About 6,000 stateless residents will be given the UAE citizenship, as per the directives of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. Over 2,000 similar cases are under study and will be cleared before the holy month of Ramadan, he said. Dr

Thick fog has disrupted several flights at Dubai International Airport on Friday morning. "Fog has affected some flights from Dubai International Airport," the Emirates airlines said in a statement on Twitter. Emirates has also urged passengers to check their flight status on its website for t

A court in UAE has jailed two men for cyber crimes, Wam reported on Wednesday. Abu Dhabi appeal court sentenced a 45-year-old Emirati man to 10 years - identified as H.A.A.T - in prison for creating fake social media accounts to promote false news and videos. The man posted false news and vide

An Asian expat in UAE was honoured by the police for his act of bravery. In a statement issued by Sharjah Police on Tuesday, a Pakistani man was honoured for helping the police arrest a wanted person. The police posted a picture of the brave man on social media as he was being honoured by Brig

Dubai: Education is a main driver of peace in a world divided by ignorance, the UAE Minister of Tolerance told the Global Education and Skills Forum (GESF) in Dubai on Sunday. Shaikh Nahayan Mubarak Al Nahayan said in his GESF keynote that education was central to solving global problems, includi

DUBAI: Dubai has projected the image of New Zealand premier Jacinda Ardern onto its iconic Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper, in thanks for her response to last week's mosque shootings. Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum praised PM Ardern's "support to the Muslim communi

Residents caught selling or dealing in animals that pose danger to people's safety or those abandoning pets in Abu Dhabi will face fines of up to Dh10,000, warned authorities. The Abu Dhabi Municipality on Wednesday (March 20) said that it has started implementing regulations on control, supervis

Dubai: A company in the United Arab Emirates said an employee was fired and deported after he allegedly celebrated the mass killing of Muslims in New Zealand last week. At least 50 people were killed and dozens wounded by a lone gunman at two mosques in Christchurch on Friday in what is the count

Abu Dhabi: The UAE announced two major initiatives in the space sector on Tuesday, which will benefit the entire Arab world. The Arab Group for Space Collaboration with an initial membership of 11 Arab nations will advance the developments in Arab word’s space sector, it was announced on the firs

Abu Dhabi airport has announced a special service for passengers in Indian airlines travelling from UAE. Indigo travellers can now remotely check-in their luggage via the 'City Terminal Check-in' service - allowing them to avoid the hassle at the airport and check-in quickly. The service, whic

A young Emirati has racked up over Dh1 million in traffic fines, making it the highest accumulated amount recorded by the Ras Al Khaimah Police. The 23-year-old was involved in 1,251 traffic violations, resulting in fines of Dh1.15 million, the police revealed on Sunday. These violations were record

The UAE Embassy has affirmed the safety of all Emirati students in New Zealand following the shooting during the Friday prayer today at two Christchurch mosques, which left 49 people at least dead and 20 seriously injured. UAE Ambassador to New Zealand Ahmed Salim Al Suwaidi said the UAE diplomat

UAE's telecom network providers changed their network names to 'Child Day' to mark Emirati Children's Day. Observed on March 15 each year, the day coincides with the UAE signing of the International Childhood Convention and issuance of the Federal law No. (13) of 2016 Converning Child Rights Law

A Kuala Lumpur-bound flight from Jeddah airport was forced to return to the King Abdul Aziz International Airport after a mother realised that she had forgotten her baby in the terminal’s waiting area. The bizarre incident left the airport authorities grappling to establish a protocol for the sit

Google has refused to pull out a controversial government app from Saudi Arabia which lets men track and control women who travel, saying it does not violate its Play Store policies. According to a report in the Business Insider on Sunday, the tech giant told the office of California Democrat Rep

Dubai: A Pakistani national was sentenced to seven years in jail by a Dubai court for stabbing his Indian roommate to death in 2018 over an argument on leaving the lights on, a media report said. The Dubai Court of First Instance on Sunday convicted the 37-year-old Pakistani man and ordered his d

Dubai: Pakistan has the Mecca and Medina for the Sikhs and the country is opening up those sites for the minority community, Prime Minister Imran Khan said in the UAE on Sunday. Prime Minister Khan in November last year laid the foundation stone for the corridor linking Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in P

In a landmark decision, Abu Dhabi has included Hindi as the third official language used in its courts, alongside Arabic and English, as part of a move designed to improve access to justice. The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department said it has extended the adoption of interactive forms of statement of c