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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan made his first public appearance Sunday since suffering a stroke more than three years ago, to mark the Eid al-Fitr Muslim holiday. The official WAM news agency published pictures showing Sheikh Khalifa meeting a number of prominent officials and rulers of the other six emirates that with Abu Dhabi form the UAE. The guests came to his Abu Dhabi […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – A Filipina overseas worker has been saved from death row after a United Arab Emirates (UAE) court acquitted her of the crime of murder. Jennifer Dalquez, was sentenced to death by the Court of First Instance of Al Ain for the murder of her employer, one Mr. Alaryani, on May 20, 2015, but her case was appealed to the court, which ruled in her favor. Dalquez ,30, was declared innocent without diyyah […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) — A robotic policeman who can help identify wanted criminals and collect evidence has joined Dubai’s police force and will patrol busy areas in the city, as part of a government program aimed at replacing some human crime-fighters with machines. If the “Robocop” experiment is successful, Dubai Police says it wants the unarmed robots to make up 25 percent of its patrolling force by 2030. Clad in the colors of […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Keisuke Honda has blamed his own shortcomings for sparking debate on his international future before this week’s World Cup qualifier in the United Arab Emirates, domestic media reported Tuesday. Once a talismanic figure for Japan, the 30-year-old squeaked into coach Vahid Halilhodzic’s squad for Thursday’s clash despite being buried deep on the bench at AC Milan for much of the season. “I do understand people asking how a person who’s […]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Solar Impulse 2 took off on March 9, 2015 from Abu Dhabi for the first round-the-world flight using only solar energy, a huge bet on current technology. The bid was expected to last five months, cover 35,000-kilometers (22,000 miles) and comprise 25 days of actual flying before the craft returned to the United Arab Emirates. The project was beset by delays and the plane’s total traveled distance exceeded […]
The largest oil company in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates plans to lay-off thousands of employees in order to cut costs as the price of oil continue to go down in the world market. No reports yet regarding how many overseas Filipino workers are affected by the said plan. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
UNITED Arab Emirates (Reuters) — A mobile app developed in the United Arab Emirates is hoping to help children with autism and other developmental disabilities better communicate with their parents and teachers. The Babnoor app is an Arabic language app that developers say is the first of its kind in the Middle East. Autism, formally known as autism spectrum disorder, is a disorder that affects how the brain processes information. Children with autism usually suffer from […]
(Eagle News) — An unusual hailstorm was felt in Dubai and parts of the United Arab Emirates, such as Sharjah, where ice particles the size of marbles fell like rain on Wednesday. Feb. 17. Residents said this is highly unusual. These photos were sent by our correspondents from the UAE.
Vice President Jejomar Binay went to the United Arab Emirates to meet with officials of said country as well as with the overseas Filipino workers in the said country to check on their condition. Binay served as Presidential Adviser on OFWs before resigning from the cabinet June of last year. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Saudi-led coalition air strikes in the Yemeni capital Sanaa killed 18 members of the same family, including women and children on Monday (September 21), residents and witnesses said. Another two other people from another family were also killed in the strikes, which hit at least two homes. More than 30 people were sleeping at the time. In one home, the direct hit forced the roof to collapse. Medics rushed to the scene and residents helped […]
MANILA, April 17 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) cautions Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and in other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries against submitting fake or fraudulent credentials to get hired, regularized or promoted, in view of the increasing number of Filipinos charged and/or detained for falsification of documents. DFA said the falsification cases handled by the Embassies in the GCC member countries include submission of fake documents […]
A group from the United Arab Emirates rescinded its offer worth 120 million US dollars to Floyd Mayweather to face Manny Pacquiao in the ring in Abu Dhabi this 2015.
