Paternal leave granted for private sector employees
The UAE becomes the first Arab country to grant a five-day parental leave to employees in the private sector with His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin
August 31, 2020
The UAE becomes the first Arab country to grant a five-day parental leave to employees in the private sector with His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin
Our Correspondent For the first time in six months, schools across the UAE have commenced in-class learning along with distance learning for over one million
ROSHIN GEORGE Although “back to school” shopping had been a big event for parents and children in the UAE in pre-pandemic times, this year it
The Ministry of Education and the National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) have announced that nurseries and childcare centres can reopen provided they
Although in-school classes were set to begin across the country on August 30, schools in Sharjah will implement 100 per cent e-learning for students for
NIRMAL YESODA It was on July 19, 2020, that the United Arab Emirates launched its first Mars probe named Hope from Japan. According to the
The Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department of Sharjah Police has announced on August 27 it is now issuing a two-year vehicle ownership registration licence (Mulkia)
Our Correspondent United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi for talks in the wake of the US-brokered
Yas Marina Circuit in the UAE will host the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020 on December 13, bringing world-class motorsport action
The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee along with the Department of Health announced on August 25 that it has approved two tests to
The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi announced that it has completed the first phase of offering
A rabbi for the Jewish people in the UAE has termed the UAE-Israel peace accord ‘culturally transformative’. To Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, who became the first
OUR CORRESPONDENT One month after its historic lift-off from Japan, the Hope Probe, the Arab world’s first mission to another planet, has travelled one fifth
OUR CORRESPONDENT The UAE Ministry of Health has issued a directive to pharmacies to end the practice of discounts to the tune of 5-15 per
OUR CORRESPONDENT The UAE could be in the verge of a second outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic if residents and citizens do not adhere to
NORKA (Non-Resident Keralite Affairs Department) C19 Help Desk-Eastern Province in Dammam, Saudi Arabia , constituted in April 2020 in the aftermath of Covid 19 outbreak,
UAE opens more COVID Rapid Testing Centers for those wishing to enter Abu Dhabi. The test, which uses laser-based technology, costs 50 dirhams. The Abu
The Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO) has launched #AskDXBOfficial, an initiative that gives the public and the media a chance to ask questions to
Our Correspondent In the sweltering summer heat, a Malayali businessman in Dubai has scaled on foot 1,934 metres on the Jebel Jais mountain in Ras
As the UAE and Israel move forward with forging partnerships after the normalisation of relations, the UAE will have its embassy in Tel Aviv and
Our Corrrespondent Emirates will operate repatriation flights to Bengaluru, Kochi, Delhi, Mumbai, and Thiruvananthapuram from August 20 until 31 August. The special flights will facilitate