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His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, has issued a new regarding the judicial fees in the emirate. The law includes 11 chapters in 39 articles, detailing all judicial fees levied by the courts and the Public Prosecution Department. According to the law, judicial fees were reduced for all civil and commercial lawsuits, rental dispute lawsuits, executive cases, and requests for performance orders, with the upper ceiling for fees being determined according to the value of the lawsuit. The law also included a reduction in fees for appealing judgments before…

The 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for over a week are finally getting hot meals Tuesday, provided through a newly installed steel pipe, as rescuers work on an alternate plan of digging toward them vertically. The meals, made of rice and lentils, were sent through a 6-inch-(15.24 cm) pipe pushed through the rubble late Monday, said Deepa Gaur, a government spokesperson. For the last nine days, the workers survived off of dry food sent through a narrower pipe. Oxygen is being supplied to them through a separate pipe. Officials on Tuesday…

UAE’s e& has submitted an offer to increase its stake in Vodafone to 20%, e&’s CEO Hatem Dowidar told CNBC Arabia on Wednesday. The company formerly known as Etisalat, e& has been gradually building up its stake in the British telecoms company ever since it took a 9.8% stake for $4.4 billion in May 2022. Its ownership as of April stood at 14.61%, according to an SEC filing. The UAE operator’s cooperation with Vodafone is awaiting regulatory approvals in countries where the British company operates, which “include an agreement to regulate relations between the two companies, and also the possibility…

SEWA Digitally Transforms with SAP to Deliver Smart Solutions for Customers and Employees Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority and SAP embark on innovative roadmap and comprehensivedigital transformation strategy (centre) Sergio Maccotta, Senior Vice President SAP Middle East and Africa – South, and H.E. Abdullah Abdul Rahman Muhammad Obaid Al Shamsi, Director-General of SEWA, with executives from both entities. DUBAI, UAE — 23 November, 2023— Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) has announced its successful digital transformation powered by global technology company SAP SE. By implementing a comprehensive portfolio of SAP solutions including enterprise resource planning (ERP), HR management and industry-specific applications, SEWA will automate…

If you’re not a football fan, you may be at a loss for something to watch on TV during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. There just isn’t a lot of Thanksgiving content to begin with, especially since the twin actor and writer strikes left most of the networks without new shows. Luckily, fans get to make their own schedules when they subscribe to the various streaming services. Assuming you have major streamers like Netflix, Hulu, and Max, then you’ll easily be able to find our picks for five great TV shows to watch this Thanksgiving. All of our picks below are…

The Sharjah Police have officially closed the Al Faya dunes area in the emirate’s central region to prioritise the safety and security of community members. This decision comes in the wake of a tragic incident on the evening of Friday, November 17, where an Asian youth lost his life in an off-roading accident in Al Faya desert, resulting in another Asian individual sustaining injuries. The General Command of Sharjah Police has stated that the complete closure of Al Faya dunes is a response to the lack of compliance with security rules and guidelines. The engagement in illegal off-roading activities poses…

Oman’s SalamAir will resume flights to five key Indian cities — Hyderabad, Calicut, Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram and Lucknow. The airline said flights to India have been made possible after the support of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Oman. “The CAA played a pivotal role in facilitating this strategic expansion, which is poised to significantly enhance the connectivity between Oman and India, thereby providing travellers with more convenient travel options,” SalamAir said. The airline had reportedly stopped flights “due to the limitation of flight rights allocations to India.” The budget carrier started weekly flights to and from Fujairah to Muscat International…

WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature letting some users link their email addresses to the messaging app. The Meta-owned platform, which allows people access to the app using their registered mobile numbers, will now let iOS users log in using their email as well. Their email won’t be visible to their contacts, and the feature will come in handy when they don’t have their phone to log in to WhatsApp. Once the email ID has been linked to the WhatsApp account, they will receive a verification code there to access the messaging app anywhere. This will be particularly helpful…

Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and “Scream” star Melissa Barrera were each dropped by Hollywood companies after making comments on the Israel-Gaza war that some deemed antisemitic. Spyglass Media Group, the production company behind the upcoming “Scream VII,” acknowledged Barrera’s exit from the horror franchise. The Mexican-born actress, who starred in “In the Heights” and the two recent “Scream” installments, had posted statements on Instagram Stories calling the war “genocide and ethnic cleansing.” “Gaza,” she wrote, “is currently being treated like a concentration camp.” Spyglass said in a statement that its position “is unequivocally clear: We have zero tolerance for antisemitism…

As Filipinos declared their love for the humble malunggay (moringa leaves) in a viral Khaleej Times story, an interesting dish cropped up in online conversations. Dozens of Pinoy Netizens have said malunggay, a superfood packed with nutrients, is a staple ingredient in their favourite chicken dish called tinola. Tinola is a famous Filipino soup served with — of course — rice. It has become controversial a couple of years ago, when some haters took to Twitter and described it as the most boring dish that should just be called “chicken with water”. Among Filipinos in the UAE, however, its popularity…