SHARJAH, 19th June 2021- The Sharjah Award for Education Excellence (SAEE), affiliated with the Sharjah Education Council (SEC) selected the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Personality of Year, in the category of individuals and institutions supporting education. The 27th session of SAEE for the academic year 2020 – 2021 covers 12 categories. […]
ABU DHABI, 19th June, 2021 – Abu Dhabi Police has warned against fraudulent calls claiming to be from the UAE Central Bank and a text message in the name of Abu Dhabi Police as proof of the correctness of the information that requests banking details of clients. Abu Dhabi Police also warned of links to […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – June 20, 2021: In a significant development that signals the return of growth to Dubai and the UAE’s aviation and travel and tourism sectors, Dubai Airports has announced that it will reopen Dubai’s International’s Terminal 1 and Concourse D on June 24. The facilities were closed on March 25, 2020 […]
Dubai, 19th June 2021 – The Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai, headed by H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced updates to Dubai’s travel protocols for inbound passengers from South Africa, Nigeria and India, effective from Wednesday 23rd June 2021. The updates are part of the Committee’s keenness […]
GENEVA, 19th June 2021 – The World Refugee Day, which observed on June 20, should serve as a stark reminder to politicians of the need to do more to prevent and resolve conflict and crises and of the imperative to protect people irrespective of their race, nationality, beliefs or other characteristics, of the need to […]
Nicole Kidman is an American-born Australian actress, producer, and singer born on this day in 1967. Did you know that: • Three-hundred twenty-ton Savannah became the first steamship to cross any ocean in the Atlantic on this day in 1819• Samuel Morse was granted a patent for telegraphy signals on this day in 1840• Lionel […]
Dubai-based Edtech company Coded Minds started an education initiative for Blue Collar workers to upgrade their skills. In a one-year certification program, the workers will learn technology and communication skills from basic to the advanced level which will help them to enhance their professional abilities. While sharing the details, Amna Khaishgi, Managing Director Global from […]
Olajide Olayinka Williams “JJ” Olatunji, better known as KSI, is an English YouTuber, rapper, and professional boxer born on this day in 1993. Did you know that: • Michael Pupin was granted a patent for long-distance telephony on this day in 1900• “Brenda Starr,” the first cartoon strip by a woman, appeared in a Chicago […]
Saudi Arabia (Mecca)- Due to the coronavirus outbreak, robots began handing out bottles of precious water in Mecca this week in anticipation for a socially separated Hajj pilgrimage in Islam’s holiest city. Saudi Arabia declared on Saturday that 60,000 residents who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus will be able to participate in the July […]
Richard Madden is a Scottish actor born on this day in 1986. Madden rose the fame with his portrayal of Robb Stark in the fantasy drama series Game of Thrones. Madden then played Prince Kit in the romantic fantasy film Cinderella. Did you know that: • William Lassell, the astronomer who discovered the moons of […]
Born on this day in 1987, Kendrick Lamar is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Did you know that: • Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I built the tomb of his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal, the Taj Mahal on this day in 1631• William Crookes, an English chemist and physicist who invented the Crookes tube […]
