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Dubai Courts offers free legal consultancy and online case registration

Cases can now be registered electronically without going to the court
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The UAE Ministry of Environment and Water has announced seizure by Dubai Customs of a shipment of ivory from an African
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The new schools, which will open in September, will accommodate 5,000 pupils
Huawei’s latest 4G phone is cheaper by Dh1,000 than its rivals

Phones to hit UAE stores in early June; price factor could hit Samsung sales
Drifting lanes new killer on Dubai roads: 20 deaths in 4 months

Dubai Police mull tougher traffic fines
Man duped 6 times by fake cash prize gang

Was told he won $1 million and made to pay Dh850,000
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'Bigg Boss' is back... not with Salman but Mithun Chakraborty

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Wayne Rooney’s wife Coleen gave birth to a baby boy
Stunning Aishwarya Rai ditches black opts for pastels at Cannes

Ash wore a Abu Jani - Sandeep Khosla for her second red carpet event
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Arsenal grab Champions League spot
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