Afkar Ali Ahmed

AJMAN — Ajman police arrested a 44-year-old African man for stealing Dh500,000 from a car in Al Zahara area of Ajman on Monday. The theft took place around 1pm near an automobile workshop, said Captain Rayed Al Zaabi, Deputy Head of the CID Section of Ajman Police.

AJMAN — His Highness Shaikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Ajman, has ordered the release of 65 prisoners, both nationals and expatriates, on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, Ajman Police Director-General Colonel Ali Abdullah Alwan told Khaleej Times yesterday.

AJMAN — Ajman will shortly have a paid parking system, a senior official has said. Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Department of Municipality and Planning (ADMP), said yesterday that the paid parking system would be introduced on the main roads like Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid Road and Shaikh Khalifa Road and the Corniche.

SHARJAH — Waterlogging due to a damaged pipeline threw traffic out of gear for more than three hours yesterday morning in the Al Shahba area near Al Qasimi Hospital roundabout in Sharjah.

AJMAN — Overspeeding and pedestrian carelessness claimed two more lives — both Indians — in Ajman yesterday. A Bangladeshi man was seriously injured in a third accident.

SHARJAH — The regulations recently imposed by the Sharjah Municipality seeking to curb parking of vehicles in sandy areas, on the sidewalks and in the main streets has caused a state of confusion for the residents of Sharjah.

AJMAN — With the holy month of Ramadan round the corner, Ajman Municipality has intensified its food inspection campaigns, targeting restaurants and food outlets to ensure strict implementation of proper hygiene standards.

SHARJAH — To monitor traffic violations, around 24 traffic management and surveillance cameras have been installed at eight intersections, including Government Square, Industrial Area-1, Ali bin Salim Al Mazroui, King Faisal and Al Khan.

SHARJAH — A supermarket located on Jamal Abdul Nasser Street was burgled on Sunday night. Its iron shutter was found cut open and the glass door was broken. However, no cash was kept inside, and the thieves decamped without any goods.

SHARJAH — Contracting companies causing damage to electric cables while carrying out road construction work in the emirate will be penalised, according to a new law enforced in Sharjah recently.

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