Car wash has become a major problem for residents of Abu Dhabi city after authorities began cracking down on any washing done in the open, residential parking lots. Many car owners in the city are now finding it difficult to wash their vehicles - legally or illegally. Officials, on the other hand, believe that casual car wash is against the law, distorts the city's beautiful image and poses a hazard to the environment. But car owners are lost in between, since there are not enough proper car wash facilities and considering the high charges which force them to resort to casual residential washes. This is not a logical decision.

Woman Driver Kills Motorcycle Police Officer in the UAE

DUBAI ? A traffic cop on duty died in Dubai yesterday after a car hit his motorbike on the busy Shaikh Zayed road....

Brigadier Mohammed Saif Al Zafeen, Director of Dubai Traffic Police Department, said was controlling traffic with a group of policemen on the heavily used road and was responsible for preventing vehicles from driving on the hard shoulder. The woman?s car veered abruptly off the road, killing the policeman....

Police officials said the Shaikh Zayed road (Dubai ? Abu Dhabi highway) remained on the top of the list of the most dangerous roads in Dubai in 2005. They lashed out at the reckless driving of some motorists who pose danger to others? lives as well as their own....

Police urged drivers to exercise caution as car accidents continue to claim many lives. Last year, 2,414 accidents occurred in Dubai, in which 206 people died.

MAY 14, 2005: Rents in the UAE have increased 17 times faster than salaries in the past year, according to a new report. The study comes as a concern for private sector workers, who have seen their pay increase little while public sector staffs have just been awarded 15 or 25 per cent pay rises. Such a move will definitely fuel inflation. Rents increased by an average of 26 per cent over the past 12 months, according to the survey of about 500 professionals. This compares with an average salary rise of a mere 1.5 per cent, with most staff saying their wage had not gone up at all. This means rents have gone up 17.3 times faster than salaries. Rent now makes up 32 per cent of an individual's salary, compared with 26 per cent this time last year. Authorities in UAE and specifically in Dubai are not concerned with inflation, which will have a real drastic economical outcome in the country. Many workers are leaving Dubai and living in Sharjah to avoid paying the high rent, however this is increasing the big traffic problem between Sharjah and Dubai, which is getting really out of control with no obvious and realistic solution.

JUNE 6, 2005: Fishermen have stopped setting out to sea for their daily haul of fish in the past couple of days, after they found worms wriggling out of bodies of the fish they caught with their fiber nets. The fishermen, who usually move four to five miles into the sea, found that most varieties of fish including Gubgab, Al Sada, Al Jarjor, Al Farsh and Al Khubat they caught had worms wriggling out of their heads and other parts of the body. The fishermen were left with no option but to dump back the bleeding load of fish back into the sea. The issue will be brought to the notice of the Ministry of Agriculture for investigation into this strange phenomenon; however UAE Agriculture Ministry is not able to deal with this matter anytime soon. People in UAE , should be aware of this health hazard and avoid eating fish for the time being.

Emirates Airline announced it is to build a five-star luxury hotel in Dubai. The 70-storey building Emirates Hotel will be among the world?s five tallest hotels when completed in 2008 on Sheikh Zayed Road.
A study by the UAE University?s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering said there has been a surge in claims made against contractors for delays, subcontracting problems, variations of orders and changes in material and labour costs from original agreements.
Dubai Festival City announced plans for a gradual opening starting in July 2005. A Toyota showroom, two schools, an Ikea store and a hypermarket are the first facilities.