Traffic and Transport

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Dubai Metro will be a boon to Deira business district

Visitors to Deira City Centre will no longer have to stand in queues snaking up to several hundred metres to wait for taxis as they will be able to take the Metro beginning September 9.

Police and The Courts

Lost cheque costs bank over Dh1m

A court has found a reputed bank responsible for losing a businessman's cheque worth Dh1 million and has ordered it to pay that amount to the businessman.

Police and The Courts

Inspectors catch 201 law violators in Dubai

Dubai Municipality inspectors, in cooperation with Dubai Police and the Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department, last month caught 201 people including street vendors, beggars and illegal car washers.

Police and The Courts

Four workers jailed for stealing from Dubai hypermarket

Four Tunisians have been jailed for stealing Dh2,509 worth of goods from a hypermarket in the Mall of the Emirates. The theft was foiled by a Nepalese security guard, who spotted them on a surveillance camera.

Police and The Courts

Intoxicated waiter denies stripping at beach

A waiter has strongly denied removing all his clothes at the beach when he was under the influence of liquor, a court heard on Thursday.

Police and The Courts

Dubai Police team finds heroin in candy packs

Eight people were arrested on various charges for possessing more than three kilos of heroin.

Education

UAE schools will extend work hours to cope with late start

Many private schools will extend hours or open on Saturdays to make up for the loss of days

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