Afkar Ali Ahmed

SHARJAH — The Sharjah Sharia court during an appeal hearing yesterday quashed the 80 lashes announced earlier for Andrie Karol, the Estonian soldier of peacekeeping force who was charged with one month imprisonment, 80 lashes and fine of Dh 2,000 followed by deportation for consumption of alcohol and harassing a policewoman during his transit at Sharjah Airport.

SHARJAH — Despite the recent ban by Sharjah Municipality on retailing of dermatological creams and ointments in shops selling beauty and cosmetic products, outlets continue to sell these prescribed ointments for burns and eczema, or for what is becoming increasingly popular, as complexion whitening creams to beauty-conscious customers.

AJMAN — There is a sudden artificial spurt in the demand for LPG cylinders, following the recent reduction in the price of cooking gas cylinders in Sharjah by Dh15 to 20.

AJMAN — A theft of Dh82,000 took place yesterday at 1pm from near customer service office of the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa) in Ajman, according to Brigadier Rashid Mujlad, Head of the Investigation Section of Ajman Police. He said the amount was stolen from a car which was parked in the parking lot of Fewa Customer Services office. The theft was carried out by breaking the window on the driver’s side.

AJMAN — A Filipina housemaid who worked for a UAE national family in Al Zahra Area of Ajman tried to allegedly commit suicide by throwing herself from the balcony of a second floor apartment of the building, according to a police source.

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SHARJAH — The Sharjah Roads Pavement Project, being executed currently in various parts of the emirate by the Sharjah Municipality, in coordination with the Department of Public Works, is scheduled to be completed by the beginning of 2007, according to Abdullah Al Amri, Director-General of the Sharjah Municipality.

SHARJAH — Cooking gas consumers in Sharjah have been given a temporary reprieve as the price of cooking gas cylinders is reduced by Dh15 to 20, following a directive from the Sharjah Department of Economic Development's (SDED).

SHARJAH — An old UAE national was recently arrested by the Sharjah Police for selling and distributing ‘ghat’ (kat), a leafy narcotic considered illegal in the UAE and other Gulf countries, according to police sources.

DUBAI — The Dubai Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities (Diaca) is organising activities in connection with Milad Al Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), at the Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Mosque in Umm Suqeim this evening.

SHARJAH — The importance of having a comprehensive policy for public transport network between Sharjah and Dubai to facilitate the traffic movement and satisfy the needs of the public in both the emirates, is among the recommendations of the Ninth Sharjah Urban Planning and Symposium (SUPS) which concluded in Sharjah yesterday.