UAE’s Union for Human Rights Association: A Milestone for Human Rights in the Country

UAE’s Union for Human Rights Association: A Milestone for Human Rights in the Country

Abu Dhabi ∙ Human Rights Union was established for the first time in the country. The Union for Human Rights Association is registered under the Ministry of Social Development. The objective of the Union is to ensure the rights of the people in political, economic, social, cultural and environmental fields. The union will also cooperate … Read more

UAE Tightens Laws to Prevent Exam Cheating: Fines of Up to AED200,000

UAE Tightens Laws to Prevent Exam Cheating: Fines of Up to AED200,000

ABU DHABI – The UAE has tightened the federal law to prevent examination irregularities in government and private educational institutions. Violators can be fined up to Dh2 lakh (over Rs 45 lakh). It has also been clarified that even if anyone else is involved in the crime apart from the students, they will be fined. … Read more

Kerala Budget Receives Mixed Reactions from Gulf-Based Organizations: Pro-Left Groups Welcome, UDF-Aligned Organizations Criticize

Kerala Budget Receives Mixed Reactions from Gulf-Based Organizations: Pro-Left Groups Welcome, UDF-Aligned Organizations Criticize

Dubai ∙ Pro-left organizations in the Gulf welcomed the Kerala budget and UDF anula organizations criticized it. Officials of Orma, an organization of left-wing supporters in Dubai, said that the Kerala government is keeping non-residents in the interim budget presented by the central government. 143.81 crores for the operation of NORCA, 25 crores for the … Read more

UAE Swat Challenge 2024 in Dubai: Dubai Police Commander in Chief Inaugurates Grand Start with Participants from 70 Countries

UAE Swat Challenge 2024 in Dubai: Dubai Police Commander in Chief Inaugurates Grand Start with Participants from 70 Countries

Dubai ∙ The fifth edition of the UAE Swat Challenge 2024 got off to a grand start in Dubai. Dubai Police Commander in Chief Lt. The challenge was officially inaugurated in the presence of General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri. A performance by the Dubai Police Band, fireworks and other performances took place. There was a … Read more

AFC Asian Cup Draws 10 Lakh Passengers to Doha Metro and Trams in First 5 Days

AFC Asian Cup Draws 10 Lakh Passengers to Doha Metro and Trams in First 5 Days

Doha ∙ 10,79,340 people traveled on Doha Metro and Lusail trams to watch the first round matches of the group stage of the AFC Asian Cup. This is the figure from January 12 to 16. Qatar Rail officials stated that 10,40,973 people traveled by metro and 38,367 by tram. January 12, the opening day of … Read more

Yoshimi Yamashita: First Female Referee in AFC History Makes History at Men’s Asian Cup

Yoshimi Yamashita: First Female Referee in AFC History Makes History at Men’s Asian Cup

Doha ∙ Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita made new history for women as the first female referee in the history of AFC to officiate a men’s Asian Cup match. Yamshita became the first woman referee in the Group B match between India and Australia at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan. Yamshita is one of … Read more

Doha Metro Link Bus Journeys Convenient with Qatar Rail’s New Travel Card Use

Doha Metro Link Bus Journeys Convenient with Qatar Rail’s New Travel Card Use

Doha ∙ Qatar Rail can now use Doha Metro travel cards for Metro Link bus journeys. The aim is to make travel on Metro Links, which are feeder buses for metro passengers, easier. Standard and Gold Club card holders can use the service by tapping the card on the bus’s reader while entering the buses. … Read more

Tour the Excellence: Electric Vehicles Embark on 8,000 km Journey from Geneva to Doha for GIMS Qatar

Tour the Excellence: Electric Vehicles Embark on 8,000 km Journey from Geneva to Doha for GIMS Qatar

Doha – As part of the Geneva International Motor Show, which is being held for the first time in the Arab region, a five-member group drove 8,000 km of electric vehicles from Geneva to Doha to raise awareness about environmental protection. The journey started from Geneva on August 28 and reached Doha on September 30 … Read more

Tragic Death of Pathanamthitta Utimoodu Resident in Bahrain

Tragic Death of Pathanamthitta Utimoodu Resident in Bahrain

Manama: Abraham T Varghese (54), a family member of Pathanamthitta Utimoodu, who was working in a private company in Bahrain, passed away due to a heart attack. Yesterday morning he collapsed at work. He was rushed to the hospital but could not be saved. Wife: Leena Abraham is a nurse at Salmaniya Medical College. Children … Read more

Four Indians, Including Three Malayalis, Win Rs 22.6 Lakh Each in Big Ticket Weekend Draw in Abu Dhabi

Four Indians, Including Three Malayalis, Win Rs 22.6 Lakh Each in Big Ticket Weekend Draw in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi ∙ 4 Indians including 3 Malayalis won Rs 22.6 lakh (Dh 1 lakh) each in the Big Ticket weekend draw. Ajay Vijayan (41) who works in the IT department in Dubai, Mujeeb Pakyara (33) who works in Sharjah and Feroze Kunjumon (40) who works in Ajman are the Malayali millionaires. And the fourth … Read more