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Residents of Al Nahda claim they are afraid to go out at night because of snakes and scorpions infesting piles of rubbish surrounding their highrise apartments.

Dubai Police have introduced a new flying ambulance service to transport premature babies to and from hospitals, said Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Al Shohi, Acting Director of Dubai Police Air Wing.

General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Defence Minister last night honoured Dr Abdullah bin Mohsen Al Turki as the Dubai International Holy Quran Award's Islamic Person-ality of the Year.

General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Minister of Defence, will open the Arab Media Summit, at Emirates Towers this morning.

In a bid to curtail the freedom of journalists and cover its military offensive in the West bank, Israel bars journalists from military action areas.

In defiance of Zionist attempts to suppress press freedom in the West bank, Leilah Oudah, Abu Dhabi Television correspondent, whose press credentials have been revoked by Israel, has decided to continue covering the atrocities in Palestinian territories.

Sentiments are running high all across the Arab World, where popular sympathy for the Palestinians is deep. It is because of Arab satellite channels the Arab street mobilised its efforts in support of the Palestinians and their Intifada.

A telethon led by the Dubai Television and involving other Arab and local television stations was held yesterday in support of the Palestinian people. The event started at 3.30pm yesterday and lasted until 2 am today and raised more than Dh115 million.

Emirates Media Incorporated (EMI) will organise a fundraising campaign today to demonstrate support to children of Palestine, Palestinian resistance, martyrs, widows and minarets of Jerusalem.

Dubai Police have arrested three men for allegedly murdering a national in Jafliya, CID said yesterday. A man, M.N., reported to Dubai Police on March 24 that a foul smell was coming out of the room of A.S., an 80-year-old national, and that he had not seen him for two days.

The Ministry of Education has issued a circular to private schools prescribing compulsory text books for non-Arabic speaking students for the academic year 2002-2003.

The Ministry of Education and Youth has issued a circular to private Arab and foreign schools, spelling out admission regulations for the academic year 2002-3.