Sharjah Pool Death Verdict A Wake-up Call For UAE Schools
A Sharjah court’s verdict last week holding a school and two teachers responsible for the death of a four-year-old boy during a swimming lesson at Australian International School in Sharjah last...
May 19, 20190805Category: UAE Local News
Security Guard Sexually Abused Woman Colleague
A security guard attacked and sexually abused his female colleague, and when she called police his friend threatened to kill her, a court heard on Tuesday.
The Pakistani woman, who works as a secur...
May 18, 20190697Category: Crime News
Abu Dhabi Residents Feel Cheated By Ineffective Pest Control Treatments
Residents in Abu Dhabi say they are feeling cheated by ineffective pest control methods offered by local companies that are taking money but delivering substandard services.
Generally pest control ...
May 18, 20190688Category: Government
RAK Police Introduce Electronic Ankle Tags
Two inmates in Ras Al Khaimah were issued with electronic ankle tags and placed under surveillance on Wednesday. The inmates movements will be monitored through the device, which can precisely detect ...
May 18, 20190615Category: Crime News
Mohammad Bin Zayed To Pay For 24-year-old Emirati Woman’s Treatment Abroad
The family of an Emirati woman who has been in a coma for three weeks after undergoing a nose operation in Dubai, has been told that His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of A...
May 18, 20190665Category: Health
Serious Crime Drops 13.5 Per Cent In Naif
The rate of serious crime in the jurisdiction of Naif Police Station fell 13.5 per cent year-on-year in 2018. These numbers were revealed during an inspection by Major General Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansou...
May 18, 20190713Category: Crime News
Mum In Debt With Ailing Kids Hopes For A Miracle
Neck-deep in debt with four children, including an ailing daughter and son to raise, a Dubai-based mother is praying for a miracle this Ramadan.
Desperate for any support she can receive, Sri Lanka...
May 18, 20190676Category: UAE Local News
UAE Releases 572 Pakistani Prisoners In Ramadan
The UAE government has released 572 Pakistani prisoners as part of an amnesty by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the month of Ramadan. a Pakistani Foreign Office spoke...
May 18, 20190732Category: UAE Local News
9 Year Old Among Indians In Dubai Serving 2,500 Iftars Daily
Nine-year-old Amal Nishal is fasting daily this Ramadan. The grade-four boy from Kerala in India is the youngest volunteer at the Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre’s (KMCC) iftar tent in Dubai that ...
May 18, 20190813Category: Cultural
Medical Communities Need To Educate, Normalise, And Treat Mental Illness
When it comes to stress, anxiety and even depression, personal relationships were found to be the leading source behind mental health issues in the GCC, according to the latest findings of this year&r...
May 18, 20190711Category: Health
Residents Noticed Low Flying Plane Shortly Before Mushrif Crash
Residents reported seeing a light aircraft around Ras Al Khor and International City a short time before Thursday’s plane crash in Mushrif Park, which killed all four people onboard.
A South ...
May 18, 20190865Category: UAE Local News
School Bus Operator Launches Ramadan Donation Drive
School Transport Services (STS) has launched the ‘Stuff the Bus with Kindness’ campaign during Ramadan and to coincide with the Year of Tolerance (2019) in the UAE.
As part of the campa...
May 16, 20190648Category: Education
Man Kills Wife In Abu Dhabi Over A Phone Password
A man from the Gulf was sentenced to death for pouring acid on his wife’s face, ultimately killing her.
The Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation upheld a ruling issued by the Abu Dhabi Court of Appea...
May 16, 20190797Category: Crime News
Four Hezbollah Agents Handed Life Sentences For Plotting Attacks In UAE
Four agents of the Lebanon-based terrorist Hezbollah group were sentenced to life for planning terrorist attacks in the UAE, while two other members of the terrorist group were handed 10 years in pris...
May 16, 20190667Category: Crime News
Heera Group Ponzi Scam Mastermind Gets 7-day Custody
Heera Group victims in the UAE expressed joy after its group director Nowhera Shaikh and two other top executives Molly Thomas and Biju Thomas were taken into seven-day custody by India’s Enforc...
May 16, 20190778Category: Crime News
Foreman Says Working In Ramadan Is Not Tiring
Like thousands of construction workers in the UAE, Malik Afzal Mehdi, a foreman with a Sharjah-based construction firm braves the heat, thirst and hunger, making sure the development work of the count...
May 16, 20190685Category: Government
UAE Announces 6-month Interim Visas For Long-term Residence Visa Seekers
The UAE on Wednesday announced a six-month multiple entry visa for investors, talented individuals and outstanding students so that they can “explore opportunities” and “review facil...
May 16, 20190765Category: Travel
Renew Vehicle Registration In Dubai Without Paying Fines
Motorists can renew vehicle registration without paying traffic fines under the traffic fine discount initiative launched by Dubai Police on February 6 this year.
Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al ...
May 16, 20190748Category: Transport
UAE Driving Classes In India Soon
UAE driving classes will soon be available in India under a new agreement, Gulf News can reveal.
Indians completing these classes will be issued a certificate. When they arrive in the UAE, this wil...
May 16, 20190702Category: UAE Local News
One-year Sentence Upheld For Bitcoin Thieves
A gang of three that conned four businessmen of Dh800,000 in an online Bitcoin scam had their one-year sentences upheld by the Dubai Court of Appeals on Monday.
The three Pakistani defendants were ...
May 15, 20190674Category: Crime News
