Gulf News

Banning use of asbestos urged

ABU DHABI — Following in the footsteps of the UK, the UAE should ban the use of asbestos that poses serious health hazards to citizens, an expert has urged.

Technical allowance granted to engineers and technicians

ABU DHABI — Shaikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, issued yesterday a decree granting a technical allowance commensurable with 50 per cent of the basic salary, to federal government national engineers, agricultural engineers and holders of auxiliary engineering posts.

Divorce through SMS ruled invalid

ABU DHABI — The country’s highest judicial authority, Supreme Federal Court, has ruled that using SMS service seeking divorce cannot be validated.

700 jobs offered at Tanmia open day

DUBAI — A total of 700 jobs were up for grabs for nationals at an interactive open day organised by the National Human Resource Development and Employment Authority (Tanmia) in collaboration with its partners including banks and the Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department at Dubai Women’s College yesterday.

Zayed’s Desert Garden opens in Hamburg

HAMBURG — The Shaikh Zayed International Desert Botanical Garden was inaugurated here yesterday. It occupies a 2,800 square-metre space.

Girl kidnapped, raped for 3 days

FUJAIRAH — The Fujairah Court has sentenced six UAE nationals to seven to 10-year prison terms for kidnapping a Chinese girl from her home and taking her to a remote and deserted area, where they held her hostage for three consecutive days and took turns in brutally raping her.

Dinner of the highest class

THE Al Ain Chapter of the Chaine des Rotisseurs really ended its season on a high note with a concluding dinner at the Mercure Grand Hotel on the summit of Jebel Hafit.

3 murder suspects await sentence

ABU DHABI — Three young UAE national men, who are suspected of killing a national by injecting him with an overdose of heroin, are awaiting the verdict of the Supreme Federal Court this month, according to sources in the court.

They're treating me well, says Bidapa from cell

DUBAI - They are treating me very well and I will definitely abide by the UAE's local laws, said a calm Prasad Bidapa from his detention cell.

Official will not contest verdict

AJMAN — Dr Ahmed Saad El Sheriff, Assistant Under-Secretary for Curriculum Activities in the Ministry of Education, has said he will not appeal against the verdict of the Ajman Court of First Instance which rejected the defamation case the Public Prosecution had filed on his behalf against Amina Thani, an employee of the Ajman Educational Zone.