Globally, spot gold was trading at $2,735.7 per ounce, down 0.07 per cent at 9.15 am UAE time
markets2 hours ago
An Asian domestic worker was arrested on charges of practising witchcraft and sorcery against her employer, which is punishable under the UAE Federal Penal Code.
Dubai Public Prosecution referred the maid to the Misdemeanour Court. According to the details of the incident, the victim said she was experiencing mental and physical fatigue and suspected that her maid was practising black magic.
The victim also reported hearing strange murmurs in the middle of the night when she was in the bathroom.
When the employer confronted the maid, she denied having cast any spells. After searching the maid's phone, the victim found that the maid was communicating with a stranger to perform magic. The employer also found a picture of a doll with talismans, as well as a piece of cloth with blood hidden in the maid's room.
Fahd Abdul Karim Balzmoul, head of the Assistant Prosecution Office, said the accused admitted during the interrogation that she had contacted one of her relatives to communicate with a 'religious man'.
The man reportedly told her to pay Dh200 in exchange for praying on her behalf so that her employer would treat her well. The relative then sent her a picture of the doll on WhatsApp and asked the maid to keep it on her phone, insisting that it would control her employer's behaviour.
ALSO READ:
Globally, spot gold was trading at $2,735.7 per ounce, down 0.07 per cent at 9.15 am UAE time
markets2 hours ago
Meta collected sensitive information from around 980,000 users through their Facebook profiles, according to the country's data watchdog
tech2 hours ago
A four-birdie run from Holes 8 to 11 propelled the 18-year-old from Qatar’s Compass International School to pole position
sports2 hours ago
Archbishop Battaglia will join a cohort of 20 other senior churchmen announced by the pope last month
europe2 hours ago
The three-per cent rise comes as university leaders blame a crackdown on immigration for restricting international student numbers
europe2 hours ago
Western allies fear turbulent times ahead for the defence alliance formed at the start of the Cold War if Trump wins Tuesday's knife-edge election
europe2 hours ago
The prestigious Goncourt prize usually sparks book sales in the hundreds of thousands for the winning author.
europe2 hours ago
Australia's most expensive defence project, the AUKUS deal, was struck under the Biden Administration in 2023
world2 hours ago