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Motorist sentenced to three months in prison, fined Dh2,000 and stripped of driving licence after crash involving parked vehicle, barrier and lamppost Dubai: A traffic court in Dubai has sentenced a driver to three months in prison, fined him Dh2,000 and revoked his driving licence after convicting him of driving under the influence of alcohol for the third time, using a mobile phone while driving at high speed, causing a traffic accident and possessing alcoholic beverages inside his vehicle. According to court records, the driver failed to take road conditions and traffic regulations into account and did not maintain a…
Restaurant owner and two workers ordered to jointly compensate victims after criminal conviction linked to chemical burns in passageway Al Ain: The Al Ain Court for Civil, Commercial and Administrative Cases has ordered a restaurant owner and two workers to jointly pay Dh50,000 in compensation to two men who suffered chemical burns while passing through a rear corridor used by the restaurant. The court also ordered the defendants to pay legal expenses and Dh300 in lawyers’ fees. According to court records, the two men filed a civil claim seeking Dh300,000 in compensation, including Dh200,000 for the first claimant and Dh100,000…
DUBAI, 11th October, 2026 (WAM) — Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched the trial operation of the Dubai Glydways automated transit system at Bluewaters. The system uses autonomous electric vehicles supported by artificial intelligence technologies, operating on dedicated guideways. Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, attended a presentation on the system and the operation of its autonomous vehicles, in the presence of Mark Seeger, Founder and Co-CEO of Glydways, and Blake Barber, Co-CEO and Chief Technology Officer of the company. The presentation covered the technologies used to manage vehicle movements and…
Elon Musk said he would price Starlink’s satellite internet service affordably in India to take on Mukesh Ambani’s low-cost Reliance Jio, escalating his attacks on the rival billionaire days before Jio’s parent launches India’s largest-ever IPO.Jio Platforms, which owns the telecom arm, is targeting a valuation of $106 billion in the offering. Much like SpaceX-owned Starlink, Jio’s own satellite venture is also awaiting final security clearance to launch.Cheap data is the playbook that built Jio in India, and the one Musk has used in markets like Kenya to unsettle local telecom players. SpaceX now plans to enter the mobile carrier…
UAE President directs renaming of airport in honour of the late Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed the renaming of Al Ain International Airport to Tahnoun International Airport in honour of the late Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan and in recognition of his decades of dedicated service to the UAE. The new official name takes effect from today (11/10/2026). The UAE President’s initiative to rename the airport as Tahnoun International Airport reflects the values of loyalty and gratitude to the founding generation, whose wisdom, dedication and…
Traders increase purchases amid expectations of further gains following two weeks of price declinesDubai: Gold prices recorded their first weekly increase after two consecutive weeks of declines, rising by between Dh3.75 and Dh6.5 per gram across different carats, according to price indicators announced in Dubai and Sharjah.The gains follow a two-week period in which gold prices fell by a combined Dh28.5 per gram.The price of 24-carat gold rose to Dh505.50 per gram, up Dh6.50 from the end of the previous week. The price of 22-carat gold increased by Dh6 to Dh468 per gram.Twenty-one-carat gold rose by Dh5.75 to Dh448.75 per…
Seller ordered to refund Dh27,000 purchase price and pay Dh3,000 in compensation after vehicle failed inspection due to structural defect Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Court has cancelled the sale contract of a car worth Dh27,000 after determining that it contained a hidden structural defect that prevented it from passing a technical inspection. The court ordered the seller to refund the purchase price to the buyer and pay Dh3,000 in compensation, in addition to court fees, expenses and Dh500 in lawyers’ fees. According to court records, the buyer filed a lawsuit seeking cancellation of the sale…
DUBAI, 11th October, 2026 (WAM) — Leaders and representatives of Business Groups and Business Councils operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chamber of Commerce have highlighted the importance of the initiative launched by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, to implement the programme to transition Dubai’s private sector towards Agentic AI. They noted that the programme represents an important step in strengthening companies’ readiness for the opportunities and shifts shaping the economy of the future by enabling them…
Hamdan bin Mohammed says Roads and Transport Authority completes major infrastructure projects at twice the global benchmark while maintaining high quality Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, has congratulated the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on winning the Dubai-it Award for Institutions in the Field of Government. The award recognises the RTA’s achievements in accelerating services, improving operational efficiency, enhancing customer experience and embedding the Dubai-it philosophy as an institutional culture and way of working. His Highness…
The historic stock market debut of Nigeria’s Dangote refinery was billed as an opportunity for investors across Africa to own a stake in the continent’s largest refining complex and finance its own industrial development.But the $1.6 billion share sale was not registered as a public offering outside Nigeria, the prospectus showed, leaving investors relying on their own country’s regulations or finding workarounds using the few eligible online financial platforms.The disconnect between Dangote’s pan-African ambitions and the patchy take-up outside Nigeria shows how the continent’s fragmented capital markets continue to constrain cross-border investment.The IPO was approved by Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange…