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ABU DHABI - The Department of Transport (DoT) has invited bids for the construction of a new 62km-long Abu Dhabi-Dubai dual carriageway, it was announced here on Monday.

DUBAI - The parents of a baby born prematurely and with a disability have finally realised their 'mistake' of refusing to take him home from Latifa Hospital. The baby's father reached the hospital on Monday and received him.

SHARJAH - His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, on Monday released a large number of wild animals in the Dhaleema Nature Reserve of Al Batayeh in a ceremony in the presence of a host of senior officials, international experts and environmental enthusiasts.

SHARJAH - His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, issued an Amiri decrees, promoting the following to the grade of Heads of Departments:

DUBAI - Ever wondered how it was like living in a Bedouin village some 200 years ago?

DUBAI - A Dubai Municipality building inspection engineer, identified as MA, was charged with soliciting a bribe of Dh5,000, despite being a public officer, from a garage owner to not give him a ticket for violations.

DUBAI - A hygiene and food inspection officer of the Dubai Municipality allegedly asked for a smart phone as bribe from a grocery and restaurant owner to spare him any possible fine tickets for violations, the Court of First Instance heard on Sunday.

SHARJAH - Villas and other low-rise buildings in Sharjah will be a lot cleaner and greener as the emirate rolled out residential recycling on Monday, as part of the UAE National Environment Day which was celebrated on 
February 4.

ABU DHABI - The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has received a cable of gratitude from Cuban President Raul Castro in reply to his cable on the Cuban National Day.

ABU DHABI - Five portacabins of a company caught fire on Al Reem Island on Sunday. Three of them were destroyed completely by the time Civil Defence personnel put out the fire.

FUJAIRAH - Stray dogs have become a menace in Fujairah city and residents have been complaining of their presence in internal streets, in front of buildings and even on roundabouts at major roads.

ABU DHABI - The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has invited the public to review and comment on its new guide, which focusses on designing and operating a nuclear power plant.

AJMAN - His Highness Shaikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, on Sunday said that the increasing number of universities and colleges of higher education in the UAE is a positive reflection of the country's progress, from which all citizens and residents in the country will benefit.

Nasser Ahmed Al Osaiba is an Emirati Partner and Lawyer at Global Advocates and Legal Consultants; legal member in the Rent Dispute Committee, Umm Al Quwain with a Master's Degree in commercial law from Melbourne University, Australia. Readers may e-mail their questions to: news@khaleejtimes.com or send them to (Legal View), Khaleej Times, Dubai, PO Box 11243.

ABU DHABI - Special needs students at public schools across the emirate received learning support from the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) with 689 new devices.

SHARJAH - The Ministry of Health has announced that it had signed a contract with Wekaya, which specialises in managing the treatment of medical waste disposed by the ministry's facilities in Sharjah.

ABU DHABI - Two fraudsters who allegedly impersonated as security men and carried out raids on apartments where single women lived, will be produced shortly before the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court to stand trial on many counts including infringement of the sanctity of places of residence.

DUBAI - The organisers of the Dubai Pet Show have been forced to revise its admission procedures for dogs after a poodle was mauled to death by an American Staffordshire terrier, a breed prohibited by the Dubai Municipality.

DUBAI - An Egyptian identified as A.A. and a Yemeni identified as M.H., both jobless, stood trial on Sunday in the Court of First Instance on the charge of setting a flat on fire after robbing valuables from it at night.

DUBAI - The Dubai Police have arrested six people and are looking for another, who allegedly robbed an Asian of Dh1,400,000.