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Fujairah Criminal Court has sentenced a GCC man to death for raping a 13-year-old minor, of Arab nationality multiple times. The case was filed by the mother of the victim after her scared child told her about a man who lured him to his vehicle and raped him several times. Immediately …

Monitoring fuel prices committee in the country under the chairmanship of Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy Dr. Matar Hamid Al-Neyadi, in the presence of the members of the Committee today held their regular meeting at the headquarters of the Ministry of Energy to set the fuel prices in the …

Etihad Airways has issued a travel advice for passengers flying out from 28th March, during Spring school holidays. In a statement, Etihad Airways said that Spring Break commencing on Thursday leads to a particularly busy time at Abu Dhabi airports. It advised passengers living in downtown Abu Dhabi to make …

Expo 2020 Dubai today unveiled its latest global marketing campaign, called ‘Welcome the Future’. Celebrating humanity’s many achievements and calling on the world to come together to create a better future, the video-led campaign is an open invitation for all to join Expo 2020 on its journey, with the clear …

The Fujairah Criminal Court sentenced the death penalty to three defendants (two of whom are GCC nationals) while the fourth was acquitted from the charges of rape. Details of the case reveal that the four defendants serving their sentences within a penal institution for criminal offences. The victim was a …

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum affirmed that the media has an important role in enhancing the region’s ability to deal with current challenges and developing new solutions to overcome the problems that hinder its development. …

A 14-year-old Emirati girl died on Wednesday morning when a car she was driving hit a cement roadblock in Al Hari area of  Kharfakkan. According to preliminary information, the deceased, who does not have a driving license, took the car keys of her family’s car without their knowledge and drove …

The Dubai Criminal Court has sentenced two 34-year-old men to one year in prison and deportation from the country for sexually abusing a three-year-old child and seducing him with money. The victim, stated in the prosecution’s investigation, that he frequently visited his friend’s house nearby. The first defendant, who lives …

The European Parliament has voted to stop moving clocks forward an hour in spring and back again in the autumn. Politicians passed the measure by 410 votes to 192 – meaning seasonal time shifts, which were introduced during World War One to save energy, will end in 2021. A final …

The Government of Dubai Media Office, yesterday, launched ‘For the Love of Horses’, a new book by Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, featuring a collection of 18 poems in Arabic and English that celebrate his passion for horses. The …