Hundreds of Takatof volunteers ready for F1 weekend

Labour cards for UAE workers scrapped

New electronic work permits will replace the current system of labour cards from the beginning of 2014.

Dubai Crown Prince tasked with overseeing Dubai Smart City project

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, the Crown Prince of Dubai, has been tasked with overseeing the project, which aims to provide all Dubai residents with high-speed internet in public places.

Abu Dhabi bans private schools from holding pre-admission interviews for nursery children

Regulator Adec makes the move after parents complained that children were being rejected in an 'unscientific' and 'selective' way.

Lack of specialist staff and laws are biggest challenges facing social workers

Finding the right person for the job is high on a list of challenges facing the Community Development Authority’s Women, Youth and Children Department, the body responsible for rehabilitating juveniles in Dubai.

Broken families not to blame for juvenile crime, says Dubai government

More than 70 per cent of children convicted of crime come from families where the mother and father are married, research has revealed.

Dubai Women’s Run: top 3 Emiratis to win cash prizes

Cash prizes will be awarded to the fastest Emiratis who finish the Dubai Women's Run next month.

New early childhood centre to be opened on Reem Island in 2015

An early childhood centre will be established by the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation and will include a division set up to detect early signs of learning difficulties.

Dubai police to teach pupils about abuse

Children in kindergarten and elementary schools are to be educated about sex abuse as part of a campaign by Dubai Police next month.