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Dubai Holding Emaar to relaunch The Lagoons project Report
Dubai Holding and Emaar Properties, Dubai's largest developer, will jointly develop ‘The Lagoons’ project on Dubai Creek with construction work likely to restart soon, according to a media ...
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Dubais du warns of broadband slowness
Dubai's second telecommunications company, Du, has warned its internet customers they may experience slower connections on Sunday and Monday as it carries out maintenance on the ...
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Al Maktoum Airport to double Dubais private jet traffic
Dubai World Central's Al Maktoum International Airport is aiming to double private business jet traffic to around 20,000 movements a year by 2020 with the opening of a dedicated VIP terminal by the first quarter of ...
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Sharjah Museums boosts community awareness
WAM SHARJAH: The Sharjah Museums Department (SMD) commenced its International Museum Day (IMD) celebrations yesterday with a variety of events including artistic shows, theatrical performances, and poetry and traditional costume design competitions being held from 17th-19th May, at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization. The celebration began with a speech by Aisha Deemas, Director of ...
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Two men kill wolf after 4-hour chase
Two Saudi men killed a wolf by sticks and rocks after chasing it in their car through rugged areas in the Gulf Kingdom. The two were then given a hero’s welcome in their village after bringing the dead predator with ...
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Oscar-winner Russell Crowe shouts out to Dubai
Travellers at Terminal 3 of Dubai Airport this morning were in for a treat with not one, but two Oscar winners jetting through the shiny halls of the Emirates boarding gates. Australian actor Russell Crowe gave a shout out to his fans on twitter, posting a picture of the departures board in Arabic and asking his followers to guess the city he was temporarily stationed in. He followed up his ...
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Philippine box-office queen Ai-Ai de las Alas Jed Salang split up
Just a little over a month into their marriage and eight months away from their church wedding, comedienne, singer and box-office queen Ai-Ai de las Alas and her young husband Jed Salang are being rumoured to have split up. Although she has kept mum over the issue, showbiz insiders have leaked information to entertainment scribes that the couple, who did have a civil wedding in the United ...
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Saudi farmer offered Dh345000 for sheep
A Saudi farmer was offered SR350,000 (Dh345,000) for a rare sheep he owns at a cattle action in the Gulf Kingdom, but he refused to sell the ...
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Flat car-tyre trick used to steal expats car
An expatriate man driving his car in Saudi Arabia abruptly stopped when a man on the road waved for him to indicate his car’s back tyre is ...
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Man films own honeymoon sells copies
An Egyptian man filmed himself and his wife naked on the first day of their honeymoon and sold hundreds of copies in the market before his shocked wife discovered the crime. The woman was shopping in a nearby supermarket in the Mediterranean Egyptian port of Alexandria when a man touched her body, prompting her to rebuke him. But the man retorted that he had seen her nude in a film sold to him ...
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Sonam Kapoors floral riot at Cannes
Sonam Kapoor attends the 'Jeune & Jolie' premiere during The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. (Photo by Getty Images) Sonam Kapoor attends the 'Jeune & Jolie' premiere during The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival. (Photo by Getty Images) (L-R) Aimee Mullins and actresses Sonam Kapoor (C) and Fan Bingbing attends the ...
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New Ajman taxi service for women only
The announcement was made during a press conference held by the Ajman Public Transport Corporation, and was attended by Ahmad Al Fourah, member of the corporation's board of ...
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Ferry route to Lebanon Island from Friday
Dubai: Visiting Lebanon Island on The World islands just got easier as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in association with the Royal Island Beach Club, is launching daily ferry trips from Al Ghubaiba ...
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UAE leaders have special ties with their people Sheikh Mohammed
UAE leaders have established a special relationship with their people based on strong dedication and allegiance to the homeland rather than on political ideologies, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice- President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was quoted as saying on ...
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Aishwarya Aaradhya in Cannes close-up
Spotted at Nice airport (Facebook: 4 ever Aishwarya Rai) Spotted at Nice airport (Facebook: 4 ever Aishwarya Rai) Aishwarya Rai attends the 'Cosmopolis' premiere during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 25, 2012 in Cannes, France. (Photo byGetty Images) Aishwarya Rai attends the 'Cosmopolis' premiere during the 65th Annual Cannes ...
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Assad insists he will not quit
Syria's President Bashar Al Assad gestures during an interview from Argentina in Damascus in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA on May 18, 2013. ...
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Philippines Volcanoes stun UAE in Manila
UAE lost the relegation battle to the Philippines who maintained their coveted spot in the HSBC Asian 5 Nations (HSBC A5N) Top 5 competition with a 24-8 win in Manila on Saturday. The Volcanoes outscored the UAE by four tries to one to become one of the few teams to maintain their spot in a higher grade after being promoted as last season’s Division I champions. The UAE will be ...
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Lotto fever strikes US as jackpot swells to $600m
Americans by the droves plunked down their cash Saturday for a chance at fulfilling a feverish dream: winning an estimated $600 million Powerball lottery jackpot. The winning numbers -- 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and a Powerball of 11 - were drawn just before 11:00 pm eastern time (0300 GMT Sunday) but contest organizers did not immediately declare if there had been a winner. If there is no ...
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Bollywoods hottest Ranbir and Deepika
Indian Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone attends a promotional event for the forthcoming Hindi film "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" in Mumbai on May 17, 2013. ...
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Manila eyes S Korea Malaysia for expats in Taiwan
South Korea and Malaysia are two of the countries being eyed by the Philippines for its skilled overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan should the ongoing spat between Manila and Chinese Taipei escalate further. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte revealed this as the Philippine government prepared a contingency plan for about 87,000 OFWs in Taiwan, some of whom are being ...
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Eva Longoria suffers humiliating wardrobe malfunction
Actress Eva Longoria attends the 'Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy Of A Plains Indian)' Premiere during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 18, 2013 in Cannes, ...
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Emirates trade surplus to pass $90 billion
The UAE economy growth is expected to lower to 3.9 percent in 2012 after a solid 2011, when the GDP expanded 5.2 percent led by high oil prices and a 10.2 percent increase in oil production, according to a review of the UAE economy by Global Investment House. Even as growth in oil sector is expected to slow down in 2012, the nonoil sector has continued its resurgence witnessing a 3.5 percent ...
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Emirates Tim Clark tops inaugural Brits List
Clark has played a major role in the development of Emirates, joining the airline in the year it was formed, 1985. Earlier this month, Emirates posted a 52 percent increase in profits, ...
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Justin Bieber monkeyed around before Dubai and now owes huge fine for his pet Mally
The 'Beauty and the Beat' hitmaker's pet Mally was seized at German customs in March and has since been held at an animal shelter in Munich - but it is set for a permanent move to either a zoo or ...
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GCC is 13th largest world economy
Gulf hydrocarbon producers emerged as the 13th most powerful economy in the world in 2011 while strong oil prices allowed them to become the fifth largest exporter with the highest trade surplus, according to a Bahraini minister. Hassan Fakhru, minister of trade and industry, estimated the combined GDP of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at around $1.4 trillion in 2011, the 13th ...
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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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