United Arab Emirates

UAE operators cannot receive applications or requests for Haj or Umrah without the prior approval of the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments and salty fines have been announced for the misuse of pilgrimage services

50% of tuition fees will be covered for 1800 Dubai students by 2030; in the first year, over 400 scholarships will be offered for the new 2024-25 academic cycle

The Dubai Police Force, represented by the 'Your Commitment is Happiness' initiative, organised a lecture to educate students about the responsibilities of spectators in sports stadiums

The UAE field hospital in Gaza began the prosthesis fitting process to distribute 61 prostheses to the wounded in different phases, with each phase housing 10 people for the fitting process, along with support for physical and psychological rehabilitation

Exceptional and unusual rainfall caused major flooding, with over 80 millimeters of water between Monday night and Tuesday, nearly half of the rain that falls in the country on average in a year; it was the heaviest rainfall in 75 years

Dubai Customs will distribute 30.000 meals during Ramadan, one of 11 community initiatives under the Ramadan campaign

Starbucks employees based in the United Arab Emirates expressed fears they will lose their livelihoods, as the Gulf retail giant Alshaya Group, which operates the coffee chain in the Middle East, announced plans to cut jobs

Mini home farms have a huge impact on psychological well-being and family unity, health and organic farming experts said, urging Emirati residents to grow one in their own home

9 out of 10 UAE residents prefer to deal with human customer service agents rather than automated chatbots to resolve their concerns, according to a poll conducted by Khaleej Times

The book written by Sheikha Mozah bint Marwan Al Maktoum, which tells the stories of women aviation pioneers, was presented at the 16th Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2024 by the Kalimat Group publishing house