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Fireworks for Eid-Al-Fitr

Written by on 28 May 2019

Dubai Festival City Mall Fireworks Planning an outing for Eid? Sure you can eat your favourite delicacies with the family, but surely there is more to it than that for ending the night. No Eid Al Fitr celebration in the UAE is complete without watching the spectacular firework displays across different emirates. It is a […]

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Seven-day Eid Al Fitr holiday for the public sector.

Written by on 27 May 2019

The UAE has announced a seven-day official Eid Al Fitr holiday for the public sector. According to a brief statement issued on Twitter, following the directives of The President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Cabinet announced that the Eid Al Fitr holiday for the public sector will start on Sunday, […]

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New Dubai-Sharjah route

Written by on 26 May 2019

Dubai: A new Dubai-Sharjah alternative road is receiving finishing touches, and is set to open by the end of next month, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Saturday. Here’s what you need to know: 12km extension links Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road with Emirates Road Dh500 million project has four interchanges comprising a […]

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4000 people receive Ramadan packages

Written by on 26 May 2019

The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has distributed Ramadan supplies to 4,000 people belonging to 731 low-income families in Ras Al Khaimah. Every family was given a gift shopping voucher that is redeemable at certain outlets across the country. The distributed vouchers worth Dh500,000 cover the basic food needs of disadvantaged families over the holy month. […]

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Calorie counts on Dubai menus

Written by on 23 May 2019

Restaurants in Dubai are waiting for guidelines from the Dubai Municipality to know how they should implement a new rule that will require them to display the calorie count of each food item on their menus to help diners make informed choices for healthy food. The civic food body on Saturday had announced that as […]

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Dubai extreme weather to stay until Thursday?

Written by on 20 May 2019

Yes, it’s May, and its surprising raining! Dubai was lashed by some pretty extreme weather, with rain, thunder and lightning lighting up skies across Dubai. And it doesn’t look like we’ve seen the last of it. According to the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS), there could be more rain on the way today, […]

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Soubin Shahir blessed with a newborn!!

Written by on 20 May 2019

Actor Soubin Shahir posted a picture of his newborn child in Instagram. The actor & his wife Jamia were blessed with a baby boy on May 10. Soubin shared the happy news with his fans and decored his Instagram page with pics. View this post on Instagram Orhan Soubin ❤️ A post shared by Soubin […]

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Iftar at Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi

Written by on 18 May 2019

Check out the biggest Iftar in UAE, with the help of 1,000 people who work all day at the big Armed Forces Officers Club. Certainly isn’t an easy task to feed 35,000 people daily at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque every day for Ramadan at the sprawling lawns of the iconic mosque. About 1,000 people […]

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Watch out for the weather!!

Written by on 16 May 2019

Weather warning issued for heavy rain and thunderstorms in Dubai next week Forecasters are warning that there could be scattered rainfall, thunder and lightning from Sunday… Surely we all thought that it’s the end of rain with summer here & with temperatures reaching a scorching 38 degrees celsius last week, but the last of the […]

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An American Malayalam teacher!!

Written by on 15 May 2019

Yep! You read the title! As weird as it sounds, Elizabeth Marie Keyton aka Elisa’s Malayalam skills have truly impressed Malayalees on social media. Born and raised in the US, the American citizen’s Instagram account @eli.kutty is full of her love for Kerala and the Malayalam language. Married to a Keralite, she realised his language […]

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