Sleeping Law Firm Partners Should Be Banned, FNC Demands
Members of the Federal National Council (FNC) on Wednesday demanded a ban on Emirati lawyers hiring out trade licences of law firms without actually being involved in the practice.
Hamad Ahmad Al R...
February 21, 20190913Category: UAE Local News
Each One Of Us Deserves A Decent Chance At Peace
Last week’s terrorist attack on a convoy of vehicles on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Pulwama, which killed 40 personnel of India’s Central Reserve Police Force, has prompted UAE-...
February 21, 20190900Category: UAE Local News
Honest Customer Returns Excess Change
When Filipina cashier Nerissa Maglanque fell short of the day’s earnings by nearly Dh400, she thought she had little hope of getting it back, but thanks to a customer with a big heart, her fears...
February 21, 20190859Category: UAE Local News
Ras Al Khaimah Worker Buried Alive In Sand
A Pakistani worker was buried alive on Saturday morning after the manhole he was digging in collapsed at a workers’ accommodation in Ras Al Khaimah, Civil Defence said on Tuesday.
The inciden...
February 20, 20190940Category: UAE Local News
UAE’s Decision To Allow Sale Of Vaping Devices Will Help De-addiction
With the announcement of the lifting on the ban on e-cigarettes and vaping devices from mid-April by the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Meterology (Esma), the jury is out on whether vaping...
February 19, 20190930Category: UAE Local News
Monthlong Story Festival Begins On Noor Island
Al Noor Island in Sharjah is gearing up to host ‘Tales on the Island’, the third edition of the annual International Storytelling Festival, from February 21 to March 16.
The four-weeken...
February 19, 20190768Category: UAE Local News
170 Authors To Attend Emirates Literature Festival
Get ready to be swayed by the power of words as more than 170 authors converge in Dubai for the 11th Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, which begins on March 1.
The nine-day festival that cel...
February 19, 20190920Category: UAE Local News
37 Violations At Madinat Zayed Fish And Vegetable Market
A total of 37 warnings were issued to stores selling fresh produce and fish during recent inspections conducted by the Abu Dhabi City Municipality.
The health and safety violations were found durin...
February 18, 20190940Category: UAE Local News
Condolence Meetings, Silent Prayers For Pulwama Terror Attack Victims
Indian expatriates in the UAE on Sunday paid tributes to paramilitary personnel who laid down their lives in a terrorist attack at Pulwama in the North Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
...
February 18, 20190949Category: UAE Local News
Drug Mortality Rates Fall For The First Time In 10 Years
Drug mortality rates in the UAE have declined for the first time in 10 years.
A high-ranking official said the fall was largely due to the joint efforts of authorities under the Federal Anti-Narcot...
February 17, 20190853Category: UAE Local News
