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So what happened to Timmy MacColl
dubai On May 27 it will be one year since British Royal Navy sailor Timmy MacColl, 27, went missing in Dubai. Since then, scores of leads have been chased but none has panned out. Investigators have questioned dozens of witnesses, examined hours of CCTV footage and even scoured the seabed, yet Timmy’s fate remains ...
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Car thieves in the dock
Dubai A three-member gang of car thieves allegely involved in robberies between 2009 and 2010 faced charges on Wednesday. The suspected ringleader, 38-year-old T.K., is a jobless Pakistani who faced five counts of car theft along with two other suspects who remain at ...
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Dubai contractor Arabtec says workers end strike
Dubai contractor Arabtec said on Wednesday a four-day strike by foreign workers seeking higher pay was over and the emirate's police chief said 200 of them would be ...
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Task force appointed to protect environment
Abu Dhabi: A task force has been appointed to deliberate on key issues to achieve sustainable development in the UAE, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced on ...
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Carved ivory curios illegal expert says
If the piece is made of ivory, you may be in for more than you bargained given that not only is shipping raw ivory illegal, buying and possessing newly worked ivory works is also against the law in countries such as the UAE, says Dr Elsayed Ahmad Mohammad, Director, Middle East and North Africa for the International Fund for Animal ...
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UAE stargazers to miss lunar eclipse
Al Ain: UAE stargazers will miss out on seeing the year’s second lunar eclipse on Saturday as this penumbral eclipse will only be visible from American and African ...
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Inside a pagoda in Dubai
DUBAI: An old pagoda house is one of Dubai’s curious landmarks. Neighbours in the Al Sikka district refer to it as the ';Chinese house'; while some use it as a point of reference when giving ...
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Inside a pagoda in Dubai
DUBAI: An old pagoda house is one of Dubai’s curious landmarks. Neighbours in the Al Sikka district refer to it as the ';Chinese house'; while some use it as a point of reference when giving ...
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Motorists say they were fined wrongly in Abu Dhabi
Another resident who gave his name as L.K. said he got two parking fines although he has a permit. ';This is the second time I am being fined in the last three months. I have taken a yearly parking permit from Mawaqif. Either there is some technical error or the gadgets carried by the inspectors are faulty,'; said L.K, who lives in the Airport Road ...
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9 per cent of pupils smoke in Dubai
Dubai: More than nine per cent of schoolchildren and 20 per cent of university students smoke, with the numbers increasing per year, a municipal official said ...
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India passport holders face no problems in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Indian expatriates holding passports with new security features have not faced any problems for visa processing or related officials formalities in the UAE, a top Indian diplomat ...
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Private school growth in Sharjah
More than Dh1 billion has been invested in private education in Sharjah. Khalid bin Butti, an assistant director general at Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said this week that there were 140 private schools worth Dh1.26bn. Mr bin Butti urged all investors in the private education sector to turn to innovative ideas that would further improve the standard of education in the emirate. ...
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Five things to do today register for an aquathlon in Dubai
today to take part in the second series of aquathlons with a swim in the sea followed by a run on the beach. There are separate categories based on age and fitness level, plus a non-competitive fun run. June 14, The Shack, Kite Surfers Beach, Umm Suqeim, Dubai, register before June 12 ...
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Teenager forced into prostitution Dubai court hears
DUBAI // A pimp and a madam threatened to kill and chop up a teenager if she refused to prostitute herself, a court heard today. The teenager was lured to the UAE with the promise of a job as a maid but was instead locked up at a brothel, beaten with a belt and subjected to the threats. She and another prostitute - who had been held captive for two years - were freed after she told a customer ...
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World Dubai authorities seize shipment of 259 elephant tusks
Poaching has risen in recent years across sub-Saharan Africa, where well-armed criminal gangs have killed elephants and rhinos for tusks that are often shipped to Asia for use in ornaments and some medicines. The UAE ministry said the shipment, containing 259 pieces of ivory, was discovered by customs officials at Dubai's Jebel Ali port on May 1. It was the second shipment of its kind to be ...
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Car theft complaint stops thiefs deportation
A Pakistani who was about to be deported by Abu Dhabi authorities, was arrested for his involvement in car thefts in Dubai in 2009, the Dubai Criminal Court heard. TKR, 38, jobless, was arrested by Abu Dhabi Police in 2011 and was put in custody for deportation. "The accused was brought from Abu Dhabi to Dubai for investigating a car theft in 2009. The accused admitted to stealing ...
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149860 drug tablets seized in Khor Fakkan
Sharjah and Ajman police have together two drug dealers and seized 149,860 tablets of a narcotic substance concealed in five sports bags from them. The bags were found under the seat of their Subaru car. Police had received a tip off that the two arrested persons were on their way to Khor Fakkan to deliver the narcotic substance to someone. Police said the two people fiercely resisted ...
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China Pakistan plan economic corridor Li
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Wednesday linked growth in his country's restive west with that in sluggish Pakistan, saying the two sides wanted to create an "economic corridor" to boost development. Li, on his first overseas trip since taking over in a once-in-a-decade power transfer in Beijing, congratulated Pakistan on its recent general election and hailed the countries' ...
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Nissan Mideast sees slower sales
Nissan Middle East has projected slower sales growth this year as compared to the previous year but more than the double the industry average growth rate. Addressing a press conference in Dubai today, Samir Cherfan, Managing Director of Nissan Middle East, said the Japanese automobile giant recorded 26.2 per cent rise in sales in 2012 financial year ended on March 31, 2013, but projected a ...
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Onion consignment had red sandalwood in it
A consignment of onions coming from India proved to contain 600 trunks of the endangered red sandalwood tree, import of which is banned in the UAE, the Dubai Criminal Court heard. ABS, 45, driver, is accused of importing 16,405kg of red sandalwood without permission from the concerned authority. He is also accused of forging shipping documents and falsifying the ‘country of ...
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ENBDs Tier 1 bond due today
Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest lender, plans to price its first core capital-boosting bond on Wednesday, arranging banks said, amid strong demand for the imminent deal. Price guidance for the perpetual bond, meaning it has no fixed maturity date but cannot be redeemed before six years at least, was set at 6 percent on Wednesday morning, after indications of the low 6 percent area released ...
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Emiratis encouraged to enrol in tourism camp
Abu Dhabi: Young Emiratis aged between 15 and 17 are being encouraged to enrol in a three-week programme which will give them a better understanding of the tourism ...
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Jet ski safety campaign targets students
';The new awareness initiative is crucial as it targets young students from schools, universities and colleges who represent the largest segment of jet ski users, especially during summer when this water sport sees maximum popularity across Dubai’s coastline,'; Ali Al Daboos, executive director of operations at DMCA, ...
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UAE Table Tennis Team unveils plan to grow game in Dubai
WAM DUBAI, 22 May, 2013 -- A new initiative which may one day see the sport of table tennis as popular in the UAE as it is in China, was launched today by the UAE Table Tennis Team. Standing alongside his fellow sportsman from the Chinese National Table Tennis Team, which starred at the recent World Championships in Paris and is supporting the programme, UAE player Rashid Abdul Hamid unveiled ...
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Etisalat eyes autumn talks with Maroc
Etisalat expects negotiations with Maroc Telecom over the sale of a 53 per cent stake in the telecoms operator to begin in the autumn, according to a senior company official. Both Etisalat ...
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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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