"International Day of Happiness" is celebrated on 20th March in the UAE, committed to enhancing the well being and quality of life of residents; happiness, a key metric in government policies, is a fundamental indicator of progress and success in the UAE

A building in Sharjah Emirate, with 42 residential floors and nine parking levels, was engulfed in flames; five casualties were reported while attempting escape with ropes and scaffolding for maintenance work, despite swift response by emergency teams

The UAE Ministry of Education has designated Friday of each week during the month of Ramadan as a distance learning day for students in public schools, its the exception of students whose exam schedules have been approved for Friday

Dubai said it plans to build a solar plant with storage batteries for uninterrupted energy supply, just a month after Abu Dhabi unveiled a similar $6 billion project