s house, where she worked for more than 10 years. After she argued with the driver who refused to …

Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum met today chieftains and tribesmen owners of camels who participated in the Annual Arabian Camel Races Festival which concluded at Al Marmoum area in Dubai. His Highness congratulated the winners of …