(UPDATES FIGURES) DUBAI, 8th July 2016 (WAM) --- Dubai Police have processes 198,550 online transactions on its smartphone app since the beginning of this year. The app "Dubai Police" has been downloaded 1,372,762 times on android and iOS-powered devices, Brigadier Khalid Al Razouki, Director

DAMMAM, 8 July 2016: The number of marriageable Saudi women, above 15, was 2,099,750 in 2015, according to data released by the general authority for statistics. In stark contrast, the number of men aged 15 to 39 who never got married stands at merely 107,673, pointing to a huge gap between the

WARSAW, 7th July, 2016 (WAM) -- The UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, arrived this evening in the Polish capital, Warsaw, heading a high-level UAE military delegation comprising a number of senior officers and officials of the Ministry of Defence, to take part

ABU DHABI, 6th July 2016 (WAM) - His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces received a telephone call this evening from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Bhatkallys News Service)

WASHINGTON, 5th July, 2016 (WAM)-- 5th July, 2016 (WAM)--Following a meeting earlier today with Susan Ziadeh, US Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Peninsula Affairs, Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE Ambassador to the US, issued the following statement: "On behalf of the UAE, I co

ABU DHABI, 5th July, 2016 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, has reiterated the UAE's unwavering support to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the fight against terrorism and criminal ideas as well as its

CAIRO, 5th July 2016 (WAM) --- Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Ahmed Al Jarwan, has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks which hit the Saudi cities of Medina, Qatif and Jeddah on Monday. (Bhatkallys News Service)CAIRO, 5th July 2016 (WAM) --- Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Ahmed Al Jarwan, has

ABU DHABI, 5th July, 2016 (WAM) -- The UAE Federal National Council, FNC, has condemned the terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia in Jeddah, Qatif, and the vicinity of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, affirming its full solidarity with the leadership and people of Saudi Arabia in fighting terrorism which

RIYADH, 5 July 2016: The Council of Senior Scholars has vehemently condemned Monday’s bombings and sent out a clear message to terrorists: “You failed and lost.” Challenging the troublemakers, the council tweeted: “Wherever you try, you will find us united under one flag. Praise be to God Almighty

AJMAN, 4th June 2016 (WAM) --- Firefighters in the emirate of Ajman today brought under control a fire that razed six warehouses in the Industrial Area in the emirate of Ajman. (Bhatkallys News Service)

DODOMA, 4th July 2016 (WAM) --- The UAE Embassy in Tanzania, represented by Ambassador Abdullah Ibrahim Al Suwaidi, has completed a charity project funded by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, the Emirates Red Crescent and the Sharjah Charity International. (Bhatkallys News Service)

RIYADH, 4th July 2016 (WAM) --- Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi today expressed appreciation for the efforts exerted by UAE, Saudi Arabia and other members of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition to liberate the province of Aden from the rebel Houthi group and militia loyal to the now-deposed presid

MAKKAH: Eighteen pilgrims who were injured in a stampede near the Grand Mosque on Friday night were treated at the scene and none required admission to hospital. The incident happened on Friday night as the faithful gathered in large numbers to mark the Night of Power, one of the high points of the

ABU DHABI // Emiratis and expatriates in Abu Dhabi will have to pay more for health care at private facilities after changes to insurance cover were announced by the Health Authority Abu Dhabi (Haad). The changes in cover apply to the Thiqa plan for Emiratis, and for those expats and their famili

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the timings of its different services during the Eid Al Fitr holidays covering customer service centers, car parks, public buses, Dubai Metro & Tram, marine transit modes, driving institutes, and vehicles testing & registration centers. Ms

The Abu Dhabi Court has convicted the administrator of a pirate website used to illegally upload torrents and facilitate illegal streaming of copyrighted television series, movies and misusing pay-TV platform OSN's intellectual property rights. Following a complaint by OSN, the Abu Dhabi Police i

JAZAN, 28 June, 2016: In a rare case that happens only every 55 million births, a woman here has given birth to five children, with one dying shortly after delivery. Ali Al-Mudier, medical director at King Fahad Central Hospital in Jazan, said the fifth child was deformed. The other children and th

Manama, 26 June,2016: More than 23.5 million people used the King Fahad Causeway linking Bahrain with Saudi Arabia last year, an annual report indicates. According to the report released by the King Fahad Causeway Authority, 23,646,748 people used the 25-kilometre terrestrial link in both directi