Visitor gets four-year term for drug possession

Dubai: A Greek police official will spend four years in jail for possessing 0.17 gram of marijuana and two promazepam capsules for personal use, ruled a court yesterday. [more]

CARACAL

Caracal International, the UAE's first defence hardware manufacturing firm, has been launched to tie in with the ongoing Idex 2007 event in Abu Dhabi. Hamad Khalifa Al Neyadi, the MD of Caracal, said the firm is set to manufacture its first products, the Caracal F and Caracal C pistols. The company has also registered more than ten patents worldwide, in order to develop further products in the future.

Caracal has also won a Dhs18 million deal to supply the UAE Armed Forces with a total of 10,000 pistols.

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sitting in car with lady = illegal ?

'Emirates Evening Post' a seemingly obscure newspaper, with a not-so-remarkable editorial content, has again raised some uncomfortable questions, albeit unintentionally through their 'Ask your Lawyer' column.A man and a woman, not legally related(can be friends, colleagues etc) are "not supposed to sit together in a car, or go for movies, or to restaurants etc.. " says the matter-of-fact lawyer to a bizarre question.Wonder why some half-dressed male and female models clinging together in a showroom opening of an international brand as seen on a popular newspaper doesnt make the cut.