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The Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi has introduced trikkes that will be used by Mawaqif's paid parking inspectors, a media release stated.

RAS AL KHAIMAH - An Emirati man saved a five-year-old Pakistani girl from an alleged rapist who was trying to take her to an abandoned house in Al Mamourah area of Ras Al Khaimah in late February.

DUBAI - His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will leave today for New Delhi heading a high-level delegation on a two-day friendly visit to India.

DUBAI - A Sri Lankan housemaid was killed and a four-year old Emirati boy injured seriously after toe quad bike she was riding overturned recently.

SHARJAH - Two warehouses of the Al Badyah Furniture and the Overseas Cans and Containers companies were completely destroyed after a massive fire in the industrial area here, on Wednesday.

DUBAI - Dubai World has made progress in its debt restructuring talks with creditors including four UK banks, British Trade Minister Lord Mervyn Davies said in Dubai on Wednesday.

DUBAI - A bus driver died and 30 passengers were injured in a pileup of 20 vehicles on the Emirates Road between Jebel Ali and Lihbab on Wednesday.

RIYADH - The GCC Ministerial Council has renewed its support for the sovereign right of the UAE over its three islands occupied by Iran, besides the UAE's sovereignty rights over its territorial waters, airspace, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone of the three islands.

SHARJAH - Prisoners at Sharjah Rehabilitation and Punitive Establishments will be offered rehabilitation programmes during their sentence period to ensure they are better citizens once they are out of jail.

ABU DHABI - The Shariah Circuit of the Federal Supreme Court has granted a woman a 'khula' divorce (in which the woman demands divorce) in return for giving up her dowry of six bracelets and Dh20,000.

DUBAI - A male student was sentenced to one year in jail on Wednesday as the court found him guilty of prostitution. The Court of First Instance also ordered that his laptop be confiscated as he was using it to lure men to have sex with him for money.

ABU DHABI - As part of the various training programs offered by Emarat to its employees, the Corporation recently organized a series of training sessions focusing on food safety and hygiene. More than 400 employees working at the retail network attended the sessions in coordination with SGS institution, accredited by the Dubai Municipality.

Swaths of the Emirate are getting lusher with more landscaping. In 2009, 27 million flowering plants were planted throughout Dubai.

Dusty and windy conditions that hit most of the country after a spell of rains last week are likely to give way to bright and sunny days, with max temperature along the coast predicted to up.

ABU DHABI - Last week's rains have wreaked havoc in some parts of the industrial areas of Abu Dhabi. Sporadic power supply and frequent outages have hit small businesses and residents hard.

SHARJAH - A woman who was employed as a housemaid, and was absconding since stealing money and jewellery from an Arab family residing in Sharjah which had employed her, has been arrested by Sharjah Police.

ABU DHABI - Contacts are being made with advanced countries in the field of criminology to set up a database of non-radioactive isotope elements at the Forensic Evidence Department of Abu Dhabi Police, said Lt-Colonel Abdul Rahman Al Hamadi, Director of the department at the General Department of Security and Border Points Affairs.

NEW YORK - The UAE urged the United Nations to work to protect women and children during armed conflicts, and to get those who are detained as hostages or prisoners released. It also called on the UN bodies to follow up on their conditions and provide them with necessary assistance.

DUBAI - Dubai Police arrested a taxi driver for allegedly raping a 23-year old British woman.

DUBAI -The Middle East's first international Islamic exhibition will be held in Dubai from March 18 to 20.