Afkar Ali Ahmed

Two held for rape, blackmail of Chinese women

SHARJAH — Sharjah Police yesterday arrested two Chinese men who were allegedly involved in kidnap, rape and blackmail of a number of Chinese women. The arrests were made in cooperation with Dubai Police.

Serial rapist of Indian women held

SHARJAH — Sharjah Police have finally arrested the 32-year-old Arab national who allegedly raped and assaulted two Indian women in Al Yarmouk area between February and April this year.

Man's body found floating in Khaled Lagoon

SHARJAH - Sharjah Police found the body of an Indian national floating in Khaled Lagoon behind the Islamic Souq in Sharjah on Monday. The dead man seemed to be in his thirties.

More govt help sought to deal with spate of fires

SHARJAH — The Sharjah Civil Defence has urged the government to extend more support to help deal with fire accidents and other incidents in view of the rapid developments in the real estate and construction industry in the emirate.