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Traffic Snarls, Exit Blocked After Truck Overturns On Major Highway In Dubai An overturned truck on a key highway caused a traffic jam on Monday, at around 6pm in Dubai. Eyewitnesses stuck in the snarl-up told Khaleej Times that authorities were trying to lift the truck tha... July 01, 2024 0 450 Category: UAE Local News

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UAE Residents Back Longer Weekends: 6-day Vs 4-day Work Week Various groups in the UAE are voicing their support for the country's four to five-day work week, calling it a ‘progressive strategy’ and highlighting that it is crucial to move beyond... July 01, 2024 0 426 Category: UAE Local News

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Residents Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out In Sharjah Residential Building A fire broke out in a residential tower on Jamal Abdul Nasir Street in Sharjah on Sunday afternoon. The entire building was quickly evacuated as several civil defence, ambulance, and police teams arri... June 30, 2024 0 373 Category: UAE Local News

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Emirates Employees To Get Pay Rise, Education Allowance And Longer Leaves From July In an email sent out to its employees, which Khaleej Times has seen, Emirates Group announced a four per cent increase basic salary for their employees. The news comes after the group awarded its e... June 30, 2024 0 395 Category: UAE Local News

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Switch Off Non-essential Appliances During Peak Hour Daily, Urges Sharjah Authority In order to reduce energy consumption that skyrockets during summer months when temperatures peak, Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) has urged residents to make rationalisation a way of l... June 27, 2024 0 188 Category: UAE Local News

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UAE Cuts Friday Sermons To 10 Minutes As Summer Heat Kicks In With temperatures crossing the 50°C mark, authorities in the UAE have asked imams across the country to cap their Friday sermon and prayer at 10 minutes. The directive is applicable from Friday, J... June 27, 2024 0 264 Category: UAE Local News

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Filipino Leaders Rubbish Rumours About '166 HIV-positive OFWs' In Dubai The Philippine ambassador to the UAE and community leaders have urged their kababayan (countrymen) to avoid spreading fake news, following social media posts that claimed more than 160 Filipinos were ... June 26, 2024 0 915 Category: UAE Local News

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UAE Police Launch Smart Bus To Combat Drug Abuse The Abu Dhabi Police have launched a smart bus to raise awareness about the dangers of drugs and ways to prevent them. The launch, which coincides with World Anti-Drug Day (June 26), has the slogan, &... June 26, 2024 0 183 Category: UAE Local News

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97% Kids Would Enter Stranger's Van For Free Ice Cream, Social Experiment Finds Only one in 37 participants of a social experiment hesitated to accept a free ice cream from a stranger in exchange for entering his van. The remaining 36 kids all readily accepted the stranger’... June 26, 2024 0 335 Category: UAE Local News

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Worker Wins Dh1 Million In National Bonds Draw After Saving Dh100 Every Month Nagendram Borugadda, a 46-year-old electrician, has become a millionaire after winning Dh1 million in the latest National Bonds draw. The Indian's path to financial success is a testament of hi... June 26, 2024 0 322 Category: UAE Local News