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Dubais MAF eyes up to $1bn investments in 2013
UAE's Majid Al Futtaim Holding (MAF) - sole franchise of hypermarket chain Carrefour in the Gulf - said it foresaw capital investments of up to $1 billion this year as it steadily expanded its foothold in the ...
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Sad anniversary of British Navys Timmy MacColl missing in Dubai
DUBAI // A year ago tomorrow British seaman Timmy MacColl walked out through the doorway of the Rock Bottom Cafe, stepped between the two motorbikes that stand on either side of the entrance, and vanished. Mr MacColl, who was 27, had been enjoying an evening out with shipmates at the biker-themed club in the Regent Palace Hotel, Bur Dubai. He was put into a taxi by his friends just after 2am ...
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Inside Dubais RTA Crisis Management centre
Siraj Ismail, enterprise risk manager, shows the water taxi and bus routes on the screen during a meeting at RTA's Crisis Operations Centre in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The ...
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Tempura-battered tarantula on menu
Hungry? How about tempura-battered fried Tarantula for an appetizer? They're frozen then defrosted before bug chef David George Gordon cuts off the abdomen, singes off hairs with a lighter and dunks the remaining spider body into batter. "You just have to brown it up for a couple of minutes. Then I add my secret ingredient, a pinch of smoked paprika for flavour. The best part are ...
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How much is that pair of melons $15700
A pair of cantaloupe melons sold at auction in Japan for 1.6 million yen ($15,730), one of the highest prices ever paid for the coveted orange-fleshed fruit. A local fruit wholesaler snapped up the 3.7-kilogramme (8.1-pound) Yubari melons at the high-end fruit and vegetable sale, which took place on the first day of the season for the prestigious melons. It was the third-highest price ever ...
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Going desert camping New Dubai rules
Yusuf Abdulla, Acting Director of Buildings Department at Dubai Municipality said, "Next year we are planning to solve all issues faced in previous years in terms of allocating areas for winter desert ...
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Bridge collapses after rail cars hit overpass 7 hurt
A highway overpass in Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said. Seven people were injured, though none seriously. The bridge collapsed after a Union Pacific train hit the side of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train at a rail intersection. Derailed rail cars then hit columns supporting the ...
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Sharjah entices Saudi tourists with new Air Arabia route
More than 195,400 Saudi tourists visited the emirate last year, boosted by Air Arabia's flights to seven destinations in the kingdom. Jeff Topping / The ...
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Two drown and three are rescued while swimming off Dubais Jumeirah Beach
Two people have died after going swimming off Jumeirah Beach, Dubai Police have confirmed. A spokesman said the deceased were in the water with three others on Friday when they found themselves in difficulties. Four were taken to hospital after rescuers came to their help, and the fifth was swept out to sea. One of the four died in hospital. The body of the missing person was recovered ...
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Cars burnt police attacked in new Stockholm riots
Cars were torched and police faced stone-throwing youths in Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs early Sunday, but the nightly riots that have raged for a week appeared to be easing, police said. A handful of cars were set ablaze in various suburbs. "When it comes to car fires, there have been a few, spread out in various locations, but not as many as in recent days," ...
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Doctor rapes injects pregnant woman with heroin
One woman told police she was accosted at Salim's house. Another said she was sexually assaulted. Another woman left after she said Salim insisted she pose in her underwear while he painted the digestive system on her ...
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Sharjah door delivery booze service busted
Sharjah Police have arrested a watchman who used a room in the building he worked in, to run an illegal bootlegging business. Two others involved in the crime were also arrested. The suspect, of Asian nationality, used the electricity transmitter room on the roof of a building in the Al Butaina area to store around 647 bottles of alcohol. The arrests come as part of Sharjah Police’s ...
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Justin Bieber tops Singapores Social Star Awards
Justin Bieber and UK boyband One Direction are among winners of the first-ever Social Star Awards in Singapore, organised to celebrate the influence of social media on pop culture. Images and ...
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Castles in the clouds Tech firms building massive HQs
Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook have unveiled plans for big new buildings with distinctive designs from top-name architects to house their growing workforces and make statements that the tech companies are here to ...
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Where no tourist has gone before Space Hotel may dock in UAE
The Middle East will be home to a new concept hotel taking the tourism industry by storm – a ‘Space Hotel’. Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha are the three cities that could be home to the region’s first Space Hotel, Mobilona Space Hotels, a US-based company, has claimed. The concept of the hotel is simple: an out-of-this-world experience to guests allowing them to travel ...
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Why every woman now wants to be Angelina Jolie Dubai demand for breast cancer gene test
1: Angelina Jolie ($30 million) - Jolie is the only woman making bank for playing action heroes these days. 'Salt', which was originally written for Tom Cruise, brought in $300 million on a budget of $110 million. Her other movie from 2010, 'The Tourist', earned 75% of its $280 million box office overseas. ...
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Top Stories on Dubai Chronicle on May 26th
One of Dubai biggest (or shall we say tallest) treasures and prides, Burj Khalifa, may soon lose its title ‘World’s Tallest Building.’ Moreover, this may happen as soon as this year. ...
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Expat effect UAE men spend more on their grooming than GCC counterparts
The market for men’s grooming products in UAE has been performing exceptionally well and one of the main reasons for this growth is the large base of expatriates that form part of a young class with high disposable ...
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Dh3bn Rashid Hospital makeover What you get is a a mini healthcare city
A Dh3 billion Rashid Hospital redevelopment plan has been unveiled as part of the Dubai Health Strategy 2013-2025, which will include state of the art medical facilities, along with two hotels, residences and a lake way to transform the complex into a mini healthcare city of its ...
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Boxer knocked out Amir Khan set to tie the knot on May 31
It’s from the boxing ring to wedding ring for world renowned boxer and British national of Pakistani origin Amir Khan this week – when he ties the knot in a glittering ceremony in New York City. Amir Khan wedding to American national of Pakistani origin Faryal Makhdoum is set to be a knockout event in the NY calendar. According to Pakistani media reports, Khan is now engaged to the ...
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Two phases of Dubais Acacia Avenues complete
Abyaar Real Estate Development Company has announced the that it has completed phases one and two of its Acacia Villas project at Acacia Avenues - the first freehold development in Dubai's Jumeirah district. The project, which was initally launched in 2007 at a cost of $545m (AED: 2bn), is being built on a ...
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Brazil striker Neymar says he is joining Barcelona
SAO PAULO - Neymar says he made up his mind and will be joining Barcelona after the Confederations Cup. The decision came a day after his Brazilian club Santos said it had accepted the offers from Barcelona and Spanish rival Real Madrid, and that it was up to Neymar to pick where he wanted to play. ...
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Jhalak Dikhla Jaa day 1 Ranbir flirts with Madhuri Drashti Dhami
Actress Madhuri Dixit, filmmaker Karan Johar and ace choreographer Remo D'souza are back with their dance reality show 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 6'. Colors’ show 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 6' is all set to start on June 1 and the grand premiere will have actor Ranbir Kapoor as the special guest promoting his upcoming movie 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'. A self ...
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Jacqueline Fernandez and Sajid Khan no more together
One could see it coming - as it was evident that something was amiss between director Sajid Khan and actress Jacqueline Fernandez. The pretty young thing and the potbellied director decided to part ways after three years of relationship. Sajid met Jacqueline's parents in October last year and there were reports that they were pretty close to getting married as well. Interestingly, ...
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Mental heroine Sana Khan on the run Salman Khan shows support
Indian actress Sana Khan – who is all set to make her Bollywood debut with Salman Khan’s ‘Mental - is absconding. A day after Sana Khan was accused of kidnapping a teenage girl, there is still no trace of her and nobody has any idea as to where this Bollywood debutante is. The actress has been booked by the Navi (New) Mumbai police for allegedly trying to kidnap a ...
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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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