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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
Dubai tramway accident: Up to Dh30k fine; driving ‘ban’ of 1-3 years
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, issued Executive Council Resolution No. (51) of 2016 partially amending the Executive Council’s Resolution No. (1) of […]
Filipina held in Kuwait for wearing police hat
Kuwait police arrested a Filipina after a picture was posted on social media networks showing her wearing a hat used by the Interior Ministry staff. Police arrested the woman after a two-day sear operation within […]
Five held in Sharjah for robbing bank clients
Sharjah Police smashed an international ring targeting local banks by arresting five of its members in the emirate, newspapers reported on Tuesday. The five confessed to stealing many bank clients through their visa cards and […]
Ex-husband to be lashed for false accusation of wife
A Saudi man and his friend who falsely accused his ex-wife of adultery were sentenced to 80 lashes by a criminal court judge in the Gulf kingdom. Their testimonies will also not be accepted in […]
3.4 billion Nol processes recorded since start of operation in 2009: RTA
Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed that the total number of operations made through the unified Nol card in various transport means […]