| Filipino voters told to check registration | | The Philippine Consulate-General has urged all voters living in Dubai and the Northern Emirates to ensure that their names are registered on the government’s certified list or risk missing out on voting in May’s elections. | | Art workshops for Filipino kids | | Hundreds of migrant children of Filipino expatriates in the Middle East attended a series of art workshops from two artists in Manila from February 24 to March 2. | | Dinner date raises over Dh23k for ‘Bantay Bata’ | | With every bite, more money was raised over the weekend, as The Filipino Community in Dubai and Northern Emirates (FilCom DNE) collected over Dh23k during a charity dinner for the Bantay Bata 163 Foundation. | | Expats voice dismay to Pak ambassacdor | | Members of the Pakistani community in the Capital on Thursday raised the issue of delays in receiving machine-readable passports (MRPs) with Ambassador Jamil Ahmed Khan during his visit to the embassy premises. | | Bangladeshis pay homage to martyrs | | In homage to the martyrs of Bangladesh, who laid down their lives to establish Bangla as the state language of the country, a ceremony was held in the Capital on Thursday. | | Second book on Indian achievers launched | | Indian achievers in the UAE have once again been honoured with the launch of Meraj Rizvi’s coffee table book Pacesetters 2 at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai on Wednesday. | | Funeral centre for Indians opens in Sharjah | | A multi-faith funeral centre built with the support of a number of philanthropists and Indian and UAE governments was dedicated to the Indian community in Sharjah and Northern Emirates on Thursday. | | 14-day extension for Egyptian voters | | Egyptians staying in the UAE and abroad can now register in the electoral college till March 4. This came after instructions from the Supreme Judicial Committee for Elections in Egypt to all Egyptian embassies and consulates worldwide for a 14-day extension. | |
