Effective September 1, 2013 compartment space for women and children on Dubai Metro will be increased to half a compartment. The additional space will only be designated to this group of commuters during peak hours - between 7-9am and 5-8pm from Sunday to Thursday. Half a compartment offers sp

The Labor Ministry on Saturday warned private companies and employers that they would lose their workers if they did not pay their salaries on time. Unpaid workers would be allowed to look for new employers without the permission of their present sponsors. A senior official highlighted the measures

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is among the most sought-after figures on the Twitter after his page on the social networking website succeeded attracting two million followers. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashi

Eid Al Fitr moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia also and tomorrow is the first day of Shawwal. Kuwait, Jordan and Palestine will also mark Eid on Thursday. But Oman announced that Shawwal moon has not been sighted and Eid Al Fitr will be marked on Friday. Meanwhile, Eid Al Fitr moon has also be

Two million worshippers spent the 27th night of the holy month of Ramadan in the Grand Mosque seeking God's blessings. High security and integrated services contributed to a smooth flow of movement among worshippers filing in and out of the Grand Mosque. Security forces were deployed for crowd mana

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has worked out a comprehensive road traffic movement plan for the Eid Al Fitr holidays. Hussain Al Banna, Director of Traffic at RTA's Traffic & Roads Agency, said, "The RTA has finalised the operational plans for Eid Al Fitr holidays which sees heavy t

Dubai: The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia will meet on Tuesday evening, Ramadan 28, to hear people who might see the birth of the Shawal moon. This means that Ramadan will end in 28 days which should not be the case. Lunar months are either 29 or 30 days based on the birth of the moon on the sun

Manama: Bahrain’s health ministry said that it had pulled out 22 imported products after inspection teams found them contaminated with either pork or horsemeat. The tests, by the ministry in collaboration with the national laboratory and the Arabian Gulf University (AGU), covered 172 canned mea

Abu Dhabi: For the first time in more than five years, motorists can use their credit cards to fill up at the pumps in Dubai and the northern emirates. Beginning on Sunday, petrol companies Enoc and Emarat will accept credit cards as payment while adding a Dh2 surcharge to the transaction — Epp

Federal government offices in the UAE will be closed from Wednesday, August 7, corresponding to Ramadan 29 and will reopen on the fourth day of the month of Shawal in celebration of Eid Al Fitr. Shawal 4 falls on Sunday, August 11, if Eid begins on Thursday, August 8. Work in the gover

Dubai: Bangladeshi contestant Nazmul Sakib has bagged the top prize in the Most Beautiful Voice contest and is a strong favourite to win the 17th Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA), which will be announced today (Monday). Curtains will fall on the 17th session of DIHQA today in a clos

Dubai/ 27 July 2013/Khaleejtimes The main Quran Competition of the 17th Dubai International Holy Quran Award concluded on Friday. According to an official, all the 90 contestants contacted for participation in the award, were examined twice. Ibrahim Bu Melha, head of the Award Organising Committ

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan today welcomed the initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai to mark tomorrow, the 19th of Ramadan, as the Emirates Humanitarian Work Day, wh

DIHQA beamed into 17 million homes across five continents By Shafaat Shahbandari, Staff Reporter Dubai: Spreading its light all over the globe, the Dubai International Quran Awards (DIHQA) is this year being broadcast across five continents through five different satellites, reaching homes

Dubai: Making sweeping policy changes for commercial vehicles in Dubai, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has started to ban all cash transactions for commercial vehicles at its customer care centres, while pushing firms to use its recently introduced e-Wallet. The ban on cash transactio

Over 10,000 worshippers flocked to the Grand Rashidiya Mosque for the Taraweeh prayer led by popular Imam Sheikh Idrees Abkar on Wednesday night.   The Saudi scholar, known for his tuneful voice, enchanted and brought tears to the eyes of the faithful who came from across the country to t

Dubai: He is a man with a mental age of a three-year-old, he can’t count properly from one to ten, can’t write, has only limited reading ability and can’t locate his house if he is lost in the street. Basically, he is a man who has limited ability when it comes to everyday life. In othe

A new survey reveals that UAE residents are highly satisfied with life in general. The ‘Happiness and Wellbeing in the Mena’ survey conducted by Middle East job site, Bayt.com, and YouGov, an independent research and consulting organisation, also revealed that health was on the upswing, but lack