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Saudi beheads Syrian for drug trafficking
Saudi authorities beheaded on Monday a Syrian man after convicting him of drug trafficking, the interior ministry said. Mohammed Yousuf Ezzeddine was executed in the northern city of Qurayat, near the borders with Jordan, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency. His beheading brings to 41 the number of people executed in Saudi Arabia since the start of 2013, ...
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Saudi signs accord to protect Filipina maids
The Philippines said on Monday it had signed a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia that would protect thousands of Filipina maids from being exploited in the kingdom. The agreement guarantees Filipina maids benefits like a day off each week while preventing their hiring costs from being deducted from their salary among other safeguards, said Labour Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz in a ...
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Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris
The Abu Dhabi Investment Forum is set to begin in Paris next Wednesday. The event is organised by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, with the participation of a high-level official government delegation led by Nasser Ahmed Al Sowaidi, the Chairman Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, in the presence of more than 200 senior French government officials, businessmen and ...
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Japanese thriller gets biggest boos in Cannes race
A blood-soaked vengeance tale from Japan drew the biggest boos in the race for the Cannes Film Festival's top prize on Monday, with critics savaging a "risible" parade of cliches. Controversial Japanese director Takashi Miike unveiled "Shield of Straw" (Wara No Tate) about a nationwide bounty hunt for a child rapist who murders the seven-year-old granddaughter of a ...
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RTA moving to customer self-service
The Roads and Transport Authority will be diverting many of its services currently provided by its customer service centres into self-service channels including its website (www.rta.ae), toll free phone number (800 90 90) and its branches through appointed agents by June. According to Ahmed Mahboob, RTA’s director of customer service, the service providers will include Shamel, Wasel, ...
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Dh175m bus depot to be built in Abu Dhabi
The Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi announced on Monday that it will soon commence building the new Dh175 million bus depot project in Abu Dhabi, after the project was approved by the Executive Council as part of various infrastructure projects valued at Dh1.5 billion. Spanning over 10 hectares in Khalifa City A, opposite the Abu Dhabi Golf Club and adjacent to the northern Abu Dhabi ...
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Hana Al Rostamani joins du’s Board of Directors
UAE telecom major du today announced the induction of Hana Al Rostamani to its Board of Directors as per a nomination by shareholder Emirates Investment Authority as a representative to replace Younis Al Khoori. The Board will convene for a meeting on Monday, 3 June 2013, to ratify Hana’s appointment. As a senior leader and a UAE national with a wealth of experience across key business ...
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Public can comment on UAE nuclear facilities guide
Abu Dhabi: The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the country’s independent nuclear regulatory body, has invited the public to review and comment on its draft Regulatory Guide on the Certification of Reactor Operators and Senior Reactor Operators at Nuclear ...
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DEWA opens $29m Dubai Marina substation
DEWA said it currently has another 17 substations under construction, in addition to upgrades at existing facilities and a process for rolling out new ...
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Imran Khans party wins Karachi seat election rerun
KARACHI (AFP) - The party of former Pakistani cricket hero Imran Khan secured victory in a repeat election held in one constituency of violence-plagued Karachi, election officials said Monday.Voting was held under tight security in 43 polling stations on Sunday, a day after a senior official of Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party was shot dead outside her home in the city.Polling was re-run ...
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Dubai is top target market for new retailers but London keeps crown as worlds retail capital
During the Eid holiday last year, Dubai malls opened around the clock for two days of the four-day weekend, with consumers flocking to the world's biggest shopping centre, the Dubai Mall, above. Sarah Dea / The ...
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Nakheel floats tender for ground works at The Pointe at Palm Jumeirah
Nakheel has floated a tender for ground improvement works at The Pointe, its 136,000 square metre retail and entertainment complex on Palm Jumeirah. The Pointe at Palm Jumeirah – endorsed earlier this year by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai – will be located at the tip of The Palm, opposite ...
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DEWA and KHDA honour winners of 8th Conservation Award for Educational Sector
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), have jointly honoured the winners of the 8th Conservation Award 2012-2013 for the educational sector, held under the theme, 'For a Better Tomorrow,' at an award ceremony held at Grand Hyatt Dubai, in line with their strategy to promote environmental awareness and encourage ...
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Pakistan court grants Musharraf bail in Bhutto murder
A Pakistani court on Monday granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the murder of Benazir Bhutto, an official said, but the retired general remains under house arrest. "General Musharraf's bail has been confirmed" by an anti-terrorism court in the garrison town of Rawalpindi, next to Islamabad, court official Mohammad Aslam Joya told AFP. Judge Habibur Rehman ...
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Municipality of Abu Dhabi City cracks down on contraband cosmetics
The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec), recently carried out an inspection of outlets selling contraband cosmetics at the Arab Markets Exhibition at Adnec. The campaigns resulted in the seizure of 727 packages of unknown origin products and a number of prohibited substances weighing about 101kg in total. "The inspection ...
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Two teenagers win Dh180000 luxury cars in UAE
Two teenagers have won two luxury BMWs each which costs approximately Dh180,000. The winners are 15-year-old Tarek from Egypt and 16-year-old Emirati Tahnoon Saeed. The teenagers won the cars in a draw held by fashion retailer Splash in Dubai. The winners were announced by a representative from Dubai’s Department of Economic Development along with other officials. Hailing from Egypt, 15 ...
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From Sri Lanka and India to USA via Ecuador Human trafficking ring busted
Authorities in Ecuador last Thursday arrested six people allegedly involved in smuggling immigrants from Sri Lanka and India into the USA through the South American country. The Sri Lankan newspaper ‘Ada Derana’ reported on Friday that the people arrested in the Ecuadorian port of Guayaquil included two Indians and two members of the South American country’s immigration ...
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New medical tourism project in Dubai laucnhed
The City Hospital in Dubai Medical tourism has been brought to the fore with renewed optimism and a host of projects as announced by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Sunday.The projects are part of the authority's strategy for 2013-2025, which build on His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai's long-term ...
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Dont wear socks hot Pakistanis told amid power crisis
A woman cooks over a wood-burning fire under a battery-run emergency light during a power outage in a slum in Islamabad April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Faisal ...
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Dubai case length is indefensible Carr
Foreign Minister Bob Carr says he can only imagine the stress Australian businessman Matthew Joyce and his family are under as they face news of his 10-year jail sentence in Dubai. Senator Carr also described as "indefensible" the length of time the legal process had taken, after the Dubai court on Monday jailed Joyce and fined him $25 million for fraud charges stemming from a ...
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Ras al-Khaimah Ruler receives Iranian Consul
WAM RAS AL-KHAIMAH, May 20th, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras al-Khaimah today received at al Dhait Palace the Consul General of Iran in the UAE, Ali Asghar Shafi'i, who paid a courtesy visit at the end of his tenure in the UAE. Sheikh Saud wished Shafi'i success in his new assignment. The meeting was attended by Sheikh ...
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Dubai impresses sister cities in 16th ATO Conference
WAM DUBAI, May 20th, 2013 -- The Dubai Municipality and the Environmental Center for Arab Towns (ECAT) have expressed their satisfaction and delight in their successful showcase of the achievements of Dubai in the field of sustainable development and the newly launched "green building" regulations at the 16th Conference of The Arab Town Organisation (ATO) held recently in Doha. The ...
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Index 2013 exhibition opens in Dubai
Index International Design Exhibition and The Office Exhibition trade shows opened today at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). Taking place for the first time simultaneously, the two exhibitions bring the latest international innovations and trends for the residential and commercial interior design sector to Dubai catering to the increasing demand from the entire MENA Region. Organized by dmg ...
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French Consul General visits Al Maya Supermarkets
Mr Franois Sporrer, Director of the Economic Mission, H.E. Mr. Eric Giraud Telme, Consul General of France and Mr Kamal Vachani, Group Director, Al Maya Group ...
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Dubai among top five world’s hottest retail markets
Dubai has retained its position as the second most important international retail destination globally, with London continuing to hold the top position, reveals CBRE’s 2013 edition of How Global is the Business of ...
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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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