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Sharjah gambling den raided in police sting
Gamblers operating below National Paints bridge in Sharjah lure passersby to play card games and dupe them into parting with their money. The flyover has long been a haunt for gamblers, residents ...
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Shaikha Jawaher visits Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Sharjah: Shaikha Jawaher Bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, Wife of the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, recently visited Syrian refugees in Lebanon on her first humanitarian visit following her designation as Eminent Advocate for refugee children by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees ...
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Shaikh Abdullah receives US Congress delegation
Abu Dhabi: Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, received on Saturday at the Capital Gate Towers a delegation from the US Congress, headed by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Foreign ...
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Abu Dhabi Police warn against casual workers
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Police warned non-national official residents on Saturday against performing casual work as it is against labour and residency ...
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Ajman girl dies after water heater falls on her head
Ajman: A five-year-old girl died on Friday after the water heater of her family’s apartment fell on her head, an Ajman Civil Defence official told Gulf ...
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Aguero extends City contract until 2017
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates after scoring during their English Premier League soccer match against Reading at the Madejski Stadium in Reading, May 14, 2013. REUTERS/Darren ...
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Police arrest Asian gamblers in Abu Dhabi
The Western Police received a call from the victim, who works as a mechanic, after being stabbed by the two escaped attackers in an industrial area near ...
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Dubai Police bust crime gang on Dh2m 2-week robbery spree
Dubai Police have busted a gang of criminals who went on a Dh2 million burglary spree in the UAE. Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Commander-in -Chief of Dubai Police said the three persons arrested were members of an organized crime gang and are of Eastern European nationalities. Lt. Gen Dahi said the gang burgled villas and luxury apartments and used a rented car to execute their ...
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Working without safety gear is a big risk
I took this photograph while returning from work in Dubai to my house in Sharjah. I saw some workers working on a large hoarding or billboard on Al Ittihad Road in Sharjah in unsafe conditions. They were working at a height of around 8 to 10 metres above the ground without any helmets. They were working with tools used for welding, which makes it even more dangerous at such a height without any ...
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Oil storage terminal in Fujairah ready for start-up
Emirates National Oil Company 's Horizon Terminals Limited (HTL) will open the 240,000 cubic metres facility to store products such as fuel oil, naphtha, gasoline, gas oil, jet fuel and liquefied petroleum gas. "The new oil terminal in Fujairah is of strategic importance to the energy sector of the region and in further establishing the emirate as a key regional hub in the oil and gas ...
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Hackers attack Saudi official websites
Cyber hackers attacked several official Saudi websites on Saturday, posting an Algerian flag on their homepages that later vanished, local media reported. The website of the information minister was among the hacked sites, according to state news broadcaster Al-Ekhbariya and newspapers. The websites of Al-Ekhbariya itself, along with sports channel Al-Riyadiyah, Channel One and Quran Radio, as ...
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Hiring freelancers for odd jobs punishable under law Abu Dhabi Police
The Abu Dhabi Police have warned residents against employing workers for all sorts of odd jobs, including household chores, if those workers are on someone else’s employment visa. Most of these "independent freelancers" seek to earn extra money by offering to do work outside their regular work hours and the police statement warned that this is illegal. The Abu Dhabi Police ...
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Indias Mahesh Bhupathi ready to launch tennis IPL... Which team will Dubai buy
India's 12-time Grand Slam doubles champion Mahesh Bhupathi lifted the lid on his plans for an International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), that is scheduled to stage its inaugural season at the end of 2014 in Paris, on Friday. Branded by world number one Novak Djokovic as potentially "revolutionary", Bhupathi's vision is for an elite competition that would feature the ...
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Dh100 double or quits Spin the Belt game wins jail-time for 3 Abu Dhabi residents
The Abu Dhabi Police have arrested three men accused of gambling and a violent attack. All three were involved in a gambling game involving Dh100, but a fight ensued and one of the three a mechanic was beaten up by the other two. The mechanic called the police after he was attacked, but ended up getting arrested himself as investigations revealed he was involved in gambling. The police later ...
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New firefighting technology for Abu Dhabi
The General Directorate of Civil Defence in Abu Dhabi has conducted at the Civil Defence Academy campus a trial for new technique to contain fire. The One Seven system is a completely new, highly efficient compressed air foam extinguishing procedure for fires. It is a highly efficient extinguishing agent which only requires a low quantity of water. It can be applied at fires of any kind. ...
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Female suicide bomber injures 11 cops in Dagestan
A female suicide bomber injured at least 11 police officers and civilians, including two children, in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, police said. Police spokesman Vyacheslav Gasanov said the bomber blew herself up in the central square in the provincial capital, Makhachkala. He did not give details about the injured children. Since 2000, at least two dozen women, most of ...
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Filipinos beat Indians to clinch gold
The basketball-crazy Philippines has thrashed India to capture the gold medal in the first FIBA-Asia 3x3 U18 Championship for Boys and Girls held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday. Composed of precocious teenagers from some of the country’s’ elite schools, the Philippine team eked out a thrilling 21-19 victory over surprise finalists Indians at the inaugural three-on-three ...
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Shurooq seeks to attract Russian investors to Sharjah
Sharjah, 25 May 2013 (WAM) - The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced that it will be participating in Arabia Expo 2013, which will take place from 30 May to 1 June at Lenexpo, the largest exhibition centre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Shurooq's participation in the event during their inaugural visit to Russia forms part of the Authority's strategy to ...
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Dubai car rentals to be linked to RTA systems
The Roads and Transport Authority has held its Customers Council at the RTA’s headquarters. The event, held, was presided over by Ahmad Bahrozian, the agency’s CEO and Chairperson of the Customers Council. Attendants also included Sultan Al-Kutbi, Director of Commercial Transport Activities Department, Ahmad Mahboob, Director of the Customer Service and Sheikha Al-Jarman, Director ...
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Two arrested for porn on phones
Colombo two youths who were having pornographic pictures saved in their mobile phones, were arrested by the Kurunegala Police on charges of possessing pornographic material. They were arrested at the Kurunegala Central Bus Stand, and were produced before the Kurunegala Chief Magistrate, Kavindya Nanayakkara, who imposed a fine of SLR1,500 on each youth. Police Sergeant M.U. Tennakoon of the ...
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Aishwarya Rais Cannes curtain call Fashion fans left black and blue
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan went from black to pastels back to black and finally a shimmering blue satin gown. Ash’s Cannes Red Carpet appearances and photo calls ended up having a polarising effect on her substantial fan-base, readers of this site and fashion watchers in general. Ash has become a regular fixture on the French Riviera and this visit marks the 12th consecutive year for the ...
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3-day UAE weekend Time to plan a quick getaway
With the three-day weekend – beginning June 5 – just two weeks away, now is a good time to plan out your travel plans. Whether it’s staying back in the UAE, to explore some of its majestic terrains, or flying out to exotic locations, there’s something for everyone. Here’re some of our top destinations for this ...
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16 kids die in Pakistan school bus fire
Men stand around a burnt-out school bus, after a gas cylinder on it exploded, killing seventeen children, on the outskirts of Gujrat, 170 km southeast of Islamabad on Saturday May 25. The seventeen children, who were on their way to school, burnt to death on the bus. ...
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NBAD Issues $465 Million Convertible Bonds
WAM ABU DHABI, May 25th, 2013 (WAM) -- The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has issued US$465 million senior unsecured convertible bonds, convertible into ordinary shares of NBAD. The offering, due in 2018, was increased from an initial amount of US$350 million following strong demand from investors during the book-building process. It may be increased by a further amount of up to US$35 ...
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Dubai Maritime City to be represented at UAE-Korea Economic Partnership Forum
WAM DUBAI, May 25th, 2013 (WAM) -- Dubai Maritime City (DMC announced today that a high-level team led by Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World will participate in the UAE-Korea Economic Partnership Forum 2013. The event will be held under the patronage of the UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...
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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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