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The Dubai Misdemeanour Court sentenced an Arab actress, to three months in jail to be followed by deportation over committing indecent acts. The case has been deliberated by the courts for months, between a well-known critic and the actress. The Court acquitted the critic of all charges against him. While, …

“The Consulate of the UAE in Hong Kong advises citizens to take precautions and avoid places near government and private buildings during weekends. Please follow the news and instructions of local authorities, and do not wear white and black clothes,” said the UAE mission. In the event of an emergency, …

Mohammed bin Zayed receives Jordan’s King Abdullah II and discusses the strengthening of fraternal relations and a number of regional and international issues of common concern.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has launched today a ferry service to commute passengers between Al Ghubaiba Marine Station in Dubai and Aquarium Marine Station in Sharjah with 42 daily journeys and the transit time will be about 35 minutes. It marks the first marine transit service operated between Dubai …

Major General Mohammed Al Marri, Director-General of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA-Dubai), revealed that a total of 2,849,554 Chinese passengers passed through Dubai ports in 2018 and during the first half of 2019.  He added that the UAE is a preferred destination for the Chinese tourist, as …

“The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal ” adjourned the case of an Arab man for 16 September, who rented a house and got the money that he found in one corner of the house without informing the house owner. The defendant denied this charge.

The UAE has maintained its good standing in this year’s edition of the Global Innovation Index, GII, ranking among the top 3 innovation economies in the Northern Africa and Western Asia region and jumping two spots to 36th globally. The country ranked 24th and 58th on the innovation input and …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the Federal Tax Authority, FTA, on Wednesday, chaired the 9th meeting of the Board of Directors of the FTA at the headquarters of the Ministry of Finance in Dubai. The board looked …

Sharjah: Sharjah Police have referred a 31-year-old Asian driver to public prosecution for committing 106 violations resulting in fines amounting to Dh1,138,000. Lt Col Mohammad Abdul Rahman Bin Qasmul, director of Wasit Comprehensive Police Station, said a traffic inspection team caught the Asian driver who had committed 106 violations in …

Department of Transport launches an electronic toll collection system in Abu Dhabi. The toll will be AED 4 for peak hours on Saturday to Thursday (7 am to 9 am, and 5 pm to 7 pm) and AED 2 for non-peak hours. On Fridays and public holidays, the toll will …