Full Coverage: United Arab Emirates

09.10.2007 The United Arab Emirates, a tiny oil-rich country on the Persian Gulf, currently leaves the highest ecological footprint per capita in the world. But several environmental initiatives could make it a leader in environmental sustainability.

19.07.2007 London's Lovebox festival (21-22 July) with headlining acts Sly & The Family Stone, Groove Armada and Blondie will get surprise visitors from outer space who are coming back from the future to warn people about global warming.

19.05.2007 A $10 billion fund to promote human development and education in the Arab world was announced on Saturday by the Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum.
From: Daily Times (Pakistan)

05.01.2007 Nancy Pelosi isn't the only woman to have broken a long-standing "marble ceiling" recently. In Iran, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates women have been elected as well.

22.11.2006 Discover the women who have escaped the scourge of gender-based violence, and how economic self-sufficiency helped them do it.

30.03.2006 The city of Dubai is experienceing one of the largest construction booms in the history of the world--on the backs of migrant laborers who face abusive labor practices and squalid living conditions, according to Human Rights Watch.

21.02.2006 The talk around New York the past few days has been about the Arab-based company chosen to run the city's massive and strategically important seaport. National security specialist Ivan Eland thinks the politicians should drop the posturing and "commercial racial profiling" and move on to more important issues.

27.12.2005 UNEP, the Global Impact and the UNDP is to jointly organize “The Environmentally Sound Technology Showcase at the Global Ministerial Environment Forum” at Dubai from 5th -8th February, 2006 to encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.

16.11.2005 UAE nationals will be issued electronic passports beginning early next year, Minister of Interior Lieutenant-General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan has announced .

11.11.2005 The Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) is working towards establishing IT connectivity between Dubai International Airport (DIA) and Heathrow Airport to facilitate use of e-Gate card by passengers at the two airports.

11.11.2005 Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced that it will automate two of its internal business processes, a suggestion scheme and the agency’s IT help desk.

10.11.2005 The residents of Abu Shagara area who are facing water shortage or disconnection in the supply should not hesitate to contact th emergency phone number of Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) for redressal of the problem, said Engineer Mohammed Khalifa bin Taresh, Director of the Water Department at Sewa.

10.11.2005 A workshop on eGovernment was opened by the College of Business Administration at the University of Sharjah (UoS) yesterday.

08.11.2005 The Ministry of Interior, Dubai will showcase latest technologies used in the fight against crime, drugs and any security threats, at the second edition of Security & Safety Middle East 2005 Exhibition and Conference scheduled from November 14 to 17.

02.11.2005 The eGovernment project of Dubai initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MOAF) is well on track with the soft launch of 25 eServices scheduled for launch by December 1, 2005.

27.10.2005 Workers having problems with their employers will soon be able to complain to Dubai Police any time of the day or night by calling the 24-hour hotline number at Dubai Police Operations Room.

24.10.2005 Beginning next year, the Ministry of Interior, UAE will start issuing electronic passports — a move that is the first of its kind in the region.

20.10.2005 After the overwhelming success of the eGate project in Dubai facilitating smooth processing of travel formalities besides ensuring tighter security control, the Minister of Interior, Lieutenant-General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed that the project be implemented at all the airports and ports in the country.

18.10.2005 Armed with the new Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) advanced system, Sharjah Municipality inspectors are all set to conduct their examinations of various outlets selling food including supermarkets, restaurants and groceries to safeguard the health of consumers.

17.10.2005 eCompany, Etisalat's one-stop e-powerhouse business unit in the UAE, provides internet services and ICT solutions, has announced the launch of new foreign language courses on its eLearning portal, in partnership with Image Systems, a technology provider in the Gulf.