Unlicensed drivers caused 580 accidents in Ras Al Khaimah in the last 15 months, a top official has told Khaleej Times. Colonel Ahmad Al Sam Al Naqbi, director of the traffic and patrols department, RAK Police, said 90 such accidents were reported in the first three months of 2019. Most of the dr

UAE students attending International Baccalaureate schools will soon be learning about 'fake news' as part of a new requirement in their curriculum. Pupils will be educated on how to identify genuine and false news stories, along with the impact fake news can have on a person's life. Fake news

The UAE-India economic, political and cultural ties are in their golden era with bilateral trade and investments continuing to grow ever year, senior officials of the two countries said in Dubai on Friday. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State for Tolerance, commended the bil

A man stood trial before the Sharjah Criminal Court, for assaulting and insulting a security guard after refusing to comply with eviction notice. The victim said in his testimony that he got orders from the landlord to accompany the eviction team to the accused’s apartment, Emarat Al Youm reporte

The Sharjah Police have arrested two Asians for trying to promote circulation of fake Dh100 and Dh200 bank notes in groceries and petrol stations. Acting on a tip-off, the police set up search teams to track the whereabouts of the suspects and their identities. After an intensive hunt, the cops r

Dubai: A 33-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to three months in prison followed by deportation for hacking 15 websites, according to a media report. The Dubai Court of First Instance on Monday charged the man with hacking websites and issuing threats, Gulf News reported. He was also hand

Six Pakistani men, including four of a family, were killed after a fire broke out in a villa in Al Ain's Zakher area, the police said on Sunday. The tragedy was reported at 5.53am on Friday. The police said the survivors of the fire failed to inform the police as soon as it broke out, causing it

An Asian man was arrested at an airport in UAE, while waiting in transit for his connecting flight. The wanted transit passenger was traveling from Europe to an Asian country - unaware of the fact that he could get arrested at an airport in UAE. According to Al Bayan, the man was flying for a

From meeting celebrities, visiting Disneyland or getting an iPhone or laptops as gifts, more than 3,400 terminally ill children in the UAE have had their wishes granted in the last 10 years, thanks to the Make a Wish Foundation, the charity's managing board member said. Speaking to Khaleej Times,

A British woman, who posted abusive comments on Facebook about her former husband's new wife, was ordered to pay a Dh 3,000 fine by a Dubai court on Thursday. The accused was present in court when the order was issued at the Dubai Court of Misdemeanors. She was found guilty of online defamatio

Dubai: Indian expats seeking passport services of the Indian missions in the UAE will now have to submit their applications online before visiting the application processing centres. Online application was made mandatory for Indians living in Dubai and other five emirates under the jurisdiction o

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned Skype, according to the Microsoft-owned company. "It has been brought to our attention that our website and services have been blocked by the ISPs [internet service providers] in the United Arab Emirates. That means you won't be able to use Skype in the U

Dubai, which has spent a fortune on promoting itself as one of the world's premier touriste destinations, seemingly has very little chill when it comes to what you post on your social media accounts, after it arrested a British woman and her teenage daughter for some earlier comments she had made on

UAE parents are calling for a ban on the online game PUBG as it is deemed a "bad influence on youth" due to its "violent content and addictive nature". PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds), a multiplayer survival battle game developed by a South Korean firm, has already been banned in cities acro

Various community members, including a church, poured in their help to over 1,000 workers who were unpaid for almost one year. The church community took notice of the poor living conditions of the workers and took over the responsibility of providing them with food and other necessities. On be

DUBAI: At least seven people, including two US citizens, have been arrested in a new crackdown in Saudi Arabia, activists said on Friday. London-based human rights group ALQST identified the US citizens as writer and doctor Bader al-Ibrahim, and Salah al-Haidar, the son of Aziza al-Yousef -- a hi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded Zayed Medal, the United Arab Emirates' highest civilian award, on Thursday as a mark of appreciation for his efforts to boost bilateral ties between the two nations. The Zayed Medal has earlier been awarded to Russian President Vladimir Putin, form

Five Nigerians, who allegedly stormed a money exchange in Sharjah and fled with Dh2.3 million, have been arrested, the police said on Sunday. According to the police, the men barged into the exchange and smashed the glass barrier between the customers and the staff, stole the money in multiple cu