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Packing like a pro
Dubai: As much as many of us enjoy travelling, we all hate the uneasy feeling we get as soon as we think of the packing process. Packing is always a hassle — unless you decide to pack like an cabin ...
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Galaxy S4 Active Xperia Z Optimus GJ… Waterproof gadgets make a splash
Yesterday, Emirates 24|7 was invited to the Dubai unveiling of the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, and like during the launch of its smartphone sibling (Xperia Z smartphone) earlier in the year, Sony Mobile’s presenters weren’t terrified of leaving the device in an aquarium full of water for a good 20-25 ...
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UK emergency response meeting after terrorist attack
The British government's emergency committee is going to meet after two attackers butchered a man in a brutal daylight attack in London amid fears that terrorism has returned to the capital. Prime Minister David Cameron says there are strong indications it was an act of terrorism and his top advisers will be examining the potential security implications Thursday. The police ...
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School expenses up Which Dubai schools have hiked fees this year
]. Earlier in the year, there were reports that school in Dubai may not go for a fee hike this year but KHDA, the educational authority, allows ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ rated schools to charge parents more in the new academic year. KHDA had made the announcement after the Educational Cost Index (ECI), which is published by the Dubai Statistics Centre, released its ...
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Hamdan bin Mohammed to help save little Fatimas life
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of the executive council has given a Sudanese family a chance to save the life of their five-year-old daughter by donating for her ...
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Samsung to introduce red and purple Galaxy S4
Samsung says it plans to introduce few more new and funky colours to spice up the already popular Galaxy S4 even as the phone maker announced that it has created a record by selling 10 million units within a month. "In addition to the currently available colors, new color iterations will be added this summer, including Blue Arctic and Red Aurora, followed by Purple Mirage and Brown ...
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100 changing rooms on Jumeirah beaches
Don't fret. A host of attractive changing rooms are now in place to give you that much-needed privacy. One hundred cylindrical changing rooms, topped with an Arabeque-inspired cover, have been installed on all public beaches in Dubai, from Jumeirah 1 to Jumeirah Beach ...
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Agents ignore Rera index charge higher rents
DUBAI: Owners and real estate agents are asking up to 50 per cent more than the average updated rent index in Dubai, an XPRESS survey has ...
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9 of Dubai schoolchildren smoke
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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Sharjah police question six men over buried colleague
Six men are being questioned by prosecutors after burying a colleague, Al Dhaid Public Prosecution said. The man who died while working was buried near a building site in Al Seyoukh, Sharjah, Yahya Murad Al Boloush, the director of prosecution said. The man had been working illegally after being reported as a runaway five years ago by his sponsor. Police were notified earlier this week about ...
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Man finds baby at door step
A Saudi man found a baby at his door step in the Gulf Kingdom just has he opened the door to go to the nearby shop, newspapers reported on ...
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Six workers held for illegal burial of dead Indian
Police in Dhaid arrested six Asian construction workers on charges of burying an Indian colleague at the site without permission from the authorities after the victim suffocated to death by engine smoke while ...
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Emirati woman burns ex-husband’s car in revenge
An Emirati woman whose ex-husband got married again did not want to let him get away with it, apparently feeling hurt by the new marriage. She brought a gallon filled with petrol, got into her car and drove all the way to Khor Fakkan, where she set his car ablaze while he was enjoying his new ...
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Dubai ruler launches m-Govt scheme
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai ruler and vice president and prime minister of the UAE, on Wednesday launched a new initiative that will see an increasing number of government services delivered via mobile ...
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Dubais MAF picks banks for bond sale
Dubai's Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), which is buying Carrefour's stake in a regional joint venture, has picked five banks to arrange the sale of a dollar-denominated hybrid bond, a document from lead arrangers ...
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Damac launches sales at luxury Dubai project
"We have seen overwhelming interest in luxury serviced living in the Burj area of Dubai and that is why we are bringing Bay's Edge to the market now," said Ziad El Chaar, managing director, Damac ...
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Dubais Arabtec to begin $650m rights issue on June 9
Dubai-based contractor Arabtec, part-owned by Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar Investments, will begin subscription for a $650m rights issue on June 9, the UAE's market regulator said on ...
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Brothel ring busted in Dubai couple charged
DUBAI A Bangladeshi couple running a human trafficking ring were charged with luring young women from Dhaka with false job promises and turning them into prostitutes in Dubai. A victim brought by the suspects into the UAE told the court: "I came into the country three months ago to work as a maid. My husband had to pay 70,000 taka (Dh3,300) as placement fee," said S.A., ...
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Roadside bomb kills 13 in southwest Pakistan
Pakistan where separatist rebels have for decades been battling to control the region's natural gas and other resources. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bomb in the city of Quetta. It was planted in a three-wheeled auto-rickshaw and blew up as a truck carrying the security men passed by. Sixteen people were wounded and the death toll could rise, said police in the ...
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Dubais new buildings have 79 more requirements to meet
New construction projects in Dubai will need to meet 79 new compulsory specifications from next year, the civic body has said. Antonie Robertson/ The ...
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China Financial Summit 2013 attracts Dubai investors
cto r of the Business Development Department of Dubai International Financial Centre Authority, Government of Dubai at China Financial Summit 2013. Dubai International Financial Centre is the financial and business hub connecting the region's growth markets with the markets of Asia, the Americas ...
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Ibrahimovic not ruling out PSG departure
Paris Saint-Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic (left) kicks the ball past FC Porto's Fernado during their Champions League match at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, on Dec. 4, 2012. ...
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Liverpool wont sell Suarez says Rodgers
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says controversial striker Luis Suarez will not be sold, as the Merseyside club target Champions League qualification next season. The Uruguayan missed the last four games of Liverpool's season after being banned for 10 matches for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic, but finished the campaign as the club's top scorer with 23 league goals. ...
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Kristin Scotts plunging blue shocker
Kristin Scott Thomas poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film "Only God Forgives" in competition during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. (REUTERS) Kristin Scott Thomas poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film "Only God Forgives". (REUTERS) Jessica Chastain poses for photographers as she arrives for the ...
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Samsung sells more than 10m Galaxy S4 smartphones
South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday that global sales of its latest flagship Galaxy smartphone had topped 10 million units less than a month after its ...
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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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