Afkar Ali Ahmed

SHARJAH — The setting up a comprehensive traffic data analysis centre for social, economic, and environmental improvement was one of the key draft recommendations presented during the 9th Sharjah Urban Planning Symposium which was inaugurated yesterday by Shaikh Sultan bin Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Sharjah at the University of Sharjah.

SHARJAH — The body of a wealthy UAE national, reported missing on March 27, was found under "mysterious" circumstances in the manhole of his own house located in the Samnan district of Sharjah.

AJMAN — Ajman Police yesterday nabbed two Cameroon nationals for swindling people. They convinced their victims that they had the ability to double their wealth, Brigadier Rashid Mujlad, Head of the Investigation section, said.

AJMAN — A seven-year-old boy and two men were killed during this month in separate fatal traffic accidents in Ajman due to reckless driving and failure to abide by traffic safety regulations.

SHARJAH — Two UAE national cousins were recently arrested by the Sharjah Police for allegedly raping an Ethiopian maid who was serving an Arab family in the Al Nassiriya area in Sharjah.

AJMAN — Around 25 new metered taxis of the Ajman Transport Corporation began plying in various parts of the emirate from the beginning of this month.

AJMAN — The real estate law issued by the Ruler of Ajman to resolve disputes between tenants and landlords would be applied even if the landlord is a son of the Ruler, Shaikh Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Planning Department of Ajman Municipality, told Khaleej Times yesterday.

DUBAI — The UAE policy to involve women to participate in the country’s development and decision-making process encourages many UAE national women to get involved in all kinds of fields. The UAE is one of the few Gulf Arab countries that has paved the way for women to hold positions of power and business, said Safia Ibrahim Mohammed, the first UAE National Female Photographer.

AJMAN — Ajman Police yesterday caught 22 students of various schools who skipped classes to sit in Internet cafes.

AJMAN/SHARJAH — Tenants of buildings in Ajman and Sharjah are complaining about a foul smell emanating from the tap water, which they attribute to dirty water tanks on terraces.