Obesity on the rise in UAE school children

DUBAI - Smoking or tobacco use among schoolchildren in the UAE starts at an early age, while risk-taking behaviour of the youth have also reached alarming levels, according to the recently released Global School Health Survey (GSHS).

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No ban on YouTube in UAE

DUBAI internet users can be rest assured that YouTube, an active video sharing web site, will not be completely banned in the UAE as its content is already being regulated by the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA).

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Low turnout expected in Pakistan polls

DUBAI — As Pakistan polls draw near, UAE-based analysts see a low voter turnout due to the violence as well as a hung Parliament taking shape in the troubled country.

MoH to rope in fast food chains to fight obesity

DUBAI - Urging fast-food chains to serve smaller portions and with more green salads is among the Ministry of Health’s strategies to tackle the rising incidence of obesity in the UAE, said a senior health official on February 13.