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Parking fines in Abu Dhabi can now be questioned
Parking fines in Abu Dhabi can now be questioned

Dubai: Residents in Abu Dhabi can now breathe a sigh of relief as any of those parking tickets that you objected to can now be questioned.Mawaqif’s Grievance Committee Assures Violators that they have the Right to Object Mawaqif Violations #AbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/nJSNuY6v2r—...

Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed receives US Defence Secretary James Mattis
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed receives US Defence Secretary James Mattis

Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Saturday received US Defence Secretary James Mattis, who is currently on a visit to the UAE.Shaikh Mohammad congratulated...

Fire breaks out at Abu Dhabi tower
Fire breaks out at Abu Dhabi tower
Dubai driver arrested after stunt video appears online
Dubai driver arrested after stunt video appears online
Emirati youth was unarmed when shot in US
Emirati youth was unarmed when shot in US
Nepal holds exhibition of its products in Sharjah
Nepal holds exhibition of its products in Sharjah

Dubai: The Embassy of Nepal on Friday organised an exhibition in Sharjah to promote the agro-based and manufacturing products and handicrafts of the Himalayan country in the UAE.Netra Bahadur Tandan, Ambassador of Nepal to the UAE, inaugurated the exhibition...

UAE tops region in economic freedom
UAE tops region in economic freedom

Washington: The UAE is ranked on top regionally and the eighth internationally in the Index of Economic Freedom 2017, according to a leading Washington-based think-tank.Based on the Heritage Foundation data, the UAE jumped from the 25th position globally...

Cayan Group condemns model’s daredevil stunt
Cayan Group condemns model’s daredevil stunt
The amazing world of AI and robotics on show in Dubai
The amazing world of AI and robotics on show in Dubai
Cayan Group slams Russian model’s daredevil act
Cayan Group slams Russian model’s daredevil act
Al Barsha and Al Safa Toll Gates separate by February 19
Al Barsha and Al Safa Toll Gates separate by February 19

Dubai: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has separated the link between two the Salik toll gates at Al Safa and Al Barsha such that the toll fee will be charged every time a vehicle passes under each toll gate starting from February 19.RTA has taken...

Dubai Police conducted 26,237 land rescue missions in 2016
Dubai Police conducted 26,237 land rescue missions in 2016

Dubai: Dubai Police conducted 26,237 land rescue and 290 sea rescue missions in 2016, all within the 12-minute response time.Brigadier Dr Mohammad Nasir Al Razooqi, Deputy Director of the Rescue and Transportation Department at Dubai Police, said their teams...

Maliha offers unique outdoor getaway experience
Maliha offers unique outdoor getaway experience
UAE ambassador to Afghanistan laid to rest
UAE ambassador to Afghanistan laid to rest
Model’s death-defying stunt in Dubai goes viral
Model’s death-defying stunt in Dubai goes viral
Agents flee leaving villa residents without power and water supply
Agents flee leaving villa residents without power and water supply

Abu Dhabi: More than 50 families in Abu Dhabi have been left without water and electricity supply in their homes after the real estate company to which the homes were leased has failed to pay the municipality fees.The water and electricity supply was cut...

Find out how many cars were caught by Sharjah radars
Find out how many cars were caught by Sharjah radars

Sharjah: With the help of a recently introduced radar system, Sharjah Police have caught 10,000 cars on camera in the last five months for driving on the hard shoulder and violating traffic rules.Captain Jamal Bu Afra, Director of Roads Monitoring Section...

Mohammad launches initiative for entities to raise the bar
Mohammad launches initiative for entities to raise the bar
UAE to build first city on Mars by 2117
UAE to build first city on Mars by 2117
Emirates transports tonnes of flowers ahead of Valentine’s Day
Emirates transports tonnes of flowers ahead of Valentine’s Day
Rain hits UAE, major traffic jams follow
Rain hits UAE, major traffic jams follow

Dubai: Rain hit several parts of the country on Tuesday morning, affecting commuters as they drove at a snail’s pace to work.The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) reported rainfall in the early hours of the morning across Umm Al Quwain,...

Watch: Emirates plane painted with red rose for Valentine's Day
Watch: Emirates plane painted with red rose for Valentine's Day

Dubai: Emirates SkyCargo is celebrating love this year, and has painted one of its planes to prove it.In a 1.5 minute video released ahead of Valentine’s Day, the footage reveals the process of how  Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates...

Ride-sharing and driverless cars to change transport
Ride-sharing and driverless cars to change transport
Cellular agriculture: Eggs without hens, milk without cows
Cellular agriculture: Eggs without hens, milk without cows
Divers clean shipwreck turned hub of marine life
Divers clean shipwreck turned hub of marine life