Major Abdul Rahman Khater, Director of Traffic Awareness Department of Sharjah Police told Gulf News that at about 4pm on Saturday they were alerted about heavy vehicles burning on Emirates road near Al Rahmaniah exit. “The fire started all of the sudden …
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Video: Sharjah replaces electrical overhead transmission lines with ground cables
The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, SEWA, has completed a project to replace the overhead power transmission lines that feed the areas of Al-Batayeh, Al-Zubair, Al-Bahawi, Al-Rahmaniyah, Hamdah and Al-Rashidiya with ground power cables exceeding a …
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Video: Driver dies in horrific UAE lorry accident
A lorry burst into flames and turned over on a busy Dubai-Sharjah road on Saturday. According to a video clip circulating on social media, the burning lorry clogged Emirates road – towards Sharjah – as Sharjah Civil Defence battled the blaze and removed …
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Missing Indian man found dead in Sharjah
An Indian man working in the UAE, who went missing this week, has been found dead with the police finding his partially-decomposed body in a parked car in Sharjah, a media report said today. The body of 35-year-old Dixon, who hails from Perumbavoor in …
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Sharjah-Goa flier held for carrying drugs
A customs officer said that the passenger was an Indian national and he had been deported from Sharjah, UAE. The officer said that … in his possession,” said the customs officer. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App.
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Unstoppable Mustafa helps One Stop Tourism win Summer Cup
Sharjah: UAE captain Rohan Mustafa displayed his tremendous … as they won by six wickets. Speaking to Gulf News, Mustafa attributed his form to training on different types of wickets. “I have been working hard on different types of wicket, especially …
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Indian man found dead in Sharjah UAE
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Perumbavoor native found dead in Sharjah
SHARJAH: An Indian expat, who had gone missing earlier this week, was found dead in a car in Sharjah, the police said. Dixon, a native of Perumbavoor, had returned to Sharjah on July 30 from Ireland where his family lives. He had been missing since Tuesday …
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Leaving the UAE? Here’s our guide to a smooth departure
If you rent a home in Dubai and you’re leaving, there are a few things to do until you head to the airport for the last time as a resident. First of all, you need to check when the lease on your apartment expires. Here, you have three options.
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Consultant cleared of forging papers, embezzling partner’s Dh18m
Dubai: A business consultant has been cleared of the charges of tricking a businessman, who wanted to start a trading company in Dubai, and embezzling more than Dh18 million from him. The South African businessman on a visit to Dubai, met the 34-year-old …
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Aims to solve the problem of congested houses for bachelors, prevent illegal partitions in villas
Housing units for low income earners and costing as low as Dh700 a month in rent will be introduced in Abu Dhabi, authorities announced on Saturday. The Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport – Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) on Saturday said …
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Dubai fire: Streets reopened around Torch Tower as fire extinguished and no deaths reported
according to Dubai’s Gulf News website. Several residents said the fire broke out just after 1am at the 86-story Torch Tower — a more than 335 metre-tall residential building in Dubai’s popular waterfront Marina district. The same building had also …
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Dubai Torch Tower blaze puts (re)insurers on watch
(Re)insurers are set to be hit with more claims from skyscraper fires in Dubai after the Torch Tower caught fire yesterday … causing damage to both the property and vehicles in the vicinity. The tower was fully evacuated during the incident and no …
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Dubai excites tourists with new offerings
Al Bandar Rotana and Al Bandar Arjaan by Rotana is another new addition to Dubai. Offering 190 luxurious rooms and suites, this modern and elegantly designed five-star property will provide individual experiences tailored for businesspeople, couples and …
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The Etihad flight targeted by ISIS bomb plot that was foiled at last minute because bag was ‘too heavy’ at Sydney check-in desk
Flight EY 451 has been identified as the target of the jihadist attackers which departed for Abu Dhabi just after 3pm on July 15. The flight targeted by ISIS jihadis has been identified as an Abu Dhabi bound flight out of Sydney (file photo) The Boeing 777 …
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Chinese firms to invest $300 million in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Five Chinese companies will start operations in Abu Dhabi’s industrial zone with an initial investment of $300 million in a boost for the oil-rich emirate’s economic diversification plans. The companies, from Jiangsu province on China …
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Torch Tower residents in Dubai wake up to the building engulfed in flames yet again
… through one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai on Friday, the latest in a series of fires in tall structures in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf’s tourism and business hub, over the past three years. Flames shot up the sides of the …
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