UAE: Teachers question salary cuts during Eid Al Adha holidays

As the UAE prepares for the upcoming Eid Al Adha holidays from June 5 to June 8, many schoolteachers are raising concern over what they say is an unfair and unlawful practice: having their entire absence — including public holidays and weekends — deducted from their salaries when they take a few days off to […]

UAE judge cancels Dh60,000 fine for visa violator; honoured by President Sheikh Mohamed

A judge’s act of kindness was recently praised by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during an honouring ceremony, according to local media. Judge Hamid Al Ali of the Umm Al Quwain Federal Court of First Instance cancelled a Dh60,000 fine imposed on a Pakistani man who had failed to renew residency visas […]

Eid Al Adha coinciding with Friday prayers? UAE Fatwa Council clarifies ruling

Both the Eid prayer and the Friday (Jumu’ah) prayer in the UAE should be performed on time and in accordance with their Sunnah, even both fall on the same day, the Emirates Fatwa Council has clarified. This clarification comes as many Muslims across the UAE raised questions about the correct ruling when Eid Al Adha […]