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Major Oil Slick Affects Dibba-Fujairah Coast

Major Oil Slick Affects Dibba-Fujairah Coast
A big oil slick hit the Dibba-Fujairah coastline on Friday, blackening tourist beaches with a layer
of sludge. Hassan Al Yamahi, Director of Dibba Al Fujairah Municipality said, “The slick, which appeared to be a form of light-crude oil, wrapped up more than five kilometres along the shoreline near the...

License plate numbers must not be altered

License plate numbers must not be altered
Anyone found manipulating vehicle license plates to avoid paying traffic fines will have a criminal case lodged against them, a senior official at the traffic department has warned. Three men were recently found to have manipulated plate numbers to avoid traffic fines or divert the fines to someone else,...

New permit must to re-enter UAE after six months stay outside

New permit must to re-enter UAE after six months stay outside
Some questions answered. Q. My wife, who has a UAE residence visa, has been in India, where she went for delivery, for almost six months. She will be back in the UAE only after the six-month limit for staying outside the country. Is there a way to prevent the cancellation of her UAE residence visa? A. As per...

Beware of Impostors, Public Cautioned

Beware of Impostors, Public Cautioned
The public must not be taken for a ride by those who pose as policemen and, should insist on identity cards being produced, a top Interior Ministry 
official warned. Policemen will only have the right to stop a person to question him or her, when he produces his identity card, Lieutenant Colonel Saif Al...

Dubai International Poetry Festival Begins Today

Dubai International Poetry Festival Begins Today
More than 100 poets from 45 countries will participate in the Dubai International Poetry Festival 2009 that begins today. His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will attend the opening ceremony of the seven-day festival, themed...

Cigarette packs to go graphic

Cigarette packs to go graphic
The new cigarettes warning sign Starting September, tobacco products in the UAE will carry a message and a warning that will be hard to ignore. Graphics of blackened lungs and a haemorrhage-impacted brain, among others, will provide stark warnings about the dangers on cigarette packs sold in the country,...

Apply now to Avoid Inconvenience

Nearly one million people have registered for the National Identity Card 
but many more still have 
to undertake the process 
before the deadline. 
Khaleej Times tells you 
how to make your application procedure smooth The 30 Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) centres across the country are...