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Directive to amend wages of 47 Sharjah cops

His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has instructed the people concerned to amend the structure of salaries and allowances for 47 Sharjah Police staff members of different ranks, who are children of Emirati women from outside the Emirate of Sharjah.

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Son escapes death, mother safe in RAK road accident

A Palestinian student, identified as Abdullah M.K, 8, escaped death in a traffic accident that took place recently on a Ras Al Khaimah road.

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Dewa teaches 5,000 students value of saving power, water

The Conservation Team at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) organised 14 visits to government schools in Dubai as part of its annual participation in the Marhaba Madrasati (Welcome my School) initiative, organised by Dubai Education Zone during the new academic year.

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Banker fined Dhs1.65m by court over fraud

A banker who siphoned Dhs896,742 will serve one year behind bars, return Dhs828,687 and pay an equivalent fine, a jury decided on Wednesday.

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Arab Reading Challenge participants to compete live

For the first time since the inception of the Arab Reading Challenge (ARC), audiences across the Arab world will get a peek on the semi-finals in a journey documented through an entertaining TV show.

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MoE to set up two modern Emirati schools in Dubai

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is set to inaugurate two Zayed Education Complexes in Al Barsha and Al Mizhar areas of Dubai by the next academic year 2020-2021, with a capacity of over 7,700 students, which will serve the new densely populated areas in the emirate of Dubai.

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Man gets 5 years for headbutting woman

A man who headbutted a woman for snubbing his advances will serve five years in the dock plus deportation, the Dubai Criminal Court ruled on Wednesday.

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Manager jailed for Dhs1 million realty scam

A man who posed as a realty company owner to swindle Dhs1 million from an investor will spend two years behind bars, a jury ruled on Wednesday.

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Ministry recruits 150 teachers to promote Chinese language

The Ministry of Education has stressed the importance of adding the Chinese language to the curriculum of the targeted schools, which are teaching Chinese in the current academic year and to add Chinese as a third language to the schools that teach French. The mechanisms of adding the Chinese language will be announced later on.

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Israel’s Arabs poised to gain new voice after tight election

Israel’s Arab coalition appears poised to emerge as the main opposition bloc following Tuesday’s election, a historic first that would grant a new platform to a long-marginalised minority.

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Sponsored events abroad don’t bring investors, says Priyanka

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday indirectly hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diaspora outreach event ‘Howdy, Modi!’ in Houston, Texas on Sunday, saying that the ongoing slowdown was a speed breaker in his government’s claims of working towards making India a $5 trillion economy.

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Army orders ban on rallies in Algiers

Algeria’s military has ordered police to block protesters from outside the capital entering Algiers, the army chief said on Wednesday, taking a tougher line after months of mass anti-regime rallies and ahead of December elections to fill a presidential vacuum.

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Directive to amend wages of 47 Sharjah cops

His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has instructed the people concerned to amend the st...

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Son escapes death, mother safe in RAK road accident

A Palestinian student, identified as Abdullah M.K, 8, escaped death in a traffic accident that took place recently on a Ras Al Khaimah road.

6 hours ago

Dewa teaches 5,000 students value of saving power, water

The Conservation Team at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) organised 14 visits to government schools in Dubai as part of its annual partici...

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Banker fined Dhs1.65m by court over fraud

A banker who siphoned Dhs896,742 will serve one year behind bars, return Dhs828,687 and pay an equivalent fine, a jury decided on Wednesday.

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Army orders ban on rallies in Algiers

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