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The Preventive Medicine Centre in Al Ghubaiba will issue health fitness certificates and health cards from today to expatriates.

A massive fire gutted a paint factory in the Sharjah industrial area yesterday. Fifteen people sustained minor burns. There was considerable damage to property.

Children stage play on peace

Future Day winners honoured

Direct representation by workers and employers in the decision-making process and inclusion of their opinions in national committees and councils to better organise the UAE labour market are some of the far-reaching proposals under consideration by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

Sharjah Municipality is working on a project for comprehensive management of solid waste. The project, which will help recycle and yield byproducts from solid wastes, will be announced soon, according to the annual report released by the civic body on its achievements and projects.

Three people were killed and 14 injured in traffic accidents during the Eid and National Day holidays.

Sharjah Municipality will adopt a new method that will allow testing cooking oil to see if it has been used to cook more than one type of food.

The burden of providing health and medical services lies on the private sector, Sheikh Mohammed bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health and Director, Sharjah Medical District, declared yesterday.

Sixty-two workers yesterday complained to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs saying they had not received salaries for the past four to six months.

Municipal inspectors in Sharjah will soon be provided with portable computers to enable them to instantly alert the entire civic body network regarding any food contamination.

There is a need for more dialogue between the Arab and international media to enable building bridges through understanding.