The businessman who made the complaint against Mr Harron later withdrew it, but prosecutors in Dubai continued with the case. News of the three-month sentence was released by campaign group Detained in Dubai, which has been supporting Mr Herron.
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What residents have to say about Dubai government apps
Ahead of October 26, Gulf News speaks to residents on their engagement with Dubai smart government services and how it is enabling them to experience a happier, more convenient, enhanced lifestyle. Tariq Fahd Qaqish, 47, managing director, asset management …
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Dubai police online services keep city safe, efficient
Dubai Police is one of the important government bodies offering many of its services on digital platforms. Services from paying traffic fines and reporting minor traffic accidents to tipping off police about a crime and applying for a good conduct …
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Dubai Police online services offer efficiency
Dubai Police is one of the important government bodies offering many of its services on digital platforms. Services from paying traffic fines, reporting minor traffic accident or tipping off police about a crime can be done online — or by visiting the …
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Did this Abu Dhabi road really crack?
The Traffic and Police Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police announced diversions from Shaikh Sultan Bin Zayed Road towards the Pepsi interchange, and from Arabian Gulf Street towards the intersection on Rabdan Street, which is located between Shaikh Rashid Bin …
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Major road closure, traffic diversion in Abu Dhabi
UAE University ranked in world’s ‘top 3.5%’ 16-year-old girl dies as car overturns on MBZ Road North Korea vows to unleash ‘unimaginable’ nuclear strike on U.S. Abu Dhabi Police has announced a temporary closure of roads in the capital for emergency …
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How technology can reduce healthcare costs for your UAE business
The demand for quality healthcare in the GCC countries has never been higher, with the range of services and advancements constantly evolving. According to a 2015 Deloitte report, the UAE’s overall healthcare spend is expected to increase by 6.9 per cent …
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UAE’s help limited casualties of Mogadishu blast: Somali envoy
The UAE’s immediate response to airlift 100 of injured Somalis to receive treatment in Kenya at its cost has alleviated the human suffering and limited human losses due to that heinous attacks,” Abdulkadir Sheikhey Mohammad Al Hatimi told Emirates News …
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Saudi Arabia, UAE condemn Egypt terror attack
Cairo: Saudi Arabia and the UAE on Saturday condemned the terrorist attack against Egyptian security forces on Friday in which at least 55 policemen, including 20 officers and 34 conscripts, were killed in clashes with Islamist fighters in the Bahariya …
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The real reason why UAE has appointed a minister for artificial intelligence
In addition to the UAE’s space and AI push, Bloomberg News says that the Saudis signed a pact with Russia in 2015 for cooperation on space exploration. Abu Dhabi is an investor in Richard Branson’s space tourism venture, Virgin Galactic.
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UAE on the verge of splitting Yemen in two
After a tumultuous marriage of more than 27 years, South Yemen appears to be edging closer to divorcing the north in a move politically and financially sponsored by the oil-rich United Arab Emirates (UAE). In the southern coastal city of Aden, unified …
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UAE foreign minister receives Pacific counterparts
According to the UAE News Agency (WAM), Shaikh Abdulla met Rimbink Pato, Foreign Minister of Papua New Guinea, Baron Waqa, Foreign Minister of Nauru, Taukelina Finikaso, Foreign Minister of Tuvalu, and Milner Tozaka, Foreign Minister of the Solomon Islands.
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UAE to have a lasting legacy against blood diamonds
The UAE’s year-long chairmanship of the Kimberley Process (KP) will have a lasting impact in the struggle against the trade in blood diamonds, says Stephane Fischler, acting president of the World Diamond Council (WDC). The Kimberley Process is the …
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UAE looking for a technological leap
Abu Dhabi: The UAE is looking for another great technological leap forward in a world in which cars drive themselves, machines recognise people, and humanoids travel unattended, performing everything from mundane factory tasks to emergency rescue …
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63 warnings issued for unsightly dish antennas in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: In a drive to maintain the city’s aesthetic image, the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City at the Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities has issued 63 warnings against haphazardly installed satellite dishes in Musaffah Industrial Area.
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Sharjah book fair honours Egypt’s former culture minister
Sharjah: Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) on Saturday announced that Dr Mohammad Sabir Arab, Egypt’s former minister of culture, is its Cultural Personality of the Year for 2017. The selection of the Arab luminary for the 36th edition of the fair …
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Girl, 16, dies in Dubai accident
… speed made by a four-wheel-drive vehicle — as shown on road skid marks in Dubai — has claimed the life of 16-year-old girl, traffic police confirmed to Gulf News on Saturday. It was the first known fatal accident on Dubai’s Shaikh Mohammad Bin …
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