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Sharjah, Unesco have long history of fruitful cooperation: Bodour

Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Vice President of International Publishers Association (IPA) and Head of Advisory Committee of Sharjah World Book Capital (SWBC), said the prestigious Unesco title is a global acknowledgement of Sharjah’s longstanding cultural achievements.

23 Mar 2019

Vehicle with illegal cigarettes seized

The inspections teams at the Sharjah Municipality have seized a vehicle loaded with a large amount of smuggled cigarettes before it could be distributed in various shops and outlets across the emirate.

3 hours ago

Qasr Al Watan Library welcomes visitors

The spectacular new Qasr Al Watan Library, located inside Qasr Al Watan Palace in the Presidential Palace compound, is now open to the public, marking the addition of a major new attraction to Abu Dhabi’s cultural and tourism assets.

3 hours ago

Debate explores UAE’s creative scene

Riwaq Al Fikr, Abu Dhabi Festival’s annual debate series, returned to the capital this year for stimulating talks and immersive discussions offering insightful dialogue by thinkers, diplomats and cultural leaders. On 21 March the 2019 programme, supported by Emirates Global Aluminium, featured a discourse on ‘Art, Tourism and Melancholy’ by Manuel Borja-Villel, Director of Museo Nacional Centro de Atre Reina Sofia, more commonly known as Madrid’s Reina Sofia Museum.

3 hours ago

Police to digitalise 8 traffic services

The Dubai Police have announced that a number of services offered by its service centres will now only be available only electronically and via smart applications.

3 hours ago

Trio get 7 years for Dhs1.6m heist

Three Asian men who intercepted an executive, sprayed him with chilli, punched him and decamped with his Dhs1.6 million were on Sunday jailed for seven years.

3 hours ago

Inspector disfigures captain over sister

An inspector battered a military officer and broke his nose upon suspecting him of looking at his sister, the Dubai Criminal Court heard on Sunday.

3 hours ago

Woman sues brother-in-law over Dhs95,000 traffic fines

A GCC woman filed a complaint against her brother-in -law after receiving text messages on her phone from the traffic department alerting her that she had accumulated traffic fines amounting to Dhs95,000 because the suspect registered the car in her name without her knowledge.

3 hours ago

Filipino youth ‘journos’ join contests

Two hundred fifty elementary and secondary students from six Philippine schools from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah on Saturday competed in 10 categories of an annual inter-school journalism competitions now being conducted for the seventh time.

3 hours ago

Bank employees cited in Dhs4.5m scam

A bank’s sales official and his workmate teamed up with fraudsters to misuse the personal data of two investors and siphon Dhs4.48 million, a jury heard on Sunday.

4 hours ago

Women-oriented series launched

The UAE is a country with equal opportunities for women in every sector and there are many who proved their extraordinary abilities in almost all fields. To pay tribute to such wonderful women, prominent Italian producer Benedetta Paravia has announced the launch of a brand new TV and Web series, Hi Dubai.

4 hours ago

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