| Dubai Police to adopt m-Govt in two years | | Dubai Police Commander-in-Chief Lt-General Dhahi Khalafan Tamim, on Friday, announced the force’s readiness to implement the ‘mobile Government’ (m-Government) initiative within two years from now. | | 600 attend Arabic workshop | | As part of a community initiative to teach Arabic to non-native speakers, Wall Street Exchange, a member of Emirates Post Holding, hosted a three-day education workshop in Dubai. | | New firefighting technique on trial | | The General Directorate of Civil Defence in Abu Dhabi conducted a trial of a new technique to contain fire on at the Civil Defence Academy campus. | | Shaikha Lubna among Forbes powerful women list | | Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi, UAE Minister of Development and International Co-operation, has been ranked 67th among the world’s strongest women in 2013, according to the annual report released by the Forbes. | | Shaikh Mohammed orders law to criminalise doping in equine sport | | His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Thursday ordered the drafting of a decree making the import, sale, purchase and use of anabolic steroids in all horse related sports in the UAE a criminal offence. | | The cost of first date: Dh8,000 | | Dh8,000 for dates! That was how much a prominent person from Abu Dhabi paid for the first kilogram of Naggal dates of the season. | | Lubna opens UAE camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan | | Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi, UAE Minister of Development and International Cooperation, described the condition of the Syrian refugees as a complex humanitarian crisis, calling for concerted efforts from the international community and its active humanitarian organisations to alleviate their suffering. | | Missions to check prisoners’ wish | | Indian missions in the UAE will soon be asking Indian prisoners in jails here about their readiness to serve their remaining sentence period back home. | | 23 per cent drop in hiring | | The UAE has registered a 23 per cent decline in hiring, according to the April 2013 Monster.com employment Index. | | Focus on tomorrow’s media | | Statistic one: There are seventy-two hours of video uploaded on Youtube per minute. Statistic two: Twenty five per cent of those videos are watched on the phone. Statistic three: Eighty per cent of tablet users use the tablet at home, while relaxing. Statistic four: Ninety per cent of users use multiple screens (phones, tablets, notebooks) sequentially to accomplish one task. | |
