Afkar Ali Ahmed

Sharjah Police life guards help reduce deaths due to drowning

SHARJAH — Out of the 10 cases of swimming accidents reported from Al Mamzar, Coral and Al Khan beaches in Sharjah during this summer, only two were fatal. In the remaining cases, rescuers from Sharjah Police managed to save the lives of swimmers.

Five auto parts outlets, one workshop burgled in Sharjah

SHARJAH — Five spare parts outlets and an auto workshop in Sharjah Industrial Area No 2 were burgled and cash and expensive spare parts were stolen from there on Saturday night. The spare part outlets included Al Sindbad, Korea, Seoul, Ras Al Bar, and Zahid Ismail Auto.

Sharjah expat murder mystery solved: Police

SHARJAH — Sharjah Police claim to have solved the mystery shrouding the suspected murder of a 53-year-old Sharjah-based Indian expatriate whose body was found last Thursday lying “in a pool of blood with a deep gash on his throat”.

Sewa campaign against unhygienic water tanks

SHARJAH — Landlords of all residential and commercial buildings in Sharjah have been ordered to assign companies approved by Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) to clean up the water tanks.

Pakistani killed in road accident

AJMAN — A 36-year-old Pakistani national, Asif Khaja, died on Tuesday night after he was knocked down by a car driven by an Emirati teenager at Al Zahra intersection in the Al Jarf area in Ajman.

One dead, three hurt in Sharjah building fire

SHARJAH — A 65-year-old Palestinian man died and three of his family members sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out in their 8th floor flat in Al Tahira Building in Sharjah in the early hours yesterday, a Sharjah Police official said.

Sharjah water woes ease

SHARJAH — Water supply in the emirate of Sharjah has been improved to a great extent as compared to last summer, said Eng. Mohammed Tarish, head of Water Directorate in Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa).