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UAE Table Tennis Team unveils plan to grow game in Dubai
WAM DUBAI, 22 May, 2013 -- A new initiative which may one day see the sport of table tennis as popular in the UAE as it is in China, was launched today by the UAE Table Tennis Team. Standing alongside his fellow sportsman from the Chinese National Table Tennis Team, which starred at the recent World Championships in Paris and is supporting the programme, UAE player Rashid Abdul Hamid unveiled ...
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Etisalat eyes autumn talks with Maroc
Etisalat expects negotiations with Maroc Telecom over the sale of a 53 per cent stake in the telecoms operator to begin in the autumn, according to a senior company official. Both Etisalat ...
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Dubai Municipality to introduce 79 new items to building code
New construction projects in Dubai will need to meet 79 new compulsory specifications from next year, the civic body has said. Antonie Robertson/ The ...
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Woman who left her TV on high volume fined in Dubai
DUBAI // A woman who left her TV on high volume has been fined Dh100. Prosecutors said FQ, 27, a marketing manager from Algeria, often tormented her neighbours in her high-rise apartment building on Sheikh Zayed Road by playing exceptionally loud music and keeping her television on maximum volume. The constant noise became too much for her Russian neighbour SA, 41, who called the police. The ...
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Girl was told she would die if she did not prostitute herself Dubai court hears
DUBAI // A pimp and a madam threatened to kill and chop up a teenager if she refused to prostitute herself, a court heard today. The teenager was lured to the UAE with the promise of a job as a maid but was instead locked up at a brothel, beaten with a belt and subjected to the threats. She and another prostitute - who had been held captive for two years - were freed after she told a customer ...
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Cook rescues an exploited victim
Dubai: A cook, who went to a brothel, turned into a saviour when he listened to the agonies of a sexually-exploited woman before he abetted the police to rescue ...
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Free eye-screening for dozens of Dubai workers
Dubai: Office workers, typically those working in front of computers for long hours, suffer from dryness in the eyes and eye strain, said a senior optometrist during a five-day eye camp that concluded on ...
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Ajman regulates hotel and tourism sector
WAM AJMAN, May 22nde, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, has issued an Emiri Decree regulating the hotel and tourism sector in the emirate. Decree No. 02 of 2013, issued on a recommendation by Ajman Tourism Development Department, responds to the growing movement of tourists into the emirate. The decree grants the Department ...
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Dubai Customs foils bid to smuggle African ivory
WAM DUBAI, May 22nd, 2013 -- Dubai Customs has foiled a bid to smuggle 259 pieces of ivory arriving from an African country through its Jebel Ali Customs Centre. The items fall under the endangered fauna and flora category, in which international trade is prohibited by CITES Convention. "Dubai Customs inspectors seized the shipment, in which trading is prohibited under the CITES ...
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UAE adopts sound economic policy Ajman Ruler
WAM AJMAN, May 22nd, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council member and Ruler of Ajman, said today that the sound economic policy adopted by the UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has achieved an economic ...
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Emirates Post issues iconic stamp to commemorate Yahsats first satellite Y1A
WAM ABU DHABI, 22 May, 2013 -- Emirates Post has issued a stamp to acknowledge the UAE's progressive achievement in the field of science and technology, by commemorating Yahsat's first multipurpose satellite, "Y1A". The satellite, a milestone for the nation, is designed to provide advanced satellite services to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Central and South West ...
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Mohammed bin Rashid launches Smart Government ICT Fund offers AED 200m in support of the initiative
WAM DUBAI, May 22nd, 2013 (WAM) -- Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum today unveiled an initiative whereby government services will be delivered via mobile phones and other advanced technology tools as part of his vision to provide services to clients where ever they are and at any time. Sheikh Mohammed made his ...
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Garcias fried chicken remark hurtful Woods
Tiger Woods says the "fried chicken" comment from Sergio Garcia was hurtful and inappropriate. Two weeks after they verbally sparred at The Players Championship, Woods say it's time to move on. Garcia was at a European Tour awards dinner Tuesday night when he was jokingly asked if he would have Woods over for dinner during the U.S. Open. The Spaniard replied, "We'll ...
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Dubai school boy succumbs to brain tumour despite much support from NRIs
A brain tumour afflicted Indian boy in Dubai, who received much financial support from kind-hearted expats based in UAE after a media campaign last year, has now succumbed to the deadly disease in a hospital in India. Sourav, a nine-year-old student of Indian High School, Dubai, has died after undergoing treatment at Rashid Hospital Dubai and at Amritha Hospital in Kochi for almost a year. ...
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Mohammed launches ‘Smart Government’ initiative
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today unveiled an initiative whereby government services will be delivered via mobile phones and other advanced technology tools as part of his vision to provide services to clients where ever they are and at any time. Sheikh Mohammed made his remarks as he launched the ...
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Woman fined Dh100 for disturbing neighbours
M.A. said: ';I moved into the building on February 12. She constantly left the sound of music at a very loud and disturbing volume. The loud volume became very disturbing to me and my roommate. Several times F.Q. put the television on music channels, turned the volume loud and left her flat. I repeatedly asked her in a very friendly manner to reduce the volume… but every time she ...
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Explore Dubai’s Summer Attractions with Emaar
, search no more! The unique, metropolitan city of Dubai has a lot to offer to visitors and residents and the top scorer in hospitality and leisure business, Emaar Hospitality Group, offers a range of experiences this summer within its wide array of summer ...
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MIDEAST DEBT-Africa tempts Gulf bond investors
By Rachna Uppal and Mala Pancholia DUBAI | Wed May 22, 2013 10:00am EDT DUBAI May 22 (Reuters) - The lure of sub-saharan Africa, with its geographic proximity and promise of higher returns, is tempting cash-rich Gulf Arab bond investors to look south, a marked departure from the relative comfort and familiarity of the Middle East. Gulf investment in Africa is not a new trend, with ...
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Solar plane aims for new world distance record
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Solar Impulse, the first aircraft that can fly day and night fueled entirely by energy from the sun, embarked Wednesday on the second leg of its historic journey across the American continent.The solar-powered airplane departed at 1147 GMT from an airport in Phoenix, Arizona en route to Dallas, Texas, a trip of about 830 miles (1,300 kilometers), in a bid to set a new world ...
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UPDATE 1-Dubai lender ENBD raises $1 bln from Tier 1 bond sale
Wed May 22, 2013 9:09am EDT * Emirates NBD seeks to boost core capital with bond * Order books were over $4.25 bln ahead of launch * Gulf banks taking advantage of low costs to boost capital ratios (Adds final pricing) DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - Emirates NBD, Dubai's biggest lender by market value, raised $1 billion from a capital-boosting bond on Wednesday, amid healthy demand for the ...
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Nakheel inks Dragon Mart International City deals
Nakheel has announced that it has awarded $13.6m (AED: 50m) worth of contracts for projects relating to the second phase expansion of its Dragon Mart mall and the nearby International City. The Dubai-based developer has appointed ADC Energy Systems to design and build a new cooling plant to serve the extended Dragon Mart. The $9.9m deal will see it deliver a new 7,500-tonne capacity cooling ...
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India’s ruling party gets grim poll ratings
India's scandal-rocked Congress party marked its last anniversary in power on Wednesday before facing voters in 2014, amid dismal poll ratings and a growing clamour for Premier Manmohan Singh to quit. An opinion poll by the CNN-IBN television network made grim reading for the government, with 67 per cent of respondents saying it has lost its credibility due to multiple graft scandals and ...
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Kill Mittal game capitalises on French workers struggle
A new French online game is allowing players to step into the shoes of an ArcelorMittal worker by fighting police and a robot version of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal to keep a factory open. Players throw barrels and beams at police in the "Kill Mittal" game inspired by the long-lasting -- and ultimately unsuccessful -- struggle in France's northeastern town of Florange to ...
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Emirates JetBlue to expand partnership
Emirates, and JetBlue Airways today announced their intent to expand their current partnership to include bilateral code-sharing, pending FAA and DoT regulatory approval and subject to receipt of relevant foreign government operating ...
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Spot-fixing Vindoo Dara Singh admits helping two bookies escape to Dubai say sources
Mumbai : Actor Vindoo Dara Singh today admitted that he helped two bookies, Pawan Jaipur and Sanjay Jaipur, escape to Dubai, sources have told NDTV. The police today also conducted a search at Vindoo's residence and reportedly recovered three mobile phones belonging to Pawan Jaipur and Vindoo's iPad and laptop. Vindoo was arrested yesterday for his alleged links with bookies accused ...
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Olympics may be Dubai's next goal
Dubai is famous for being ambitious, sometimes to its detriment, but mostly to its advantage. It was ambition that made it the city the way it is now. For some, the recent announcement of a possible Olympic bid may seem overly optimistic, but what are Dubai’s chances realistically?
Dubai does nothing half-heartedly. Fifteen years ago, Dubai was just another city in the Gulf, there was nothing particularly special about it, apart from the fact that, for western workers, it was an attractive location because of the lack of income tax, but this it had in common with many other GCC cities. Read more
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