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‘Don’t Sign Blank Rent Contracts’ – Sharjah Official

A Sharjah Municipality official has warned residents against signing blank tenancy contracts, which have reportedly been exploited to dupe residents into signing higher rents than what was verbally agreed. According to tenants, some real estate agents’ pressure new tenants to sign blank tenancy contracts, saying they will lose the apartment to other residents waiting in

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Resolution Issued for Ambulance Fees Used in Traffic Accident

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, on January 27 issued a resolution on fees for ambulance services provided at the sites of traffic accidents. A AED 6,770 fee will be charged by Dubai Police and Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, for emergency and evacuation services provided

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Barclays Sued by Amanda Staveley’s PCP Over 2008 Fund-Raising

LONDON: Barclays Plc was sued by Amanda Staveley’s investment firm, which helped broker a £7 billion (Dh25.7 billion, $10 billion) fund-raising in the Middle East at the peak of the 2008 financial crisis. PCP Capital Partners filed the lawsuit in London on January 25, according to court filings that didn’t give any other details about

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New Measures to Renew Labor Contracts and Work Permits (Labor Cards) in the UAE

Starting January 2016, the Ministry of Labor in the UAE has announced new measures to renew work permits, previously known as labor cards, and expired contracts, by early 2016. Humaid bin Deemas Al Suwaidi, Assistant Under-Secretary for Labor Affairs said that under the new process, the signature of the employee on the contract shall constitute

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