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South Korea offers talks with North on Olympics

02 Jan 2018

The National -- South Korea proposed holding talks on January 9 with North Korea to discuss participation in the Winter Olympics next month.

South Korea is suggesting that high-ranking officials from both sides meet at the border village of Panmunjom, unification minister Cho Myoung-gyon told reporters in Seoul on Tuesday. It would be the first formal meeting between the two Koreas since 2015.

“We expect to sit down with North Korea face-to-face and frankly discuss mutual... Read More

Cleaner comes to police station with bag full of diamonds

02 Jan 2018

The National -- A cleaner, who handed to the police a bag full of golden jewellery and diamonds, was honored by Dubai Police for his honesty.

The Indian cleaner, Vinakatar Amana Motabato Lal, found the bag while on cleaning duty in Al Qusais. The bag contains jewellery worth Dh200,000 and the Indian man took it to Al Qusais police station.

New roads to ease congestion at Dubai airport

02 Jan 2018

The National -- A number of new bridges, flyovers, roads and tunnels will open in the first quarter of this year to improve the speed and flow of traffic along Airport Street in Dubai, according to the Roads and Transport Authority.

Rashidiya Bridge will open in both directions Friday to facilitate traffic in the direction of Deira and Al Khawaneej from Airport Street.

A new bridge at the junction of Marrakech Street, opposite to the Emirates Airline building serving the... Read More

Tens of thousands turn out for New Year's Eve laser show in Dubai (Video)

01 Jan 2018

The National -- Dubai earned a world record for the largest light and sound show on a single building as thousands gathered around Burj Khalifa for the emirate’s first New Year’s Eve laser show.

The ‘Light Up 2018’ on Burj Khalifa covered a surface area of 109,252 sq metres, more than double that of the earlier Guinness World record set on the ICC Building in Hong Kong in 2013.

'Light up 2018’, which replaced the city’s usual annual fireworks display, began at midnight lasting... Read More

UAE users complain of disruptions to Skype

31 Dec 2017

The National -- UAE-based users of Skype, the Microsoft-owned phone and video service, are reporting disruptions to service amid reports the application had been blocked by the telecoms regulator.

Some users of the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) app complained on Twitter that service had been disrupted while others followed up on recent statements by telecoms provider Etisalat that Skype "had been blocked" in the UAE.

"The access to the Skype App is blocked since it is... Read More

Tourism Year in review: Dubai still on track to attract 20 million visitors by 2020

31 Dec 2017

The National -- Issam Kazim, chief executive of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marking (DCTCM) talks about prospects for the industry and the department’s efforts to woo more tourists to the emirate.

How does DTCM plan to boost visitors to 20 million by 2020?

The emirate has made steady progress towards achieving the Tourism Vision of 20 million visitors per year by 2020, doubling the number welcomed in 2012. All sectors of government are working together to help us... Read More

UAE users complain of disruptions to Skype

31 Dec 2017

The National -- UAE-based users of Skype, the Microsoft-owned phone and video service, are reporting disruptions to service amid reports the application had been blocked by the telecoms regulator.

"The access to the Skype App is blocked since it is... Read More

Deadly NYC fire lit by child playing with stove

30 Dec 2017

The National -- New York City's deadliest residential fire in decades was accidentally lit by a 3 ½-year-old boy playing with the burners on his mother's stove, officials said Friday.

The flames spread quickly through the kitchen, then roared through a door the boy's mother had left open as she fled her first floor apartment with her two children, Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. A stairwell acted like a chimney, carrying the flames through the entire building within minutes and... Read More

Apple apologizes for secretly slowing older iPhones

30 Dec 2017

The National -- Apple apologised for secretly slowing down older iPhones, a move it said was necessary to avoid unexpected shutdowns related to battery fatigue.

Many customers had interpreted the move as a way to for Apple to juice demand for newer iPhone models, their suspicions fuelled by the fact that the company didn't initially disclose the slowdowns or its reasons for them.

Apple also said it will cut the price of a battery replacement by $50 to $29 through next year. New... Read More

UAE public holidays 2018 announced by Abu Dhabi Government

29 Dec 2017

The Abu Dhabi Government has announced the list of public holidays planned for 2018.

“The following list shows the public holidays in the UAE for the year 2018. The official reference to determine Islamic occasions, such as the beginning of Ramadan or Haj, is the Hijri Calendar. It is based on the phases of the moon. Hence, the exact dates of Islamic events vary from one Gregorian year to another as they depend on the local sightings of the moon,” the announcement reads.

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