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Dubai Police warn of social media insurance scams

Fraudsters use low-cost offers to trick victims into paying for fake policies

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Dubai Police urge residents to verify insurance providers before making payments.

Indian dies during cricket match; friend recalls horror

Parents fly in from India for burial as family mourns second son lost to heart attack

Safwan Shanu

Dubai adds $112 billion credit firm to DIFC

Oak Hill Advisors receives DFSA approval as Dubai grows its alternatives hub

DFSA announces temporary regulatory relief measures to support the DIFC financial services community

Dubai draws 562 new British firms in Q1 2026

Dubai Chambers says UK firms are using the emirate as a base for regional growth

Dubai’s skyline frames an aircraft taking off from Dubai Airport. Captured by Tejal Shah.

Thousands turn out as Dubai Mallathon 2026 kicks off

Tracks, weekend races, exclusive rewards welcome participants as the initiative returns

Residents of all ages join the opening day of the summer-long community fitness programme running until September 15

Dubai court exposes Dh723,500 tax scam

Duo used forged documents to deceive company and face deportation

The court found that the defendants used forged state seals, the Federal Tax Authority stamp and a fake employee signature.

Major road upgrade at Dubai’s Nad Al Sheba Majlis

New service road, access points unveiled to boost mobility in Dubai

RTA completes new road project to ease traffic at Nad Al Sheba Majlis

How Dubai Customs stopped Africa-bound drug shipment

Global customs cooperation foils Asia-to-Africa smuggling of narcotic tablets

Dubai Customs data-sharing thwarts 1.3-tonne narcotic tablets air shipment

Meet Indian expat in UAE who donated blood 105 times

Kerala man cries every time needle goes in, but that never stopped him from going back

Babu completed 105th blood donation on his 51st birthday

Dubai crash: Final adieu as victims’ bodies flown home

Embalming done together on Friday; repatriation carried out in phases across the weekend

Clockwise from top left: Samuvel Rangasami, Markandey Chauhan, Abdul Rasheed, Saleem Sayyed, Thirupathi Gollapally, Mohammad Saqib and Abdul Rafiq

Meet Saeed, Dubai Municipality's AI spokesperson

You can talk to Saeed in Arabic, English, Urdu and Chinese

Saeed will serve as an official digital face for the Municipality

What UAE gave this Romanian expat beyond career success

The UAE gave her a shift in identity, resilience, and the way she understands life itself

Raluca Marcu, founder of Loupe

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