ABU DHABI // Government organisations have continued their fightback against claims that the UAE has the most polluted air in the world. Earlier this year, the World Bank released The Little Green Data Book, which said the country had particle pollution levels (PPM) much higher than the World Health Organisation’s recommended guidelines. It said the UAE was the “country with the most polluted air”, which was immediately […]
ABU DHABI // The capital of the UAE is a symbol of the future, the co-founder of a project to circumnavigate the world in a solar-powered aircraft told an audience on Monday. “Abu Dhabi is an oil producer that is diversifying to clean energy technologies and I think it is the perfect symbol,” said Bertrand Piccard, who was in the capital after being named the first Middle […]
A dozen candidates have withdrawn from the race for the next Federal National Council. Mondau was the last day that the National Election Commission allowed any of the candidates, who now number 329, to stand down ahead of the election on October 3. Seven of the candidates who removed their names from the running were contesting in Abu Dhabi, two each in Dubai and Fujairah, and one […]
ABU DHABI // The communities of Al Ain and Al Gharbia are being targeted for a series of walks to raise health awareness and battle diabetes. Six community walks a week for the next eight weeks will lead up to November’s Yas Island walkathon. The first two walks in Al Ain this weekend attracted 40 participants and organisers hope to see that number grow over coming weeks. […]
Two years on from its launch in the city, ride-hailing service Uber is using its Middle East & Africa headquarters in Dubai to lay the groundwork for expanding in the region–through more than just operating in new cities. Since August 2013, the US-based company, which connects drivers and passengers through smartphone apps, has commenced operations within the GCC in Doha, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah and Saudi Arabia’s […]
ABU DHABI // Gathering clouds threaten rain over the eastern and western regions at the start of this week, according to the National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology. Scattered rain has been on the radar and started falling sporadically in the mountains and near Al Ain late last week. More of the same is expected this week, said NCMS meteorologist Sufian Farrah. “For three days, the country […]
ABU DHABI // The last of the Emirati soldiers who sacrificed their lives defending the people of Yemen arrived home on Saturday, bringing the total number killed to 52. The servicemen died alongside Saudi Arabian and Bahraini troops when a missile fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels hit an arms depot in Marib province nine days ago. Their bodies were received in a ceremony at Al Bateen Airport, […]
AL AIN // Lawyers are calling for a “Good Samaritan” law to protect people who help out in emergencies from prosecution. Their call comes as a young Emirati fears he will be charged for pulling injured girls from a flipped car last month. Mohammed Al Nuaimi, 18, rushed to help the six young women, one of whom was pregnant, from the car in Al Ain. He and […]
ABU DHABI // As Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed continued to meet the families of the 45 servicemen who were killed in Yemen one week ago, charitable organisations and leaders have offered to provide support to their families. Sheikh Mohammed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, met bereaved families in Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah. And, in the capital, Sheikh Rashid […]
The Ministry of Interior has set conditions for Emirati and GCC citizens to obtain weapons permits at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex), being held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre. Col Humaid Al Aafreet, director of the arms and explosives department at the General Directorate of Security and Ports Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police, and head of the Adihex security committee, said Emiratis […]
UAE. Asteco, the Middle East’s largest full service real estate company has released its mid-year UAE market report ahead of Cityscape Global, highlighting stability in Dubai with a continued focus towards the affordable segment, in contrast to the high end market which experienced declines of up to 10%. Affordable apartment units at IMPZ, Discovery Gardens and Dubai Silicon Oasis showed 3%, 6% and 2% sales growth over […]
ABU DHABI // Tariq Lootah, undersecretary of the Minister of State for FNC Affairs and head of the Elections Management Committee, said there would be no further changes to the elections schedule. The start of the FNC elections campaigns was delayed by the three days of mourning for the 45 UAE soldiers killed in Yemen on Friday. Ahmed bin Humaidan, the head of Dubai’s election committee, said […]
ABU DHABI // Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, led condolences for 45 soldiers killed on Friday in Yemen, with a visit to some of the servicemen injured in the attack. Sheikh Mohammed visited the men at Zayed Military Hospital. He praised the soldiers’ steadfastness, heroism and dedication while defending their rights and supporting their brothers […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday praised the loyalty and dignity shown by the families of the 45 Emirati heroes, who were killed in Yemen last Friday. Sheikh Mohammed’s comments came as the body of one of the 45 arrived at Al Bateen Airport in Abu Dhabi after identification in Saudi Arabia. The fallen soldier was given full ceremony and attended […]
Saif Al Kaabi, Abdulaziz Al Bloushi and Abdulrahman Al Qaydi all survived the Houthi strike … and all are keen to return to their brothers on Yemen’s frontline to finish the job they started. ABU DHABI // Lying in his hospital bed, Saif Al Kaabi can only think about getting back to the front line. The 26-year-old from Hatta was one of dozens of soldiers injured in […]
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed offers his condolences to the family of Obaid Saeed Al Mazrouei in Ras Al Khaimah. Wam The Deputy Prime Minister offers his condolences to the family of Rashid Saeed Al Hebsi in Ras Al Khaimah. Wam The Minister of Interior, Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, offers his condolences to the family of Ali Hassan Al Shehi in Ras Al Khaimah. Wam Lt. Gen Sheikh […]
As war heroes’ bodies come home, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces tells Yemen: ‘We are with you until the mission is accomplished’ The UAE on Saturday buried its war heroes, began three days of mourning for their sacrifice and pledged unceasing military and humanitarian efforts to restore peace,security and stability to Yemen. The bodies of […]
ABU DHABI // Some had never met them personally, others did not even know their names, but this did not stop thousands turning out for the funerals of two of the fallen servicemen. On Saturday at Bani Yas Cemetery, the services took place for Mohammed Al Hosani and Mohammed Khalid, two of the 45 soldiers killed in the Yemen rocket attack. Mohammed Al Mazroui attended the funeral […]
ABU DHABI // Rulers of the emirates, officials and leaders from abroad on Saturday joined the nation in mourning and honouring the 45 heroes who fell in Yemen’s defence on Friday. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, received condolences from Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Bahrain, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and from the French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. […]
UAE. With a 54% decline in the price of oil prices during the past 12 months the United Arab Emirates (UAE) real estate market is now beginning to feel the effect with property transaction levels falling across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, according to the latest research from international real estate consultancy, Cluttons. Cluttons’ annual 2015 UAE Property Report reveals that the direct correlation between hydrocarbon revenues […]
UAE. Management in the Gulf need to take more risks and develop staff to think creatively, according to a new global innovation survey designed to help companies stop wasting their best ideas and flushing hundreds of billions of dollars down the drain. Announced in Abu Dhabi today by PA Consulting Group, the report highlights an overwhelming view that leadership of organisations in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and […]
ABU DHABI // More than 2,000 pupils at the 21st Century Private Academy are still waiting for classes to begin while their school remains closed four days into the new academic year. On what was to be the first day of class on Sunday, several parents visited the Filipino school and were told by an assistant principal that classes were tentatively scheduled to resume in October. “We […]
ABU DHABI // In three days, the country’s philanthropists have donated Dh40.8 million for the devastated families of Yemen. On Sunday the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) launched its Yemen: We Care, or Relief for Yemen, fund-raising appeal to help millions of Yemenis suffering in the conflict. The campaign is a part of the UAE’s pledge to help nearly 10 million people affected by the crisis in Yemen. […]
ABU DHABI // “Open your doors Sesame, we are the children.” Sung in Arabic, this opening line from a much-loved children’s TV show still stirs up feelings of nostalgia for many people in the UAE and across the region. Now, after a 25-year hiatus, Iftah Ya Simsim, the Arabic adaptation of Sesame Street, is back in production and set to broadcast its first new episode this weekend […]
