A car crash in Al Garhoud district, about 5 km east from Dubai city centre has left an Austrian man injured with his driver currently in the ICU.Mohamed Rafaj, a passerby explain how the taxi carrying the passenger rolled over while on there way to the airport where he was going to board his flight.He stated that the crash occurred when the taxi drove over a concrete block, most likely due to the driver falling asleep at the wheel. The ...

Millions of Muslims worldwide observe the month of Ramadan each year.This year, the period of fasting began on March 11 for many countries, although some – including Indonesia, the Philippines, Morocco and Japan – will mark the first day of Ramadan in their calendars as March 12.Throughout the holy month, Muslims abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset. Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, along with prayer, giving money to charity (zakat), Hajj, ...

More than 25 outstanding teachers and schools in Abu Dhabi were honoured at an awards ceremony on Thursday.Abu Dhabi's Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek) awarded a total of Dh3.6 million ($980,000) to 28 winners across 11 individual and school categories during the event at Emirates Palace.The Adek Awards 2024 recognises outstanding achievements of people, schools and initiatives across the emirate's education system.A 35-member judging panel selected winners from more than 300 submissions from public, private and charter schools.Mayoor Private ...

Parking will be free of charge for two hours in Dubai during Ramadan.There will also be free parking in the TECOM area parking zone F from 6pm until 8am the following day.Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Saturday released its paid parking schedule for the holy month.From Monday to Saturday, fees will be charged from 8am to 6pm and again from 8pm until midnight. Parking during iftar will be free for two hours.However, fees for multistorey car parks will ...

The strenuous yet graceful sport of rhythmic gymnastics is usually dominated by East European countries, especially the former Soviet republics and Bulgaria. However, Emirati couple Tariq Malallah and Malak AlFarsi are steadfast in their dedication to promote the sport in the UAE and help the country win international accolades by taking over the ailing Dubai Youth Olympic club where they train young girls. Tariq’s sports background as a keen footballer helps in fulfilling their new mission.“At two, my daughter Lamia ...

Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, headed a high-level UAE delegation to Bern and Basel, Switzerland, where he met senior government officials and private-sector leaders to strengthen economic collaboration and foster investment flows between the two nations.The visit sought to build on growing UAE-Swiss ties, which in 2023 saw non-oil trade reach a total value of US$22.3 billion – a 41.2 per cent increase in 2022.Al Zeyoudi was joined in Switzerland by Hissa Abdulla ...

Dubai’s non-oil private sector activity accelerated on the back of a marked upturn in new order volumes, recording its best performance since May 2019, according to the latest PMI survey data from S&P Global.Businesses enjoyed favourable market conditions and a positive response to greater sales efforts with the investor outlook brightening in the wake of the UAE’s exit from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list.The headline S&P Global Dubai Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) posted a robust uptick to ...

​Gold prices slipped in the UAE on Tuesday morning after reaching a record peak.In Dubai, the 24K variant of the yellow metal fell half a dirham to Dh263.75 per gram as compared to last night’s close of Dh264.25 per gram.Other variants, 22K, 21K and 18K, opened lower at Dh244.25, Dh236.50 and Dh202.75 per gram, respectively.Spot gold was down at $2,179.14 per gram, falling by 0.21 per cent at 9.05am UAE time.[Editor's Note: For real-time gold rates, click on the widget ...

Motorists have been alerted of a vehicle on fire on a major road in Dubai by the police.Taking to X, Dubai Police warned drivers of the incident on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road at Mirdif City Centre Bridge.The accident has taken place in the direction of Sharjah.Motorists are advised to be careful while driving.

UAE residents' dream of travelling in a flying car could be fulfilled as soon as 2025.In a big move, the US electric flying carmaker Archer is collaborating with the UAE-based aviation services operator Falcon Aviation to build vertiports -- vertical airports -- in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The vertiports in the two cities will be connected using Archer’s Midnight, which is a piloted, four-passenger aircraft designed to perform rapid back-to-back flights with minimal charge time between flights.The first vertiport will ...