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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has appointed H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum to temporarily oversee Dubai Holding and Meraas, replacing Abdulla Al Habbai. The move is part of a fresh strategy to explore new expansion prospects for …

The motorist who caused the death of a four-year-old girl and serious injury to her mother admitted her mistake in the accident and is facing three charges. The attorney general, head of the Dubai Traffic Prosecution, Salah Boufarousha al-Falasi said that the prosecution had charged the woman with three charges: …

Dubai Police officially launch the third phase of the “Traffic Fines Settlement” initiative offering 75% on accumulated fines for those who haven’t committed any traffic violations since the 7th of February 2019.

The UAE has strongly condemned the heinous stabbing crime that targeted unarmed civilians in Jerash city, northwest Jordan, leading to the injury of a number of people and tourists. In a statement, the Ministry emphasised the UAE’s solidarity with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan against all manifestations of violence, terrorism, …

A man has died attempting to eat 50 eggs to settle a dispute with a friend. The pair were visiting the Bibiganj market area in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district, in India, when they began arguing, police said. To settle the disagreement, they agreed on a Rs2,000 (£22) bet that each …

Residents living in the northern emirates and coastal areas are advised to take precaution and brace for intermittent and torrential rains beginning Saturday, November 9 until Tuesday, November 12, the National Center of Meteorology (NCM) said on Wednesday. In its four-day forecast, the NCM said the UAE will experience scattered …

UAE Supreme Council pledge allegiance to His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Federation for a fourth term of five years in accordance with the provisions of the UAE Constitution.

The Fujairah Court of Appeal looked into the case of a gulf man accused of physically assaulting a “National Ambulance” paramedic while performing his duties after the defendant requested to take his wife out of the ambulance but the paramedic had refused. The defendant denied the charge against him claiming …

The teacher had pulled up the students who were misbehaving with girls at a college in the Soraon area in Uttar Pradesh. The students later went to their homes and brought their family members who brutally beat the teacher with sticks. A teacher was thrashed by a group of male …

Hundreds of diabetic Emiratis are dying each year because of poor control of their blood-sugar levels, research found. Fewer than one in four diabetes patients were properly managing their condition, a sample suggested, with more than 800 deaths resulting annually from inadequate management of the condition. Women are more severely …