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Indian expats, make your vote count with this survey

Neeta Bhushan, Charge d'Affaires, Indian Embassy, UAE, on Monday urged the expat population to register their views on the survey portal www.everyvotecounts.in.

Drug abusers in schools beware, the cops are watching

Anti-narcotic officials across the country have been mandated to arrest at least 95 per cent of drug-related suspects, said Lt.-Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of the Dubai Police.

Police officer in dock over 'alcohol abuse'

The 43-year-old Yemeni corporal is accused of threatening to kill a 54-year-old Iranian police sergeant with a knife and destroy his house if he informed the police about him.

WATCH: Dubai's longest jogging track opens on Palm Jumeirah

The Dh150-million track has 37 gates and is accessible from 14 points along the crescent of the island.

Man killed, wife critical after carbon monoxide poisoning

Doctors from Rashid Hospital succeeded in saving the life of the Asian woman who was found unconscious next to her dead husband at their apartment after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Need new bus routes in Dubai? RTA wants to know

The 'Innovation Bus,' which plies all parts of Dubai, is part of RTA's celebration of Innovation Week to know the demands of its customers and plot the future of transportation.

Innovation is a way of life: Shaikh Mohammed

Shaikh Mohammed's inauguration of the fund's e-platform came during a visit to the opening day of the ministry of finance's Innovation Festival.

Are you game to learn Arabic in UAE?

"Our overarching goal is to provide children with immersive game-based learning environments to support Arabic linguistic skills acquisition," explained Shamsa Al Mazrouei, who first started working on her game in 2012 in a 2D format.

Hire more engineers says Apple's former evangelist

Kawasaki suggested that Dubai can attract some of the best engineers and associate professors from leading universities by giving them a more attractive salary.

This man developed a cancer test that will cost you only 3¢

His method is 26,000 times cheaper, 168 times faster, 400 times more sensitive and up to 50 per cent more accurate than standard tests.