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Pro League Eid Baroot and Al Wasl part ways Bonamigo signs on at Sharjah
Al Wasl have begun the search for a sixth manager in 10 months following the decision not to make permanent the contract with Eid Baroot, the caretaker coach. Baroot was expected to continue in the role he inherited from Frenchman Guy Lacombe in February, however the Emirati has signed an agreement with Emirates, the newly promoted Ras Al Khaimah club, for next season. Baroot insisted the ...
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New Dh3bn hospital in Dubai health masterplan
How the planned Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid hospital will look. The Dh3 billion project is part of an expansion plan for the medical services in the Emirate. Two other major hopsitals are included in the plan. Courtesy Dubai ...
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Culture central to Africa Day celebrations
These vibrant performances and displays of traditional artefacts and cuisines by more than 20 different African embassies marked Africa Day celebrations in the capital on ...
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Champions League Final Bayern triumph after last-gasp Robben goal
Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben slotted in an 89th minute winner as they defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at Wembley stadium on Saturday to be crowned European champions for the fifth time. Dutchman Robben raced into the area and beat goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller in a stunning finale to the first all-German Champions League final. Bayern, on the backfoot for much of the first half, struck ...
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Rosberg on pole in Mercedes Monaco sweep
Germany's Nico Rosberg scorched to his third successive Formula One pole position with team mate Lewis Hamilton completing a front row lockout for Mercedes at the Monaco Grand Prix today. The pole was the fourth in a row for Mercedes, whose qualifying form has faded in the races this season, and second successive sweep of the top-two places. Red Bull's triple world champion Sebastian ...
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Dubai SME launches SeedApp to promote UAEs transformation into m-government
WAM DUBAI: Instructed Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, to set up a sub-fund to support UAE nationals developing mobile applications focused on facilitating people's access to government services. The 'SeedApp' fund is intended to support UAE nationals who develop ...
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UAE drugs committee reviews new narcotics
Abu Dhabi: The Higher Committee for Combating of Drugs, chaired by Dr Amin Hussain Al Amiri, Assistant Undersecretary for Medical Practices and Licensing, has discussed the listing of newly detected types of drugs, alternatives for hashish and recently discovered drugs such as ...
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Maoist rebels kill 17 in central India ambush
Heavily-armed Maoist rebels on Saturday killed 17 people, including 12 local Congress leaders, after ambushing a convoy in a remote tribal belt of central India, a top police officer ...
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Root lifts England with maiden Test century
Joe Root hit a maiden Test century on his home ground at Headingley and county colleague Jonny Bairstow chipped in with 64 to leave England on top at 337 for seven in the second Test against New Zealand today. Root, in his sixth Test, punched the air and gleefully hugged fellow Yorkshireman Bairstow after steering Doug Bracewell to the third-man boundary to bring up his hundred. "It ...
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Rashid Hospital to be one-stop facility
Dubai: The master plan for Rashid Hospital at a cost of Dh3 billion includes six new specialised health centres, two hotels, villas and apartments for staff, and a mosque set in a picturesque setting with a lake and ...
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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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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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