Saturday, February 8, 2025

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Man, fiancée get life term for selling hashish in Dubai

An undercover cop approached the man, who sold drugs worth Dh2,000 to him. The Federal Court has sentenced an Arab man and his fiancée to life in prison for possessing and selling drugs in Dubai. Another man who was helping...

Combating coronavirus: 1,030 outlets inspected in Dubai, 100% compliance

No outlet was shut down or issued a fine or warning during inspections. Dubai witnessed a 100 per cent compliance rate by commercial outlets during the daily inspections carried out on Wednesday. Dubai Economy inspected 1,030 outlets on Wednesday and found...

Combating coronavirus: Two Covid-19 tests for residents returning to UAE

There will be a mandatory coronavirus test upon arrival and a 14-day quarantine, and then another test before release from the quarantine. Dubai's flagship airline Emirates on Thursday said stringent restrictions will remain in place for residents coming to the...

242 beggars arrested during Ramadan in Dubai

Among those arrested, 143 were men, 21 were women and 78 were hawkers, said the police. As many as 242 beggars of different nationalities have been nabbed by the Dubai Police since the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. Among...

Coronavirus: Dubai shops maintain high level of compliance with Covid-19 guidelines

Only two shops were fined on Tuesday. Dubai Economy on Wednesday announced that 1,065 outlets were inspected on Tuesday and 1,063 were found compliant with precautionary measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Two shops were issued warnings and...

Dubai’s Emirates to resume scheduled passenger flights

Travellers will only be accepted on these flights if they comply with the eligibility and entry criteria requirements of their destination countries. Dubai's Emirates has announced its plan to operate scheduled flight services from May 21 to nine destinations: London...

Coronavirus: All you need to know about movement restrictions in the UAE

Checkpoints in place at several location, but what are police looking for? Dubai: Movement restrictions from 10pm to 6am apply to every emirate in the UAE, according to police in each emirate. Those found out after 10pm will be stopped and...

Coronavirus: Over 60s in UAE ask for a designated hour at malls to shop and exercise

Too hot to exercise outside and home delivery has week-long delays they argue Dubai: Lori Dorman is a 60-plus British national running a business in Dubai. For the last 67 days, she has self-isolated herself and keeping in mind all...

Nurses from UAE’s COVID-19 frontline speak out

On International Day of Nursing, the warriors reveal how they cope with their call of duty Dubai: For the past three months, nurses have been battling COVID-19 from the frontline, putting in 12 to 20 hours of duty in suffocating...

Two UAE doctors back to work after overcoming coronavirus

Both agree they won’t let the virus get in the way of their duty Dubai: Two UAE doctors who tested positive for coronavirus are now back to work, following a full recovery. In an exclusive interview with Gulf News the brave...

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Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) Today Per tola is AED 4,032.76 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price...

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