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Fitr Zakat set at Dh20 for Ramadan IACAD
The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) held a coordination meeting with the management of Charitable Foundations including Beit Al Khair, Dubai Charity and Red Crescent Authority Dubai Branch to discuss the unification of the value of donations in Ramadan. This includes Iftar and Eid clothing and Zakat al-Fitr in the framework of coordination between the ...
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Taliban to open Doha office Tuesday Jazeera TV
A Taliban office, touted as a tool to help facilitate talks between the militants and the Afghan government, will open on Tuesday in Doha, the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television reported. Al-Jazeera cited anonymous sources for its Monday report and gave no further details but a Taliban spokesman in Kabul told AFP he was "unaware" of any such development. In April Afghan President ...
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Final curtain for Europes deep-space telescope
The deep-space telescope Herschel took its final bow on Monday, climaxing a successful four-year mission to observe the birth of stars and galaxies, the European Space Agency (ESA) said. The largest and most powerful infrared telescope in space, Herschel made over 35,000 scientific observations and amassed more than 25,000 hours of science data, it said. "Herschel has been turned ...
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Sharjah Police arrest two for possessing opium
Colonel Ahmad Abdul Aziz, acting director of the anti-drug department at Sharjah Police, said the anti-narcotics section at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sharjah Police received a tip-off that Sh.M.D. and J.M.J. were in possession of a large quantity of opium and were allegedly looking for ...
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Building sustainable communities in Dubai
Dubai: Authorities called on the public on Sunday to reduce their waste and focus on recycling as part of their collaborative efforts towards building sustainable ...
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Charity Organisations in Dubai hold meeting for Ramadan
WAM DUBAI, June 17th, 2013 (WAM)-- The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) held a coordination meeting with the management of Charitable Foundations including Beit Al Khair, Dubai Charity and Red Crescent Authority Dubai Branch to discuss the unification of the value of donations in Ramadan. This includes Iftar and Eid clothing and Zakat al-Fitr in the ...
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Emirates ranks 7th for foreign assignments
The UAE is the world's seventh most popular destination for international assignments, according to a study by Mercer. The global human resources and financial consulting firm surveyed almost 1,000 companies on where they were mostly likely to transfer staff overseas for a set period. The United States came out on top, with 55 per cent of companies questioned reporting that they expected ...
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Employers blamed for crimes by maids in Dubai
DUBAI // Bad employers were blamed yesterday for a spate of crimes by housemaids and other domestic staff. Unpaid salaries, long working hours and abuse were all factors that drove offenders to crime, Dubai Police said. Domestic staff committed 3,929 crimes reported to police in the past three years, 1,258 of them last year alone. Escaping from sponsors, sex outside wedlock and theft topped ...
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Indian YouTube star wants to show debut feature at Dubai film festival
DUBAI // India's first YouTube star has applied to bosses at Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) for permission to screen his debut feature film in the emirate. Wilbur Sargunaraj, whose eccentric music videos such as Love Marriage have earned him more than a million viewers on the site, shot about a third of his film, Simple Superstar, in Dubai. The largely fan-funded film, with a ...
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Etisalat offers new roaming deal for mobiles
DUBAI // Etisalat has announced a new roaming package designed to cut the cost of mobile calls and internet access while abroad. Customers can sign up for daily, weekly or monthly packages. Access to the internet starts at Dh25 a day, and the package allows customers to receive calls for 50 fils a minute. The monthly "Traveller Pack" offer, which costs Dh500, includes 1GB of data ...
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Dubai volunteers mission new digs for old dogs
Anna Kuznetsova with Rufus, 6, who has a damaged back leg. Anna takes care of six dogs while also working full time as an interior designer. She is looking after Rufus while the Dubai Senior Dog Project finds him a full-time home, possibly with an older couple. Lee Hoagland / The ...
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Gold chain snatcher dies after jumping off running bus
A Sri Lankan man who jumped out of a running bus after snatching a gold chain off a woman's neck, died on the spot when his head hit the road, reports Tamilwin. The alleged gold chain snatcher, Dhammika Pushpakumara Perera of Thalangama, got into the crowded private bus when it left Colombo. The bus conductor said that he saw a man fall on the road and commuters told him that he had ...
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Manager on trial for illegal confinement of overstaying UAE visitor
A Pakistani tourism manager allegedly confined in the company’s premises a visitor to the UAE to whom he had issued a visit visa and who had failed to leave the country or amend his status before his visa expired. MTR had entered the UAE on a visit visa without the knowledge of the tourist company. He overstayed the visa period and did not amend his status for which AIH, 57, the company ...
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EIDA e-Readers enhance Operational Efficiency
Abu Dhabi: The Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) highlighted the importance of e-readers as an advanced method to enhance operational efficiency for public and private sectors and facilitate the delivery of their services, citing its role in conducting transaction in a more time-efficient and cost-effective manner, and achieving customer satisfaction. In a scientific research under the title ...
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In pictures Dubai silhouette skyline quiz
1) A group of 50 pupils at Kings' Dubai school has bent over backwards for charity while posing for a unique series of photographs. Take a guess of which Dubai landmark is which. For answers click on the ...
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Mubadala JV TDIC sign accord
Mubadala Pramerica Real Estate Investors (MPREI) has announced an agreement with the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) for the acquisition of Phase 1 of Saadiyat Beach Residences. Saadiyat Beach Residences are newly-built residential properties located on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. The completed project will include a total of 495 units in six low-rise apartment buildings ...
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Emirates announces extra Umrah flights
Emirates will operate nearly 60 extra flights to assist pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan. Additional 42 services will operate to Jeddah from July 5 to August 16. Extra 17 flights will operate to Medina from 16th to 31st July. The extra flights can be accessed by travellers holding a valid Umrah visa. Those wishing to travel to Saudi Arabia for reasons ...
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BBC veteran broadcaster jailed for sex assaults
Veteran British television and radio presenter Stuart Hall was jailed for 15 months on Monday after admitting to 14 charges of indecently assaulting girls as young as nine. Prosecutors said the 83-year-old, who presented the hit BBC television show "It's a Knockout" in the 1970s and 1980s, was an "opportunistic predator" who befriended his victims before assaulting ...
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South Africas Mandela doing very well - daughter
Josina Machel, daughter-in-law of former president Nelson Mandela, gestures to police as she leaves the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Monday, June 17, 2013. In tweets, songs, telephone calls, cards and more, messages of love have come from across South Africa and the world for 94-year-old Nelson Mandela, giving the family comfort and ...
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7kg of opium seized from drug dealers in UAE
Sharjah Police arrested UMD and CMC, both nationals of Pakistan, after they were found to be in possession of seven kilos of opium. Colonel Ahmed Abdulaziz Mohamed, acting director of the Drug Enforcement Administration of Sharjah Police, said police had information that two people were trying to sell a large quantity of a narcotic substance. ...
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Lama met many friends before fatal car crash
Dubai: Lama Yassine met many of her friends last week as if she knew she wouldn't see them again -- the 31-year-old Lebanese woman died in the early hours of Saturday morning in a car ...
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Playmaker Guendogan Leaves Dortmund Future Open Past 2014
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Qatar Airways orders 9 B777s
Qatar Airways today announced an order for nine Boeing 777 passenger aircraft on the opening day of the Paris Air Show. The additional aircraft will help the airline open up new routes and add capacity to existing markets in its rapidly-growing network. The airline’s outstanding order for seven Boeing 777s will increase to 16 – and boost its current fleet of 35 triple sevens to 51 ...
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Dubai-China trade grows 19
Dubai Customs and its counterparts in China have underlined their keenness to strengthen bilateral cooperative relations in all aspects of customs business in such a way that will benefit them in improving customer service delivery standards, promoting business and enhancing trade relations between UAE and China. This came during the visit of a high level delegation from China Customs headed by ...
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Iran court summons President Ahmadinejad
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was summoned on Monday to appear before a criminal court on unspecified charges levelled by a conservative rival, days after moderate cleric Hassan Rohani was elected his successor. While Rohani's election on Friday showed a desire for change, it also highlighted divisions among Iran's establishment conservatives who, though united in their ...
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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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