Afkar Ali Ahmed

AJMAN — Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuami, Chairman of the Ajman Department of the Municipality and Planning, has said that the addition of the department of planning to Ajman municipality will help it focus on enhancing the infrastructure development in the emirate.

AJMAN — Emission from vehicles and dust raised by movement of light and heavy vehicles on unpaved roads in several commercial and residential areas in Ajman have taken pollution to a high, posing a threat to public health and environment.

SHARJAH — Iqbal Al Tamimi — a journalist of a TV channel — the victim of the Sharjah stalker, told Khaleej Times that she was not sure of the identity of the assailant who attacked her as she was in a shock at the time of the incident. She stressed that she could not confirm that the man who was arrested by the police was the same man who attacked her, as she had seen him only from behind. Al Tamimi said that she was not at the police station when other victims were brought to identify the man who attacked them.

SHARJAH — Iqbal Al Tamimi, a TV journalist and one of Sharjah slasher’s victims, has asserted that she was quoted without her knowledge or consent by the local daily Gulf News.

DUBAI — Despite the Ministry of Interior in Sudan sending a special team to help cope with the work pressure in issuing passport for children at the embassy and consulate in the UAE, a large number of parents alongwith their children were seen queuing up at the consulate here for their children’s passport.

SHARJAH — Sharjah Police said yesterday they had followed legal and normal procedures in investigating a complaint filed against a Gulf News reporter by a fellow journalist working for a TV station, who claimed she was quoted without her knowledge or consent by the newspaper.

AJMAN — At least 17 water bottling companies in Ajman have been shut down and several others warned and fined for violating health and hygiene regulations.

DUBAI — Dubai Women's Association (DWA) signed yesterday a ‘Cooperation Agreement’ with Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organisation (AGFUND) to solve social issues and minimise negative trends affecting society in the UAE.

DUBAI — An entire city named after Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid will soon come up in Indonesia to help resettle more than 200 families affected by last year's tsunami.

DUBAI — The performance of the Muezzin (the one who calls for prayers) and the Imam (the prayer leader) and preachers in all mosques of Dubai will be soon evaluated by the Dubai Islamic Affairs Department to ensure quality of service.