ABYAN, 16th August, 2016 (WAM) – The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has launched the second aid convoy to the Abyan governorate in Yemen, as part of a dispatch of humanitarian convoys to various towns and villages of Yemen. (Bhatkallys News Service)ABYAN, 16th August, 2016 (WAM) – The Emirates Red C

Life has started de novo for Mohammed Basheer, a 61-year-old Indian. And he calls it a miracle life. He was supposed to end his 36 years' life in the UAE last December after retiring from his service as a fleet administrator at a car dealer's body shop. However, the company extended his servic

ABU DHABI: The Civil Defence Centre in the Indian State of Kerala has saluted the heroism of the Emirati firefighter who lost his life on duty while fighting the fire that broke out on an Emirates Airlines plane at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday. The nation’s martyr, Jassim Isa Al Balus

Saudi Arabia has set up a crisis management group to address difficulties being faced by thousands of laid-off Indian workers while a separate panel has been appointed to look into their claims relating to unpaid wages. The “humanitarian issue” is being handled with “utmost care” and consideratio

DUBAI, 2nd August, 2016 (WAM) -- The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, has announced that there is no legislation in place in the country that obstructs economic movement or the work of local or international companies based in the UAE. This comes in response to several inquiries the TRA

DAMMAM, 26 July, 2016: Extreme weather conditions coupled with high humidity have kept residents indoors in many parts of the Kingdom. Jeddah is also witnessing a dreary and humid weather for the past three days. Many parts of the Kingdom has been experiencing high temperatures for the past tw

Abu DHabi, 26 July,2016 ( KhaleejTimes): Licence will be given to an existing restaurants or cafeterias either owned 100 per cent by UAE citizen or with local partner Now residents of national capital can have 'meals on wheels,' an urban lifestyle gaining popularity around the world. Abu Dhabi D

Proud and historic moment for the UAE as Si2 becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to circle the globe Solar Impulse 2, has created history by circumnavigating the globe without a drop of fossil fuel. It has covered more than 40,000km in its quest to become the first plane to circle the world us

RTA's Public Transport Agency has reported a series of violations on public transport services in the Emirate of Dubai. Such malpractices include offences related to the non-payment of applicable fares on the part of some passengers, and other offences made by both bus drivers and passengers regardi

ABU DHABI: Faculty members from the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology have contributed to the scientific advancement of next-generation integrated circuits and documented their contributions in a new book on 3-dimensional, 3D, stacked chips. Masdar Institute’s Dr Ibrahim Elfadel, Profess

ABU DHABI, 16th July, 2016 (WAM) -- The pre-oil era in the UAE saw little signs of modern life, and unlike today's generation, who mostly escape the scorching heat of the summer by holidaying in relatively cooler European countries or the exotic tropical islands of East Asia, the older generations h

Emirates Airline named the World’s Best Airline 2016 at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2016, in addition to scooping up the awards for World’s Best Inflight Entertainment for a record 12th consecutive year, and Best Airline in the Middle East. DUBAI, 12th July 2016 (WAM) -  Based on

ABU DHABI, 15th July 2016 (WAM) - A number of landmarks across Abu Dhabi have been lit up in France’s national colors in solidarity with Paris after the terrorist attack in the city of Nice where a truck last night was deliberately driven into a crowd celebrating France's national day killing and in

ABU DHABI, 15th July 2016 (WAM) --- H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, has extended condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the terrorist incident which took place in the French city of Nice last night, describin

ABU DHABI, 14th July, 2016 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued Federal Decree No.159 for the year 2016. The Decree appoints Mattar Salim Ali Al Dhaihiri as Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Defence and is effective from the date of issuance of 10th July, 20

The tour of the heritage precinct takes visitors back in time, offering glimpses of what life was like in the days of yore People. Places. Stories. Meld these with some riveting facts of history, layer it with bits of trivia and dollops of nostalgia, throw in some flavourful food that embodies th

The Dubai Pulse 2015 report has confirmed a belief that has been the pride of citizens and residents. A staggering 93.7 per cent of residents surveyed have given this vote of confidence that Dubai is a conducive place to raise a family because of the emirate’s infrastructure, peace and order and

CAIRO, 13th July, 2016 (WAM) - Solar Impulse 2, Si2, the solar-powered plane attempting to become the first aircraft in the world to circumnavigate the globe without using a drop of fossil fuel, took another step towards its epic goal when it touched down in Egypt at 07:10 Egypt time today. The plan