UAE News
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Hefty fine for pilot’s road rage
A pilot has been fined Dhs5,000 for a road rage incident on a Dubai highway.
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Sky News Arabia to launch in Abu Dhabi next month
A new Arabic-language TV news channel with links to media magnate Rupert Murdoch will begin broadcasting next month.
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Justice for maid burned with iron
A woman who subjected her maid to a campaign of abuse – including pouring boiling water on her and scalding her with a hot iron – has been told she will have to serve three years behind bars.
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Boss gets slapped in court
A maid assaulted her former boss in a courtroom after he admitted to a judge that they had an affair.
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Sandance gets a revamp
Organisers of the upcoming Sandance event at Dubai’s Nasimi Beach have changed the layout for Friday’s festival to avoid crushes and address problems aired by disgruntled partygoers after last month’s gig.
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On the road to safety in Dubai
With 27 people killed on Dubai’s roads already this year, Ali Al Shouk talks to the head of Dubai Traffic Prosecution, Salah Bu Farousha Al Felasi, to find out what the biggest problems are and what is being done to tackle them.
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Live it up on your sick bed in Abu Dhabi
The wealthy can now splash out when they’re feeling poorly by moving into a Dhs35,000 a night luxury suite at the Burjeel Hospital, which opened in Abu Dhabi yesterday.
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Dubai’s party lifestyle features on new track
It has generated more than 50,000 hits on YouTube in the last two weeks and it’s all about partying in Dubai.
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‘Half a million for a bottle of bubbly’
A millionaire splashed out a staggering Dhs500,000 on a bottle of Champagne during a night out at a Dubai club.
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‘We had no idea they’re terrorists’ – trio deny link to Al Qaeda group
Three men facing charges of raising funds for a terrorist group claim they merely exported an ambulance and medical supplies to the organisation and were unaware it had links to Al Qaeda.
