Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, chaired the third Defence Council meeting of 2026.The meeting reviewed progress on key programmes aimed at developing the UAE’s defence system and enhancing efficiency and readiness in line with the Ministry of Defence’s […]
Abu Dhabi: UAE authorities have foiled 14 attempts to smuggle narcotic substances through transit areas at airports across the country, seizing more than 300 kilograms of drugs in less than two months.The operations were carried out through joint efforts between the National Anti-Narcotics Agency and the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security, […]
Dubai: Dubai Police has seized 408 electric scooters, e-bikes and bicycles during a road safety campaign targeting unsafe riding practices in the Gold Souk area within Naif Police Station’s jurisdiction.Conducted by Naif Police Station in cooperation with the General Department of Traffic, the campaign combined awareness with enforcement to reduce practices that could endanger riders, […]
Abu Dhabi: On World Teachers’ Day, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan brought renewed attention to one of the educators who helped shape his early years, sharing a rare photograph from his childhood dedicated to his fourth-grade teacher, Ahmed Ibrahim Mandi Al Tamimi.The photograph, dated April 29, 1971, carries a handwritten message […]
Dubai: UAE authorities moved on several fronts following the incident aboard flydubai flight FZ1073.As the General Civil Aviation Authority began monitoring the incident and opened an investigation, the Federal Public Prosecution also took action, with Counsellor Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, Attorney-General of the UAE, ordering the formation of a specialised investigation team.The public prosecution […]
Dubai: Lieutenant General Abdulla Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, has reviewed the latest artificial intelligence systems, specialised security capabilities and emergency response readiness during his annual inspection of the General Department of Protective Security and Emergency.The inspection covered performance indicators, development projects and modern systems supporting security and field operations, with a focus […]
Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence of the UAE and Chairman of the Supreme Space Council, witnessed the unveiling of the probe for the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA).Developed, assembled and tested in the UAE, the probe reached […]
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Court has ordered two fraudsters to return Dh168,700 to a man after it was established that the funds had been transferred to their accounts as a result of fraudulent messages in which they impersonated a bank employee.According to court records, the plaintiff intended to rent an […]
Dubai: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will organise the first edition of the Dubai International Electric Vehicle Exhibition and Conference (EV World […]
Abu Dhabi: His Excellency Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, has said that criticism by Ali Akbar Velayati of the UAE’s statement at the United Nations regarding the three islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa represents a political position that is contradicted by the facts and documents […]