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Exchange rates and inflation hit Asian expats in the Emirates
Currency appreciation back home is hitting Asian expatriates hard on their pockets. Above, a daily scene at a currency exchange in the UAE. Jeffrey E Biteng / The ...
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Fujairah police investigate engineer’s death
The crime came to light when the victim’s sponsor contacted police saying he had not turned up for work for two days, Brigadier Mohammad Ahmad Bin Ganem Al Kaabi, Commander-in-Chief of Fujairah Police, ...
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Mariner of the Seas Luxury sailing at its best
Dubai: For a city synonymous with luxury, you’d have thought people residing in Dubai would have seen it all and this perception probably would have remained had the luxury cruise ship Mariner of the Seas not docked in Dubai for a day on Tuesday. Oozing opulence way beyond imagination, the Royal Caribbean International liner managed to show even Dubaiites a thing or two about ...
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Emirates increases Flights to Colombo from June 30
WAM DUBAI, 23 May, 2013 -- Emirates, will increase capacity on its services to Colombo from next month with the addition of three more flights per week. The addition of three more services, which will operate between Dubai and Colombo on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, will increase the number of flights between the two cities to four each day on those days, and take the total number of ...
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Dubai-listed contractor Arabtec aiming to raise Dh2.3bn through rights issue
Dubai -listed contractor announced yesterday. The company, which is 21 per cent owned by the Abu Dhabi investment fund Aabar, invited shareholders to buy the additional shares in the company at 27 branches ...
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Food safety improving across Dubai
Shining example: Abdelrahim Gader, centre, a senior food inspector with Dubai Municipality's food control department, inspects a restaurant in Deira last year. He found no infringements. Antonie Robertson / The ...
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Sheikh Mohammed outlaws use of anabolic steroids in Dubai horse racing
Godolphin doping scandal, Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum, the country's ruler and the founder of Godolphin, said on Thursday.Describing the use of anabolic steroids on at least 22 horses at Godolphin's Moulton Paddocks as "the unfortunate recent event," Sheikh Mohammed said in a statement that he "had directed that a decree be issued making, with immediate effect, the ...
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High-priced necklace stolen in second Cannes theft jeweller
Thieves have made off with a high-priced necklace made by Switzerland's De Grisogono in the second jewellery theft at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the company said on ...
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Ecuador satellite collides with Russian space junk
A small Ecuadoran satellite collided in orbit with the remains of a Russian rocket, but it is too soon to know how much damage it might have sustained, Quito's space agency said ...
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Quebecs separatist government highly unpopular
Quebec's separatist government is highly unpopular in the wake of several missteps since taking power last September and would be swept from office if an election were held now, a poll published on Thursday ...
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You people will never be safe London attacker
Police officers are cross a cordoned off area near a block of flats in Greenwich, south east London on May 23, 2013, a day after the murder of a soldier in the nearby Woolwich district. Counter-terrorism police have launched a large-scale investigation into the killing, with officers conducting searches near the murder scene. ...
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Arabic conference recommendations revealed
Dubai: The approval of the ‘Language law’ project was one of the main recommendations during the closing statement of the Second International Conference on Arabic Language, which concluded on May 10. The statement was released on ...
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Adec reviews student safety steps in schools
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) recently held an awareness meeting on the subject of student protection, with private school principals from across the capital invited to the ...
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Mohamed bin Zayed attends lunch banquet in Sharjah
WAM SHARJAH, May 23rd, 2013 (WAM) -- His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today attended a lunch banquet hosted in his honour by Rashid Mohammed Al Suwaidi at his Al Khan residence, Sharjah. Al Suwaidi, and his family members warmly welcomed Sheikh Mohamed, saying they were very glad at his ...
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Three fined Dh10000 each over Dubai scaffolding accident
DUBAI // Three people found negligent over a construction worker's fall from scaffolding that left him paralysed from the neck down have been fined Dh10,000 each. The worker NM, 54, from India, was eight-feet above the ground carrying out maintenance work on a villa in the Green Community when he lost balance and fell to the ground. He lost consciousness and was taken to Rashid Hospital, ...
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Sri Lankan in Chennai commits suicide after killing mother wife and daughter
A 48-year old Sri Lankan Tamil in the southern Indian city of Chennai committed suicide by jumping in front of a suburban train near Pazhavanthangala on Tuesday, after killing his mother, wife and daughter by slitting their throats, the ‘Daily Mirror’ reported. C. Sundaram, who according to his friends was in debt, had come from Sri Lanka to Chennai 30 years ago and was settled in ...
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80 years 29035 feet Japanese man oldest to take Everest but older Nepalese climber on way
An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, a feat he called "the world's best feeling" even with an 81-year-old Nepalese climber not far behind him. Yuichiro Miura, a former extreme skier who also climbed the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) peak when he was 70 and 75, reached the summit at ...
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Gatecrasher style Psy impersonator fools Cannes
A man from rural France impersonated South Korean "Gangnam Style" entertainer Psy at the Cannes Film Festival, eating, drinking and partying with the stars in Cannes for two days, press reports said on Thursday. Psy "was spotted all over town, attending festival parties and events and posing for photos with festgoers and other celebrities," The Hollywood Reporter said. ...
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Dubai hotel named best in the world
Luxury, sail-shaped hotel the Burj Al Arab in Dubai has snagged the lofty title of being named the best hotel in the world by readers of a travel magazine distributed by The Daily Telegraph. Announced this week in London, the ...
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IHT Special Dubai Hotels Struggle to Fill Jobs
Dubai that is in academic association with the renowned cole Htelire de Lausanne and part of the Jumeirah Group, Samuel Moult is busy filing applications to work in one of Jumeirah's global hotels. He is hoping to get a placement in ...
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Dubai fund ICD may raise $2 bln loan target after heavy demand
By David French DUBAI | Thu May 23, 2013 10:00am EDT DUBAI May 23 (Reuters) - Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the holding company for some of the emirate's best-known companies, may increase the size of a $2 billion loan after significant interest in the deal from lenders, banking sources said. Strong demand for the loan is a sign of renewed confidence among bankers in Dubai, ...
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Russia to urgently evacuate Arctic post as ice melts
Russia has ordered the urgent evacuation of the 16-strong crew of a drifting Arctic research station after ice floe that hosts the floating laboratory began to disintegrate, officials said ...
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Chopper rescues tourists from desert in Dubai
A helicopter of Dubai Police’ Air Wing has rescued Australian tourists lost in the desert. Aviator Ahmed Hamad Obaid Al Shehhi said a car belonging to a tour operator was spotted in the desert by the helicopter crew during a reconnaissance mission. The car was unable to move as it was stuck between a hill and a sand dune. The helicopter went down to the car and rescued the ...
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Bollywood review Even Salman Khan can’t save ‘Ishq in Paris’ from sinking
"Ishq (love) is overrated," announces the bouncy leading lady in ‘Ishq in Paris’, but goes about investing much of her life in romantic cliches. Director Prem Raj’s seemingly frothy romance, which is heavily inspired by Hollywood’s ‘Before Sunrise’, is a tale of contradictions. Although his potential lovers keep on harping about their lack of ...
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Dubai jail term like a life sentence
The wife of Australian businessman Matthew Joyce says the 10-year jail sentence and $25 million fine handed down by a Dubai court is effectively a life term. Joyce was on Monday jailed and fined by the Dubai court for fraud stemming from a collapsed land deal. But the court cleared fellow Melbourne man Marcus Lee of wrongdoing, paving the way for him to return to Australia after four years ...
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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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