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The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research will establish a National Research Foundation, said Sheikh Nayhan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and President of Zayed University.

A construction worker fleeing from a collapsing wall, ran into a steel rod which embedded itself in his forehead yesterday.

Dubai Civil Defence held a graduation ceremony for firefighters on Monday.

Some 317 teenagers successfully completed a two-month training course at the Dubai Police Academy.

The scratch-and-win charity campaign by Rashid Paedriatric Therapy Centre (RPTC) kicked off last week at Emarat Petrol stations, in a bid to raise Dh1.2 million.

To be strong is one thing; to use strength well is quite another. It requires the highest wisdom to use one's strength to make others strong.

Residents should use common sense to ensure the security of their vehicles and other valuables, a senior police official warned last week.

A Palestinian official has dismissed yesterday rumours of a 'rift' between the UAE and Palestine.

While motorists welcomed the ban on trucks on the main roads in Dubai from August 15, transport companies say the move is going to make it more expensive for them to haul cargo.

There has been a sharp increase in the number of pedestrians injured on the roads of Dubai.

A police expert has called for better time management by criminal investigators at the various police staions in Dubai.

Motorists yesterday said they noticed a marked difference in the flow of traffic on the major roads of Dubai following the ban on trucks.