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The number of mango trees has decreased alarmingly over the past 20 years due to the high density of salt and lack of fresh water for irrigation, a senior official said.

All the 24 injured passengers from Sharjah who were on the ill-fated bus that collided with a truck in Jordan are out of danger.

The Emirates Fine Arts Society has honoured the first UAE national to obtain a doctorate degree in fine arts, and a number of students who showed talent during summer activities.

While soaring crime rates have reached epic proportions the world over, the UAE is considered one of the safest countries in this respect.

Registration and admission to Ajman University of Science and Technology's Abu Dhabi and Al Ain campuses has been delayed for the next academic year 2002-03 because they have reached full student capacity.

Five held on theft charges

Pilgrims going on Haj will see better services than previous years.

Construction on a hospital with 200 beds and an outpatient clinic is expected to start in the next three months following the approval of the Ministry of Health.

The Sharjah Blood Bank will move to a new Dh8 million building in Muaileh by the end of this year.

Special team to evacuate 400kg Egyptian to Dubai hospital today

40 physically-challenged children honoured

The inaugural sermon in English at Ajman's Abdulla bin Rawaha Mosque last Friday attracted a huge number of worshippers, and the numbers today are expected to rise even further, Sheikh Abdul Majeed Ali Hassan, the mosque's Imam, said yesterday.