DUBAI: The UAE has begun to enforce penalties on expired visa holders, after a three-month grace period given amid the coronavirus pandemic, Al Arabiya has reported.
“25 dirhams ($6.8) per day during the first six months, 50 ($13.6) dirhams per day during the second six months, and 100 dirhams ($27.2) per day after passing a year and more,” the UAE’s immigration fines system read.
Holders of expired national ID cards could also face hefty fines, starting at 20 dirhams ($5.4) per day, but is capped at 1,000 ($272.24).
The country’s identity and citizenship authority earlier announced it was extending the grace period for “violators of entry and residency law,” from Aug. 18 to Nov. 17.
Meanwhile, the Dubai government has fined six establishments for violating COVID-19 precautionary measures, specifically rules on mandatory face masks for employees.
Dubai Economy has continued to conduct field inspections to ensure compliance among businesses, especially as the country returns to normal life amid the pandemic.
UAE starts imposing penalties on residents holding expired visas
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UAE starts imposing penalties on residents holding expired visas
- The fines come as the three-month grace period ends
- The Dubai government has fined six establishments for violating COVID-19 precautionary measures
Syrian government sends more humanitarian aid to civilians in Ayn Al-Arab
- 5-truck convoy delivers essential supplies including food, medicines for children and people with special needs, blankets and drinking water
- The previous day, 24 trucks delivered aid for civilians in Kurdish-majority town affected by conflict between the government and the Syrian Democratic Forces
LONDON: Syrian authorities said they sent a second humanitarian convoy to the northern town of Ayn Al-Arab in the Aleppo countryside on Tuesday, as part of ongoing efforts to help civilians affected by the conflict between the government and the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Farhad Khurto, deputy head of the Central Committee for Aleppo Response, said five trucks delivered essential supplies including food, medicines for children and people with special needs, blankets and drinking water.
Amin Hababeh, the director of Aleppo’s Emergency and Disaster Management Center, said representatives of the organization accompanied the convoy to ensure the critical humanitarian assistance reached the people who needed it.
The operation was organized by the Central Committee for Aleppo Response in coordination with Civil Defense teams, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the Red Cross, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported.
On Monday, 24 aid trucks delivered medical supplies, heating materials and other relief items to Ayn Al-Arab, a Kurdish-majority town also known as Kobani. The response committee said the operation was carried out in coordination with the UN to provide aid for civilians despite the security risks from landmines planted by SDF militants in the area.
