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Mohammad briefed on Dubai Health Authority strategy
During a visit to the DHA headquarters, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was briefed on the Authority’s expansion projects, WAM reported yesterday.Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, were ...
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Sultan restructures Sharjah Charity Association
WAM SHARJAH, May 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- H. H. Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah has issued an administrative decision No. 5 of 2013 pertaining to the restructuring the Board of Directors of the Sharjah Charity Association. In accordance with the decision, the Board will be restructured under the chairmanship of Esam bin Saqr Al Qasimi and other ...
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Adam Hollioake is not short on confidence before Fighting Chance Dubai
England cricketer Adam Hollioake, shown here lifting weights in 2003, will make his return to the UAE this weekend for a good cause. Matt Dunham / ...
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Doctor wrongly blamed for baby death Dubai court told
DUBAI // A doctor was defamed by two colleagues who emailed 3,000 patients and claimed she caused a baby's death, a court was told yesterday. JK, 67, from Sweden, learnt from a patient that staff at her former workplace, a medical centre in Jumeirah, contacted people and blamed her for the death. It was claimed she caused the death by failing to prescribe a vital antibiotic to a pregnant ...
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Terrapins dumped on Dubais Sheikh Zayed Road get new home
DUBAI // Stories about abandoned dogs are all too common in the UAE, but the latest pets to be dumped on Sheikh Zayed Road were quite unusual. Four terrapins were left outside Dubai Garden Centre and made their way into an extension containing plants, where staff found them. "Sometimes people buy them when they're babies thinking they're going to be cute," said Bodhi ...
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Briton arrested in France over gruesome child murders
French police on Sunday questioned a 48-year-old divorced Briton arrested on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two young children, judicial officials said. The bodies of the two children aged five and 10 were discovered on Saturday afternoon in his apartment in Saint-Priest, a southeastern suburb of the eastern city of Lyon. He was arrested the same evening in the centre of Lyon and ...
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Aishwarya Rai Cannes Did she make up for Bollywood disasters
After a series of unimpressive red carpet turnouts by Indian actors at the Cannes Film Festival 2013, all hopes were pinned on Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Aishwarya Rai arrived at the premiere of 'Inside Llewyn Davis' at the red carpet dolled up in a Elie Saab Haute Couture Spring 2013 ...
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IPL6 Hyderabad qualify to the play-offs in style
Unfancied Sunrisers Hyderabad stormed into the IPL6 play-offs with an emphatic five-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders in the final league match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad on Sunday night. The Cameron White- led Sunrisers jumped to fourth above Royal Challenger Bangalore with 20 points with this win and knock out Virat Kohli's team from the ...
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Dubai laborers stage rare strike for more pay
DUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of workers employed by Dubai's largest construction firm, Arabtec, stayed away from work on Sunday to back wage demands, a rare labor protest in the Gulf emirate, where trade unions are banned, staff ...
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New approach required to counter rise of cybercrime Dubai forum hears
DUBAI// The UAE needs to develop new and more integrated laws to deter potential cybercriminals, a leading expert has warned. The rapid growth of computer technology used by individuals, businesses and the Government that is helping to power the economy is also attracting opportunistic criminals. "Cybercriminals look for weak points in countries that perhaps don't have the ...
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Employer offers to fly home body of Dubai fitness trainer
DUBAI // The employer of a fitness trainer who died after falling from a balcony has offered to pay to repatriate his body to Britain. Elwood McIlwraith, 29, from Hull, fell from a building at Jumeirah Lakes Towers on May 4. His family had set up a Facebook page to help raise money to bring him home, until his employer stepped in. Alison Ramsay, a manager at Smart Fitness, said the ...
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100 Dubai Municipality workers leave for Umrah
Dubai: A group of 100 municipality workers on Sunday left for the holy city of Makkah to perform Umrah, under the patronage of Shaikha Hind Bint Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of ...
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Arsenal Grab Champions League Spot Ahead of Spurs
(Reuters) - Arsenal claimed the final Champions League spot at the expense of their arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur on the last day of the Premier League season on Sunday with a 1-0 win at Newcastle United. Defender Laurent Koscielny put visitors Arsenal ahead in the 52nd minute to secure fourth place with 73 points, one point ahead of fifth-placed Spurs who mustered a late goal from ...
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IPL6 SRH v KKR live cricket score Dhawan out Hyderabad need 39 off 46 balls
Narine bowls a tight over conceding just three runs. SRH 77-0 in 10 overs. Sunrisers are cruising along merrily in pursuit of victory and book their berth in the play-offs. Dhawan is on fire cracking a couple of boundaries off Ahmed. SRH 74-0 in 9 overs. Dhawan hits an amazing uppercut over extra cover for a six off Kallis followed by a boundary. SRH 62-0 in 8 overs. Ahmed bowls a ...
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Former Dubai lecturer arrested for defamation
Police said the lecturer, who taught here and who finished his term at a private university in Academic City in Dubai a year ago, has his contract terminated without reason. Dubai courts acted in his favour and he received his end-of-service- ...
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Rents in Downtown Dubai fall faster than expected
during the coming summer months. A week later, the grim reality proves us wrong. Rents in Downtown Dubai are falling faster than expected due to freshly released tremendous supply of new spacious units in tall and well equipped centrally located ...
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15 rise in weekly flights planned at Abu Dhabi airport
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (Adac) today announced that airlines from around the globe will be increasing their weekly number of flight departures and arrivals at Abu Dhabi International Airport during the coming months. This summer, Abu Dhabi International Airport expects to receive 1,065 flights a week, a 15 per cent increase compared to the 956 weekly flights during the summer months of ...
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Mice gerbils perish in Russia space flight
A number of mice and eight gerbils sent into space in a Russian capsule destined to find out how well organisms can withstand extended flights perished during their journey, scientists said Sunday as the month-long mission touched back down on Earth. Most of the 45 mice sent into orbit -- along with the gerbils and 15 newts -- died on the mission, which nevertheless returned with data that ...
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Seven people on trial for smuggling forged ‘eye scan pass’ seals into UAE
Seven Uzbeks, including a woman, allegedly smuggled 60 forged eye scan seals into the UAE through Abu Dhabi and Sharjah airports and used them, the Dubai Criminal Court heard. Captain Walid Ahmad testified that following a tip off about ‘JK’ possessing forged eye scan pass seals, he arranged with the informer to arrest the suspect red handed. "The informer arranged with JK ...
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Dewa launches new substation
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa ) has just launched a new 132/11 kV substation with a capacity of 150 megavolt amperes in Dubai Marina at a total cost of Dh105 million. Of the total cost, Dh100 million is set aside for the station and the rest for laying cables linking it to the main network. This is another example of Dewa's continuous efforts to enhance its electricity ...
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Jafza-DP World’s $30m infrastructure project on track
The $30 million Jafza-DP World joint project to build a new Gate 4 and restructure Roundabout 6 is moving on track. The initiative, launched in September 2012, is scheduled to finish and become fully functional in the first quarter of 2014. On completion, the project is expected to make the traffic flow and the connectivity to and from the Free Zone smooth and seamless. The new Gate 4 will put ...
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Mohammed briefed on DHAs strategy
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is briefed about the Dubai Health Authority's strategy for promoting the emirate as a favourite destination for health tourism ...
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On-the-spot Dh500 fine for barbecuing on Sharjah beaches lagoon and parks
Visitors to Mamzar Beach in Sharjah are urging the municipality not to fine them for barbecuing in prohibited areas of the beach without prior warning, according the ‘Al Ittihad’ newspaper. Sharjah Municipality recently launched a campaign against barbecuing in prohibited areas by fining violators Dh500 which beachgoers say is high. However, some residents of the area urged the ...
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Dubai Chamber spearheads Give Gain Day Dubai
WAM DUBAI, 18th May, 2013 (WAM) -- The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry's "ENGAGE Dubai" initiative, managed by its Centre for Responsible Business, spearheaded the Give '&' Gain Day Dubai on May 16th. The largest and most prestigious employee volunteering programme in Dubai joined thousands of global employees to lend a helping hand in promoting youth, ...
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Ajman Ruler offers AED 3m to Ajman Club for winning Etisalat Cup
WAM AJMAN, 19th May, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council member and Ruler of Ajman, has offered a bonus of AED 3 million to Ajman Culture and Sports Club for winning the Etisalat Emirates Cup 2012 - 2013. Sheikh Humaid today welcomed the Chairman and members of the club's board, its technical and administrative bodies and the first team to congratulate ...
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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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