Dubai Police have arrested an eight-member criminal gang accused of fraudulently obtaining foreign driving licences for customers who had never travelled to the country or completed the required driving lessons and tests.
The licences were intended to be exchanged for UAE driving licences under existing international exchange agreements. The gang charged Dh10,000 per licence, exploiting international agreements that allow eligible foreign driving licence holders to exchange their licences for UAE driving licences without undergoing additional training or testing.
The arrests were made by Dubai Police's General Department of Criminal Investigation in cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
Dubai Police warned.
Sharjah’s Fili Poultry Farm has become the first farm in the UAE to receive the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology’s free-range label, marking a milestone for locally produced poultry
The farm is part of the Sharjah Agricultural and Livestock Production Establishment (Ektifa). The label verifies compliance with approved requirements and standards, according to the ministry.
Dr Farah Al Zarooni, assistant undersecretary for the Standards Affairs Sector at the ministry, said the recognition would help strengthen consumer confidence in UAE products and support their competitiveness in local and international markets. She said food manufacturing is a national priority, with the label supporting the objectives of the country’s industrial strategy and the.
A man who promised to secure a place for a man’s son at a college was jailed for six months after swindling him out of Dh1.515 million, a court ruled
The Sharjah Court of First Instance found the man guilty of using a false identity and claims of influential connections to persuade the father that he could arrange the admission. The court referred the case to the competent civil court and ordered the defendant to pay court fees.
The case began when the father, seeking help to enrol his son, was referred to the defendant by an acquaintance. The father contacted him by phone, and the defendant claimed he could fulfil the request. He then asked for Dh70,000 in cash, which he collected from the son at a shopping centre in Sharjah.
The demands did not end there. The defendant.
Dubai's marine transport network is set for a data-driven upgrade as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) rolls out an enhanced Seasonal Network initiative powered by artificial intelligence and predictive analytics. The move is designed to improve service flexibility and respond more efficiently to fluctuating passenger demand during peak seasons, public holidays and major events across the emirate.The summer operating plan, effective in July, is built on an integrated big-data repository tracking passenger numbers, revenue, and occupancy rates. Officials say the system sharpens forecasting accuracy and supports more responsive operational decisions as usage patterns shift throughout the year.
How the AI-led model works?
At the centre of the initiative is an AI-led model.
The World Health Organization’s logistics hub in Dubai delivered medical supplies to 74 countries during 2025-2026, the UAE said at a regional health meeting in Cairo
The 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean was held from October 13 to 15. During the meeting, Dr Hussain Abdul Rahman Al Rand, assistant undersecretary for the Public Health Sector at the Ministry of Health and Prevention, highlighted UAE's support for air cargo flights carrying medical supplies to Gaza.
The UAE called for health facilities and healthcare workers to be protected, and for essential services to continue in areas affected by crises.
UAE health achievements
The UAE recorded the Eastern Mediterranean Region’s highest UHC service coverage index, according.
The family of a Bangladeshi mother and her 15-year-old son killed in a road crash in Abu Dhabi has decided to conduct their final rites in Al Ain, a Bangladesh Embassy official told Khaleej Times on Thursday
Mohammad Ismail, first secretary (Labour Welfare) at the Bangladesh Embassy in Abu Dhabi, said the father, Swaroop Kanti Biswas, visited the embassy on Thursday. The documentation process is underway, and Biswas is handling the arrangements
He was discharged from hospital on Wednesday morning after receiving treatment for injuries sustained in the crash
Biswas’ wife, Oshima Chowdhury, and their son, Orittro Bishawsh, died when their car crashed near Al Wathba Bridge on Al Ain Road on Monday night. Biswas was driving when a speeding car hit their vehicle from behind,.
An Abu Dhabi lab along with an AI partner have achieved a scientific milestone by detecting a rare fungus in the emirate's wastewater.
Part of the early surveillance system, the strain was detected by the Reference and Surveillance Intelligence Department (Rasid) at the Central Testing Laboratory of the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council, in partnership with M42.
Teams managed to detect and isolate a recently identified and rare genetic clade of Candida auris, an antifungal-resistant fungal pathogen, through Abu Dhabi's wastewater early surveillance system.
Candida auris has attracted global attention because of its ability to develop resistance to multiple antifungal agents and the challenges associated with controlling it in certain healthcare environments. The.
