May 2017 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

May 24, 2017 no comments 1586
One of the accused recorded a video of the victim being sexually assaulted. Three Saudi tourists, including two brothers, aged 27 and 25, allegedly raped a Moroccan woman after inviting her to party in their hotel room, a court was told. Public Prosecution records show the three men, all...

May 24, 2017 no comments 1648
Dubai Sports City said it has signed a partnership deal with Bahri & Mazroei Trading Company (BMTC), a leading provider of lighting, electrical and water solutions, for supply of solar power for the community development. The project will include the replacement of existing lighting, designing...

May 23, 2017 no comments 1809
ABU DHABI // A major, 30-kilometre waterfront community has been planned for Hudayriat Island, just south of Abu Dhabi island. The Urban Planning Council said the project included housing for Emiratis in a sustainable community, with a range of amenities and public access to the beach....

May 23, 2017 no comments 1810
ABU DHABI // Drivers of lorries, heavy vehicles and large buses will be banned from using Abu Dhabi roads during peak hours in Ramadan. Lorries and heavy vehicles are banned from 8am to 10am and from 2pm to 4pm to improve traffic flow during the holy month, the Abu Dhabi Police General...

May 23, 2017 no comments 1774
Dubai will launch a new police robot that marks the first phase of the integration of robots into the police force. This modified version of the REEM robot (Designed by PAL robotics and unveiled in 2011) is capable of feeding video to a command center, forwarding reported crimes to police,...

May 23, 2017 no comments 1843
With Dubai reporting a 45 per cent surge in the value of property transactions during the first quarter compared to last year and agents optimistic that current prices will prove too tempting to resist for the many investors currently sitting on cash, this year's Ramadan will not be a quiet one...

May 23, 2017 no comments 1628
ABU DHABI // Schools rated "poor" or "very poor" will not be permitted to register new pupils, the Abu Dhabi Education Council on Tuesday said. Twenty-six schools given these ratings, based on the regulator’s latest school inspections report, were told of the decision in March. Hamad...

May 22, 2017 no comments 1759
GAC Abu Dhabi has completed the preparation, construction, and relocation of Paragon Offshore's UAE logistics base. The global drilling services provider entrusted the handling of the entire project to GAC, including: the design of the plot and layout of the base; the approvals...

May 22, 2017 no comments 1780
The State Security Court at the UAE Federal Supreme Court rejected, during its session today, the appeal of "M.F.S" of Arab nationality, and confirmed a previous verdict issued against him from the Abu Dhabi Federal Appeal Court of a six-month prison sentence and expulsion from the country after...

May 22, 2017 no comments 1739
Damac Properties, a leading luxury real estate developer, has announced the launch of Aknan (shelter in Arabic) a collection of three-bedroom luxurious villas within the greenery of master development Akoya Oxygen in Dubai. Located at the 55-million-sq-ft luxury green community in Dubai, these...

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