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An Emirati jobless man was sentenced to six months in jail on Thursday by the Court of First Instance for putting others’ lives in risk by shooting with his firearm in the direction of a compatriot’s head from a very close range, allegedly trying to kill him.

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For the first time after his deportation back to the UAE, US businessman Zack Shahin appeared in court on Thursday with no lawyer to represent him.

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Two Kazakh men, including a jobless identified as TA, and a salesman identified as AZ, were each sentenced to one year in prison on Thursday by the Court of First Instance for using a stun gun to rob $346,000 from TA’s woman friend, from her workplace.

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Closing an appeal filed by the attorney-general, the Dubai Court of Cassation has ordered a private firm to pay a former woman employee Dh79,000 worth of work dues.

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Dar Al Ber Society, a charity organisation, has paid Dh2 million to free a Pakistani prisoner who has been retained at the Dubai Central Jail for more than six years after completing his jail term, because he failed to pay the blood money.

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The Dubai Police confirmed the arrest of an Asian suspect for allegedly selling drugs to youngsters. The culprit, a 28-year-old Indian identified as B.M., works in a government department in Ajman.

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A municipal inspector stood trial in the Court of First Instance on Tuesday in nine cases of bribery.

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The Sharjah Police have busted a gang of 11 Asians who allegedly stole vehicles belonging to rent-a-car companies and exported them.

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A driver faced a premeditated murder charge on Tuesday in the Court of First Instance for the alleged murder of a 59-year-old woman by strangulating her to rob her house of valuables and cash.

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