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Dr. Mansour bin Nassar, Chairman of the Higher Committee for the Sharjah Consultative Council, SCC, Elections, on Sunday declared preliminary results of the 25 winners, out of 189 candidates, who will occupy half of the Council’s seats. The remaining 25 members of the 50-member Council will be appointed by H.H. …

Sharjah Criminal Court sentenced four Asians men to three years in prison, a penalty of AED 40,000, followed by deportation after they were found guilty of assaulting a guard and stealing construction materials from a company. In detail, the case dates back to March 17, when a report was received …

Fair weather conditions are expected to continue in UAE today with some occasional formation of clouds over eastern areas, may become convective at times by afternoon. The temperatures have started dipping all over UAE, with the minimum temperatures recorded today morning in the country at 6.5 °C in Jais Mountain …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces will be chairing the third UAE Government annual meetings in …

The next generation has risen, and in style!’ were the first words out of UAE Jiu-Jitsu National Team’s head coach Ramon Lemos’ mouth, a satisfied smile planted wide across his face, as he saw Zayed Al Katheeri and Omar Al Fadhli proudly pose with their Gold medals. Al Katheeri and …

Sharjah criminal court sentenced an Asian employee to 6 months inprison followed by deportation and a penalty of AED 20,000 and obliged to pay AED 20,000 to the complainant after being charged of forging receipts of car examination and registeration to obtain money from his workplace.

A surge in arrivals over the summer months accelerated Dubai’s tourism momentum, as the city welcomed 12.08 million international overnight visitors in the first nine months of 2019, according to the latest visitation figures released by Dubai’s Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism). The strong 4.3 percent increase …

Domestic workers aged over 60 years shall be allowed to get their employment contracts renewed under three conditions, including medical fitness, payment of medical coverage and an official consent by competent departments allowing them to continue their residency visa, according to the UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation. “This …

Dubai Customs has dealt with 31 million items of luggage for 17.7 million passengers on board 135,000 flights arriving to Dubai International Airport in the first half of 2019, according to Director General of Dubai Customs Ahmed Mahboob Musabih. During his tour of terminals 1 and 2 of Dubai International …

In a freak accident, a 12-year-old school boy died on Friday after being accidentally hit by a makeshift cricket bat that slipped out of the hands of a player, police said on Friday. The flying wooden makeshift bat hit the sixth standard student Navneet on the back of his head …