Man jailed 6 years, to be lashed for hitting mom
A Saudi court sentenced a 30-year-old local man to six years in prison and ordered him lashed 200 times after he was found guilty of assaulting his mother many times. The man denied in court […]
Month: October 2016
UAE woman, 52, undergoes rare 5-hour Hepatic Resection Surgery
Prime Hospital, one of the UAE’s leading healthcare service providers, has successfully performed a Hepatic Resection Surgery on a 52-year old female patient who was admitted with a rare neuroendocrine tumour (NET). This is the […]
UAE stops school book branding Palestinians ‘terrorists’
UAE education authorities have ordered a private school to cancel a book describing the Palestinians as terrorists, a newspaper has reported. The Arabic language daily Emarat Alyoum said authorities found that the book was introduced […]
Driver jailed, licence suspended for hitting Dubai tram
Dubai’s traffic court sentenced a 43-year-old Arab driver to one month in prison and ordered his driving licence suspended for three months after he jumped the red light and crashed into the city’s tram. The […]
GCC market cap drops 3.8% to $801bn
GCC markets ended on a mixed note in September, led by volatility due to the outcome of the US Federal Reserve’s meeting, unstable oil prices, unexpected OPEC oil output cut, Deutsche Bank jitters, and uncertainty […]
Jennifer Aniston makes a new friend on Emirates
Hollywood actress, director and producer Jennifer Aniston makes a return to the Emirates A380, and makes a new friend, in a new global digital and TV advertising campaign for the world’s best airline*. The ad […]
UAE non-oil sector growth eases in September
Growth of the UAE’s non-oil private sector eased in September, with business conditions improving at the weakest pace since June. The sector’s slowdown was largely reflective of a subdued expansion in new work – the […]
New organisational structure of Dubai Courts approved
Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued Executive Council Resolution No (53) of 2016 approving the organisational structure of Dubai Courts. […]
Center Point Logistic invests Dh100m in UAE
The Centre Point Logistics (CPL), a leading provider of logistics, warehousing and storage facilities, is geared up to commence operations of the new state of the art warehouse at Dubai Logistics Corridor in Dubai South. […]
UAE construction sector to grow 6.6% this year
Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), Dubai and the UAE’s flagship trade and logistics hub for the wider Middle East region and Africa held a forum, recently, for the Construction and Steel sector companies based in […]