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A driver was killed after run-over accident on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai as he stopped on the hard shoulder and a heavy vehicle crashed him from behind. Colonel Jumaa bin Suwaidan, director of the Traffic Department of Dubai Police, stated that the accident took place at 7:30 AM yesterday …

Ministry of Health and Prevention issued a warning against three pharmaceutical products, one of which is used for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis. The ministry also suspended a drug prescribed for the treatment of diabetes and warned of a dietary supplement due to its risk of blood pressure.  

A 46-year-old GCC man lured a 26-year-old Asian woman and brought her to his house to assault her. The woman tried to stop him, but surrendered to him after she realized he had detained her. The victim testified before the Dubai Public Prosecution, which referred the case to trial, that …

The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) has warned about fresh southeasterly winds blowing dust and causing poor visibility of less than 3,000 meters over some coastal and internal areas until 4.30PM on Monday. Fair/ partly cloudy weather is predicted. Blowing wind with visibility of 2000 meters was reported over Sweihan today …

A fire broke out in Almas 68-storey Tower located in Jumeirah Lake Towers area in Dubai. People were immediately evacuated from the building. Civil Defense stated that the fire broke out in the building’s top spire. The teams rushed to the cite to put out the fire.

Qatar fighter jets approached a UAE civil aircraft dangerously, the aircraft was carrying 86 passengers while crossing the air borders operated by Bahrain in a scheduled and well-known route, meeting the necessary approvals and international permits. The Qatar fighter jets followed and approached the UAE civil aircraft reducing the horizontal …

Abu Dhabi Police reported that a 7-year-old Khaleeji boy died and his 8-year-old brother sustained injuries in a drowning incident. The police calls on the public not to leave children alone on the beach.

Police in the Saudi capital Riyadh have responded to an unauthorised drone flying over the city Saturday evening. According to the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, security forces spotted an unauthorised small recreational drone flying over the city’s Khuzama district at 19:50 pm on Saturday and “dealt with it according to …

Two men (an Emirati and an Arab) died in two separate accidents in Sharjah yesterday evening. In the first incident, a citizen died and his brother was slightly injured in a collision between two vehicles on Malihah Street. National ambulances headed to the site, and the injured person was taken …

The international community needs to double efforts to draw a new roadmap to deliver United Nations goals on obesity and diabetes by 2025, said Dr. Farida Al Hosani, Manager of Communicable Diseases at the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi. The health official’s suggestion at the Gulf Obesity Summit and …