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Dubai Criminal Court today sentenced a Gulf man aged in the thirties to 7 years in prison for stabbing his friend to death who was visiting him at his house. The investigations revealed that the defendant had a criminal record with drug abuse and that he “was unconscious when committed …

A study initially investigating aspirin as a preventive treatment for colorectal cancer coincidentally uncovered a mechanism that might explain how fruit and vegetables reduce the risk of developing this disease. Worldwide, more than 1 million people receive a diagnosis of colorectal cancer each year. It is also the third most …

Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, today officially opened the revitalised falaj site in Wadi Shees in the Emirate of Sharjah. The regeneration efforts were conducted to enhance and preserve the ecological and cultural aspect of Wadi Shees by improving the traditional falaj irrigation …

The U-18 UAE Girls Football Team will travel today to Bahrain to participate in the West Asian Football Championship, which will be held from 29th December, 2019, to 6th January, 2020. The draw placed the Emirati team in Group 1 with Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon while Group 2 includes host …

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, has warned the public against a worldwide virus outbreak that goes by the name of ‘Emotet’. The virus is a malicious system that spreads malware and infects users through its bulk spam email campaigns containing harmful links to users. Emotet first emerged in 2014, originally …

The UAE fuel price committee on Thursday announced fuel prices for January 2020. Super 98 Before: AED 2.24 After: AED 2.24 Special 95 Before: AED 2.12 After: AED 2.12 Diesel Before: AED 2.38 After: AED 2.38 The prices are unchanged from what they were in December 2019.

At yesterday’s hearing, Abu Dhabi Criminal Court looked into the case of an Arab man who was accused of assaulting a policeman and the possession of narcotic substances. The court decided to postpone the verdict for the coming Tuesday hearing, December 31. In detail, the Public Prosecution charged the defendant …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has won the Best Government Call Centre award presented by the New York, USA based IQPC INTERNATIONAL. The awarding took place during Middle East Customer Experience Excellence Week, recently held Dubai.Yousef Al Redha, CEO of Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector, was pleased with the …

Sharjah Criminal Court looked into the case of an Asian man accused of murder attempt in order to steal AED15. The defendant beat the victim with a solid body which resulted in severe bleeding and was transferred to the hospital. The accused was arrested and during interrogation he admitted his …

Most regions of the country witnessed this morning at 7 am the annular solar eclipse which is a rare astronomical phenomenon which last occurred in the UAE 172 years ago.   The eclipse began at 6:30 am, while the sun rose eclipsed at 7:08 am. The annular eclipse reached its …