UAE | Heritage and Culture
Red Crescent hits the road with iftar scheme
The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) is doing its bit to ensure that long-distance travellers on the country's roads and highways don't have to forego their iftar meals.
- WAM
- Published: 23:12 September 5, 2008
-
Sufi chants bring Ramadan evening to life in Abu Dhabi
Sufi chants bring Ramadan evening to life in Abu Dhabi
-
Khalifa gesture draws wholesome praise
Khalifa gesture draws wholesome praise
-
Majid attends lecture by Egyptian scholar
Majid attends lecture by Egyptian scholar
-
A dash of coconut in Kenyan iftars
A dash of coconut in Kenyan iftars
-
Only traditional food in their Afghan home
Only traditional food in their Afghan home
-
Family time and Tunisian traditions keep them buzzing
Family time and Tunisian traditions keep them buzzing
-
Porridge keeps her child happy
Porridge keeps her child happy
-
Ramadan prayer times calendar
Click here to see the prayer timings for the whole month of Ramadan
-
Interactive: Ramadan, a time to reflect
An interactive guide to Ramadan, prayer times and etiquette
Dubai: The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) is doing its bit to ensure that long-distance travellers on the country's roads and highways don't have to forego their iftar meals.
Red Crescent volunteers have been handing out 3,000 iftar meals each day since the beginning of Ramadan to them.
The mini-iftar packages will be distributed on the bus fleet of the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport. The RCA's vehicles will also help dispense the meals.
Petrol stations on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai, Abu Dhabi-Al Ain and Abu Dhabi-Al Sala highways are also being used as distribution points for the scheme.
According to Sultan Mohammad Al Shehi, Director of the Hifz Al Ne Ma project, which means to say "keeping Allah's grace", the plan is to distribute a total of 90,000 iftar meals by the end of the month.
This will ensure drivers do not miss iftar.
Share this article
Related Articles
More from UAE Heritage & Culture
More from UAE
Popular in UAE
-
Your pictures
Readers' pictures
The best reader pictures from around the UAE this week
Latest news
- Dubai Bypass Road crash kills 1 person
- Man burns to death in Ras Al Khaimah
- Maid sells another woman's baby for Dh10,000
- Doctor jailed for negligence that left baby paralysed
- Etihad to operate double daily flights to Frankfurt
- UAE tops country brand list in the region
- Are you a bookworm?
- Sharjah book fair officially opens
- Help me find my precious cat
- AG expresses confidence in public prosecution's skills
- Meet to discuss ways to secure energy supplies
- Deyaar case: Expert asked to submit detailed report i
- Institute adopts best judicial practices
- Masters in construction law to address sector's concerns
- New council to strike demographic balance
Community Reports
-
Help me find my precious cat
Raif, my cute eight-month-old ‘fur ball', went missing in Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen area last month
-
Pavement parking irks pedestrians
Gulf News reader calls on authorities to step in and stop car owners from invading pathways meant for safe walking
-
Faded parking lines pose a problem
Motorists could be fined for parking incorrectly even though they can hardly see the boundaries in the designated areas
-
School buses block residential parking
Commercial vehicles taking up free parking facilities in Al Wuheida, inconveniencing residents in surrounding villas
