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Dubai’s Criminal Court accused an Arab family of a father, mother and four children yesterday of detaining one of their daughters, 26, in a room in the house, beating, and electrifying her. In addition to starving her. This accusation came after the victim reported her case to the police, stating the injustice …

The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) expects a hazy to partly cloudy day today with a decrease in temperature. Clouds will increase over some areas. Moderate to fresh winds could blow her the sea, causing dust over some exposed areas. Relative humidity, however, will continue to increase by night and …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has issued Resolution No. 14 of 2018 concerning the announcement of public holidays in the Emirate of Dubai. The Resolution stipulates that the Department of Human Resources of the Dubai Government …

In a series of operations carried out by the General Department of Anti Narcotic, Abu Dhabi Police arrested 20 Asian men accused of promoting heroin and crystal drugs, siezing 20 kg of the two drugs with them. This arrest was during a campaign against these types of gangs, where Abu Dhabi police continuously …

The General Directorate of Ras Al Khaimah Police announced that new radar devices have been installed along the road leading to Jebel Jais, and called on all motorists to comply with the specified speeds and not to exceed them. Brigadier General Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al Humaidi, Director General of Central Operations, …

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), in partnership with the Anantara Eastern Mangroves Hotel, the Emirates Diving Association and Al Mahara Diving Centre organised a clean-up campaign on Saturday to clean the water and offshore the Eastern Mangrove area. Located in the heart of Abu Dhabi city, the Mangrove …

Sharjah International Airport, SIA, has achieved positive growth rates in the number of passengers during the first quarter of 2018. 2.88 million passengers used SIA, marking a 5.1 per cent increase year-on-year, according to airport figures. This brings the average monthly traffic in the quarter to over 960,000 passengers, up …

Kingdom of Tonga exempts Emiratis from pre-entry 60 days visa to the Kingdom of Tonga. The exemption will be effective as of May 24. Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising of 169 islands, of which 36 are inhabited. The climate is tropical with a distinct warm …

The National Search and Rescue Centre, NSRC, carried out an emergency rescue and evacuation mission on Sunday as a Pakistani citizen was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in the Sweihan desert in Abu Dhabi. The NSRC operations control received a distress signal at 16:00. An ambulance patrol was contacted, …

ADNOC Distribution, the UAE’s largest fuel and convenience retailer, has released early results from a free trial period of ADNOC Flex which shows customers are embracing the new choice of fueling services. Twenty service stations in Abu Dhabi began a free trial period last Wednesday, where a Premium Service and …