UAE public holidays for 2025: Shorter break for Eid Al Fitr likely next year; Police deny rumours of 50% traffic fine discount in Abu Dhabi; Over Dh100,000 fees, custom menus: Inside one of Dubai's most expensive schools

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according to a Cabinet resolution]( AABQXAdKB0RNFFlHR0cEWABYCgJPUAhdBCJVDgUNCUoCXVseFkQLEEwUWAlaWAlUEVsLCFNwV1pRUQ8dWg1dGg==&ml=CwNUVQYHSghFVwcACgYZ&sl=cE8nGWNlSmt0MkxAQV5LXgpYCgNdUxIMXgdBTQcLCBhR&pp=0&ga=utm_source%3DNetcore%26utm_campaign%3DDaily%2BNewsletter%26utm_medium%3DEmail%26utm_content%3D) [330x210]( AABQXAdKB0RNFFlHR0cEWABYCgJPUAhdBCJVDgUNCUoCXVseFkQLEEwUWAlaWAlUEVsLCFNwV1pRUQ8dWg1dGg==&ml=CwNUVQYHSghFVwcACgEZ&sl=cE8nGWNlSmt0MkxAQV5LXgpYCgNdUxIMXgdBTQcLCBhR&pp=0&ga=utm_source%3DNetcore%26utm_campaign%3DDaily%2BNewsletter%26utm_medium%3DEmail%26utm_content%3D) [Dubai Court orders BlueChip owner to pay Dh10 million within 7 days]( AABQXAdKB0RNFFlHR0cEWABYCgJPUAhdBCJVDgUNCUoCXVseFkQLEEwUWAlaWAlUEVsLCFNwV1pRUQ8dWg1dGg==&ml=CwNUVQYHSghFVwcACgAZ&sl=cE8nGWNlSmt0MkxAQV5LXgpYCgNdUxIMXgdBTQcLCBhR&pp=0&ga=utm_source%3DNetcore%26utm_campaign%3DDaily%2BNewsletter%26utm_medium%3DEmail%26utm_content%3D) [The owner, Ravinder Nath Soni, also faces charges of fraud and criminal intimidation in India]( AABQXAdKB0RNFFlHR0cEWABYCgJPUAhdBCJVDgUNCUoCXVseFkQLEEwUWAlaWAlUEVsLCFNwV1pRUQ8dWg1dGg==&ml=CwNUVQYHSghFVwcACgAZ&sl=cE8nGWNlSmt0MkxAQV5LXgpYCgNdUxIMXgdBTQcLCBhR&pp=0&ga=utm_source%3DNetcore%26utm_campaign%3DDaily%2BNewsletter%26utm_medium%3DEmail%26utm_content%3D) [330x210]( AABQXAdKB0RNFFlHR0cEWABYCgJPUAhdBCJVDgUNCUoCXVseFkQLEEwUWAlaWAlUEVsLCFNwV1pRUQ8dWg1dGg==&ml=CwNUVQYHSghFVwcACgMZ&sl=cE8nGWNlSmt0MkxAQV5LXgpYCgNdUxIMXgdBTQcLCBhR&pp=0&ga=utm_source%3DNetcore%26utm_campaign%3DDaily%2BNewsletter%26utm_medium%3DEmail%26utm_content%3D) ['Heart stopped for 30 mins': Dubai mum, baby saved in near-death C-section]( AABQXAdKB0RNFFlHR0cEWABYCgJPUAhdBCJVDgUNCUoCXVseFkQLEEwUWAlaWAlUEVsLCFNwV1pRUQ8dWg1dGg==&ml=CwNUVQYHSghFVwcACgMZ&sl=cE8nGWNlSmt0MkxAQV5LXgpYCgNdUxIMXgdBTQcLCBhR&pp=0&ga=utm_source%3DNetcore%26utm_campaign%3DDaily%2BNewsletter%26utm_medium%3DEmail%26utm_content%3D) [This was her second pregnancy and she had suffered from hypertension five years ago when she gave birth to twins]( AABQXAdKB0RNFFlHR0cEWABYCgJPUAhdBCJVDgUNCUoCXVseFkQLEEwUWAlaWAlUEVsLCFNwV1pRUQ8dWg1dGg==&ml=CwNUVQYHSghFVwcACgMZ&sl=cE8nGWNlSmt0MkxAQV5LXgpYCgNdUxIMXgdBTQcLCBhR&pp=0&ga=utm_source%3DNetcore%26utm_campaign%3DDaily%2BNewsletter%26utm_medium%3DEmail%26utm_content%3D) [330x210]( AABQXAdKB0RNFFlHR0cEWABYCgJPUAhdBCJVDgUNCUoCXVseFkQLEEwUWAlaWAlUEVsLCFNwV1pRUQ8dWg1dGg==&ml=CwNUVQYHSghFVwcACgIZ&sl=cE8nGWNlSmt0MkxAQV5LXgpYCgNdUxIMXgdBTQcLCBhR&pp=0&ga=utm_source%3DNetcore%26utm_campaign%3DDaily%2BNewsletter%26utm_medium%3DEmail%26utm_content%3D) [Why UAE residents turn up in crowds for funerals of total strangers]( AABQXAdKB0RNFFlHR0cEWABYCgJPUAhdBCJVDgUNCUoCXVseFkQLEEwUWAlaWAlUEVsLCFNwV1pRUQ8dWg1dGg==&ml=CwNUVQYHSghFVwcACgIZ&sl=cE8nGWNlSmt0MkxAQV5LXgpYCgNdUxIMXgdBTQcLCBhR&pp=0&ga=utm_source%3DNetcore%26utm_campaign%3DDaily%2BNewsletter%26utm_medium%3DEmail%26utm_content%3D) [Recently, thousands of residents attended the prayers for a Russian expat woman who died after converting to 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