Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will switch off 1,393 lamp posts as part of the global Earth Hour event on Saturday night. The move is part of RTA's keenness to play an active role in achieving sustainable development in Dubai and to cater to the needs of the civilized world as regard

The president of Emirates, the Middle East's biggest airline, defended security measures at the carrier's Dubai hub on Wednesday and said the ban on personal electronics onboard US-bound flights came without warning. Tim Clark told The Associated Press that he only learned of the new US regulatio

A Saudi man was arrested in Dubai, with more than 62kg of amphetamine pills in possession, the Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Thursday. As many as 367,577 pills were seized from the 29-year-old accused, who has been placed in detention ever since. However, the man pleaded not guilty to th

Dubai: An Emirati motorist was burnt to death in a horrific traffic accident on Emirates road, police said on Thursday. The accident involving two vehicles happened around 11am on Emirates Road in the Sharjah direction. Brigadier Saeed Hamad Bin Sulaiman, director of Al Rashidiya police statio

Dubai: The UAE’s first police robot will join Dubai Police in May and robots will make 25 per cent of the force by 2030, officials said on Monday. Brigadier Abdullah Bin Sultan, Director of the Future Shaping Centre of Dubai Police, said: “We are looking to have more robots in future to handle po

Qatar is home to one of the most unequal societies in the world when it comes to gender, according to a new index. The country ranked 117th out of 122 nations listed in business school INSEAD‘s Gender Progress Index 2017, which was released this month. That puts Qatar behind all of its Gulf pe

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, launched the 'Government Policies Guide', a comprehensive guide that outlines the policymaking process. The Guide, which aims to support decision-making processes and achi

Manama: Kuwait’s Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad will start his four-day official visit to Turkey on Monday during which he will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two leaders will discuss ways to boost bilateral relations and the latest regional developments. Shaikh Sabah’s visit to

Muscat // An imam at Muscat’s main mosque spoke out on Friday against the trend of divorcing through social media among younger couples in Oman. Such divorces are against the principles of Islamic law, Sheikh Yusuf Al Hamdani said in his sermon at the Central mosque in the Omani capital. Marriag

Beijing: President Xi Jinping welcomed visiting Saudi King Salman to Beijing on Thursday as China pursues a charm offensive towards the Middle East, where it has previously kept a low profile. The king’s three-day stay returns the favour after Xi last year visited Saudi Arabia as part of the fi

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council issued Executive Council Resolution No. (5) of 2017 pertaining to the refund of fees collected for exceptions from planning and building regulations in Dubai. The Resolutio

New Delhi: India on Sunday said it looks forward to the first official visit here by King Salman of Saudi Arabia to further deepen the strategic ties between both countries, an Indian official said. “We are looking forward to the visit of the King of Saudi Arabia later this year,” Secretary, Ex

ISLAMABAD: Kuwait has agreed to pour millions of dollars into building a white oil pipeline from Pakistan’s south to north for transporting petroleum products from the port city of Karachi to major consumer Punjab. “During a recent visit to Kuwait, Pakistani officials invited the Gulf oil producer

Muscat: Oman crude oil prices fell to pre-Opec (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) agreement levels on glut concerns as shale production offset price gains made by output cuts. Futures, for delivery in May, traded at $51.32 on close of last week’s trading at the Dubai Mercantile E

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman arrived in Tokyo today, making the first visit to Japan by a monarch from the oil-rich nation in nearly five decades. The 81-year-old king, who was greeted by Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito at Haneda airport, will meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tomorrow and as he kicks o

An Indian woman died in a road accident in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Smruthy James was crossing the road near Al Wahda bus station when she was hit by a car. She was rushed to hospital. The 25-year-old worked as HR manager at a private company in the Capital and belongs to Thrissur district of K

Two policemen and a jobless man were charged in the Court of First Instance with break-in robbery and damage of private property. The three men, all Emiratis, are accused of breaking into a villa in Al Barsha while its female owner was away on a trip. The three accused, aged between 22 and 26,

DUBAI: More than 280 students from private schools in Dubai have participated in the first Treasures of Hatta education activity, which connected students with different aspects of community living in the area as part of the Hatta Wellbeing District project. The programme was launched by Dubai’s