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Dubai’s unemployment rate reached 0.5 per cent last year, while the refined economic participation rate as a percentage of total working-age population reached 83.2 percent, according to the Labour Force Survey 2018 published by Dubai Statistics Center. Arif Al Mehairi, Executive Director of Dubai Statistics Center, said: “The results of …

Dubai Criminal Court acquitted two women of embezzling 1.5 million dirhams where one of the accused is a partner and the second is a partner. Upon investigations, the second defendant (cafe manager) stated that she doesn’t know any of the case parties, she did not enter the cafe at all …

A wide range of development projects are underway in the UAE’s East Coast Emirate of Fujairah as it seeks to diversify its economy. The Port of Fujairah, its adjacent anchorage and the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, FOIZ, are already well-established as the second largest oil bunkering centre in the world, …

Filipino expats in the UAE who have successfully registered and voted at the recently held 2019 Midterm Elections with the final batch of 3 precincts from Dubai and a total of 60 SD cards to finish the consolidation of the votes. The Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi has officially begun …

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has extended gratitude to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, for pardoning 572 Pakistani prisoners on the occasion of …

Fujairah Police has found the body of an Asian woman in her thirties in Wam area of Fujairah. Investigations confirmed there was no criminal suspicion in the incident.

The Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Asad Qaiser, has characterised his country’s relations with UAE as a model to be copied for “steadily growing ties” across multiple domains, hailing the significant support provided by the UAE to accelerate the economic development and social care drive in his country. …

A criminal investigation has been launched against a French doctor over the poisoning of 17 people in France. Frédéric Péchier, an anaesthesiologist, has already been investigated for seven other cases of poisoning, in total leading to nine deaths. Prosecutors allege he deliberately tampered with his colleagues’ anaesthesia pouches to create …

– Four detainees – three Filipinos and a South Korean – who were held captive by armed groups in Libya, have been released thanks to “intensive efforts” made by the UAE “in coordination and cooperation” with the Libyan National Army, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said. …

According to Government of Dubai Media Office, an accident involving a small plane with 4 passengers occurred in Dubai Airport resulting in the death of the pilot and his assistant. The relevant teams are on the scene. All operations at the Dubai airport are running smoothly after a slight delay and …