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From roasting ants in the 1970s to using designer drugs in 2003, addicts in the UAE have gone through the entire hellish trip.

Dubai Civil Defence will set up two new centres next year in Al Quoz and Ras Al Khor to keep up with the needs of the expanding city.

Speed kills. Dubai Police scrolls this message for you. The medium used this time is the new scrolling billboards. The aim is to get the message directly across to motorists. No frills, no hoopla.

The much awaited English-language website of Qatar-based Al Jazeera channel will be launched by the end of summer. Media reports had suggested the website was to be launched at the beginning of this year, but nothing materialised.

Civil Defence bid to boost efficiency

Message on screen: Ramadan soap operas mirror Arab plight

Tailors burn the midnight oil as clients swarm shops demanding stitches in

Literary stars from Egypt and Iraq have bagged the top honours in the Al Owais Cultural Prize.

Midnight tryst goes sour

Five killed in spate of horrific accidents

Traffic accidents are the biggest killer in the UAE after heart disease and strokes and the situation has been likened to a "full-scale street battle" by police who are desperate for a solution.

Frustrated motorists say that traffic conditions have deteriorated during Ramadan – a time when they would normally expect some respite from clogged lanes and rush hour chaos.