UAE News
Qatar fighter jets intercept second UAE passenger plane
Monday, January 15, 2018The National — Qatari fighter jets “intentionally” intercepted two UAE passenger planes flying to Manama on Monday morning, said the head of the Emirates’ General Authority of Civil Aviation. Saif Al Suweidi said the first interception took place at 10.30am and the second at 11am. Both planes landed safely in the Bahraini capital and were… Qatar fighter jets intercept second UAE passenger plane
UAE parents warned over stranger-danger as children are ‘lured away’ in social experiment
Monday, January 15, 2018The National — Half of the child subjects in a social experiment voluntarily walked off with strangers, in a result the authorities hope will remind parents to be more vigilant. Sharjah Police and the Supreme Council for Family Affairs carried out a test in which psychologists approached young children to highlight a lack of awareness… UAE parents warned over stranger-danger as children are ‘lured away’ in social experiment
Dubai Land Department announces promotion plan for 2018
Monday, January 15, 2018Dubai Land Department (DLD) has launched its 2018 real estate promotion plan for the Real Estate Investment Management and Promotion Center, the department’s investment arm. DLD held a press conference in the presence of His Excellency Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD; Her Excellency Majida Ali Rashid, Assistant Director General and Head of… Dubai Land Department announces promotion plan for 2018
Plane skids off runway in northern Turkey (Video)
Sunday, January 14, 2018The National — A Pegasus airplane has skidded off the runway on Sunday after landing in the Turkish province of Trabzon, causing panic among the passengers. According to reports the aircraft flying from Ankara to Trabzon went off the tarmac after landing and came to a halt just short of the edge of the sea.… Plane skids off runway in northern Turkey (Video)
Fancy footwork by UAE-based fashion brand
Sunday, January 14, 2018The National — Jada Dubai, a UAE-based fashion brand, has released a pair of diamond- and sapphire-encrusted shoes with platinum and gold soles. The high heels, of which only one pair exists, are adorned with 54 carats of white diamonds and 416.2 carats of white sapphires, and come with a hefty price tag of over… Fancy footwork by UAE-based fashion brand
Supercars driving through Dubai Mall this weekend
Sunday, January 14, 2018The National — A supercar is not a rare sight in the UAE, but to see one driving through the lower ground floor of Dubai Mall? Now that is a bit more unusual. A video (that was posted but has since been taken down) by popular UAE account Supercarblondie showed an Aston Martin being driven… Supercars driving through Dubai Mall this weekend
Emirates Airlines crowned as the world’s safest airline (Video)
Saturday, January 13, 2018A new safety rating by the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre, or JACDEC, crowned Emirates Airlines as the world’s safest airline. In a study published in aviation magazine Aero International, Emirates scored 93.61 percent on the Jacdec risk index, ahead of Norwegian Air Shuttle (93.26 percent) and the United Kingdom’s Virgin Atlantic Airways (92.87… Emirates Airlines crowned as the world’s safest airline (Video)
General Motors reveal images of car without driver controls (Video)
Saturday, January 13, 2018Financial Times — General Motors on Friday revealed images of a self-driving car without either a steering wheel or pedals and applied for regulatory permission to put it on US roads in 2019, the first established carmaker to publicise an apparently production-ready model without driver controls. The Detroit company released photos and a video of… General Motors reveal images of car without driver controls (Video)
The Tower is now taking shape (Video)
Saturday, January 13, 2018Gulf News — Dubai’s upcoming super-tall masterpiece, The Tower, which is set to surpass the height of Burj Khalifa, is now taking shape. New photos have emerged of the ongoing construction of the future iconic observation tower, providing the public a glimpse into what goes on at the site. The aerial images, courtesy of Dubai… The Tower is now taking shape (Video)
Dubai Police break Guinness World Record for world’s longest ATV wheelie
Saturday, January 13, 2018The National — One of Dubai Police’s most impressive stuntmen has balanced a quad bike on its hind wheels for a whopping 60 kilometres, to claim yet another world record for the UAE. Captain Abdulla Al Hattawi, a member of the Dubai Police Force, Dubai Police Stunt Team and one of the top ATV stunt… Dubai Police break Guinness World Record for world’s longest ATV wheelie
