An 18-month-old Arab girl survived a fall from the first floor of her building in Kalba on Thursday. She was taken to Fujairah hospital for treatment to moderate injuries, where her condition is now said to be stable, according to Sharjah Police. Police at Al Madina station received a call at 4.30pm on Thursday regarding […] Read more
Dubai: WhatsApp subscribers who are using the unsupported version of the app will have their accounts banned, the messaging service provider has warned. Users have been advised that those who have downloaded instant chat platforms such as WhatsApp Plus and GB WhatsApp are using altered versions of the original app. These have been developed by […] Read more
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, adopted the National Space Strategy 2030 during its meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The Cabinet meeting was attended by Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed […] Read more
Dubai: UAE credit cardholders and borrowers are feeling the pinch of high financial services costs and have called on banks and financial institutions to lower their fees. Gulf News spoke to a section of retail banking consumers who strongly felt the need for a reduction in rates, with some saying they were being unnecessarily charged on their […] Read more
Ajman: Motorists who don’t commit traffic offences for six months, starting January 2019, will get a 50 per cent discount on their accumulated traffic fines, thanks to a new initiative from Ajman Police. Major General Shaikh Sultan Bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police, said the new initiative is part of the Year of […] Read more
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, tweeted on Monday that Dh 1.5 b have been allocated to start building the first group of the new generation of schools adopted by the UAE. The new generation of schools will have design and robotics […] Read more
Swedbank AB regularly topped rankings of Europe’s safest banks half a decade ago. Thursday, Sweden’s Finance Ministry told regulators to explain how the venerable institution had become enmeshed in allegations of money laundering. Like Danske Bank A/S of Denmark, Swedbank built its reputation in one of the world’s richest corners, until allegations tying the lenders […] Read more
The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by folding it into the U.S. Embassy to Israel. For decades, the consulate functioned as a de facto embassy to the Palestinians. Now, that outreach will be handled by a Palestinian affairs unit, under […] Read more
Qatar’s foreign minister said he discussed Syria and Libya with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov who is visiting Doha, the first stop in a Gulf tour. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said in joint news conference with Lavrov that a political solution in Syria is the only option for the war-torn country and called […] Read more
