Amira Agarib

SHARJAH — As part of its plans to eliminate health hazards and accidents which jeopardise public life and property, the Sharjah Civil Defence has made it mandatory for outlets, shops, restaurants and other commercial establishments which have not been connected with piped natural gas, to install an automated switch-off device on gas cylinders from July 15. This automatic switch-off device turns off the gas when not in use, thus preventing leakages which have been the cause of a number of explosions of late in the emirate, Colonel Gareeb Shaaban, Director of Civil Defence in Sharjah, has said.

DUBAI — The final blueprint for Cooperative Laws will be ready in a fortnight, and would be submitted to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and other authorities concerned for final approval, UAE Cooperatives sources have indicated.

SHARJAH — The Sharjah Municipality has decided to shift the Sharjah abattoir and the chicken market from its present location following complaints from residents of foul smell from the slaughter house.

DUBAI — A jewellery firm’s alleged attempt to fabricate a theft case to claim insurance failed when the Dubai Court of First Instance threw out the case. Shayan Jewellery had filed an insurance claim with Alliance Insurance for Dh1,460,000 following the ‘theft’ of 37kg of jewellery worth Dh1,600,000 in transit. The insurance company, however, rejected the claim, stating that the claim was not covered under the policy.

DUBAI — A Sudanese teenager has escaped death sentence in a 2003 murder case after his UAE national friend confessed that he was the killer. The latter has now been sentenced to death.

SHARJAH — Sri Lankan Jude Pereira, the so called Sharjah slasher, yesterday appeared before the Sharjah Sharia Court for the second hearing session which continued for about 15 minutes.

DUBAI — In an effort to catch the attention of the young generation road users, the Police Department has chalked out a traffic awareness campaign where cartoon characters would be used, with “Raqeeb” playing the lead role.

DUBAI — The salary hike announced by the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, may have come as a boon for government employees, but it has also caused distress among some who believe they too deserve it and were not being treated fairly.

DUBAI – The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority will have a power grid between Dubai and Abu Dhabi in place by the first quarter of 2006 to take care of any eventuality like the June 9 blackout in Dubai.

DUBAI — The June 9 power crash in Dubai had a delayed chain-reaction impact on the functioning of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, with the ministry’s systems country-wide going on the blinker.