Two sets of twins lead New Year bash in UAE
dubai — Two pairs of twins were the first four babies to wail their way into the UAE in 2018. Just 23 seconds after the clock struck 12, Noor, a 28-year-old Iraqi, delivered her first baby at the Thumbay Hospital in Ajman. Exactly 33 seconds later, the baby boy’s brother joined him.
At the same hospital, seconds later, Sumaiyya, a 28-year-old Palestinian woman, delivered two healthy girls at 12.01am and 12.02am.
Elsewhere, at the Thumbay Hospital in Fujairah, Sultan Mousa Hadi Amanou, was born to Ethiopian parents at 12.07am. At 12.56am, Emirati baby Saeed came into the world at Medcare Women & Children Hospital. His father, Hamad Hussein Ali, said: “We celebrate for three reasons: Our first baby; it’s the Year of Zayed; and it’s the new year!”
dubai — Two pairs of twins were among the bundles of joy that were born in the UAE in the first few minutes of 2018. At Thumbay Hospital Ajman, 28-year-old Iraqi, Noor, delivered two healthy baby boys 23 and 56 seconds into the new year.
At the same hospital, at 12.01am and 12.02am, 28-year-old Palestinian, Sumaiyya, delivered two baby girls. Two other babies were born at the hospital at 12.30am and 1.52am.
At Thumbay Hospital Fujairah, the first baby was delivered at 12.07am. Sultan Mousa Hadi Amanou, male, born to Ethiopian parents, weighed 3.24kg. The parents “never expected” that their baby would come in the early moments of the new year. Calling it a “special moment”, the father said he would be inviting his friends to celebrate. At Thumbay Hospital Dubai,
We never expected that our baby would come in the early moments of the new year. It is a special moment and I will be inviting my friends to celebrate!” Father of Sultan Mousa Amanou
Indian baby, Zuhra Farzeen, was born at 12.38am. Her father, Farook Sheriffdeen Thaha, said: “We didn’t expect delivery on January 1 as the due date was January 7.”
At 12.56am, Emirati baby Saeed came into the world at Medcare Women & Children Hospital. His father, Hamad Hussein Ali, said: “Today is a very special day. We celebrate for three reasons: Our first baby; it’s the Year of Zayed; and it’s the new year!”
Two other babies were born at the hospital in the first few hours of the new year.
As a new year gift to the babies born at RAK Hospital on January 1, we will provide free OPD consultation, including vaccination for one year. Dr Raza Siddqui, CEO, Arabian Healthcare Group
Elsewhere, at the RAK Hospital, an Indian couple, Qudsiya Begum and Sameer Khan, rejoiced in the birth of their baby boy. The year began on the happiest possible note for the Indian couple. Ahyaan was born at 5.45am. Another baby was born at the hospital in the first few hours after the clock struck 12.
Dr Raza Siddqui, CEO, Arabian Healthcare Group, and executive director, RAK Hospital, said: “As a new year gift to the babies born at RAK Hospital on January 1, we will provide free OPD consultation, including vaccination for one year. Being parents to newborns can be overwhelming, especially to first-time parents, and we hope that this little gift from us will help ease their concerns to an extent.
“We would also like to offer our heartiest congratulations to all the happy parents, not just at RAK Hospital, but across the UAE who saw their precious bundles of joy arrive on the first day of 2018,” Siddiqui added.
Zulekha Hospital Dubai welcomed two babies and its branch in Sharjah welcomed one other in the first few hours of the new year.
Danat Al Emarat Hospital for Women & Children in Abu Dhabi bid farewell to 2017 with the birth of six girls, including a set of twins, and four boys on the last day of 2017. Two Emirati newborns entered the world during the first few hours of the new year.