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Khaleej Times
26-06-2025
- Khaleej Times
Some Dubai landlords spend up to Dh45,000 after tenants instal illegal partitions
While Dubai authorities intensify inspections on illegal partitions in residential buildings, it's not just tenants who are being affected, but homeowners too who are facing serious consequences, often without their knowledge. S.L., a homeowner in Dubai Marina, discovered the hard way how illegal modifications by a tenant can lead to expensive and long-term damage. 'My tenant illegally sublet my house to more than eight people,' she said. 'They changed the locks, installed a shower in the powder room, and created partitions. I couldn't access my own house for months.' By the time she managed to enter her apartment, it had become almost unrecognisable. 'There was mold everywhere because the airflow was blocked by the partitions,' she said. 'All the doors in the house had swollen because of the constant moisture caused by the shower.' S.L. ended up spending Dh45,000 over four months to renovate the property and make it liveable again. 'The maintenance issues didn't stop immediately either. They continued for about a year and a half. It took a long time to get my house back to its original state,' she said. Landlords caught off guard Some homeowners said they were unaware tenants had converted their apartments into partitioned spaces or bed spaces, violating building codes and causing structural and ventilation issues. N. Ahmed, who owns a 2BHK flat in Al Barsha, said he only realised his apartment had been altered when the new building watchman raised a complaint. 'I had given the flat to a bachelor working in retail. During the agreement, he told me he would be staying with his family and his brother's family. But the reality was different,' said Ahmed. He explained that the previous watchman had turned a blind eye and even assisted tenants in creating bed spaces and partitions. 'The new watchman, who joined in May, warned the tenants first. When they didn't listen, he called me and informed me about the situation.' Ahmed said he was shocked when he came to check the apartment. 'I saw four people living inside, with curtains separating each section,' he recalled. 'They had turned part of the kitchen into a sleeping area and blocked one of the vents with plywood.' He has since stopped renting to individuals without conducting a full background check. 'It's just not worth the risk,' he said. Similarly, Mona, who owns two apartments in Dubai Marina, faced difficulties after one of her tenants sublet her unit through social media platforms. 'When I read the news about the Dubai Municipality crackdown, I decided to visit the flat on Sunday morning. What I saw shocked me. There were about 12 people staying in the 2BHK,' said Mona. 'The place was divided into five tiny cubicles. There was no proper ventilation, and the washroom had been modified,' she said. 'I asked everyone to vacate immediately and told the original tenant that only their family can stay, or else the contract would be dissolved. They agreed to terminate the contract.' Mona said she spent Dh12,000 to dismantle the cubicles, clean, and repaint the apartment. 'Even after cleaning and repainting, the flat still smells musty. Right now, it's empty, and even potential tenants feel something is wrong because of the smell,' she added.
Free Malaysia Today
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 7 and injure dozens, says Ukraine
Ukrainian rescuers led people to safety from burning buildings and structures in the dark. (Ukrainian Emergency Service/AP pic) KYIV : Russian drone and missile attacks in and around Kyiv overnight killed seven people, injured dozens, sparked fires in residential areas and damaged the entrance to a metro station bomb shelter, Ukrainian officials said today. At least six people were killed in Kyiv's busy Shevchenkivskyi district where an entire section of a residential high-rise building was destroyed, Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on the Telegram messaging app. Four children were among 25 people wounded in the attack, he added. 'The Russians' style is unchanged – to hit where there may be people,' Tkachenko said. 'Residential buildings, exits from shelters – this is the Russian style.' Moscow has stepped up drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in recent weeks as talks to end the war, which began with Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, yielded few results. Both sides deny targeting civilians, but thousands of civilians have been killed in the conflict – the vast majority of them Ukrainian. Russia has not commented on the latest attacks. Interior minister Ihor Klymenko said people could still be under the rubble after the overnight attacks caused damage in six of the city's 10 districts. 'To be honest, it wasn't like I got scared. It was more like my life was frozen,' said a 75-year-old local resident who only gave her first name, Liudmyla. 'You're frozen, looking at all of it and thinking about how you will live.' UK visit Ukraine's air force said it downed 339 of 352 drones and 15 of 16 missiles launched by Russia in the attack on four Ukrainian regions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would discuss the country's defence and additional pressure on Russia to end such strikes during his visit to Britain. Photos posted by Ukraine's state emergency service showed rescuers leading people to safety from buildings and structures on fire in the dark. An entrance to the metro station in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district was also damaged, along with an adjacent bus stop, officials said. Kyiv's deep metro stations have been used throughout the war as some of the city's safest bomb shelters. Kyiv Polytechnic Institute said the attack damaged its sports complex, several academic buildings and four dormitories. In the broader Kyiv region that surrounds the Ukrainian capital, a 68-year-old woman was killed and at least eight people were injured, officials said. Russia launched one of its deadliest attacks on Kyiv last week, when hundreds of drones killed 28 people and injured more than 150.
Globe and Mail
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Globe and Mail
Russian attacks on Kyiv kill seven and injure dozens, Ukraine says
Russian drone and missile attacks in and around Kyiv overnight killed seven people, injured dozens, sparked fires in residential areas and damaged the entrance to a metro station bomb shelter, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. At least six people were killed in Kyiv's busy Shevchenkivskyi district where an entire section of a residential high-rise building was destroyed, Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on the Telegram messaging app. Four children were among 25 people wounded in the attack, he added. 'The Russians' style is unchanged – to hit where there may be people,' Tkachenko said. 'Residential buildings, exits from shelters – this is the Russian style.' Moscow has stepped up drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in recent weeks as talks to end the war, which began with Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, yielded few results. Both sides deny targeting civilians, but thousands of civilians have been killed in the conflict - the vast majority of them Ukrainian. Russia has not commented on the latest attacks. Interior minister Ihor Klymenko said people could still be under the rubble after the overnight attacks caused damage in six of the city's 10 districts. 'To be honest, it wasn't like I got scared. It was more like my life was frozen,' said a 75-year-old local resident who only gave her first name, Liudmyla. 'You're frozen, looking at all of it and thinking about how you will live.' Ukraine's air force said it downed 339 of 352 drones and 15 of 16 missiles launched by Russia in the attack on four Ukrainian regions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would discuss the country's defence and additional pressure on Russia to end such strikes during his visit to Britain. Photos posted by Ukraine's State Emergency Service showed rescuers leading people to safety from buildings and structures on fire in the dark. Canada announces $4.3-billion in new Ukraine aid and sanctions on Russia's 'shadow fleet' An entrance to the metro station in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district was also damaged, along with an adjacent bus stop, officials said. Kyiv's deep metro stations have been used throughout the war as some of the city's safest bomb shelters. Kyiv Polytechnic Institute said the attack damaged its sports complex, several academic buildings and four dormitories. In the broader Kyiv region that surrounds the Ukrainian capital, a 68-year-old woman was killed and at least eight people were injured, officials said. Russia launched one of its deadliest attacks on Kyiv last week, when hundreds of drones killed 28 people and injured more than 150.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia launches drone attacks on Odesa and Kharkiv, Ukraine officials say
Russia launched an overnight drone assault on Ukraine, targeting the southern port city of Odesa and the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said Friday. The strikes ignited several fires, damaged residential buildings and left at least one person dead.
The Independent
16-06-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Israel-Iran live: Fresh wave of Iranian missiles hit Tel Aviv as Israel says won't stop attacks ‘until threat removed'
Explosions rocked Israeli capital Tel Aviv as several residential buildings were struck in an Iranian missile attack, Reuters reported this morning as both Iran and Israel continue to target each other with devastating missiles and airstrikes. Last evening in Bat Yam, a city near Tel Aviv, residents braced for another sleepless night after an overnight strike on an apartment tower. Rescue teams in Israel combed through rubble of residential buildings destroyed by Iranian missiles, using sniffer dogs and heavy excavators to look for survivors after at least 10 people, including children, were killed, raising the two-day toll to 13. In Iran, images from the capital showed the night sky lit up by a huge blaze at a fuel depot after Israel began strikes against Iran's oil and gas sector - raising the stakes for the global economy and the functioning of the Iranian state. Israeli military international spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told Sky News that Israel "will continue operating until we feel we have removed this existential threat". Germany's Merz says his plans for G7 include Iran's nuclear ambitions German chancellor Friedrich Merz said his goals for the summit include for Iran to not develop or possess nuclear weapons, ensuring Israel's right to defend itself, avoiding escalation of the conflict and creating room for diplomacy. "This issue will be very high on the agenda of the G7 summit," Merz told reporters. His concerns were echoed by the US president Donald Trump who said he answered a question on what he was doing to de-escalate the situation before leaving for the summit. "I hope there's going to be a deal. I think it's time for a deal," he told reporters. "Sometimes they have to fight it out." Iran has told mediators Qatar and Oman that it is not open to negotiating a ceasefire while it is under Israeli attack, an official briefed on the communications told Reuters yesterday. Arpan Rai16 June 2025 05:02 Trump urges Iran and Israel to 'make a deal' - as hawks in the Senate push for regime change Trump urges Iran and Israel to 'make a deal' - as hawks push for regime change Republican senators show more support for Israel's attacks on Iran Jabed Ahmed16 June 2025 05:00 Netanyahu says Iran tried to assassinate Trump as he tries to justify air strikes Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed during an appearance on Fox News that Iran has tried to assassinate Donald Trump twice. Mr Netanyahu, who sought to justify Israel 's recent waves of missile strikes in Iran, asked host Bret Baier whether 'these people who chant 'death to America'' and 'tried to assassinate President Trump twice' should 'have nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them to your cities.' Mr Baier then pressed Mr Netanyahu about his claim that Iran launched two assassination attempts. 'Through proxies, yes,' he said. 'Through, through their intel, yes, they want to kill him,' he added. 'He's enemy number one.' Netanyahu says Iran tried to assassinate Trump as he tries to justify air strikes Netanyahu describes Trump as Iran's 'enemy number one' Arpan Rai16 June 2025 04:54 Is it safe to travel to Israel? Your rights as conflict with Iran escalates Britain has advised against all travel to Israel amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, which has seen deadly strikes traded between the two countries. The Foreign Office updated its travel advice on Saturday to say that it now advises against travel to anywhere in Israel, where attacks have left at least 10 people dead as sent millions rushing to bomb shelters. The advice is a change from Friday, when the government said only essential travel was allowed to some areas. Our correspondent Holly Bancroft explains: Is it safe to travel to Israel? Your rights as conflict with Iran escalates Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport is shut until further notice Arpan Rai16 June 2025 04:44 Trump reportedly vetoed Israel's plan to kill Iranian supreme leader Khamenei At least two US officials said Donald Trump had vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to Reuters. When asked about the Reuters report, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News yesterday: "There's so many false reports of conversations that never happened, and I'm not going to get into that." "We do what we need to do," he told Fox's "Special Report With Bret Baier." Israel began the assault with a surprise attack on Friday that wiped out the top echelon of Iran's military command and damaged its nuclear sites, and says the campaign will escalate in the coming days. The intelligence chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Mohammad Kazemi, and his deputy were killed in attacks on Tehran yesterday, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said. Iran has vowed to "open the gates of hell" in retaliation. 16 June 2025 04:26 G7 meeting in Canada shadowed by Israel-Iran tensions Israel and Iran kept up their attacks, killing and wounding civilians and raising concern among world leaders at a G7 meeting in Canada this weekend that the biggest battle between the two old enemies could lead to a broader regional conflict. Group of Seven leaders began gathering in the Canadian Rockies yesterday with the Israel-Iran conflict expected to be a top priority. In the early hours today, the Israeli military said it had detected more missiles launched from Iran towards Israel. "At this time, the (Israeli Air Force) is operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat," the Israeli Defence Forces said. Live video footage showed several missiles over Tel Aviv and Reuters witnesses said explosions could be heard there and over Jerusalem. At least 10 people in Israel, including children, have been killed so far, according to authorities there. The Iranian death toll in four days of Israeli strikes, carried out with the declared aim of wiping out Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, had reached at least 224, with 90 per cent of the casualties reported to be civilians, an Iranian health ministry spokesperson said. Arpan Rai16 June 2025 04:06 ICYMI | EU foreign ministers to meet by video on Tuesday to discuss Mideast European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has called a video conference of EU foreign ministers for Tuesday to discuss the Middle East, following Israel's attack on Iran and Tehran's counter-strikes. "In light of the gravity of the situation in the Middle East, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas has convened a meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers via video link for Tuesday," an EU spokesperson said "The meeting will provide an opportunity for an exchange of views, coordination on diplomatic outreach to Tel Aviv and Tehran, and possible next steps." Jabed Ahmed16 June 2025 04:00 UK maritime firm says fires observed at power plant in vicinity of Haifa port British maritime security firm Ambrey said fires were observed at the power plant in the vicinity of Israel's Haifa port today, after Iranian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on port infrastructure amid escalations with Israel. Ambrey said it observed video footage of the Israeli military intercepting the attack, followed by impacts from two hypersonic missiles. Arpan Rai16 June 2025 03:57 Jabed Ahmed16 June 2025 03:00 Watch | Iranian minister accuses Israel of 'deliberate strike' on ministry building
