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Highly contagious virus prompts UAE to ban chicken eggs and meat from Russia
03 Jan 2018
The National -- The UAE banned live birds and meat from the central region of Kostromskaya Oblast in Russia following an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N2 bird flu strain, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment said on Tuesday.
All species of domestic and wild live birds, ornamental birds, chicks, hatching eggs, meats and meat products and non-heat-treated wastes from the affected region, and from the previously infected provinces of Kalmykia and Astrakhanskaya Oblast,... Read More
Zaha Hadid's The Opus to open on January 15 in Dubai
03 Jan 2018
The National -- The official opening of Zaha Hadid’s The Opus building will take place on January 15.
The Opus is the architect's only work in Dubai and is located in Business Bay.
It consists of two glass towers linked by a ground-floor podium and a steel and glass bridge towards the top.
The building, developed by Omniyat Properties, features 56,000 square feet of office space, a club, restaurants and ME Dubai, a boutique hotel.
Hadid died in 2016. The renowned... Read More
Emirati woman donates Dh5m towards education endowment fund for orphans
03 Jan 2018
The National -- An Emirati woman donated Dh5 million to Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation in Dubai on behalf of her late husband on Tuesday.
Dawlat Al Mahmoud's contribution will go towards an endowment fund to finance higher education for children and orphans under the foundation's care.
Three months ago, Ms Al Mahmoud donated Dh20m towards establishing the fund.
To thank her the foundation named the library at Family Village, a centre that offers a healthy... Read More
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.
... Read More
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.
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
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