September 2016 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

September 26, 2016 no comments 823
Woman had lodged a civil lawsuit in 2014 requesting the court to confirm her marriage to diplomat Dubai: A court has issued a ruling confirming the marriage of a diplomat and a woman, whom he claimed to be his fiancee and not his wife. The Dubai Cassation Court ruled that the Gulf...

September 26, 2016 no comments 923
DUBAI // The new Medical Liability Law does not mean that gender reassignment surgery is now legal in the UAE. "We want to clarify the difference between the terms ‘sex change’ and ‘sex correction surgery’, as sex change surgery remains illegal in the UAE," said Dr Amin Al Amiri, assistant...

September 26, 2016 no comments 829
The United Arab Emirates will become the largest market for the regional Marriott direction against the background of a role of the international brand in the forthcoming Expo-2020 in Dubai. The president of Marriott in the region of the Middle East and North Africa Alex Kiriadis declared...

September 26, 2016 no comments 755
The builder MAG has announced plans for development of the concept of new velness-houses in Dubai with the emphasis on a healthy lifestyle. Representatives of MAG Property Development, company builder from MAG Group, told that for the new housing project in Dubai they chose the concept...

September 26, 2016 no comments 747
The UAE, Egypt and Kuwait have been identified as three of the main markets that are likely to offer more opportunities to major international contractors and financiers thanks to their adoption of the public-private partnership (PPP) model, according to BMI Research. The consultancy said...

September 25, 2016 no comments 785
In Dubai the decision on a feedback of accusatory decisions is made on the foreigner Scott Richards to whom illegal advertising of activities of welfare institution was imputed earlier. It became known that in the UAE charges in Scott Richards's relation, the resident of Dubai, the...

September 25, 2016 no comments 686
The magnificent yacht has been strongly damaged because of ignition on pier in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. The luxury yacht under the name Moon lit up on pier of Al Hamra in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. The fire extended on all main deck therefore the vessel was seriously damaged....

September 24, 2016 no comments 854
The Italian has filed a lawsuit against Emirates airline from Dubai because of the corpulent fellow traveler. The passenger has filed a lawsuit against Emirates airline because the corpulent person was his neighbor. The man didn't hold in the chair and prevented to sit to the Italian...

September 24, 2016 no comments 896
Bloom Holding is hoping to finalise a deal that will allow it to develop a 2.2 million square metres plot of land near Abu Dhabi airport by the end of the year. The chief executive Sameh Muhtadi said that Bloom expects to be able to put about 13,500 homes on the site, and that 2,000 of...

September 24, 2016 no comments 757
ABU DHABI // A woman who had acid thrown on her by husband later died of her injuries in hospital in Germany. The Emirati was attacked by her husband, also Emirati, after she filed for divorce and after discovering he had married a second wife, Abu Dhabi Criminal Court was told. The...

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