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Stewardess blackmails man with photos

12 Sep 2017

Gulf Today -- The Latvian stewardess, 29, misused Instagram to threaten the Azerbaijani salesman, 35, that she would tarnish his honour unless he paid $100, 000 to receive the photos from her, the Bur Dubai Police Station learnt.

He paid $10, 000 (Dhs36, 700) for a batch, prosecutors said and demanded the Criminal Court to hand her the toughest punishment. She denied. Her lawyer presented a defence memo. The ruling will be on Oct.10.

An Emirati lieutenant said that upon arrest... Read More

UAE Artificial Intelligence investments to surge to AED33 billion

11 Sep 2017

WAM -- The UAE has secured significant strides in areas of Artificial Intelligence, AI, with the country's investments growing by 70 percent over the past three years, and projected to hit AED33 billion by the end of this year, according to economic analysts.

The figures drive home the fact that UAE is ready to embrace AI technologies, managing in a few years to be a role model for adopting state-of-the-art technologies across all economic sectors.

Artificial Intelligence today... Read More

UAE leaders visits the school

11 Sep 2017

The National -- Hundreds of thousands of pupils returned to school on Sunday to begin the 2017-2018 academic year.

The new school year started early for Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, who each began tours of schools across Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid's first stop was Al Maktoum Primary School for Boys where he interacted... Read More

Kazakh President proposes creation of Islamic G-20

11 Sep 2017

WAM -- The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has proposed the creation of a forum comprising 15 advanced countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OIC, fashioned after the G-20 format.

"I think we need to create a forum, like G-20, an informal group for the development of science and economy in the Islamic world. From the advanced 15 states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, we could create an OIC-15. Because the development of science and technology... Read More

AED1.35 Billion China-UAE Food Industrial Cluster to be Built in Dubai

10 Sep 2017

Dubai Food Park (DFP), the region’s largest specialized zone dedicated to serving the rapidly growing food sector, today signed an AED1.35 billion investment agreement with Ningxia Forward Fund Management Company to build a world-class China-UAE Food Industrial cluster in Dubai. The strategic agreement will significantly consolidate China’s stake in the burgeoning Middle East food industry and further expand bilateral relations.

The agreement was signed by Abdulla Belhoul, Chief... Read More

Abu Dhabi University ranked among World’s Top 150 Universities Under 50 Years Old

10 Sep 2017

WAM -- Abu Dhabi University (ADU), achieved a new academic milestone by entering the ranks of the world's "Top 150 under 50" of the prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for 2018.

Internationally recognized for quality education and applied research, ADU also placed 16th among best private universities in the world, adding to the young institutions’ repertoire of accolades, which is especially significant considering that ADU was only established 15 years ago... Read More

ADNEC to promote UAE Defense Industry at DSEI 2017 exhibition in London

10 Sep 2017

WAM -- The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company, ADNEC, will take part in the Defence and Security Equipment International, DSEI, 2017 exhibition, which will be held from 12th to 15th September at the ExCel London Exhibition Centre in the UK, and promote its defence exhibitions and the UAE’s defence industry.

Under the umbrella of the UAE Pavilion, ADNEC will highlight the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, IDEX, 2019, the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference,... Read More

Sharjah among world’s leading, creative, exceptional major cities: Khalid Al Midfa

10 Sep 2017

WAM -- Khalid Jassim Al Midfa, Chairman of the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority, SCTDA, stressed that the emirate now occupies an advanced stature among the world’s leading, creative and exceptional major cities.

Al Midfa explained that Sharjah now provides a comfortable living that combines modernity and tradition in a safe environment to its citizens, residents, tourists and visitors while the city is home to many people from various nationalities and is a favoured... Read More

One billion riders used Dubai Metro in 8 years

10 Sep 2017

DUBAI, 9th September, 2017 (WAM) -- Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, said that the Dubai Metro, comprising the Red and Green lines, transported 1.028 billion passengers, since the launch of the service on 9th September 2009 until the end of August 2017. Some 689 million commuters were carried by the Red Line, and 339 million were served by the Green Line. This milestone coincided with RTA’s celebration of the eighth anniversary of the... Read More

Mohammed bin Rashid orders emergency airlift of relief supplies to Haiti

09 Sep 2017

WAM -- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered an emergency airlift of relief supplies to Haiti, which is expected to be severely affected by Hurricane Irma.

Following HH Sheikh Mohammed’s order, which came in response to a request from the United Nations World Food Programme and UNHRD partners, a B747-400 aircraft carrying relief aid flew out of Dubai International Airport to Port-au-Prince,... Read More