Sharjah Civil Defence has honoured a man who saved an 11-year-old girl from the Abbco Tower blaze in Al Nahda, Sharjah, that happened last Tuesday May 5. Colonel Sami Khamis Al Naqbi, Director General …
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Discarded cigarette to blame for Sharjah tower blaze, reports
12 people were injured in the fire at the 51-storey Abbco Tower A discarded cigarette caused the huge blaze at a Sharjah residential tower last week, according to report. At least 12 people were …
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UAE government holds remote meeting to discuss preparations for post-COVID-19 period
DUBAI- Upon the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the UAE Government began a remote meeting today, entitled, …
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Young driver arrested for stunt driving in UAE
A 28-year-old motorist has been arrested in Abu Dhabi for driving recklessly and doing road stunts on a main street in Musaffah area. The Abu Dhabi Police on Sunday said the Arab man was caught …
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NMC CFO exits UAE with family and housemaid on repatriation flight to India
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of NMC Health, which is under investigation for a multi-billion financial fraud, exited the UAE on the first repatriation flight from Abu Dhabi meant for distressed …
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Scam alert: Residents behind illegal fund-raisers for Sharjah’s Abbco Tower fire victims arrested
A number of Sharjah residents have been arrested for launching illegal fund-raisers, which they claimed were for the tenants of the fire-hit Abbco Tower, police said on Sunday. These people were …
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Abu Dhabi Indian community provides over 15,000 meals to the needy
Abu Dhabi: The India Social and Cultural Centre (ISC) in Abu Dhabi has distributed more than 15,000 meals and grocery packets over the last one month. These have been distributed to those in need who …
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Dubai real estate fund says irregular trading dented share price
A downturn in the United Arab Emirates’ real estate sector and resulting investor sentiment had contributed to its low share price …
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Coronavirus: Your outstanding bank loan could lead to travel ban in UAE
It should be noted that any bank or approved financial institution in the UAE has to follow the guidelines laid down by Central Bank of UAE while lending personal loans or providing credit card …
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650 tenants of Sharjah’s gutted Abbco Tower screened for coronavirus
As many as 650 tenants of the Abbco Tower in Sharjah, which was destroyed in a blaze last week, were screened for coronavirus. Abdullah Sultan bin Khadim, executive director of Sharjah Charity …
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Calculation of personal claims turns digital in Abu Dhabi
The service computes the alimony to be paid to the divorced wife according to the guide manual adopted last March.
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BITS Pilani Dubai: Creating leaders in the field of technology
Students enrolled at BITS Pilani also have a unique advantage of undergoing a seven and half month internship programme (Practice School) in companies, as a part of the programme, …
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Sharjah fire probable cause found, 150 buildings to have cladding changed
Out of 333 apartments, 233 are closed and will be opened in the presence of their owners Sharjah: As many as 150 buildings with banned cladding will have to be changed following May 5’s Abbco Tower …
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Discarded cigarette butt caused Sharjah Abbco Tower fire
A carelessly discarded cigarette butt caused the fire at Sharjah’s Abbco Tower, Khaleej Times can reveal. A top official said the the lit cigarette butt was discarded in the corridor of the 10th floor …
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Abbco residents left picking up the pieces after Sharjah fire
Days after a blazing fire scorched the Abbco Tower in Sharjah on May 5, residents say they are finding it hard to pick up the pieces of what little has been left for them in the aftermath of the …
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Sharjah fire: Flammable cladding to be stripped off 150 buildings
Flammable cladding on as many as 150 buildings in Sharjah will have to be replaced after a fire tore through a high-rise tower last week. Police and fire chiefs said widespread retrofitting would be …
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Abu Dhabi’s NMC Health’s finance chief gets a seat on India’s repatriation flight
How can someone holding one of the most senior management roles at NMC get on this flight?” said one member of the staff at the Abu Dhabi headquartered hospital operator. “ …
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