Sharjah: For weeks XPRESS has been on the heels of a suspicious middle-aged Arab beggar who targets worshippers attending Friday afternoon prayers at the Abdullah Ibn Abbas Mosque in Sharjah’s Al Majaz 1 area. After collecting hundreds of dirhams in alms, he would hail a cab and head down to th

Dubai: Sharjah residents have been advised to report to the municipality any unnecessary rent increases imposed by their landlords. An official from the Sharjah Municipality told Gulf News on Wednesday that landlords are prohibited by law to adjust housing rents every year. New tenants

RIYADH: GCC countries have pledged to take a unified stance to combat the deadly Ebola virus by training health officials and making use of regional facilities to diagnose and treat such diseases within the Kingdom. “The meeting that took place between GCC health officials in Riyadh on Wednesday

Dubai: People across the world will be able to have 360-degree virtual tours of Dubai’s tourist landmarks and attractions. Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, announced the upcoming launch of Dubai 360.com via his

Sharjah: More than 300 illegal residents were arrested during June and July as part of a police campaign launched in the emirate to stem loitering in public places, Sharjah Police said. The 370 suspects were of various nationalities. The police said those caught had entered the country illegall

JEDDAH: Several construction firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar are hiring expat workers who failed to legalize their work status in the Kingdom. Several cities in the UAE have benefited from the existence of these laborers-in-limbo thanks to huge, pending mega-infrastructural projec

Dubai: The UAE is free from the Ebola virus and the Ministry of Health (MOH) is taking preventive and precautionary measures in line with the World Health Organisation's (WHO) regulations to keep the disease at bay, according to a WAM report. Dr. Amin Al Amiri, Assistant Undersecretary of the M

Dubai: Bachelors who share accommodation say that despite being evicted, they continue to dodge municipal rules by relocating to another neighbourhood. According to a 1999 municipal rule, it is illegal for bachelors to share accommodation in family-friendly non-freehold areas. One of the main p

RIYADH: Pilgrims arriving from different countries are being monitored for the Ebola virus at the airports. This was stated by a senior official from the Ministry of Health. “We are checking pilgrims coming on airlines from West and Central Africa, and also from other countries, since pilgrims co

Dubai: Work on phase one of the Dubai Tram project is nearing completion with 11 trams ready to roll out in November. The trams have arrived in Dubai and technical and operational tests are being conducted on a daily basis. Served by seven stations on a 10.6km stretch in phase one, Dub

Abu Dhabi: Three people and two firemen were injured in a fire that broke out on the 17th floor of an Electra Street building in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Residents of the building were able to leave their homes safely. All the injured were treated on site or moved to hospital. The area w

Dubai: The emirate’s street renaming project will be complete by next year as all the main streets have already been renamed, while 50 per cent of the internal streets have also been renamed, Gulf News can reveal. Renaming of streets is part of the new address system which will see Dubai divide

Abu Dhabi: Living in Dubai and claiming house rent allowances from your workplace in Abu Dhabi may not be in line with the capital’s laws, but many are doing just that, XPRESS has found. According to Abu Dhabi’s new regulations, announced in September 2012, all Abu Dhabi government employees ar

JEDDAH: Senior officials from the Labor and Interior ministries held a meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday to intensify the campaign against labor and residency law violators across the Kingdom. An official statement issued after the meeting warned Saudi sponsors and employers against allowing their emp

JEDDAH: Good news for expatriates in the Kingdom. Expats can now renew visit visas for relatives using the Passport Department’s Abshir system. Maj. Gen. Sulaiman Al-Yahya, the department’s director-general, will launch the new service next Monday, said Col. Mohammed Al-Saad, director of public rel

Dubai: Due care needs to be taken when posting or sharing information on social media because rumour-mongering is a criminal offence in the UAE. Under Federal Legal Decree No 5 for 2012 on combating cybercrimes, spreading rumours “damaging social peace and public order” and causing damage to “n

Around 70 Ethiopians escaped from a detention center in Riyadh. “We have arrested 25 of them and the security authorities are in hot pursuit of the remaining detainees,” said Capt. Abdullah Al-Harbi, general director of prisons. According to police, the detention centers are heavily monitored

Abu Dhabi: Effective on Friday, the employment visa for a worker sponsored by governmental bodies will cost Dh200 per year, while the visa charge for workers employed by the private sector or free zones will be Dh250 per year. A new visa fee structure signed by Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bi