The UAE desert is expected to take a starring role in this year’s prestigious National Geographic Photomentaries competition. Entries are now open and organisers expect even more than the 33 thousand they received last year. The theme is ‘Life in Motion’ and the winning photo will be...

Dubai is launching a new effort to promote peace around the world. The first ever Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum World Peace Awards are to be held in April. Today marks the last day you can submit entries to design the awards logo. There’s 50 thousand Dirhams up for grabs for the winner.

A doctor who has been selling fake sicknotes to workers looking for a cheeky day off has been arrested by Abu Dhabi Police. According to reports, the man started the scam after he was fired from his role as General Practitioner at a hospital in the capital. The accused allegedly told police that...

It’s been a long show for the breakfast team on Virgin Radio. The Kris Fade crew has just completed a massive 28-hour broadcast; that’s a UAE record! Crowds of listeners turned out to support the gang, who did the bumper edition from a set at Mall of the Emirates.

A three-year-old girl who was saved from falling out of a window just weeks ago, has plunged to her death from a fifth floor apartment in Abu Dhabi. In December, the same child was seen hanging out the window by a policeman: she’d been left alone in the apartment, and the officer was...