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SCC pulls up police for poor 999 service

SHARJAH — Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC) has criticised the Sharjah Police for the latter’s poor response to 999, the emergency number to call the police.

Fire drill triggers panic

SHARJAH — A fire drill carried out yesterday by the Sharjah Police and the Civil Defence Department in a 44-storeyed residential tower under construction in Al Buheirah Corniche spread panic among people in the neighbourhood, who believed that the building had caught fire.

Hazardous waste: held Briton freed

AJMAN — A British national, who was detained last week for bringing in container-loads of suspected hazardous waste into Ajman Port from England for recycling, was released by the Ajman Public Prosecution on Tuesday (March 13).

Firm owner held while trying to leave UAE

AJMAN — Robert Dorman, a British national and owner of a general trading, the company which recently brought into Ajman Port containers with hazardous waste from England for recycling purpose, was arrested by police last week while allegedly trying to leave the country.

Tributes paid to Shaikha Fatima on Women’s Day

DUBAI — On the occasion of the International Women’s Day being celebrated globally today, women in the UAE have paid rich tributes to Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak who founded the Women’s Federation, which has done a lot for the development of UAE women.

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Sewa gas connection project is 80pc ready

SHARJAH — The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) has recently completed 80 per cent of the natural gas connection project in residential, industrial and commercial areas in the emirate.

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Firm fined for bringing in hazardous materials

AJMAN — A fine of Dh50,000 was yesterday imposed on a Dubai-based company with a branch in Ajman for bringing into the country containers with hazardous materials in them from England through the Ajman port.