🚗 Cut Traffic Points, Join UAE Land Forces & Vitiligo Drug Approved ✅

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Augustus Media FZ LLC
August 17, 2026

Good afternoon to everyone except the person who decided Mondays should exist😭 If your weekend flew by and your motivation is still somewhere in Saturday, we’ve got you. Here’s everything happening across the UAE to ease you into the week ☕️

NEWS

UAE Drivers Can Remove 4 Black Points by Driving Accident-Free 🙌🏻

  • Starting today, UAE motorists can sign up to have four traffic points removed by simply following traffic rules and meeting the programme’s conditions 🚘

  • The Ministry of Interior’s “Day Without Accidents” campaign is happening on August 31, right as the new school year kicks off 🚌

  • The aim is to get drivers to slow down, stay alert and drive safely as roads around schools get extra busy 🚸

SHARABLES

🍿Sharable bits and tips! 

  • The Ministry of Defence is inviting Emirati nationals aged 18 to 35 to apply for the UAE Land Forces, with registration now open at recruitment centres across the Emirates. 🇦🇪

  • Dubai influencer Youmna Khoury says people are skipping Europe this summer and staying local instead, with Dubai Mall seeing plenty of people escaping the heatwave🛍️⁠

  • Dubai is getting praise for giving delivery riders dedicated seats at metro stations! 😍

  • The UAE just ranked #4 best country for expats to live & work in 2026 🙌🏻

  • Another milestone in the country… the UAE becomes first country IN THE WORLD to approve a new oral vitiligo drug 💊

THIS IS EXCITINGGG! 🎸

  • Jack Daniel’s Battle of the Bands is back for 2026, bringing five weeks of live shows and homegrown talent to the UAE music scene. With the first acts already taking the stage, the competition is heating up as more UAE-based artists battle for a spot in the Grand Finale, while fans enjoy live music, giveaways, activations and scratch-and-win opportunities along the way 🙏🏻

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COMMTEXT

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VIDS

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