Security clearance not needed for government jobs The Federal Supreme Court has ruled as unconstitutional Circular No. 5 issued by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources on May 4, 2009 stipulating prior approval from the security authorities for employment procedures in government departments, Chief Justice Dr Abdul Wahab Al Abdool told Khaleej Times.
56 sentenced to 10 years in UAE sedition case In a landmark verdict on Tuesday, the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi sentenced the main 56 accused in the state security case to ten years in jail, while five others received seven years. Eight accused, who were tried in absentia, received 15 years each.
Tension, verdict and commotion Tension was palpable in the room even before the three judges of the State Security Court of the Federal Supreme Court took their seats on Tuesday morning to pronounce their verdict in the historic case against 94 Emiratis accused of plotting to overthrow the government.
Jail for 69 in sedition case In a landmark verdict on Tuesday, the State Security Circuit of the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi sentenced the main 56 accused in the state security case to 10 years in jail, while five others received seven years.
34 found guilty of setting up Daesh-style group in UAE 11 defendants jailed for life for plotting to overthrow the government.
Arab states may toe UAE line, remove fuel subsidies Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are already working on plans to link fuel prices to market movements.
Trial of 30 Brotherhood members after Eid Al Fitr Khaleej Times has learnt that the detained members of the UAE branch of the International Muslim Brotherhood will be prosecuted after the Eid Al Fitr holidays in view of the court recess till then.
Journalists, human rights associations praise verdict "Our independent judiciary has offered the members of the clandestine organisation and other skeptics a clear evidence that the UAE, since its inception, has been a state of institutions and law, and everyone who has rights will see his rights being given to him/her and punishment handed down to the wrongdoer," Mohammed Yousouf, Chairman of the UAE Journalists Association, said commenting on the verdict pronounced on Tuesday.
Blog: Shaikh Hamdan inaugurates Dubai Tram Khaleej Times's Mustafa Al Zarooni gives a minute-by-minute update from the spot.
Falling victim to bogus marriage deals Today, Khaleej Times explores two separate issues facing Emirati society and the modern family nucleus in the UAE.
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