A six-year-old girl who became separated from her family in Dubai was reunited with her parents within 30 minutes after police launched a search operation, Dubai Police said. Officers from Naif Police Station located the child shortly after receiving the report.Dubai Police used the incident to remind parents and guardians to closely supervise young children […]
An Asian expatriate avoided imprisonment and deportation after the victim pardoned him and reached a reconciliation in a case involving damage to property.The case began when the defendant was accused of damaging or demolishing property owned by others. Following the completion of investigations, the Public Prosecution referred him to the Misdemeanours Court. The case was […]
The Dubai Traffic Court fined a motorcyclist Dh4,000 and suspended his driving licence for three months after his negligence caused a motorcycle accident. Investigations later revealed that the motorcycle’s registration and insurance had expired, turning what initially appeared to be a traffic accident into multiple violations that ended up before the courts.The case began after […]
The Dubai Civil Court of First Instance dismissed a lawsuit filed by an individual and a company seeking to compel their opponents to submit the originals of five documents, including a receipt for a $500,000 cryptocurrency transfer, emails and invoices. The plaintiffs wanted to obtain the documents to challenge them as forged. However, the court […]
Dubai: After a week of falling temperatures, the mercury is gradually rising again this weekend, as relative humidity spikes to 90% across coastal, island and internal regions.The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts fair to partly cloudy weather this weekend, with a probability of convective cloud formation eastward, by afternoon today. These clouds may bring […]
Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed a 2-kilometre road widening project on Sheikh Zayed Road, adding a new lane for traffic travelling from Abu Dhabi towards the World Trade Centre Interchange.According to the RTA, the enhancement is located near Burj Khalifa-Dubai Mall Metro Station and increases the number of lanes on the […]
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Cybersecurity Council (CSC) announced that national cyber defence systems have successfully detected and thwarted a series of advanced, coordinated cyberattacks targeting the country’s aviation, energy and education sectors.The Council said the attacks were identified and contained proactively, preventing the attackers from achieving their objectives or affecting the continuity of critical systems […]
Dubai: Temperatures are holding steady in the mid-40s across the UAE today, as the NCM forecasts fair to partly cloudy weather today.The authorities expect convective cloud formation by this afternoon, over some eastern and southern areas, associated with a chance of rainfall. Light to moderate southeasterly to northeasterly winds are also expected to freshen at […]
Dubai: Dubai Municipality has launched an innovative artificial intelligence-powered system that fully automates the building permit issuance process, marking a major step forward in the emirate’s digital transformation journey.The new platform enables building permits to be issued directly and without human intervention by automatically reading submitted plans and documents and verifying their compliance with the […]
Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) commissioned 793 new 11kV substations across Dubai during the first half of 2026, reinforcing the emirate’s electricity infrastructure to support ongoing urban expansion and economic growth.The projects, which included construction and associated works, required a total of 624,340 man-hours and were completed in line with DEWA’s quality, efficiency […]