The national teacher licensing programme will begin accepting applicants across all public and private schools in February, the Ministry of Education has announced.

> Registration for UAE teacher training programme opens in February

The UAE's federal telecoms regulator has clarified that there is no change in its policy towards Voice over Internet Protocol applications, following complaints by users that phone and video service Skype had been disrupted.

> 'No change in VoIP policy,' says UAE telecoms regulator

A new study published by Seha doctors has shown that the prevalence of overweight and obese children in Abu Dhabi continues to rise