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New Dreamliner too small for us says Emirates
Emirates president Tim Clark threw cold water on Boeing's launch of the new improved and bigger 787-10 version of its flagship Dreamliner, saying the new model may not be big enough for the fast growing Dubai carrier, it has been ...
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Dubai slips on profit-taking but Abu Dhabi advances for second day
UAE shares traded cautiously on Tuesday and booked some profits, especially Dubai, as traders await greater clarity on US monetary policy. The US Federal Open Market Committee completes its policy meeting on Wednesday.The Dubai index ended 0.14 per cent down at 2379.49 per cent while Abu Dhabi index ended slightly on the positive side at 3659.54 points.The DFM index bounced back from a 2.3 per ...
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Emirates takes home 2013 World’s Best Airline’ Award
Emirates Airlines Emirates Airlines was awarded the highly coveted 'World's Best Airline' award, presented by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards yesterday.In addition to winning 'World's Best Airline' Emirates scooped up a further two awards including; 'Best Middle East Airline' and for a record ninth year in a row, ?World's Best Inflight ...
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Dubai Airports eyes big break for billiards
Dubai Airport The organisers of the inaugural Dubai Airports 9-Ball Billiards Championships are hoping to discover some fresh talent to lend depth to the national squad.The first edition of the championships was announced by Majid Sultan Al Joker, vice-president, Terminal Operations, Dubai Airports, at Terminal 3 yesterday."For us, this is a strategic part of our involvement in sport. ...
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Dubai Expo 2020 – The Possibilities
Send by Email Dubai is seriously upping its game with its bid to host the World Expo 2020, and increasingly it’s looking like the hard work will pay off. Aid to developing countries to participate, promises of massive infrastructure delivery, is combining with troubles in Turkey and the exclusion ofThailand's Ayutthaya to give its bid real momentum. Endorsement first by the UK, and ...
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Dubai Property Developer Charges Investors to Attend Auctions
Nakheel, one of the biggest property developers in Dubai, choose to make investors at auctions pay to receive the right to bid. A recent auction was held on June 17th for a number of plots and villas in the company's master development in Jumeirah Park.Real or speculative interest in this particular residential development apparently is so propagandize that people do not ask many ...
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Dubai resident kills deadly snake at home
In the last month, Adnan Farhat has faced a house fire, an excess load of unwanted whiteware deliveries and he has now had to kill a deadly snake.Khaleej Times wrote about the Al Warqa resident last week after he was inundated by deliveries for unsolicited goods. While those have now stopped, the drama has continued, when about 7pm on Monday evening, as he was in the garden with his family, he ...
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In pictures Worlds most expensive luxury home on wheels in Dubai
The multi-million dirham ultra-luxurious mobile home, the ‘eleMMent’ Palazzo. The eleMMent Palazzo, by Marchi Mobile, is a mobile palace for the elite. The expandable pop-up flybridge lounge is fitted with multiple bars overlooking two floors that contain a master bedroom with an integrated bathroom and a couch that can be converted into bar furniture at the push of a button. A ...
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Champions Trophy semifinal India vs Sri Lanka Slinga antidote for Indias MSD high
For the sake of continental balance, it would have been better for India and Sri Lanka to be pitted against one of the other two semifinalists – South Africa and England. In that sense, cricket is losing its greatest cliche - glorious uncertainties. All of the above were the bookies picks at the start of the tournament – though may not be the Indian bookies who are reported to ...
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NBA finals Parker chokes as King takes Heat off Miami to push Spurs to Game 7
Miami Heat forward LeBron James, center, dunks against San Antonio forward Boris Diaw (33), forward Kawhi Leonard and guard Tony Parker (9), of France, during the second quarter of Game 5 in the NBA Finals basketball series in San Antonio on Sunday, June 16, 2013. ...
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Sandra Bullock feels The Heat
Sandra Bullock poses during a photocall for the movie 'The Heat' in Berlin. (AFP) Sandra Bullock attends a photo call to promote the movie 'The Heat' in Berlin. (AP) Sandra Bullock (AP) Sandra Bullock (AP) Film director Paul Feig and actress Sandra Bullock (L) pose for the media during a photocall to promote their latest move 'The Heat' in Berlin. ...
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I am the kings daughter… prove me wrong
A woman who says she is the unrecognised daughter of Belgian King Albert II has summoned the monarch and two of his children to appear in a Brussels court in her bid to prove he is her father, her lawyer said on ...
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Gwyneth Paltrows frill thrill
Gwyneth Paltrow appears after delivering a keynote address at Licensing Expo 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Getty Images) Fitness expert Tracy Anderson (L) and actress Gwyneth Paltrow appear after Paltrow delivered a keynote address at Licensing Expo 2013. (Photo by Getty Images) Gweneth Paltrow (Photo by Getty Images) (L-R) Executive Vice ...
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Royal gallery at Royal Ascot
Queen Elizabeth II, with Prince Charles, background right, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England. (AP) Queen Elizabeth II gestures as she watches the horses for the first race in the parade ring, on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race. (AP) Queen Elizabeth II & Camilla, Duchess Of Cornwall attends day one ...
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Indias monsoon mayhem Death toll 120 in floods
A man ferries his boat after retrieving floating watermelons from the flooded waters of river Yamuna in New Delhi June 18, 2013. The rains are at least twice as heavy as usual in northwest and central India as the June-September monsoon spreads north, covering the whole country a month faster than normal. ...
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NBA Finals live And the champions are...
Tim Duncan (C) of the San Antonio comes under pressure from Mike Miller (L) and LeBron James of the Miami Heat during the third quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals at the American Airlines Arena June 19, 2013 in Miami, Florida. ...
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Dubai sports ambassador wins Chinese legal battle
Argentinean football legend Diego Maradona, Dubai's Honorary Ambassador of Sports since September 2012, will be awarded 3 million yuan ($326,129) as compensation from three Chinese companies for using his name in an online game without his ...
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Visa service fees at Dubai firm anger travellers
VFS Global operates outsourced visa application centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi on behalf of the UK government, Schengen countries such as Germany, Italy and France and ...
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Mile-high tower Prince Alwaleed invites Burj Khalifas Emaar to set new record
Emaar to help develop an even higher building - a mile high - in one of the world's largest cities. Prince Al Waleed bin Talal, one of the world's richest men, has invited the Emaar chairman Mohammed Alabbar to team up with his property development company Kingdom Holding to develop the tower, according to reports. The prince said he was looking at various locations. "I am now ...
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3 men used python pit-bulls to keep disabled mom child as slaves
A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" - then went on to tell authorities about her time spent in unfathomably cruel servitude, along with her young daughter, at the hands of three people, authorities said ...
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Aishwarya Rai - Bollywood royalty at the Royal Ascot horse race
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who has been a regular at the Royal Ascot horse race meet since 2009, was also present at the first day of the race this year too. Aishwarya, who has lost oodles of weight was picture perfect in her dress but plumped for low key black and white combo. (AP) The 39-year-old Indian actress was in the presence of such royalty as Queen Elizabeth II, ...
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All at sea in Dubai dont fish for trouble New marine drivers license required
The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has started implementing Resolution No. 2 of 2013 for Marine Craft Driving License as part of the efforts to regulate local maritime sector. The application of the new resolution requires licensing for crew on personal, business, sports, tourism and recreational marine craft, including small and large-sized leisure craft, commercial marine vessels and ...
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Etisalat defence to protect businesses from cyber attacks
The security solutions being offered as part of the service include a cloud based security service (whereby DDoS attack identification and mitigation occurs proactively within Etisalat’s IP backbone before it reaches the customer’s network), and the hybrid DDoS protection approach, which combines the advantages of cloud based and network perimeter base solutions for the ...
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Two new bridges to ease traffic jams in Sharjah
Two bridges with five lanes each will be constructed at the Khalid Lagoon entrance, apart from Sharjah and Al Khaledeya bridges, said Yousef Al Suwaiji, Director-General, Directorate of Public Works (DPW), ...
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Only the best fly from the UAE Emirates Etihad win Worlds Best Airline awards for 2013
Emirates and Etihad dominated the Skytrax World Airline Awards awards for 2013, given away in Paris on Tuesday, June 19, at the Paris Air Show. The two airlines flying out of the UAE dominated the show by winning the most coveted titles at the award ...
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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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