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      Ali Al Shouk

      Ali Al Shouk

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      Ali is a Senior News Reporter at The National, overseeing daily news coverage in the UAE, breaking news, police, courts, crime, laws and foreign assignments. He studied chemistry in Baghdad but turned his passion for journalism into a career after the Iraq war in 2003. An Iraqi national and bilingual in Arabic and English, he worked for the Xinhua news agency and several newspapers in Iraq during one of the most dangerous and controversial periods of news coverage in the history of the Middle East. He has lived in the UAE since 2006 and worked with several English-language newspapers in the Emirates before joining The National.
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      New video conference services launched by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) for customers to complete pending visas. Credit: GDRFA-Dubai
      Dubai visa applications can be completed by video call

      The service can be used if officers need additional information or documents

      UAEJanuary 12, 2023
      Doctors say some prescribed medications cause drowsiness and motorists should not drive after taking them. Leslie Pableo / The National
      Dubai motorists told not to drive after taking certain medicines

      Cases will be treated the same way as drink-driving, senior prosecutor says

      UAEJanuary 12, 2023
      Emirati students at a jobs fair. Paulo Vecina / The National
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      Thousands of Emiratis join private sector

      The jobs boost comes as firms that failed to hit the local employment target are fined Dh400m

      GovernmentJanuary 11, 2023
      Khalifa Nasser Al Maskery, 70, has been a volunteer tour guide for the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque for more than 8 years now. Victor Besa /The National
      Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque connects Oman’s past and future

      Country will mark third anniversary of Sultan Haitham's ascension on Thursday

      OmanJanuary 11, 2023
      An impounded car is driven to storage on the back of a flatbed lorry. Photo: Dubai Police
      Dubai Police take 90 cars off road after drivers' illegal stunts in rain

      Vehicles were impounded around Dragon Mart

      UAEJanuary 10, 2023
      Parents at some schools were told on Thursday to reactivate their children's online accounts on Microsoft Teams. Getty Images
      Remote learning for some Fujairah schools amid unstable weather

      They have been asked to check with authorities for the latest guidelines

      UAEJanuary 06, 2023
      UAE and Gulf-based online retailers are expected to benefit, as consumers will pay more to import goods from abroad. Pradeep Gaur / Mint via Getty Images
      Shoppers to pay more for imported goods as Dubai lowers tax threshold

      Dubai Customs says goods worth more than Dh300 will be taxed, cutting the exemption from Dh1,000

      UAEJanuary 06, 2023
      Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam was arrested in Sudan on January 1. Photo: Netherlands Police
      UAE arrests head of major human trafficking network

      UAE joins forces with Interpol and local police in Sudan to hit Eritrean human trafficking ring

      UAEJanuary 05, 2023
      The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority urged consumers to establish that a link is genuine before clicking it. EPA
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      UAE authority warns over bogus courier phishing scam

      The TDRA on Tuesday blocked a link sent in a message to users in the Emirates

      UAEJanuary 05, 2023
      A mass iftar during Ramadan 2022 at Al Sajaa Labour Park in Sharjah, UAE. EPA
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      Ramadan 2023 expected to begin on March 23

      Eid Al Adha will probably fall on Wednesday, June 28

      RamadanJanuary 04, 2023
      Dubai Criminal Court was told that the gang assaulted the two occupants inside, tied their hands and then fled with the money.
      Five gang members jailed after stealing Dh1.1m from Dubai apartment

      Gang became aware that a large sum of cash was in the property

      UAEJanuary 03, 2023
      Three Nigerian men were convicted at Dubai Criminal Court of assault causing death. Photo: The National
      Bootlegger gang jailed over death of rival in sword attack

      The altercation in Al Quoz killed one man and left another seriously injured

      UAEJanuary 02, 2023
      Sultan Al Shehi, 39, was enjoying a picnic with son Mohammed, 13, and other family members when tragedy struck at Wadi Shehah.
      Tributes paid to father and son who drowned during flooding in Ras Al Khaimah

      Sultan Al Shehi, 39, died trying to save life of his 13-year-old son who had fallen into a large hole flooded with rainwater

      UAEDecember 30, 2022
      Camel riders cross the desert on their way from Abu Dhabi to Dubai. Photo: Hamdan bin Mohammed Heritage Centre
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      Camel trekkers complete 600km desert journey to Global Village

      More than 400 people applied to take part in the 12-day event this year

      HeritageDecember 30, 2022
      Abdelaziz Abdelhameed was honoured by Brig Abdullah Mubarak, deputy director of Sharjah Police. Photo: Sharjah Police
      Man praised for setting up barriers on flood-damaged road in Sharjah

      Abdelaziz Abdelhameed was honoured by the police for his community-spirited actions

      UAEDecember 29, 2022
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