Author: Dubai News Staff
More than one million workers across the UAE participated in the celebration of the country’s 53rd Eid Al Etihad with the theme “The happiness of workers in the celebration of the union.” The MoHRE led the two-day celebrations, with support from other governmental organizations, companies, and non-profit organizations to prove the UAE’s support for establishing sustainable happiness for the workforce. Bright Activity and Lively Gifts The celebrations that took place across the country included entertainment, other competitions and fun and fabulous prizes such as a car that was raffled. Supporting sponsors include Aldar Properties and Insurance Pool while the…
The world Bitcoin revolution now shifts to UAE as the Bitcoin MENA Conference beefs up the ADNEC Centre on December 9 to 10, 2024. Hosting incredible and outrageous events, not to mention popular stars, it’s not just a conference, it is an innovation of financial history. Why Abu Dhabi? Middle Eastern power Abu Dhabi is already gearing up to become one of the world’s biggest Bitcoin hubs thanks to its oil-wealth funded modern economy, abundant energy sources, and excessively technologically progressive mindset. Called the ‘new gold rush,’ blockchain and Bitcoin are well on their way to becoming the narrative…
This coming December 2024, a good piece of information for car drivers in the UAE: the price of petrol has been lowered. The UAE Fuel Price Committee has stated that Super 98 of the previous month at AED 2.74 per litre will reduce to AED 2.61 in December. Likewise, Special 95 will be now selling at AED 2.50/litre as against AED 2.63/litre in the last month. Fuel prices and Related component costs: average pump prices for regular diesel: gasoline prices and related components adjusts slightly upward Petrol continues on a falling trend but diesel will just rise slightly in December…
Officials of the Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) have made arrangements to have the Dubai Metro service even longer than usual on the occasion of UAE National Day at the end of the week. Revised Metro Timings The Dubai Metro will come into service with slightly adjusted timings from November 30, to December 2. Here’s the updated schedule: Saturday, November 30: 5am – 1am (next day) Sunday, December 1: 8am – 1am (next day) Monday, December 2: 5am – 1am (next day) Tuesday, December 3: 5am – midnight These must operate throughout the weekend, and offer an extra hour…
A 40-year-old woman who had been living in Dubai unlawfully for 24 and odd years has finally became a legal residents through the UAE Amnesty Visa 2018 program. Implemented in some emirates by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, this program allows those who wish to bring their violations into conformity to do so without having to pay a penalty. A Life of Challenges The calamity that befall this woman started when the man who provided her with a roof over her head, and other basic necessities in life died. Her mother had very little…
Nutri-Mark, which requires every food establishment to use specific labels for different food products, will be adopted in Abu Dhabi in June 2025 in a bid to combat ever-rising obesity levels. The new product-ranking system that debuted at the Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition will initially categorize foods by grade A, the highest in nutritional content, to E, with other categories planned for inclusion in the future. What is Nutri-Mark? The Nutri-Mark labels will first be placed on dairy products, oils, beverages, baked goods, children’s foods. Companies will have to conform within six months ; labels will be renewed on…
In response to this, the official announcement has major flag carrier Emirates revealing that it will be launching the Airbus A350 for the first time in January next year. The first aircraft of this airline’s A350 order, A6-EXA, was received in Dubai from Toulouse Production Centre on the 25th of November, 2024 earlier and is in final fitting at Emirates Engineering. The first route to be served by the A350 is Dubai – Edinburgh, Scotland; eight more routes are to be added shortly. Emirates has already included Bahrain Kuwait and Muscat in the Middle East, Mumbai and Ahmedabad in…
The Dubai Run 2024 has now entered the Guinness World Records as the largest free community event that was held with 280000 participants. The event that took place on Sunday, 24th November, was the last one of the Dubai Fitness Challenge whose purpose is to make the residents of the emirate more active and proceed with physical activities throughout the year. The Dubai Run was its fourth edition, which had thousands of people run along the Sheikh Zayed Road passing through some of the city’s landmarks. The event offered two routes: trail that measures 5km and the second that…
His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, met Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche, during the visit to the Icons of Porsche Festival at the Dubai Design District (d3). The meeting had the following attendees: Helal Saeed Almarri, Director-General of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, and Manfred Bräunl, CEO of Porsche Middle East and Africa. It emphasized Dubai’s role as a center is for automotive innovation and luxury. Sheikh Mansoor visited the festival, which had an exhibition of Porsche’s innovative technologies, advanced automotive solutions, vintage models, high-performance sports cars, and…
Dubai Airports in coordination with the GDRFA is stamping passport with a special logo of the marvellous leadership of the founders of the UAE; Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. This campaign is part of the #ZayedAndRashid campaign that aims at honoring visionaries who set the groundwork to achieving the success story the UAE boasts of today. A Tribute to Legacy Created by Brand Dubai, an initiative of Dubai Media Office, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the #ZayedAndRashid focuses on the tribute to…