Emirates suspends flights to Kiev
Emirates flight EK171 Dubai-Kiev on 17 July has returned to Dubai due to the safety concerns raised with the latest reports on Malaysian flight MH17. “Our flights to Kiev are suspended with immediate...
View ArticleHow much Zakat al Fitr in the UAE?
At the end of the Month of Ramadan every Muslim individual bears the responsibility to donate Zakat al Fitr, an amount of money specified by the local religious authorities to be donated for the cause...
View ArticleIslamic World's first eco-friendly mosque opens in Dubai
Dubai's Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) on Friday opened the first environmentally friendly mosque in the entire Islamic world to worshippers. The Khalifa Al Tajer Mosque, in Bur Saeed...
View ArticleDubai's Ramadan Night Market opens
Residents flocked to the Ramadan Night Market which opened on Thursday, July 17, at the Dubai World Trade Centre with exhibitors reporting strong sale on the first night. The exhibition was inaugurated...
View ArticleAI, SIA flights 24km away when missile hit
Data from airline tracker Flightradar24 shows other commercial flights were in the area at the time of the Malaysian airline crash over Ukrainian airspace. A Singapore Airlines flight and an Air India...
View Article18 families in Sharjah building without electricity for 5 days
A power generator failure has deprived 18 families in a Sharjah building of electricity over the past five days, forcing some of them to live in hotels and others to go to mosques and public parks. The...
View ArticleThe cure for AIDS shot down with MH17?
Latest update: A global AIDS summit was in shock Saturday at the loss of colleagues in the Malaysia Airlines disaster over Ukraine, but spirits were lifted when the number who died was put at six, far...
View ArticleMH17 latest: Meet prime suspect in shooting down of Malaysia airliner
A Russian-made surface-to-air missile is the most likely cause of the suspected downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, analysts said on Friday, as claim and counter-claim swirled over who...
View ArticleWorld's Top 25 waterparks: Dubai gives UAE 2 in Top 10
Two waterparks in the UAE are among the world's top 25 waterparks, according to travel rating site TripAdvisor. Wild Wadi Waterpark and Aquaventure Waterpark, both in Dubai, UAE, ranked sixth and...
View Article8 things to avoid eating during iftar and suhoor this Ramadan
As the observance of Ramadan enters what is likely to be its last week or so, the tendency mostly during iftar and suhoor is to eat whatever is in front of us -Â given the rush of hunger and thirst...
View ArticleSmoked 1-3 packs a day for 20 years; Wife gets $23 billion
A Florida jury has awarded the widow of a chain smoker who died of lung cancer punitive damages of more than $23 billion in her lawsuit against the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, the nation's...
View Article5 simple tips to control your grocery bills in UAE
Do you feel the pinch a bit more with every visit you make to the hypermarket or the supermarket in your area? If yes, the ‘grocery problem’ is affecting you and you are not alone. Many residents...
View ArticleCabbie told me Burj Khalifa was in his room: Mentally ill teen
A 19-year-old mentally challenged woman, who has accused a taxi driver of rape, was easily deceived into believing she was in the Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Court heard as part of the testimony in the...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines' MH17 tweet draws fire
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has apologised for posting an "insensitive" comment on social media about the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash in crisis-stricken eastern Ukraine. Hours after the Boeing...
View ArticleDh5 tip costs RAK barber Dh5,000 fine
Ras Al Khaimah authorities fined a barber Dh5,000 for making customer pay an extra Dhfive for a shave after telling it was a tip paid in all other barber shops. Hashim Al Rifai, a 22-year-old Emirati,...
View ArticleAsian strangles girlfriend with belt at Abu Dhabi hotel
A 44-year-old Asian man murdered his girlfriend by strangling her with a belt at a hotel in Abu Dhabi just days after she arrived in the UAE on a tourist visa. The man, identified as GF, was arrested...
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Eid Holidays: 2 days for UAE private sector; 9 for Federal staff
The UAE Ministry of Labour has declared that the Eid Al Fitr holiday for all private sector employees will begin on the first and second days of Shawwal, work will resume on the third day of Shawwal of...
View ArticleHeartbroken Prince Harry bounces back with new woman Camilla
After splitting up with long-term girlfriend Cressida Bonas, Prince Harry has been spotted getting "very cosy" with a new woman. Harry appeared to be enjoying the company of charity worker Camilla...
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Eid holidays for UAE Federal staff: 9-day break with weekends
Based on the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Hussain Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Chairman of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has issued a circular...
View ArticleThe truth about Brazilian football, according to Neymar
Brazil starlet Neymar says his team strove hard for World Cup glory, but other countries have moved ahead of them and they must catch up. In an exclusive interview with Globo television broadcast...
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