COMMUNITY & PEOPLE
Sharjah Police recover Dh500,000 in stolen valuables within hours
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates: Sharjah Police say they recovered nearly Dh500,000 worth of stolen valuables and arrested burglary suspects within three hours of receiving...
COMMUNITY & PEOPLE
Dubai Opens New Animal Shelter to Boost Pet Adoption and Stray Cat Welfare
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai Municipality has opened a new animal welfare shelter in Al Warsan, expanding the emirate's efforts to promote pet...
COMMUNITY & PEOPLE
Sheraa supports more than 60 UAE startups through AED5 million resilience fund
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates — More than 60 startups and small businesses across the UAE have received funding and business support through the Sharjah...
COMMUNITY & PEOPLE
UAE launches programme to train influencers on family-focused content
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The UAE has launched a new programme aimed at developing content creators who can produce responsible digital content focused...
COMMUNITY & PEOPLE
S. Janaki: The Voice That Never Left Home
I do not remember the first time I heard S. Janaki’s voice. I must have been five, perhaps a little older, when “Irul Moodukayo...
COMMUNITY & PEOPLE
The Man Gulf Workers Call When Everything Else Fails
He arrived in the Emirates on 30 June 1979. Forty-seven years later, Advocate Y.A. Rahim remains the first number thousands of Indians dial in...
COMMUNITY & PEOPLE
The Man at the Wheel -M.A. Yusuffali
When a billionaire takes the helm on the world's most strategic waterway, it is rarely just for the view.
On a clear spring morning in...
COMMUNITY & PEOPLE
A Life Built in Service: The Long Gulf Journey of Dr. Puthur Rahman
For decades, Dr. Puthur Rahman has been among the first people his party turns to whenever the Gulf requires organising — whether it is...