Authorities in the UAE have stopped issuing all kinds of entry permits for Bangladeshi passport holders because of security concerns over identification and fake documents. Major General Nasser Al Awadi Al Menhali, Assistant Undersecretary for Naturalisation and Residency and Ports Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, told Gulf News the suspension of issuing visas is […]
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UAE could drink itself dry in 20 years, warn experts
The nation’s groundwater is being depleted at such an alarming rate, experts warn it may be gone in 20 years’ time. According to a panel of pundits speaking yesterday at the Future Cities Conference the situation is so severe, future wars may be fought over water instead of oil. “Fifty per cent of the UAE’s […]
??Think Pink?? celebrates second anniversary
Pink balloons dominated the air just outside Zulekha Hospital in Al Nahda as the crowd released hundreds of balloons in the air as a symbolic gesture to mark the second year of ‘Think Pink’, a breast cancer awareness campaign which is the second to be launched by Joy Alukkas after a successful awareness campaign in […]
Public Holidays in UAE-2012
The UAE Public Holidays revolve around the Islamic religion, traditions and festivals. Starting 1998, UAE has had a 5 day government working week. Normally the weekend falls on Friday –Saturday. However the private sector is allowed to make its own exceptions. As most of the Islamic festivals are based on the appearance of the moon, […]