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Water supply restored to most parts of Sharjah

Water supply has been restored to 90 per cent of areas in Sharjah in response to the complaints of the residents. The people had been suffering the water scarcity in several parts of the emirate since the onset of summer.

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Has RAK realised asbestos danger too late?

Though the municipalities of Dubai, Ajman and Sharjah have already limited the use of asbestos, a highly hazardous building material, Ras Al Khaimah - another busy centre of construction in the UAE - has taken the much-needed step only recently, but not before it might have affected the health of many people.

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Landlords harassing tenants

DUBAI - Tenants in Dubai and Sharjah have complained that landlords are now adopting arm-twisting techniques to get rid of them and replacing them with new tenants willing to pay higher rents.

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'Sharjah Slasher' found guilty

SHARJAH - Jude Pereira, the 28-year-old Sri Lankan nicknamed the "Sharjah Slasher" after he went on a stabbing spree assaulting four women between February 12 and 17, was sentenced by the Sharjah Shariah Court to two-year imprisonment besides a fine of Dh2,000 yesterday, a little over five months after he was arrested.

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Focus on water on consumers' day

Emirates Consumer Protection Society (ESCP) is making the final preparations for celebrating the International Consumers' Day on March 15 under the slogan 'Water is consumers' right'.

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