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Saudi police nab man who stole SAR25,5000 from a bank using ‘fake’ gun

The perpetrator allegedly stole the amount after threatening a bank employee that he would harm a customer with a gun

Metro timings, road closures for New Year’s Eve in Dubai revealed

Police officers will be deployed across all the tourist destinations in the emirate and will ensure that Covid-19 precautionary measures are implemented

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Kuwait warns against gatherings, mulls possibility of stricter measures to stop virus spread

Police officers remain “on the highest alert” to deal with any violation on the ban on gatherings

Pakistan Stock Exchange says building under attack by gunmen

The KSE 100 index, which dropped after news of the attack, gained 0.1 per cent at 11.40am in Karachi

Dubai bars and pubs ordered to stop serving alcohol until further notice

Licensed restaurants in Dubai can continue to serve alcohol

Saudi to use smart helmets to monitor people’s body temperatures

The helmets can detect body temperatures when a person is up to five metres away and they can examine up to 200 people per minute

Massive fire breaks out at Sharjah residential tower

All the residents from the 328 apartments were evacuated with only minor injuries reported

Dubai begins work-from-home for federal government employees

The policy will be gradually applied to all the other emirates across the country