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Abu Dhabi Criminal Court ruled on the case of an Arab female employee working for a private real estate company, after she was found guilty of falsifying rental contracts issued for a government agency, and seizing the money that belonged to 19 of 2,116,100 Dhs, and deposited the amount in …

In a move that boosts Dubai’s economy, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has waived new connection charges for connections of up to 150kW for commercial and industrial customers, for the next 2 years. “We have ambitious initiatives and sustainable development projects that support the vision of our wise leadership …

In celebration of the UAE’s 47th National day, and with the intention of giving applicants another opportunity to modify their status. The amnesty scheme in the UAE which started in August has been extended by another month under the directives of UAE leadership. The extension will begin from December 2 …

The UAE’s Federal Supreme Court has sentenced a drug dealer to life in prison, and a fine of AED 50,000, after it had upheld earlier rulings by lower courts which found the man guilty of dealing, possessing and consuming narcotics. The man was arrested after the anti-narcotic authorities in a …

A woman who was killed on a train may have been leaning out of a window when she suffered a blow to the head, police have said. The victim, who has not been identified, sustained serious head injuries on a service bound for Bristol Temple Meads station, between Bath and …

A Frontier airplane headed to Tampa, Fla., from Las Vegas made an emergency landing Friday at 7:26 a.m. due to damage of an engine cover minutes after takeoff. No injuries were reported to the 166 passengers and crew members aboard Flight 260; however, passengers were terrified at the sight of …

The ranking of the UAE passport as first globally is a great and historic achievement that reflects the huge triumph of UAE diplomacy, which succeeded in building bridges of friendship and cooperation between countries around the world, an editorial in a local English language daily has said. The editorial, in …

The Abu Dhabi Police, ADP, launched its ‘Seyahati Aaminah’, or ‘My Tourism is Safe’, campaign to guarantee the sustainability of the tourism sector and ensure visitor happiness and satisfaction, as well as to promote the tourism security in Abu Dhabi. Colonel Imran Ahmed Al Mazroui, Director of the Criminal Investigations …

A recent report from the Business Registration and Licensing (BRL) sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED), Dubai, has indicated that the License Renewal accounted for 12,989 transactions during October, an increase of 17.3% compared to September (11,072 transactions). Of these, 5,758 transactions were related to Auto Renewal via …

A UAE newspaper has said that as Emiratis and residents assemble to celebrate the UAE’s 47th National Day, the country’s extraordinary growth is crystallised once again. In an editorial on Sunday, The National said, “It was on December 2, 1971, thanks in large part to the unifying work of Sheikh …