Honest Dubai cabbie solves arson, theft and forgery
DUBAI 18 July 2017: A Dubai Taxi driver helped identify and arrest two who set fire to a shop, and stole Dh116,000. One of them was caught as he attempted to leave the country, the Dubai […]
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Man pretending to be girl blackmails boy student for sex
DUBAI 20 July 2017: An Emirati man allegedly pretended to be a girl and communicated with a 16-year old student enticing him to send inappropriate pictures and videos of himself, the Dubai Criminal Court heard. He then […]
‘CID’ officer ‘raids’ Dragon Mart shop… steals phone, cash
DUBAI 24 July 2017: An Emirati, who allegedly pretended to be a CID officer, ‘raided’ a shop in Dragon Mart, stole a mobile phone and Dh11,000 from the salesman. He was however, arrested in the […]
You will soon get your Dubai health record online
DUBAI 20 July 2017: Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will make available online health records for easy access by patients and residents. It will also introduce from August, ‘Salama’ a smart system designed to reduce waiting time at […]
94 Dubai restaurants closed due to hygiene violations
DUBAI 21 July 2017: During the first half of 2017, Dubai Municipality ordered the temporary closure of 94 food outlets due to hygiene violations. “These food establishments were given a short period of time to modify […]
UK thanks Dubai for catching Britain’s most-wanted fugitive
ABU DHABI 20 July 2017: The British Embassy in the UAE has paid tribute to the work of Dubai authorities for their role in the return to the UK of one of Britain’s most-wanted tax fugitives. […]
Easiest way to steal undetected… wear it
DUBAI 23 July 2017: A porter allegedly stole a shirt from a luggage bag and a watch from anther while he was porting passengers’ luggage into the plane, the Dubai Criminal Court heard. On May […]
Operation ‘Steel Grip’ smashes ring that sold drugs on social media
ABU DHABI 20 July 2017: The Drug Control Department of the Criminal Security Sector run by the Abu Dhabi Police, in an operation, named, ‘Steel Grip’, has caught two dealers trying to sell 10,000 narcotics tablets […]
How two Arab women conned UAE bank out of Dh2.7 million
DUBAI 17 July 2017: A jobless Emirati woman and a bank woman employee allegedly stole Dh2,7 million from a bank, the Dubai Criminal Court head. HJ, 33, who does not have any income bought two […]
Passengers evacuated from Oman Air flight to India
MUSCAT 18 July 2017: Oman Air issued a statement saying that its flight WY 283, a Boeing 737 – 800 flying from Muscat to Bangalore, experienced a technical glitch on takeoff and returned safely to its […]