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H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Sharjah, and President of the University of Sharjah, UoS, has confirmed the achievements of the university and its efforts, creating a unique academic institution, the efforts of its founders to continue enhances its advancement and prestige in …

A mandatory midday break for labourers during the summer months will start from 15th June and end on 15th September, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced Tuesday. The decision by the ministry prevents any work under direct sunlight between 12.30 pm and 3 pm for three months. Violating …

The Criminal Court in Ras al-Khaimah, headed by Counselor “Sameh Shaker”, sentenced an Arab man to 5 years in prison after he had been charged with beating a person which caused the victim severe physical damage . According to the case report, the defendant beat the victim after they left …

The General Directorate of Traffic in Saudi Arabia has begun replacing the international licenses approved in the Kingdom with Saudi licenses in preparation for the date of allowing women to drive, which is June 24, in several locations in the Kingdom’s cities. After confirming the validity of the license offered …

A UAE newspaper has said that on the anniversary of his death in the middle of Ramadan, Sheikh Zayed’s legacy is as tangible as ever. “Today, on the 19th day of the holy month, it is a time to reflect on and commemorate his extraordinary impact and the values he …

A boy aged two-years and seven-month has fallen down from the first floor of a shopping center in Al Ain while he was about to go down an escalator with his parents. The child was taken by an ambulance to Al Ain hospital. The boy’s father said that the police …

A family Iftar ended yesterday evening with the tragedy of two children -both aged younger than three- drowning, in a pool in one of the villas in Mirdif district of Dubai, where they sneaked out and disappeared while the family was having Iftar inside the house on the sixteenth day of Ramadan. …

Dubai has become the first city in the Middle East and 24th in the world to be appointed a UNESCO Creative City of Design. During a press conference held on Sunday at the Youth Hub in the Emirates Towers, the UNESCO announced the selection of Dubai as the first Creative …

The Abu Dhabi City Municipality called on all contractors and consultants to take all preventive measures and abide by the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) standards in order to maintain the safety of employees, protect their lives and mitigate potential hazards at workplace.   The Municipality has recently inspected several …

Sharjah Criminal Court sentenced an Asian employee of a company in the industrial zone (an IT engineer) to six years in prison and deportation from the country, after he was found to have forged official documents and used them to seize money estimated at 48,000 dirhams. He also bribed another …