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The Dubai appeals court reduced the previous life sentence of a 32-year-old Asian maid to five years in prison and deportation from the country, after the maid was convicted of murdering her own child. The maid’s employer noticed that the defendant entered the toilet and stayed there for about two …

A Boeing 707 cargo plane with nine people on board crashed on today near Iran’s Fath airport, west of the capital, Tehran, Iranian news agency reported, no immediate information on casualties was reported. Fath airport is near Karaj in the central province of Alborz. Iranian state television broadcasted pictures of …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, met today with Emirati family that opted for home schooling as an alternative to traditional education in schools. The choice is made possible by the “Legislations Lab,” which issued a licence for “Rahhal” as …

The Middle East’s largest sign and graphic imaging show, SGI Dubai 2019, was inaugurated today by Mona Ghanem Al Marri, Director General of the Government of Dubai Media Office. In its 22nd year, the event is the most anticipated trade show for the printing and signage industry in the Middle …

A team of 40 volunteers has dived to recover trash from the Fishermen Port in Khor Fakkan as part of Sharjah Museums Authority, SMA, annual-marine cleanup campaign, ‘Because We Care’. The volunteers fished out two tons of trash including tires, fish and traps, carpets, and other boat equipment. In addition …

Dubai Healthcare City Authority has announced the introduction of a new licence which allows international physicians, dentists, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) practitioners to enter the UAE, and work in up to three clinical facilities within the Dubai Healthcare City, DHCC, free zone. The Visiting Doctor’s licence, which aims …

At least 21 miners died when a roof collapsed in a coal mine in northern China, officials say. Sixty-six miners were rescued after the accident on Saturday at the Lijiagou mine near the city of Shenmu in Shaanxi province. The cause of the collapse is under investigation, the official Xinhua …

The following table shows the official and Islamic holidays in the UAE during the new year 2019. The Hijri calendar is the official reference for Islamic occasions such as the beginning of Ramadan or Hajj. Depending on the cycles of the moon, the precise dates of Islamic events vary from …

A man has been charged over the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl and the murders of both her parents. Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, was arrested after Jayme Closs – who had been missing for three months after her parents were killed in their home – was found in a Wisconsin …

Dubai Police has solved a mysterious and complex hit and run accident, under the supervision of Maj. Gen. Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of Criminal Investigation at Dubai Police. With the lack of eyewitnesses or information about the suspect that may facilitate the search and investigation, in addition to the …