Three men held for robbery in Sharjah

Sharjah: Police on Wednesday  arrested three Afghan suspects who allegedly broke into homes while residents were asleep.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Sharjah Police revealed that the gang stole laptop computers, mobile phones and cash, in addition to electronic equipment and jewellery.

The crimes took place across various residential neighbourhoods in the city.

"We received numerous complaints from residents about thieves breaking into their homes. A security team was formed and, during the investigation, we found that most of the victims had left their doors unlocked," said a CID official.

During the investigation, police were able to locate the whereabouts of the Afghan suspects, who were identified as W.A.K., 35; S.A.S., 20; and Gh.J., 30.

The first two suspects were illegal residents while the third had entered the country illegally.

When the suspects' home was raided, Sharjah Police discovered a large quantity of stolen items and cash.

During interrogation, all three suspects confessed to the crimes and the case has been referred to the Sharjah Public Prosecution.

Jamal Nour Al Deen, an American resident living on King Faisal Road, was one of the victims who had watches, two mobile phones, more than Dh1,500 in cash and jewellery stolen from his apartment.

"The incident happened at about 7am on January 30. My wife woke up and was sure that she had locked the door and was surprised to see that it was open. When she walked out of the room, the thieves ran away leaving behind my son's laptop," explained the father of three.

Police are urging residents to take precautions to secure their family's safety and belongings.

"More often we are faced with cases of theft as a result of tenants not locking their door properly or letting strangers into their homes. Everybody can become a victim and it is important that valuables are always kept in a safe place," said an official at Sharjah Police.

"Residents should also be vigilant with their housemaids and ensure that valuables are kept safe. Even though the housemaids might not steal, they may encourage their friends to break into the home and steal them instead."

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UAE is the cleanest country in the GCC

Dubai: The UAE has the cleanest environment in the GCC and it achieved this status within a short period of time, according to the World Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released recently.

The biennial survey, carried out by the prestigious Yale University in collaboration with Columbia University, ranks countries from across the world based on 22 performance indicators in ten policy categories.

This year, only 132 countries made the cut, with Switzerland topping the chart, followed by Latvia, Norway, Luxembourg and Costa Rica in the top five.

Though ranked 77, the UAE is the top-ranked GCC country, followed closely by Saudi Arabia, which is ranked 82. Among the Arab countries the UAE is number two, only behind Egypt, which is ranked 60. Other GCC countries that feature in the list are: Qatar (100), Oman (110) and Kuwait (126).

Not surprisingly, this is the best ranking for the UAE, which was ranked 152 — the poorest rating — and 112 in 2010 and 2008 respectively.

‘Fantastic result'

The journey from the worst to one of the most improved countries in just a couple of years seems surprising, but for those who have dedicated their lives to environmental causes in the country, it has been a hard-earned and much deserved achievement.

"The ranking is a fantastic result and great news for the country, but it hasn't happened overnight. It's been due for a long time as the groundwork has been going on for years.

"This is more like the way bamboo shoots work, once planted they remain underground for months together, but suddenly in four weeks it grows several metres," said Habiba Al Marashi, Chairperson of Emirates Environmental Group (EEG), who is excited by the country's environmental achievement.

Though still far behind the more clean nations of the world, the UAE features impressively at 27 in the EPI Trend ranking, a new tool launched this year to measure the environmental trends in different countries.

According to Habiba, the trend ranking is an indicator of the way things are shaping up in the country.

Playing a big role

"This reflects well on the kind of foundation we have built, the UAE leadership is really serious about its environmental credentials. The society is aware and participating now, the private sector is playing a big role, the education sector is giving a lot of space to environment in its curriculum and slowly things are getting better, and I believe we will continue to improve our performance in the future," added Habiba, highlighting the key factors behind the UAE's improved performance.

The rankings take into account performances of countries in 10 major categories including: Environmental Burden of Disease, Water (Effects on Human Health), Air Pollution (Effects on Human Health), Air Pollution (Ecosystem Effects), Biodiversity and Habitat, Forestry, Fisheries, Agriculture, Climate Change and Water Resources (Ecosystem Effects).

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Viber still working in the UAE

Dubai: Free calls are still possible between users of iPhones and Android-based handsets that have the Viber app installed, despite conflicting reports that it is being blocked in the UAE, users said.

Viber allows free calls and texts between iPhones and Android-platform mobile sets worldwide. It's a free app downloadable from the online App Store for iPhone and Google's Android Market.

Viber uses Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology instead of the usual phone network to connect users.

Some VoIP-based options like net-to-phone services for making cheap international phone calls from computers are banned in the UAE.

And though some Viber users have reported connection failures, others say it continues to work in the UAE. "You can use Viber even if you have no data plan on your iPhone by using any WiFi connection. I have been using it since March 2011, and only had occasional problems connecting," an Indian resident said.

Once installed, Viber shows which contacts on your phone also use Viber. There is no need to sign in; there are no user names or passwords. Users simply call or text other Viber users for free using its interface, which looks virtually identical to the screen display when making calls on the iPhone.

A version for Blackberry devices is in the works, Viber says on its website. The company states the sound quality of calls made through Viber is "much better" than regular calls. Viber had 20 million registered users within its first seven months.

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Nitco International is established in the year 1976 in Sharjah, UAE and has grown in to a multidivisional manufacturing and engineering company. Now Nitco has diversified its business in to different areas such as Trading, Portable buildings, Marine, Waste water treatment, Glass reinforced Plastic, etc. Nitco has earned itself a name of repute over a period of 25 long and fruitful years.

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Housemaid sentenced to jail for killing foetus

Dubai: A housemaid has been jailed for five years for attempting to abort her six-month-old foetus and killing the infant after 10 hours.

The Dubai Court of First Instance convicted the 30-year-old Indonesian housemaid, H.S., of killing her illegitimate baby after trying to abort him with the help of a 32-year-old Bangladeshi cleaner, M.M.

The court also jailed M.M. for three years and fined him Dh10,000 for practising medicine illegally and carrying out abortions without being licensed to do so.

Pronouncing yesterday's judgment in courtroom nine, Presiding Judge Al Saeed Mohammad Barghout, however, acquitted H.S. of disposing off the infant's body.

A 34-year-old Indonesian housemaid, N.D., was also jailed for three years for having sex out of wedlock, that resulted in an illegitimate pregnancy, aborting her foetus, and disposing it off.

Abetting crime

Presiding Judge Barghout also jailed a 36-year-old Indonesian housemaid, B.T., for three years because she had aided and abetted M.M., H.S. and N.D. in the illegal abortions.

A fourth Indonesian housemaid, 29-year-old F.S., was fined Dh1,000 for concealing information from the police about the abortions. All the defendants, except F.S., will be deported.

Prosecutors accused H.S. and N.D., who were less than six months pregnant each, of willingly aborting their foetuses.

H.S. was further accused of murdering her baby, who was alive following the failed abortion bid.

According to the arraignment sheet, M.M. practised medicine without obtaining permission from the health authorities and had facilitated abortion in the two women. He gave injections and abortion pills to H.S. and N.D.

Reinvestigation

Prosecutors had referred the case in 2010 to the Court of First Instance that was presided by another judge.

Judge Hamad Abdul Latif Abdul Jawad, who presided over the previous jury, referred the case back to prosecutors to reinvestigate the crime of killing the 10-hour-old baby. Prosecutors had not investigated that particular crime then.

Charges modified

On May 8, 2011, prosecutors referred the case back to Presiding Judge Barghout's jury, modified H.S.' charges and accused her of killing the baby.

H.S. and N.D. confessed to aborting their foetuses, but H.S. denied her murder charge. Meanwhile, the cleaner, M.M., pleaded not guilty.

An Emirati policeman said an informant had warned them that M.M. aided Indonesian women, who had conceived out of wedlock, to abort their foetuses.

The primary judgment remains subject to appeal within 15 days.

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A little lost without Wikipedia

Dubai: Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day?

When some of the most popular global websites decided to switch off in protest against Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the world found quirky ways to deal with their temporary loss.

In one humorous twitpic, a journalist posted a picture of an entire set of hardbound encyclopaedias he was manually trolling through for information

Internet users in the Middle East were also affected by the blackout initiated by the online encyclopedia.

Saleh Al Beloushi, a UAE resident, said in his comment on the Gulf News Facebook page: “I really needed an answer for one of my questions today but tried hard and couldn’t get it. :(”

Others found ways around Wikipedia’s shutdown.

Yasir Afaque posted a solution on the Gulf News Facebook page: “Simple way to avoid the blackout - press ESC just after loading a page.” If done just in time, the blackout screen does not appear.

The Twitter community was abuzz with tweets related to the blackout.

Some of the trending topics included #FactsWithoutWikipedia, “Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge” and “End Piracy”.

Some tweeps took the blackout in their stride and imagined a world without fact verification. They posted humorous one-liners such as: “Wind is caused by trees sneezing. #FactsWithoutWikipedia”.

So when answers were needed, where did people go for information?

US- and UK-based news organisations such as The Washington Post, National Public Radio (NPR) and The Guardian tried to fill the void that the blackout had created by starting their own campaign on Twitter.

If anyone had a question, they could simply post it, followed by the hashtag #altwiki.

The media outlets promised to then try and provide answers to as many questions as possible.

In one humorous twitpic, a journalist posted a picture of an entire set of hardbound encyclopaedias he was manually trolling through for information.

Editor’s Note: To read more, download Gulf NewsTablet Edition on the iPad. It is free and you get two editions a day. Log  on to the Apple store and check it out.

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Khalifa reaffirms keenness to strengthen role of FNC

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has reiterated his commitment to strengthening the role of the Federal National Council.

He also asserted his keenness on supporting the FNC to ensure its active participation in the development of national work, in the building of a state of law, and in the consolidation of the Shura approach that will take into account the customs and traditions of the UAE people, and its heritage and the components of its social and cultural fabric.

Official reply

The President's statement came yesterday when he received at Al Dhiyafa Palace Mohammad Ahmad Al Murr, the FNC Speaker, and members of the special committee set up to prepare a reply to the President's speech made during the FNC's opening session.

Shaikh Khalifa also received from Al Murr the official reply to the presidential address he had made while inaugurating the 15th legislative chapter of the country's parliament.

In the reply, the FNC reiterated its bonds with the leadership, commended the remarkable achievements the country has made at various levels, and said that it looks forward to seeing the government make a comprehensive review of its domestic policies for the country's progress commensurate with the requirements of sustainable development.

It also reflected the priorities and concerns of the country, including the demographic balance, nationalisation and welfare of the citizens.

Citizens' aspirations

The President said: "In the next stage, we expect the Council to translate the aspirations of the citizens and serve their causes in line with the plans and strategies of the federal government and its vision for the future.

"We also look forward to seeing the FNC continue its performance, as always, fulfilling the aspirations of the citizens through the development of objectives and decision-making, so that we can achieve effective communication with the citizen, listen to his voice, understand his orientations and respond to his aspirations."

Present during the meeting were Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister; Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research; Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Public Works; Dr Anwar Mohammad Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for FNC Affairs; and a number of Shaikhs and senior officials.

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Teleworking could serve as a boost to Emiratisation

Every place has its own cultural way of doing things, be it how people celebrate, eat or mourn. Although it is safe to say that globalisation has reached the far corners of the globe, these peculiarities still apply to working cultures. For instance, management styles in certain parts of the world may seem alien in others.

However, an idea put into practice in the United States during the 1970s' fuel crisis has lived on through the decades and may now, in fact, propose the solution to the UAE's Emiratisation conundrum.

Dr Mona Mustafa, assistant professor of human resource management at the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), has spent the last eight years researching the habits of teleworkers in the West. She has now turned her mind to the use of teleworking in the UAE as a way to integrate Emirati women in the labour market.

"Teleworking as a concept started in the 1970s during the US fuel crisis when companies told people to work from home to save money," Dr Mustafa said. "My new research looks at how teleworking can help Emiratisation by integrating otherwise unemployed Emirati women into the labour market."

Her research will investigate the opportunities remote working offers as a means of absorbing Emirati women into the UAE's workforce.

"The study will mainly focus on the idea of graduates looking for jobs who find a position, but after a year's training, can ask for flexibility," she said. "Because then, if they decide to get married and start a family, it doesn't mean they have to make choices and leave the labour market altogether."

Challenges

Theoretically, teleworking, not necessarily defined as working from home but anywhere outside the office, may sound like a dream come true, but it comes with major challenges. It started with workers in the sectors of IT, translation and media. "Basically, the two main ideas of teleworking is of an employee allowed by their employer to work from home or flexibly, and a self-employed person who works from home," Dr Mustafa said. "The self-employed have more freedom and flexibility, which is good, but can also cause problems." Due to the financial crisis and subsequent redundancies, self-employed teleworkers have been on the increase.

However, Dr Mustafa's main area of interest is boundary management, and how teleworkers maintain a healthy work-life balance.

"Traditionally, when we leave the home and close that door to go to work, you enter a new boundary, so traditionally people had them separate," she said. "With people working from home, these boundaries are sort of mixing, which becomes very challenging."

Mariam Khazaeli, 26, is readying for a master's degree at the UOWD and used to telework as a software designer. She believes it to be a good option for students and mothers if a person is self-disciplined. "People work better when they can choose what to do because some people perform better at night, others in the morning," she said. "I managed to telework and study by attending evening classes."

Khazaeli added that teleworking could be a good option for women, especially of Eastern cultures, due to their responsibilities inside and outside the home.

Eyeball management

"In this part of the world, the management style is managing by eyeballs as employers have to see the person in the office to believe they are working," she said. So, besides the building of trust between employer and employee in the region, she also believes adequate training and discussion need to take place before the idea of teleworking pervades the UAE.

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Mohammad reaffirms UAE's support for Yemen

Dubai: The UAE yesterday reiterated its supportive stand towards Yemen's security and stability.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, reaffirmed the UAE's support for Yemen as he yesterday received Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammad Basindwa and his delegation.

Basindwa briefed Shaikh Mohammad on the development of the situation in Yemen in the light of the success of the Gulf-brokered plan which resulted in understandings between all parties to reach an agreement on conducting parliamentary elections next month.

Security and stability

Mohammad reiterated the UAE's support for Yemen's security and stability, noting that the UAE leadership, government and people would always stand by the Yemeni people and support stability and security.

The meeting was attended by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.

Basindwa commended GCC efforts, notably the UAE's positive and effective role in making reconciliation efforts a success. He thanked the UAE for its stand towards the Yemeni people and its significant contribution to social development and economic projects currently being implemented in Yemen.

Mohammad Ahmad Al Murr, Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council; Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates airline and Group; Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs; Dr Anwar Mohammad Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs; Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, and other senior officials were also present.

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Sultan approves outlay for Sharjah emergency housing

Sharjah: His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, has approved the disbursement of Dh20 million for emergency housing cases.

Shaikh Sultan issued the instruction to allocate an outlay of Dh20 million, which can be topped up if required, to the Housing Department to provide alternative housing for citizens living in dilapidated or unsuitable houses.

"The capacity of the Sharjah government to build houses reaches up to 1,000 housing units per year, while receiving 5,000 housing applications," Shaikh Sultan said. The Sharjah Ruler promised to speed up the building and handing over of housing units to eligible people.

"Although we are stepping up our efforts to speed the building process, some people are impatient, however I promise that the emergency housing will be completed as quickly as possible," he said.

Shaikh Sultan urged the Housing Department to quickly finish the list of beneficiaries for emergency housing for the upcoming five years so as to be completed in one and a half years.

He stressed his keenness to quickly meet the housing requirements of Sharjah citizens, adding that overcrowding in houses can cause many social problems.

Ceremonial visits

Meanwhile, Shaikh Sultan yesterday received at Al Bade' Palace Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, who came to congratulate him on his safe return following successful surgery.

Shaikh Mansour also conveyed to Shaikh Sultan the greetings of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nah-yan and General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

Shaikh Sultan also received greetings on his safe return from Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance; Shaikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region; Saqr Gobash Saeed Gobash, Minister of Labour; Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qutami, Minister of Education; Dr Hadef Ju'an Al Daheri, Minister of Justice; Abdul Rahman Mohammad Al Owais, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development; Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai Police Chief, and other Shaikhs and senior officials.

Shaikh Sultan thanked them for their well wishes.

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Municipality drive against illegal housing

Abu Dhabi: In a bid to safeguard the health and safety of residents in the capital, landlords and property owners have been urged to avoid illegal partitions or additions to residential units.

A statement issued on Sunday by the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City announced that municipal inspectors would continue to check residential properties for unlicensed partitions or additions to existing structures, as well as any violations of the rental agreements.

"It is illegal to erect artificial walls that create more residential units for rent, as these new units lack sufficient ventilation. The large number of occupants in them will not have access to enough bathrooms and kitchens," Awaida Al Qubaisi, Acting Executive Director of Municipal Services at the Municipality, said.

Explaining the risks of unlicensed structures, Adel Hussain, media consultant at the Municipality, told Gulf News that fires often tend to break out in partitioned units due to unsafe electrical wiring and overloaded circuits. "For example, in a villa that is constructed to accommodate electrical connections for just four bedrooms, additional partitions create the need for more connections that overload existing electrical circuits," he said.

"In addition, many partitions are created using environmentally unsustainable materials like asbestos. Another very common problem is that pests thrive in crowded, unsanitary settings such as these," Hussain added.

Hussain also explained that in case of any accidents or disputes in such units, neither tenants nor landlords could be held accountable. "This is because the additional structures are created without obtaining proper documentation from the Municipality and without checks into their engineering safety," he said.

Al Qubaisi urged owners of residential properties to obtain required permits before undertaking modifications to the built units. "It is also incumbent on the owner to obtain written undertakings from tenants stating that they will not change or modify rented units, and to continue following up on these properties after they are rented out. If changes are made without the knowledge of the owners, it does not absolve them from legal responsibility in case of a future dispute," he said.

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