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Albahie to hold ‘Mal Lawal’ auction today  10 Jan 2021 - 8:42 A specimen of 50 riyals issued by the Qatar and Dubai Monetary Council in 1966 during a colour experiment model will also go under the hammer. The Peninsula Doha: Albahie Auction House will kick off the new year by hosting the ‘Mal Lawal’ auction today at 7:30 pm at Katara Cultural Village. All the lots included in the auction are currently available for the preview exhibition at the auction house’s permanent exhibition space, Katara Cultural Village, Building 22C.  The auction will consist of 122 lots from the grace...

Dubai: Dubai Police arrested a gang of three men who were trying to sell $4 million (Dh14.6 million) in fake currency over social media platforms for Dh100,000, an official said. According to Brigadier Jamal Salem Al Jalaf, Director of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Dubai Police, the three African men who were staying in a hotel at Deira area, tried to sell fake dollars for Dh100,000. “They were visitors and tried to scam people by posting on social media that they have dollars painted in black material and they have a liquid substance to remove the paint,” said Brig Al Jalaf.

Dubai: Around 8,000 phone numbers used by scammers have been blocked this year, Dubai Police revealed on Wednesday. Launching a campaign to raise awareness among the public about fake calls and tricks people use to extort money, Colonel Saeed Al Hajiri, Director of Cyber-Crimes Department in Dubai Police, said that despite law enforcement teams cracking down on scammers, such scams can be effectively dealt with only when people are aware and do not fall prey to them. “Dubai Police arrested 86 suspects in 400 fraud complaints this year. We need more people to be aware of the scam and not to ...

After months of promises, the mandatory quarantine period will be shortened to 10 days this week, the Health Ministry announces. Health Minister Yuli Edelstein has adopted the recommendation of professionals, a ministry statement says, and has decided that starting Tuesday at 6 a.m., anyone who needs to isolate will only have to do so for 10 days rather than the current 12. As part of the new rules, people will have to test negative in two coronavirus tests, one taken at the beginning of the quarantine period and the second taken nine days after the initial possible exposure to the virus. The...

1 shares Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrives in Qatar for a state visit. He is scheduled to meet with Emir Thani bin Hamad Al Thani to discuss “issues of mutual concern” tomorrow in Doha. The trip is Abbas’s third official international visit since the beginning of the pandemic: at the end of November, he traveled to Amman and Cairo for a quick two-day trip to meet with Jordanian monarch Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi. — Aaron Boxerman I'm proud to work at The Times of Israel I’ll tell you the truth: Life here in Israel isn’...