Do not list using Facebook in UAE

If you are a Facebook user in U.A.E. here is the "Do not" list you must know:

1. DON’T SHARE YOUR PASSWORD
2. DO NOT POST VULGAR PICTURES OF DRINKING ALCOHOL
3. DO NOT MAKE ‘FUNNY’ COMMENTS ABOUT ISLAM
4. DO NOT POST OTHER PEOPLE’S PICTURES OR VIDEOS WITHOUT CONSENT
5. DO NOT MAKE THREATS

Guidelines what not to do on YouTube

The Telecommunications Regula­tory Authority (TRA) has released a list of rules and regulations using the Youtube in the UAE.

Here are the rules and regulations of what not to do on YouTube:

* Don’t upload any pornographic or sexually explicit videos

* Don’t put ip videos of drug use, bomb making or any acts that may cause serious injuries.

No littering campaign imposed in Sharjah

Sharjah Municipality has begun a campaign today to inform the general public about the littering bad effects and the importance of preserving the environment.

In the report of Gulf News, "We spend a large sum of money on an annual basis to maintain the city's cleanliness and its landscapes but there is a significant number of people who continue to throw waste on the city's landscapes, public beaches and parks,". Engr. Sultan Abdullah Al Mualla, Director General of Sharjah Municipality said.

"We have already increased the number of staff to cope with the level of waste that is constantly increasing, which is caused by more people who are in living in Sharjah now," he said.

Feeding stray cats, spitting illegal in UAE

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), home to over 630,000 Filipinos, throwing cigarette butts in the streets and feeding stray cats is considered illegal in parts of the country.

According to a report of the news site Emirates 24/7 on Sunday, in the town of Al Ain, "inspectors caught 570 people, mostly Asians, for spitting in public and all of them were fined."

The authorities were also on the look out "for cigarette butt throwers, 370 of whom were also fined," the report said.

The Al Ain Municipality said the measures were intended to control “uncivilized and unhealthy” behavior.

Dubai strict using of balcony in some areas

Starting on March, the Dubai residents caught doing barbecues or hang washed things on their balconies will be charge of penalty worth Dh500, said by the organizational arm of Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, called “Trakhees”.

“We will end our awareness campaign by end-February and start issuing fines to those not obeying the law from March,” a Trakhees spokesman said.

Those who lived in Palm Jumeirah, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, International City and Discovery Gardens will feel this crack down.

UAE execs urge parents to protect children vs. criminals online

Government officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reminded older family members to monitor their children’s use of the Internet to save them from crimes, abuse, and harassment online.

Lieutenant Colonel Jasim Mirza, director of Security Awareness at Dubai Police, said Internet safety for children “is the responsibility of parents and families, as children may not know what can harm them,” the news site Gulf News said on Thursday.

The report said this new campaign sprouted from a meeting between several government agencies, including the Ministry of Interior, the Community Development Authority and the Dubai police.

UAE new law: mothers allow to have a part-time job

There is a new law that the U.A.E. legislation had been cooked and probably will be reveal within this week. Based on the report of 7Days.ae, under this new law that passed by the Cabinet are allowing the mothers to have a part-time jobs, having flexible working hours and maternity leave.

It is a great news, it seems all the mothers will be benefited in this new law.

Workers - Employers disputes will be resolve by a new law

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai told that their is a new draft law to protect the rights of domestic workers and their employers was approved by the UAE Cabinet last Sunday.

"We have approved a new draft law for the domestic workers in UAE. The new law shall protect the rights of both workers and employers," read a Twitter post by Shaikh Mohammad.

"Our Islamic values always encourage us to preserve the rights of the workers and to treat them well, and the law is emphasising this." Under the law, sections will be set up in the residency departments across the country to look into and sort out disputes that arise between domestic workers and their employers", Major General Nasser Al Awadi Al Menhali, Under-Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Assistant Undersecretary for Naturalisation, Residency and Ports, told Gulf News.

Planning a new rules to prevent traffic accidents

Major General Mohammed Saif al Zafin, the Dubai traffic police said in has suggested to link the traffic records of the expatriates to their residence visa.

During his speaking engagement in the seminar on mobile phone use in cars held in Dubai last Thursday, “There is a need to link the issuance of residence visas to the traffic record of expatriates in order to push some groups who top the list of offenders to abide by traffic laws in the emirate."

"Introducing stiffer penalties and then linking them to residence visas will have a great effect on drivers’ compliance and on reducing road accidents and deaths…the police do not at all want to harm any people in their livelihood but only want to ensure they respect the law." he said.

New policy on vaccination in Dubai

The new policy that brings uniform immunization reporting and recording system for hospitals and health clinics in both public and private sectors in Dubai. This is a part of implementation of the first standardized immunization services policy that was announced by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Monday.

"The policy stems from DHA's wider aim to improve public health services in the emirate and is in line with the objectives of Dubai Health Strategy 2011 to 2013," said Laila Al Jasmi, CEO of Health Policy and Strategy at the DHA.

"It will ensure that we are able to prevent communicable diseases from spreading. Everyone who lives in the emirate should have the same vaccination. We found we did not have a uniform policy for vaccination. By implementing the new policy we will ensure that everyone follows the same guidelines for vaccination," Laila told Gulf News.

Al Qasba, Sharjah No Smoking Place

Starting Sunday, Al Qasba, Sharjah, the reknonwed place of Sharjah Eye will be a no smoking place.

In the interview of Gulfnews to the chief operating officer of the Al Qasba Development Authority, Ahmad Al Qaseer, Al Qasba will be a no-smoking zone for all its visitors. The leisure destination's many restaurants, coffee shops, art galleries and attractions will be no-smoking zones.

For those who cannot stop smoking they will be allow only in areas along the canal or outside the Al Qasba premises.

New Year - New Rules in UAE

As we entered the year 2012, U.A.E. will be implementing a series of new rules. Here is the list of "New Rules" that we look forward:

* National ID Card - they will start imposing fines to those who not get the National ID Card. The fines will start Dh20 per day, up to a maximum of Dh1,000.

* Child Safety Campaign - this campaign is one U.A.E. moves to make people aware and protect their children in a danger to those living in a high-rises building.

* Traffic Fines - they will giving discounts to those drivers or vehicle owners to those who have traffic fines.

Fine in Spitting, Throwing Cigarette and Chewing Gum In The Street of Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi municipality will be soon launch their campaign slogan "Keep the city of Abu Dhabi clean" and spitting, throwing cigarette butts or any waste, or spitting gum on public streets of Abu Dhabi will be given a fine for doing those things.

According to a municipality statement in Al Khaleej: “The offending person will be accountable and the fine will start at Dh100 for spitting, Dh500 for throwing chewing gum, Dh200 for throwing cigarette butts, and Dh500 for waste like water bottles, cans or paper waste.”

UAE Public Decency

Life in the UAE mixes the modern with traditional sensibilities. We look at what is acceptable, and what is not, in terms of decency and cultural sensibilities.

Here are some Dos and Don'ts in terms of behavior in a public places. 

Traffic Offences As of March 1, 2011

Here is the list of black points for traffic offences across the UAE.