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Staff at the Eiffel Tower walked out on strike on Wednesday in a dispute over lengthening queues at the Paris landmark, forcing it to close during the peak summer tourist season. Talks between the CGT trade union and the tower’s management over a new access system – which according to …

The National Centre Meteorology, NCM, has said that rough sea conditions will continue in the Arabian Gulf as a result of fresh northwesterly winds with up to 40 km/hr. In a statement, NCM said that wave heights are expected to reach between four to six feet until 13:00 on Thursday.

The Dubai Criminal Court has received the case of an Asian manager who harassed an Asian maid after he asked for cleaning services from the company she works in for his house in Jumeirah. The same man was previously found guilty of sexually harassing another woman in the same manner. …

Emirates is celebrating 10 years of A380 operations. Since its first flight to New York from Dubai on 1 August 2008, the Emirates A380 has carried more than 105 million passengers, clocking in more than 1.5 billion kilometres on 115,000 flights, equivalent to 39,000 trips around the globe. Watch the Emirates A380 10 …

The National Centre of Meteorology, NCM, has issued a wind and wave warning over the Arabian Gulf. In a statement, the Centre said fresh Northwesterly winds will arise with speeds of 45 km/hr, and rough seas with wave heights reaching four to six feet of western areas of the Arabian …

Dubai welcomed a record 8.10 million international overnight tourists during the first six months of 2018, representing a consistent increase over the same period last year. Figures released by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Dubai Tourism, have confirmed the continued success of the emirate’s tourism sector, which at …

The Abu Dhabi City Municipality, ADM, has called on owners of abandoned buildings in Abu Dhabi and suburban areas to take corrective actions in dealing with said structures in cooperation with the Municipality and other concerned parties. In a press statement, the Municipality said that abandoned buildings distort the public …

A number of children were among people hurt when a man stormed through a children’s play centre, attacking customers, before jumping from a balcony. The owner of The Alphabet Zoo, in Bradford, said none of his customers who were caught up in the incident on Tuesday afternoon needed hospital treatment …

Dubai Public Prosecution referred a 22-year-old Arab visitor to the Criminal Court for condoning sin through social media. The officer in charge of the case, stated during the investigations of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, that while conducting a patrol on social media with another officer, the defendant’s account was found …

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts have partnered with Smart Dubai to create the world’s first Court of the Blockchain. Building on existing dispute resolution services, the alliance will initially explore how to aid verification of court judgments for cross-border enforcement. The partnership is the first step in creating …