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UAE to Host Third UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi This December

The UAE, together with Senegal, will co-host the third UN Water Conference, set to take place from December 8 to 10, 2026, at the Abu Dhabi...

UAE Warns of Flash Flood Risk as Heavy Rain and Hail Hit Fujairah and Sharjah

The UAE's Ministry of Interior urged residents on Saturday, October 31, to stay away from valleys, flood channels and areas where water...

Dubai Customs Reminds Travellers of Cigarette and Tobacco Duty-Free Limits

Dubai Customs has issued a fresh reminder to travellers about how much tobacco they can bring into the UAE without paying customs duty, as...

Sheikh Mohammed reviews Dh500 million Sobha endowment funding the Arab Reading Challenge

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has reviewed plans and construction...

Dubai Police Launches New Forensic Medicine System to Speed Up Reports

Dubai Police has introduced a new system within its Forensic Medicine Department aimed at cutting waiting times and speeding up the issuance...

UAE Cuts Petrol and Diesel Prices for November

The UAE's Fuel Price Committee has announced lower petrol and diesel prices for November 2026, continuing a downward trend from October....

Dubai Police Arrest Six Over Dh2.6 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud

Dubai Police have arrested six suspects accused of defrauding a victim of Dh2.6 million through an illegal currency exchange scheme,...

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Invites Saudi Crown Prince to the UAE

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has sent a formal letter inviting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin...

Dubai Police Arrest Six in Dh2.6 Million Cryptocurrency Scam

Dubai Police announced the arrest of six suspects linked to a fraud scheme worth Dh2.6 million, combining stolen cash and cryptocurrency....

Dubai Opens Final Bridge of World Trade Centre Roundabout Project

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opened the fifth and final bridge of its World Trade Centre Roundabout development project on...

Sheikh Mohamed Honours flydubai Hero Captain, Offers Jiu-Jitsu Lessons

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed held a warm meeting with Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, and his...

Sharjah Police Dismantle Cybercrime Gang That Targeted Victims Across 14 Countries

Sharjah Police have dismantled an organised cybercrime network accused of blackmailing victims in 14 countries using malicious photo-editing...

Abu Dhabi Environment Agency Fines Plastic and Paper Facility Dh15,000

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has imposed a Dh15,000 fine on a plastic and paper manufacturing facility in the Industrial City of...

'The UAE Is Your Home': Sheikh Mohamed's Message to flydubai Crew

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed praised the crew of flydubai flight FZ1073 in a video that quickly spread online, telling them:...

UAE President establishes January 7 as Zayed the Founder Day

President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed announced on Wednesday, October 28, that January 7 will be marked annually as "Zayed the Founder Day," a...

Sharjah, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah shut beaches over oil spill

Authorities in the UAE have temporarily closed all beaches in Sharjah, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah after an oil spill from a tanker was...

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed honoured with Dubai-it Award for transforming aviation sector

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum has been honoured with the Dubai-it Award in recognition of four decades of work transforming Dubai into...

Rare Dubai Plate 'CC44' Sells for Dh6.72 Million at RTA Auction

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority auctioned off its 121st round of special number plates this week, with the rare plate CC44 going under...

UAE Declares January 7 "Zayed the Founder Day"

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed has designated January 7 of every year as "Zayed the Founder Day," a new national observance...

UAE President Honours flydubai FZ1073 Crew With Order of Zayed II

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has awarded the Order of Zayed II, First Class, to the crew of flydubai flight FZ1073,...

Sharjah Ruler Unveils Plans for New Women-Only Tower Near Kalba Clock Tower

Sharjah's Ruler, Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, announced plans for a new women-only tower opposite the Kalba Clock Tower, close to...

UAE Fuel Prices for November: Will Petrol Rise Again?

As the UAE prepares to announce new fuel prices for November, recent volatility in global oil markets has raised concerns among residents...

Dubai Plate CC44 Fetches Dh6.72 Million as RTA Auction Raises Dh65.7 Million

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) held its 121st open number plate auction on Saturday at the Hilton Dubai Al Habtoor City,...

Eight Key Changes Coming to Dubai and Abu Dhabi This November

As November approaches, UAE residents face a series of changes and new attractions across Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Starting November 1, speed...

Dubai Shuts Emirates Road Lanes for Self-Driving Taxi Trials

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority will close three lanes of Emirates Road (E611) opposite Al Maktoum International Airport, along with...

Dubai Police Recover Dh1 Million Lost in Government Impersonation Scam

Dubai Police have fully recovered more than Dh1 million for an Arab woman who was defrauded by a scammer posing as a government official....

Dubai Unveils 2030 Food Security Strategy to Ensure Safe, Affordable Food

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, has launched Dubai's...

Dubai Awards Dh3 Billion in Contracts to Add 100km of Stormwater Drains

Dubai has signed new contracts worth Dh3 billion to expand its stormwater drainage network, the latest step in the city's wider Tasreef...

Dubai Police Warn Jobseekers of Fake Part-Time Work Scams Online

Dubai Police's Anti-Fraud Centre has issued a fresh warning about a rise in online scams targeting jobseekers with fake part-time work...

UAE Oil Spill Shuts Several Beaches Until Further Notice

Residents across several UAE emirates had been smelling fuel in the air for three days before authorities confirmed the cause: an oil spill...