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UAE, US joint military exercise conclude

02 Oct 2017

WAM -- The joint military exercise between the ground forces of the UAE and the United States has concluded.

The "Iron Union 5" exercise, which continued for two weeks, comes within the framework of the joint exercises of the UAE Armed Forces with fraternal and friendly countries to enhance their combat skills in a manner consistent with the latest developments and reflects their determination to stand firmly against all threats and challenges facing the GCC region.

During the... Read More

Dubai auction: Going once, twice, R111 licence plate sold!

02 Oct 2017

Gulf Business -- Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has raised Dhs24.8m ($6.75m) in its latest licence plate auction.

The 96th edition of the auction, held on Saturday, saw 80 distinct plates go under the hammer.

Of these, four were responsible for a significant percentage of the total raised.

R 111 yielded the highest bid of Dhs2.65m ($721,559), followed by F999 at Dhs1.06m ($288,623) and M 7777 and N 1000 at Dhs800,000 ($217,829).

“The number auctions... Read More

20 members of Qatar ruling family jailed for dissent

01 Oct 2017

Khaleej Times -- The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, has himself ordered around 20 members of the country's ruling family to be imprisoned for their stand that supports the Gulf Quartet boycotting Qatar and for publicly stating that they are not satisfied with the policy being followed by the Amir and his government, popular French magazine Le Point reported.

"The Amir of Qatar ordered members of his ruling family to be jailed," a French businessman, Jean-Pierre... Read More

More than 1,000 artificial caves to be installed in the UAE

01 Oct 2017

The National -- Fish in the Northern Emirates will have a new place to call home by the end of the year. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment is building more than 1,000 artificial caves to give fish and other marine species safe breeding habitats.

The first stage of 100 caves have been installed in the waters of Ras Al Khaimah and another 100 will be placed at two sites off the Sharjah’s Hamriyah coastline in early October.

The artificial caves are installed within... Read More

Emirati woman’s act of using ‘abaya’ to save driver on fire

01 Oct 2017

Khaleej Times -- The young Emirati woman - who bravely saved an Asian driver from a fire by putting out the flames with an abaya - has been identified as Jawaher Saif Al Kumaiti. The blaze broke out after a collision between two trucks.

Jawaher, the 22-year-old woman, is originally based in Ajman. The Adnoc employee was visiting one of her friends at the Sheikh Khalifa hospital in Ras Al Khaimah, when she spotted the man on fire while driving her way back home.

Jawaher - which... Read More

Dubai to host International Astronautical Congress

30 Sep 2017

UAE has won the bid to host 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in 2020 Dubai and will be the first Arab and Islamic country to host the IAC.

Last month, Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre had announced the submission of the official bid proposal to the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), to host the 71st International Astronautical Congress in 2020 in Dubai.

MBRSC’s bid proposal includes a thorough explantation about the UAE space sector, the Centre’s... Read More

Community service drops traffic-related crimes in Abu Dhabi by 90 per cent

30 Sep 2017

The National -- There has been a 90 per cent drop in traffic-related crimes in Abu Dhabi since the enforcement of community service orders, judicial chiefs have said.

The capital registered 69 traffic cases where offenders performed different community service penalties from March to August.

Abdullah Al Mansour, director of Abu Dhabi Traffic Prosecution, also said it recorded 20 cases in the first half of the year which it classified as ''serious'' compared with 35 cases in the... Read More

Where tourists splash most cash

30 Sep 2017

Gulf News -- Dubai has trumped New York and London as the city where tourists splash the most cash, according to Forbes.

The US-based business magazine said that the hordes of tourists to Dubai spent $28.5 billion in 2016 — based on the overnight visitor spend yardstick used by the travel industry.

Each year, millions of tourists visit the city due to the mind-boggling number of attractions that cater to both young and old from all over the world.

Dubai is home to the... Read More

Cinemas returning to Saudi Arabia

29 Sep 2017

Gulf News -- Thursday, September 28, 2017, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya news channel has twitted (at 9.19pm): "Cinemas are coming to Saudi Arabia. Ready?"

The reported reopening of movie screens in Saudi Arabia is seen as part of reforms sweeping across the Kingdom since King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz came to power — and comes hot on the heels of a landmark Royal decree allowing women to drive.

In the April interview with Reuters, GEA chairman Ahmed Al Khatib, said conservatives who... Read More

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveils Mars voyage plan

29 Sep 2017

CNBC -- The SpaceX CEO Elon Musk provided an update to his vision last year of creating a permanent, self-sustaining human presence on Mars an audience of several thousand upon arriving on stage at the 2017 International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia. "It's about believing in the future and believing the future is better than the past, and I can't think of anything more exciting."

Musk revealed more details on the spacecraft -- the 42-engine rocket BFR, or Big Falcon... Read More