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$13,613 fine for this parking lot violation in Abu Dhabi
The municipality will carry out inspection campaigns to deter offenders.
Egypt's Sisi pardons 3,477 prisoners ahead of Eid holiday
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 3477 prisoners before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, many of them imprisoned for debt, the interior ministry said
Fitbit's 6 current, ex-staff indicted in Jawbone trade secrets case
The individuals had all worked for the now-defunct San Francisco-based Jawbone
Trump's former lawyer requests restraining order against Avenatti
Avenatti described the motion for the gag order as a "complete joke and baseless"
Malaysia’s ex-premier may face property embezzlement, money-laundering charges
Reports of millions of dollars siphoned to the former premier’s personal bank accounts
Dubai Courts settles 17 default cases
The settled cases were out of 34 default cases
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Visa reforms may spur real estate purchases in UAE
Increased participation of the end-user/occupier segment will create a mature property market
1MDB scandal could yet bring some critical closure
The scandal raises the tantalizing prospect that the ringleaders will be held to account.
Immigration controversy draws attention to British ID card policy
The issue has put a multi-billion pound identity card scheme back into the spotlight
