News and updates on what’s happening in Dubai. Announcements and important information about the emirate that the residents should be aware of. Here we share current events and advisories, as well as trends for your reference.
The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has identified what sweetened beverages are exempted from the new tax laws in the country. Earlier this month, the UAE Cabinet has imposed a new regulation, which limits the use …
For those of you who often travel from Dubai to Abu Dhabi (and vice versa), we’ve got great news! Transport agencies have recently launched a new bus route connecting the two emirates. Yay! ALSO READ: How to Travel …
An employee at the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners’ Affairs was called to court for allegedly tampering with e-data and forging a passport for an Iranian engineer. The 36-year-old Emirati employee reportedly used the …
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For some of us, going out or watching a movie on a weekend could well mean our personal or “me” time – to unwind and relax the mind. But sometimes, even this very escape can …
On Monday, August 26, a Dubai court heard the case of two men who forged their passports to obtain a UAE residence visa. They paid AED 160,000 to have their nationalities “changed” from Iranian to Filipino! …
The UAE’s first Emirati astronaut and his crew will be undergoing their final exam next week as part of their final preparations for their mission to the International Space Station (ISS), which is slated on …
A young Filipina died from a fatal hit-and-run accident in the UAE last August 23 (Friday). The accident took place late at night at Shamal intersection in Ras Al Khaimah. According to eyewitness reports, two …
Residents in the UAE can now make voice and video calls for just AED 5 a day – and legally, too. Introduced by Yzer Group last Wednesday (August 22), the cloud-based Yzer app offers powerful …
A two-year-old Indian girl was pronounced dead upon arrival in a Dubai hospital after being pulled out of a swimming pool last Saturday (August 24). A series of deaths involving children in the UAE has …
A housemaid in the UAE has been accused of deliberately setting her sponsor’s house on fire in a court in Fujairah. As per court reports, the defendant purportedly poured the flammable liquid all over a …