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Two drown and three are rescued while swimming off Dubais Jumeirah Beach
Two people have died after going swimming off Jumeirah Beach, Dubai Police have confirmed. A spokesman said the deceased were in the water with three others on Friday when they found themselves in difficulties. Four were taken to hospital after rescuers came to their help, and the fifth was swept out to sea. One of the four died in hospital. The body of the missing person was recovered ...
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Cars burnt police attacked in new Stockholm riots
Cars were torched and police faced stone-throwing youths in Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs early Sunday, but the nightly riots that have raged for a week appeared to be easing, police said. A handful of cars were set ablaze in various suburbs. "When it comes to car fires, there have been a few, spread out in various locations, but not as many as in recent days," ...
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Doctor rapes injects pregnant woman with heroin
One woman told police she was accosted at Salim's house. Another said she was sexually assaulted. Another woman left after she said Salim insisted she pose in her underwear while he painted the digestive system on her ...
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Sharjah door delivery booze service busted
Sharjah Police have arrested a watchman who used a room in the building he worked in, to run an illegal bootlegging business. Two others involved in the crime were also arrested. The suspect, of Asian nationality, used the electricity transmitter room on the roof of a building in the Al Butaina area to store around 647 bottles of alcohol. The arrests come as part of Sharjah Police’s ...
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Justin Bieber tops Singapores Social Star Awards
Justin Bieber and UK boyband One Direction are among winners of the first-ever Social Star Awards in Singapore, organised to celebrate the influence of social media on pop culture. Images and ...
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Castles in the clouds Tech firms building massive HQs
Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook have unveiled plans for big new buildings with distinctive designs from top-name architects to house their growing workforces and make statements that the tech companies are here to ...
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Where no tourist has gone before Space Hotel may dock in UAE
The Middle East will be home to a new concept hotel taking the tourism industry by storm – a ‘Space Hotel’. Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha are the three cities that could be home to the region’s first Space Hotel, Mobilona Space Hotels, a US-based company, has claimed. The concept of the hotel is simple: an out-of-this-world experience to guests allowing them to travel ...
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Why every woman now wants to be Angelina Jolie Dubai demand for breast cancer gene test
1: Angelina Jolie ($30 million) - Jolie is the only woman making bank for playing action heroes these days. 'Salt', which was originally written for Tom Cruise, brought in $300 million on a budget of $110 million. Her other movie from 2010, 'The Tourist', earned 75% of its $280 million box office overseas. ...
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Top Stories on Dubai Chronicle on May 26th
One of Dubai biggest (or shall we say tallest) treasures and prides, Burj Khalifa, may soon lose its title ‘World’s Tallest Building.’ Moreover, this may happen as soon as this year. ...
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Expat effect UAE men spend more on their grooming than GCC counterparts
The market for men’s grooming products in UAE has been performing exceptionally well and one of the main reasons for this growth is the large base of expatriates that form part of a young class with high disposable ...
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Dh3bn Rashid Hospital makeover What you get is a a mini healthcare city
A Dh3 billion Rashid Hospital redevelopment plan has been unveiled as part of the Dubai Health Strategy 2013-2025, which will include state of the art medical facilities, along with two hotels, residences and a lake way to transform the complex into a mini healthcare city of its ...
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Boxer knocked out Amir Khan set to tie the knot on May 31
It’s from the boxing ring to wedding ring for world renowned boxer and British national of Pakistani origin Amir Khan this week – when he ties the knot in a glittering ceremony in New York City. Amir Khan wedding to American national of Pakistani origin Faryal Makhdoum is set to be a knockout event in the NY calendar. According to Pakistani media reports, Khan is now engaged to the ...
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Two phases of Dubais Acacia Avenues complete
Abyaar Real Estate Development Company has announced the that it has completed phases one and two of its Acacia Villas project at Acacia Avenues - the first freehold development in Dubai's Jumeirah district. The project, which was initally launched in 2007 at a cost of $545m (AED: 2bn), is being built on a ...
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Brazil striker Neymar says he is joining Barcelona
SAO PAULO - Neymar says he made up his mind and will be joining Barcelona after the Confederations Cup. The decision came a day after his Brazilian club Santos said it had accepted the offers from Barcelona and Spanish rival Real Madrid, and that it was up to Neymar to pick where he wanted to play. ...
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Jhalak Dikhla Jaa day 1 Ranbir flirts with Madhuri Drashti Dhami
Actress Madhuri Dixit, filmmaker Karan Johar and ace choreographer Remo D'souza are back with their dance reality show 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 6'. Colors’ show 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 6' is all set to start on June 1 and the grand premiere will have actor Ranbir Kapoor as the special guest promoting his upcoming movie 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'. A self ...
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Jacqueline Fernandez and Sajid Khan no more together
One could see it coming - as it was evident that something was amiss between director Sajid Khan and actress Jacqueline Fernandez. The pretty young thing and the potbellied director decided to part ways after three years of relationship. Sajid met Jacqueline's parents in October last year and there were reports that they were pretty close to getting married as well. Interestingly, ...
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Mental heroine Sana Khan on the run Salman Khan shows support
Indian actress Sana Khan – who is all set to make her Bollywood debut with Salman Khan’s ‘Mental - is absconding. A day after Sana Khan was accused of kidnapping a teenage girl, there is still no trace of her and nobody has any idea as to where this Bollywood debutante is. The actress has been booked by the Navi (New) Mumbai police for allegedly trying to kidnap a ...
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Driving instructor cleared of strip charge in Dubai
DUBAI //A driving instructor sentenced to jail after changing his clothes in front of a student has been cleared by the Appeals Court. The court overturned the one-month jail term and deportation order given to RK, 44, from Pakistan, who in March was found guilty by the Misdemeanours Court of breaching the woman's modesty. The instructor changed in the back seat of his car after a lesson ...
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Man and girl 5 killed in separate incidents in Ajman
AJMAN // The body of an Arab man in his thirties has been recovered from the Arabian Gulf. Beachgoers on the Ajman corniche spotted the body in the water on Friday and called police, said Brigadier Saleh Al Matrooshi, the director general of Ajman Civil Defence. "Our rescue teams hurried to the scene and pulled out the body," said Brig Al Matrooshi. "We still don't know if ...
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Hundreds of illegals held in clampdown in Sharjah
SHARJAH // Hundreds of illegal residents have been arrested in Sharjah as police continue their clampdown on people who did not leave the UAE during the recent visa amnesty. A total of 61,826 people left during the amnesty, which ran from December to February to give those living and working illegally a chance to avoid fines, prosecution and deportation. Since then police have carried out ...
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Heard the buzz Its the latest hobby in Dubai…
DUBAI // Every morning before he leaves for work, Asif Kibria checks on the colony of bees in his backyard. He gingerly opens a long wooden box containing their hive to check which pollen his thousands of little friends have brought home. "I like to see if the pollen the bees have collected is white from the date trees or orange from flowers I have not located yet," said Mr Kibria, a ...
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Pro League Eid Baroot and Al Wasl part ways Bonamigo signs on at Sharjah
Al Wasl have begun the search for a sixth manager in 10 months following the decision not to make permanent the contract with Eid Baroot, the caretaker coach. Baroot was expected to continue in the role he inherited from Frenchman Guy Lacombe in February, however the Emirati has signed an agreement with Emirates, the newly promoted Ras Al Khaimah club, for next season. Baroot insisted the ...
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New Dh3bn hospital in Dubai health masterplan
How the planned Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid hospital will look. The Dh3 billion project is part of an expansion plan for the medical services in the Emirate. Two other major hopsitals are included in the plan. Courtesy Dubai ...
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Culture central to Africa Day celebrations
These vibrant performances and displays of traditional artefacts and cuisines by more than 20 different African embassies marked Africa Day celebrations in the capital on ...
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Champions League Final Bayern triumph after last-gasp Robben goal
Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben slotted in an 89th minute winner as they defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at Wembley stadium on Saturday to be crowned European champions for the fifth time. Dutchman Robben raced into the area and beat goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller in a stunning finale to the first all-German Champions League final. Bayern, on the backfoot for much of the first half, struck ...
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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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