On Wednesday morning, the people of al-Sharif lined the main street, forming a guard of honour for the ambulances making their way to the village cemetery. This community in northern Egypt is almost 560 miles (900km) away from Derna, the Libyan city at the centre of this week’s...
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The UAE Cabinet has adopted a new system for employees in the private sector and free zones to invest their end-of-service benefits. It will be optional for employers to join. The system will set up a savings and investment fund that will be overseen by the Securities and Commodities...
Police in the United Arab Emirates have seized 13 tonnes of amphetamine pills smuggled in furniture. More than $1bn (£810m) worth of the drug known as Captagon were found after officers were alerted to a suspicious looking shipping container. A video showed Dubai police tearing open...
Heavy vehicles weighing over 65 tonnes will be prohibited from plying on UAE roads, it was announced Monday. Effective next year (2024), it is part of a federal law that regulates the weight of vehicles approved by the UAE Cabinet. The aim is to “preserve our advanced infrastructure” and...
The Derna flooding death toll could reach 20,000 according to the city’s mayor. Entire neighbourhoods disappeared into the sea as a huge tsunami-like torrent of water swept the port city in eastern Libya. Survivors described the situation as “beyond catastrophic”. BBC...