Author: Dubai News Staff
Any Indian citizen holding an ordinary passport and holding a valid green card to the USA or a residence visa for the UK or any EU country may apply online to get a pre-arranged visa-on-arrival for a visit to the UAE for up to 14 days. This type of Visa can only be renewed for another two weeks once only, this information was obtained from the general Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai. Earlier Indian travelers who met the stipulated criteria, could get visa on arrival at the UAE airports and the visa sticker was affixed at the…
Dubai: Dubai will shut the Smart Police Station (SPS) located in the Dubai Airport Freezone for sometime, authorities revealed on Saturday. On X, the authorities urged customers to cascade SPS branches elsewhere in the emirate based on a post. Smart Police Stations are remarkable because they are the only unmanned police stations in the world where people can apply a complaint or receive services without a police officer’s interaction. The Smart Police Station (SPS) offers services in seven languages: There are Arabic, English, Spanish, French, German, Russian and Chinese. The 22 automated police stations are in Arabian Ranches, La Mer,…
Abu Dhabi: The UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will pay a state visit to China on Thursday, 30 May, 2019 following an invite by China’s President His Excellency Xi Jinping. During the visit, Sheikh Mohamed holds meeting with the outgoing president Xi Jinping where they are expected to discuss the existing relations between the UAE and China and prospects of partnership between two countries in economic development, culture among other areas, WAM reported. It will be held in the context of the Developing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the UAE and China to facilitate the respective…
Ras Al Khaimah: The Ras Al Khaimah Police General Command has recently posted a message on its official social media accounts to alert the residents of UAE to the availability of an unsolicited advertisement for employment. The police have used their social media page to post the general process of the scam and measures that users can take to avoid falling prey to it. Steps of the Scam: Advertising fake jobs online: The criminal makes attractive offers in the advertisements of the available jobs. Victims applying to these jobs: Though the jobs that are being advertised seem genuine, people apply…
Dubai: Road users in the three cities of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain should expect to encounter some crazy drivers out there on the roads today. The Met Office has warned that dense fog is expected in some areas until 8:The deadline is 30 am. A letter from the National Center of Meteorology (NCM) classified these areas under red and yellow warning, which imply negligible visibility. The visibility on the roads is typically bad and for this reason, drivers are encouraged to drive slow and be extra careful. The National Central Meteorological Observed that the weather will be generally…
Louisiana has become the first state in the United States of America to introduce two abortion inducing drugs into the controlled substances list, which is usually placed on substances that have notch abuse or addiction. The bill was sponsored by the Republican Governor Jeff Landry on Friday and focuses on mifepristone and misoprostol that are accurate contraceptions approved by the FDA over two decades ago. New law sets these medications as Schedule IV drugs like Xanax and Valium though they are not regarded as addictive by doctors. This reclassification makes it even harder to get these pills in Louisiana, where…
After five days of Judo, records and milestones, with great moments and emotions to be written in the history of these Worlds, it is time for the end of the individual competition – and the preparation of the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 for the much-awaited spectacular climax: the mixed team competition. The mixed team event remains as the curiosity in high level of sports. For every team, there are three women and three men and these compete in 6 weight classes against the counterparts in the other team. In women’s Wrestling, the weight categories are -57kg, -70kg and anyone…
Today His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai paid his condolences on the death of Hamad bin Suhail Al Khaili at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi. H. H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai,accompanied by several Sheikhs, Officials and Citizens also provided condolences. The following were also consoled His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court; H. H. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and…
Dubai tourism agencies advised that visitors who are applying for visit visas should carry a minimum of Dh3, 000 in cash, return ticket and proof of accommodation before embarking on a flight to Dubai. Essential control measures have since been put in place and the authorities are maintaining the compliance of foreign entrants to those guidelines as a way of executing measures to combat the virus spread. Others who were weeded out claimed they were prevented from boarding their planes at the Indian airports. Some said that they were left abandoned at the airports detained in Dubai. “Clearly, those intending…
Two hundred candidates from the UAE have improved their level of skill in app development in the first quarter of 2024 in the framework of the ‘Create Apps in Dubai’ initiative of the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy. The initiative is aimed at enhancing the UAE’s digital competencies focusing on the following goals: developing 1000 Emirati IT talent and tripling the number of app producer in Dubai by 2025. This program was started towards the end of the last year and it operates under the policy of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of…