Latest UAE News & Aggregations

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) issued an administrative fine of Dhs150,000 against a company in Al Dhafra region for repeatedly damaging the ecologically sensitive Al Barqa and failing to comply with decisions to halt operations.Enforcement measures had been taken against the facility following…

The UAE’s National Media Authority (NMA) has announced legal action against a man who posted social media content involving bullying directed at a child of determination, along with inappropriate insinuations that violate societal values and norms.The authority said it had co-ordinated with the concerned social…

The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai jet last month had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv’s international airport, the United Arab Emirates’ top prosecutor said on Friday. The unnamed Omani co-pilot, now in custody in the UAE, had drawn inspiration from Al-Qaeda’s…

Abu Dhabi Police, in collaboration with the Monitoring and Control Centre, released actual footage of traffic accidents caused by drivers reversing their vehicles dangerously.The initiative aims to raise driver awareness regarding the hazards of this behaviour and the accidents that may take place and threaten…

UAE airlines Etihad Airways, Emirates and flydubai have cancelled flights to several destinations in Saudi Arabia due to operational disruptions, with passengers advised to check their flight status and contact the carriers for rebooking or refund options.Etihad Airways announced the cancellation of flights between Zayed…

Oct 9 (Reuters) – An Omani flydubai co-pilot had planned to seize a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash it into a terminal at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on September 30 in a suicide attack inspired by the September 11, 2001 attacks before he was thwarted…

Counsellor Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, Attorney-General of the UAE, announced that the Public Prosecution’s investigation into the incident involving Flydubai flight FZ1073, which was scheduled to travel from Dubai to Tel Aviv on 30 September 2026, revealed that the aircraft’s Omani co-pilot had begun…

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada.During the call, the two leaders discussed various aspects of bilateral cooperation and ways to strengthen economic and investment ties in…

Water and Gas Authority (SEWA), announced connections for 870 new applications, In the third quarter of 2026, the Water Department at Sharjah Electricity. Engineer Faisal Al Serkal, Head of the Water Department, said the most connections were made in the residential sector, 290 residential villas, followed…

The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the Democratic Republic of the Congo following a collision between two boats on the Congo River that resulted in a number of deaths and injuries, with others still missing. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…