The suspect, named as Zaki Y. M. Hasan, was found hanging from the bathroom door in his one-person cell in Silivri prison, west of Istanbul, when guards arrived to give him food on Sunday morning, the prosecutor’s office statement said. It said the man had been registered in a roll-call that morn

In probably the first, the UAE government has given birth certificate to a nine-month old girl who was born to an Indian Hindu father and a Muslim mother, setting aside the country’s marriage rules for expatriates during the Year of Tolerance, according to a media report. As per the marriage rule

The Sharjah Police arrested a driver for killing a man in a run-over accident. The mishap took place at a road leading to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed road. According to Sharjah Police's announcement on Instagram, the driver fled the scene after he hit an African man. The victim was then rushed to A

A total of 163 young, aspiring UAE scientists were recognised for their creativity, resourcefulness and innovation at the awarding ceremony for the seventh edition of the pan-UAE Think Science competition, held in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Winning student projects included drones that serve as firs

She was in the back of a car with her four-year-old son on the way to their home in Al Ain, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), when the vehicle collided with a school bus. Ms Munira Abdulla, then 32, hugged her son to protect him, but suffered a serious brain injury from the impact, which left he

To the shock of residents in Sharjah, few mobile phone vendors are blackmailing them with personal videos, photos and asking them to pay money. The Sharjah Police revealed these shopkeepers are retrieving deleted content from phones sold by the customers and leaking them to other people to blackm

Unlicensed drivers caused 580 accidents in Ras Al Khaimah in the last 15 months, a top official has told Khaleej Times. Colonel Ahmad Al Sam Al Naqbi, director of the traffic and patrols department, RAK Police, said 90 such accidents were reported in the first three months of 2019. Most of the dr

UAE students attending International Baccalaureate schools will soon be learning about 'fake news' as part of a new requirement in their curriculum. Pupils will be educated on how to identify genuine and false news stories, along with the impact fake news can have on a person's life. Fake news

The UAE-India economic, political and cultural ties are in their golden era with bilateral trade and investments continuing to grow ever year, senior officials of the two countries said in Dubai on Friday. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State for Tolerance, commended the bil

A man stood trial before the Sharjah Criminal Court, for assaulting and insulting a security guard after refusing to comply with eviction notice. The victim said in his testimony that he got orders from the landlord to accompany the eviction team to the accused’s apartment, Emarat Al Youm reporte

The Sharjah Police have arrested two Asians for trying to promote circulation of fake Dh100 and Dh200 bank notes in groceries and petrol stations. Acting on a tip-off, the police set up search teams to track the whereabouts of the suspects and their identities. After an intensive hunt, the cops r

Dubai: A 33-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to three months in prison followed by deportation for hacking 15 websites, according to a media report. The Dubai Court of First Instance on Monday charged the man with hacking websites and issuing threats, Gulf News reported. He was also hand

Six Pakistani men, including four of a family, were killed after a fire broke out in a villa in Al Ain's Zakher area, the police said on Sunday. The tragedy was reported at 5.53am on Friday. The police said the survivors of the fire failed to inform the police as soon as it broke out, causing it

An Asian man was arrested at an airport in UAE, while waiting in transit for his connecting flight. The wanted transit passenger was traveling from Europe to an Asian country - unaware of the fact that he could get arrested at an airport in UAE. According to Al Bayan, the man was flying for a

From meeting celebrities, visiting Disneyland or getting an iPhone or laptops as gifts, more than 3,400 terminally ill children in the UAE have had their wishes granted in the last 10 years, thanks to the Make a Wish Foundation, the charity's managing board member said. Speaking to Khaleej Times,

A British woman, who posted abusive comments on Facebook about her former husband's new wife, was ordered to pay a Dh 3,000 fine by a Dubai court on Thursday. The accused was present in court when the order was issued at the Dubai Court of Misdemeanors. She was found guilty of online defamatio

Dubai: Indian expats seeking passport services of the Indian missions in the UAE will now have to submit their applications online before visiting the application processing centres. Online application was made mandatory for Indians living in Dubai and other five emirates under the jurisdiction o

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned Skype, according to the Microsoft-owned company. "It has been brought to our attention that our website and services have been blocked by the ISPs [internet service providers] in the United Arab Emirates. That means you won't be able to use Skype in the U