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A bank teller allegedly embezzled Dh350,000 from a local bank where he used to work and travelled back to his home country shortly after, a court heard.

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The population of Dubai will be tens of thousands of kilograms lighter, but more sparkly if residents plans go their way.

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The Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has registered four new cases with coronavirus. The new registered cases are in stable conditions.

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Weekend plans to visit Ibn Batuta Mall were severely disrupted for some by a water pipe that burst on Thursday and was still causing problems on Friday evening — leaving hundreds of motorists trapped in traffic.

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At least 29 beggars who had entered Dubai on visit visas to make the most of the holy month of Ramadan — with one turning down a job offer — have been arrested as part of the Dubai Police’s Ramadan anti-begging campaign.

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The Environment Protection Department at the Fujairah Municipality is cleaning up the oil slick washed ashore which polluted the beaches of Mirbiah and Gadfa on Saturday.

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Customers feel it difficult to find different varieties of gold bars in the market as traders refuse to sell the bars on lower rates.

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A private chauffeur, 30, has been sentenced to a year in prison for touching his employer's son, 7, inappropriately and repeatedly in a month while he was driving him to and from school.

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The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) has emphasised its commitment to Emiratisation goals with the appointment of five UAE Nationals to head its colleges in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah on Wednesday.

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