Three Dubai doctors have been handed one-year jail term over a botched nose surgery.
A Dubai court on Wednesday found a surgeon, an anaesthetist and an anaesthetic technician guilty of malpractice and negligence that left 25-year-old Rowda Al Maeeni in a coma.
The doctors, who worked for First Med Day Surgery Centre, will be deported after serving their prison term.
The judge also fined the clinic AED 300,000.
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Preparations and loading operations began on Sunday for the Umm Al Emarat humanitarian vessel, as part of the UAE’s ongoing efforts under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 to support the people of the Gaza Strip.
Italian president praises Zayed Award honour for Armenia, Azerbaijan
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Dubai opens major Al Qudra bridge to cut travel time by over 50%
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Cyber Security Council: Stolen logins drive majority of financial attacks
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