UAE News

A 'revolutionary breakthrough’ that could more than double the height of sky scrapers has been discovered, according to the MailOnline.

Finnish elevator company Kone have developed a strong carbon fibre rope which could extend the length of a lift shaft beyond a kilometre....

An infant has been moved from intensive care after being saved from drowning on a beach outside his home on Palm Jumeirah.

The 18-month-old Asian boy was taken into intensive care at Latifa Hospital in Dubai on Sunday after family members spotted him struggling...

People in Dubai are generating a massive 2.5 tonnes of waste each every year – much more than other citizens of cities around the globe.

The figure was revealed by Dubai Municipality which revealed that the people of Dubai are throwing away 250,000 plastic bottles alone every...

The body of Dubai car crash victim Lama Yassine was due to be flown home to her native Beirut last night, with a funeral expected to take place today.

Yassine who was set to celebrate her 32nd birthday next month, died when she lost control of the car she was driving on Al Khail Road about...

Schools in Abu Dhabi are to use the board game Scrabble to help pupils learn Arabic.

Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) announced yesterday that it will launch the Arabic Scrabble Project for grade 6 students for the next...

A senior Dubai police officer has urged families with domestic help to take responsibility for their own children.

Colonel Ahmad Al Merri, the head of the CID, said that too many parents are letting employees such as maids and drivers raise their...

Sponsors have been warned not to abuse domestic staff - as it encourages them to commit criminal acts.

The message was issued by Brigadier Mohammad Nasir Abdul Razaq, deputy director of CID at Dubai Police, as he unveiled a new campaign...

It is at this time of the year I am repeatedly asked the same question: Are you going away for the summer?

My answer for the past 37 years has been a resounding NO. My wife and I will not be taking the offspring to stay with Grandmamma and...

App developers in the UAE have been using their hi-tech powers to build software for mobile devices that can be used by students at Dubai's Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs.

The tailor-made Android apps were created as a result of a competition organised by Samsung, which asked developers to design educational...