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An employee took advantage of his co-worker’s absence from her office -leaving her drawer open- and stole 1,000 dirhams from her drawer. The Dubai Public Prosecution investigated the incident in which the defendant, who works as a reporter and distributes papers between offices. On the day of the incident, the …

A father has saved his son from a dingo attack after the toddler was dragged from a campervan at an Australian tourist island, say officials. The 14-month-old boy was sleeping inside the vehicle on a remote area of Fraser Island in Queensland when the wild dog entered and bit his …

Dubai Criminal court received the case of an African woman who hid 71 capsules of Cocaine (1 kg) in her body and tried to smuggle them into the country through Dubai airport. The prosecution charged her with narcotic drugs possession for the purpose of dealing. A witness in the case …

Sharjah Court of First Instance sentenced eight African men to death for armed robbery at a money exchange center in Sharjah. The defendants were charged with armed robbery, public assault and seizing money by force. Another defendant was also sentenced in the same case with six months in prison to …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, said that Dubai’s rapid growth in various vital sectors has been guided by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of …

The Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation has upheld the ruling of a 150,000 dirhams fine for a man who posted photos of another man on social media, after editing them to defame him. The details of the case reveal that the Public Prosecution charged the victim with invading the privacy …

UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a law amending certain provisions of the Real Estate Law in Abu Dhabi. According to the new law, the following categories have the right to own properties in the emirate of Abu Dhabi: • Emiratis and public shareholding …

Ras Al Khaimah Police arrested an 18-year-old driver with a newly issued driver’s license driving recklessly, damaging public property and causing panic and fear for the pedestrians in one of the main areas of the emirate, which endangered his life and the lives of others.

With a little more than a year to go before Expo 2020 officially opens and Dubai welcomes the world to the UAE, there is now very real evidence emerging of the huge long-term impact this project will have on the nation’s economy and collective gross domestic product, a UAE newspaper …

The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal has received the case of a young man accused of stealing a vehicle, changing its license plates, deliberately setting it on fire and assaulting an official while on duty. During the hearing, the court confronted the defendant with charges against him, which included illegally …