Tuesday 9th February, 2010
Westwood, Jimenez in Share of Lead in Dubai
International Herald TribuneFiled at 9:58 a.m. ET DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Lee Westwood and Miguel Angel Jimenez each shot 68 Saturday to catch overnight leader Thongchai Jaidee after the third round of the Dubai Dese...
Emirates NBD launches Jersey offshore deposits
Gulf NewsDubai: Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the Middle East in terms of assets, announced Monday the launch of Jersey offshore deposits, an attractive and flexible multi-currency, fixed-deposit ...
Dubai Health authority finds hospital negligent
Gulf NewsDubai: A hospital was found negligent after forcing a woman to deliver her premature baby on the back seat of a car in front of the hospital door, according to Dubai Health Authority officials. A rep...
Dubai Islamic Bank signs deal with DED
Gulf NewsDubai Islamic Bank (DIB) and the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) have signed a cooperation agreement to facilitate electronic payment of new trade licence fees, as well as renewed and a...
Etisalat simplifies global roaming rates
Gulf NewsDubai: Etisalat on Monday unveiled simplified roaming prices for worldwide destinations based on zones replacing country-specific charges. "Etisalat's revamped international roaming charges for ...
UAE's ADCO targets 1.8 million bpd oil output by 2017
Yahoo!7 Newsdollar contracts and another 300-million-dollar contract will be "signed within two weeks" to expand and develop onshore oil fields in the emirate, the wealthiest in the seven-member
Cityscape Dubai now 'Global'
WAMFeb 9, 2010 - 12:09 - Dubai, 8 Feb. 2010 (WAM) - Cityscape management announced today that Cityscape Dubai has been renamed as Cityscape Global, acknowledging how the event has already evolved into a ...
Mohammad Asif barred from entering United Arab Emirates
The GuardianMohammad Asif's previous drugs offence means he will not be able to face England in Dubai. Photograph: Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty Images Pakistan's fast bowler Mohammad Asif will not be allowed to ente...
Nasdaq Dubai moves closer to DFM, alters hours
Arabian BusinessNasdaq Dubai, one of two bourses in Dubai, is changing its opening hours to those of sister exchange, the Dubai Financial Market, in its latest attempt to boost trading, it said on Monday.
Dubai’s retail banking sector should realign itself to new realities
Dubai ChronicleEmail This Post Suvo Sarkar, Executive VP & General Manager, Retail Banking at Emirates NBD, on how Dubai’s retail banking sector should realign itself to new realities
Dubai Financial Market up 0.98%
Dubai ChronicleDubai Financial Market General Index (DFMGI) ended Monday’s session with a slight gain of 0.98% to stabilize at 1646.80 points. Having opened in the green, the Index moved up, hitting its intraday h...
Arabic speaking robot travels on board Emirates flight
WAMFeb 8, 2010 - 09:00 - WAM Dubai, Feb 08th, 2010 (WAM) -- Ibn Sina, the Arabic speaking humanoid robot, recently thrilled other passengers as Emirates Airlines flight EK817 was transporting one of the ...
Sharjah Police signs MoU with Sharjah Education Council
WAMFeb 8, 2010 - 08:58 - WAM Sharjah, Feb 08th, 2010 (WAM)--Sharjah Police Department signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sharjah Education Council, on activating security awareness...
Mohammed Bin Zayed tours Al Dhafra Festival
WAMFeb 8, 2010 - 08:56 - WAM Abu Dhabi, Feb 08th, 2010 (WAM) -- HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces hailed the o...
Dubai closes top deck at world's tallest tower
Yahoo! Newsobservation deck of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest high-rise, has been closed for repairs only a month after the iconic tower was inaugurated, the developers said on Monday. &quo...
Dubai pumps US$6.2 billion into debt-ridden giant
eTaiwan NewsDubai said Sunday it has pumped US$6.2 billion into Dubai World and that it is prepared to put even more money into the conglomerate whose debt woes caused global market jitters late last year.The Dub...
Safina to miss Dubai as back pain persists
Earth TimesDubai, UAE - The back injury which forced Dinara Safina to quit her fourth-round match at last month's Australian Open will keep the Russian out of next week's Barclays Championships. The former world...
Dubai Police arrest three Sharjah money exchange robbers
Gulf NewsThe armed robberies were committed by three Asian infiltrators from a neighbouring country. No one was injured in the two robberies or during the arrests.
Nasdaq Dubai moves closer to DFM, alters hours
Arabian BusinessNasdaq Dubai, one of two bourses in Dubai, is changing its opening hours to those of sister exchange, the Dubai Financial Market, in its latest attempt to boost trading, it said on Monday.
Sultan Bin Zayed attends camel race
WAMFeb 8, 2010 - 08:06 - WAM Suweihan, Feb 08th, 2010 (WAM) -- HH President's Representative HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended today the opening of the heritage races of purebred camels in Su...
New batch of students at Al-Maktoum Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Scotland graduates tomorrow
WAMFeb 8, 2010 - 08:05 - WAM Dubai, Feb 08th, 2010 (WAM) -- The Al-Maktoum Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Dundee, Scotland celebrates tomorrow the graduation of the ninth batch of students, ...
Dubai Crown Prince visits Fuji Maru
WAMFeb 8, 2010 - 08:04 - WAM Dubai,Feb 08th, 2010 (WAM) -- Crown Prince of Dubai HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited today Japanese ship of world youth anchored at Port Rashid in ...
Sharjah Ruler visits Municipal Council, UOS campus in Khor Fakkan
WAMFeb 8, 2010 - 08:04 - WAM Khor Fakkan, Feb 08th, 2010 (WAM) -- His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council member and ruler of Sharjah paid a visit today to the to the Kh...
Khalifa receives Fujairah Ruler
WAMFeb 8, 2010 - 07:58 - WAM ABU DHABI, Feb 8th, 2010: President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, UAE Supreme Council member ...
UAE's Khalifa Bin Zayed Foundation, UNHCR complete Swat Valley relief operation
WAMFeb 8, 2010 - 07:54 - WAM ABU DHABI, Feb 8th, 2010: The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation and The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have completed the final phase of their joi...
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