Thumbay Dental Hospital, in collaboration with the Ajman Private Education Affairs Office, has launched a large-scale Oral Health Awareness and Screening Drive targeting 85,000 children aged 5 to 14 years across the Northern Emirates. This initiative, running throughout the 2024-2025 academic year, will offer free oral health screenings and consultations to primary and secondary school students in private schools.

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia Geological Survey (SGS) has made a groundbreaking discovery of 56-million-year-old marine fossils in the Ras Al-Ru’us sedimentary formation in the Kingdom's northern border region. The fossils, embedded within limestone layers, date back to the early Eocene period and include bony fish, notably extinct catfish species.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that India is committed to advancing its deep-rooted and historical ties with Kuwait for the benefit of people and the region.

Students totaling up to the tune of 207 from College of Medicine, 78 belonging to College of Dentistry, 47 from the Pharmacy, 151 from the College of Health Sciences, 50 from the College of Nursing and 28 from the Thumbay College of Management and AI in Healthcare were conferred this year.

UAE: Dr. Kaup Mohamed, Dean and Managing Director of London American City College, UAE, and Vice-Chancellor of London American University College, Zambia, participated as a guest speaker at the MENA chapter of Evolve by Meritto.

Abdulqadir Mohammed Meera Shaikh, a student from the Islamic University of Medina and hailing from Manki village in Honnavar Taluk, Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, has won the first prize in the prestigious Arabic Language and Culture Competition.

Riyadh: At the opening of a summit in Riyadh on November 11, 2024, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) demanded that Israel halt its military actions in Gaza and Lebanon. Addressing leaders from the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), MBS condemned the violence against Palestinians and Lebanese, calling it a “massacre.” He urged Israel to stop all acts of aggression and called on global nations to recognise Palestinian statehood.

Abu Dhabi: In a life-changing turn of events, Prince Kolassery Sebastian, an Indian expatriate based in the UAE, won a whopping Dirham 20 million (approximately Rs 45.8 crore) in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi draw held on November 3, 2024. Sebastian, a facilities engineer from Kerala, purchased the lucky ticket number 197281 for draw number 268 on October 4.