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Media outlets criticised for lack of emiratisation
Abu Dhabi: Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, told the Federal National CouncilTuesday policies and systems of the National Media Council, the UAE’s regulatory body, are being overhauled in line with ';the rapidly changing new media ...
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Dubai seizes 259 African ivory tusks
A SHIPMENT of 259 elephant tusks smuggled out of Africa has been seized in the United Arab Emirates, the International Wildlife Fund for Animal Welfare says. The tusks were discovered at a Dubai port in a container shipped from Mombasa, Kenya labelled as wooden furniture. Demand for ivory in east Asia has prompted a surge in poaching in recent years, threatening the existence of animal ...
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Dubais Emirates NBD launches social network for entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs , as Dubai's biggest bank makes a Dh2 billion bet on the UAE's small businesses. The bank hopes to draw in new customers with the launch of Rise, a social network that is best described as an equivalent ...
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Etisalat shows corporate conscience with projects
Etisalat has highlighted corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a key pillar in its operations. The group launched its first CSR & Sustainability Report at the CSR Summit in Dubai yesterday. "CSR is embedded within our vision and our strategy," said Ahmed bin Ali, a senior vice-president of corporate communications at Etisalat Group. "We want to be the most admired telco ...
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Early lift-off for Dubai Airshow site
The new venue for the Dubai Airshow will be handed over to the show's organisers within the next three months. Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) will officially hand over the keys for the show site at Dubai World Central (DWC) to F&E Aerospace in just 90 days, in plenty of time for the biennial show's opening on November 17. The international aerospace show, which will ...
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Adrift dhow blazes mid-channel on Dubai Creek
One of Dubai’s characteristic dhow vessels was accidentally set ablaze on Monday after leaving its docking loaded with a cargo of clothing, mobile phone components and lightbulbs. The fire started shortly before 1:30pm near the Deira Old Souq Abra station, opposite the Ruler’s Court and the cultural district recently renamed the Al-Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood. The dhow was ...
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2 drug dealers nabbed in Dubai
The Drug Enforcement Administration of Dubai Police have arrested two Asians in the Deira district of Dubai on charges of possession, use and promotion of narcotic substances. QTH, 25, who lives in Sharjah, was arrested when he was handing someone 2,490 ‘dope disks’ for a large sum of money. AY, 30, also a resident of Sharjah, was QTH’s accomplice, though QTH claimed that ...
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259 ivory pieces seized at Jebel Ali Port
The UAE Ministry of Environment and Water has announced seizure by Dubai Customs of a shipment of ivory from an African country at Jebel Ali Port. Sultan Alwan, Assistant Undersecretary for External Audit, said the shipment, labeled as furniture, was found to contain 259 pieces of raw ivory. He said elephant ivory’s cross section is characterised by intersecting lines called the ...
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Burj Al Arab voted ‘Best Hotel in the World’
(L - R) Charles Starmer Smith of Daily Telegraph, Heinrich Morio, General Manager of Burj Al Arab, Eamonn Holmes,Sky News presenter, Gerald Lawless, President and Group CEO of Jumeirah Group, and Charlotte Hawkins, Sky News presenter at the awards ceremony in London on May ...
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Apple remains No.1 global brand for 2013 worth $185bn
Apple remains the BrandZTM Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand for 2013, worth $185 billion. Apple grew just +1 per cent in the last year compared to a +51 per cent growth for its closest competitor, Samsung, which is now no.30 in the global ranking with a brand value of $21 billion. Google is also a serious challenger for the No.1 spot, reversing last year’s decline to grow +5 per cent ...
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SUV rear seats theft specialist nabbed in UAE
Sharjah Police has arrested an Iraqi national on charges of stealing rear seats from SUVs parked in Industrial Zone 5 of the emirate. Police received information that a guard of a workshop had seen a man breaking the back glass window of an SUV and stealing the vehicle’s rear seats but the thief had escaped quickly. A police team identified the suspect, followed and arrested him when ...
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Verdict in secret organisation case on July 2
The State Security Department of the Supreme Federal Court, presided over by Chief Justice Falah Al Hajiri, resumed its sessions this morning to hear the defence of the accused individuals in the secret illegal organisation case. Today's session at the headquarters of the court in Abu Dhabi was attended by seventy three male defendants and twelve female defendants, one hundred and thirty ...
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‘Peaceful co-existence of diverse peoples one UAE’s many distinguishing features’
Tolerance, security, job opportunities, attractive environment for investment, advanced infrastructure and tax-free income are the main factors attracting more than 200 nationalities to live and work in the UAE. That was the conclusion of a recent symposium on "UAE in the eyes of foreigners." University professors of different nationalities spoke at the forum which was attended ...
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Visa-free travel for Emiratis to Schengen countries
Abu Dhabi: Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, told the Federal National Council yesterday that the next 12 months will see "positive results" regarding the proposal to exempt UAE citizens from Schengen countries and ...
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Police arrest pregnant Dubai housemaid
Police said the Filipina maid was arrested two months after arriving in the country. According to police the maid had been working for her sponsor for two months before being taken for a medical check-up. Certain categories of employees, such as maids and nannies, have to undergo a pregnancy test before they can obtain their ...
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Etisalat launches first major CSR report covering global footprint
WAM ABU DHABI, May 21st, 2013 -- Etisalat Group today launched its first major global Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability report in a bid to highlight and coordinate philanthropic and community-based activities across its 15 operating countries. The document, "Etisalat CSR '&' Sustainability Report 2012", was released at the Institute for International ...
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Sharjah to launch new health insurance
SHARJAH // More than 25,000 government employees and their families will be covered by a health insurance scheme to be launched by Sharjah Health Authority next month. Abdulla Al Mahyan, chairman of the authority, said 25,514 UAE nationals, residents and their families would benefit. "The directives of Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, are straightforward and clear, ...
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Dubai Appreciation Award to honour unheralded heroes
DUBAI // The chief of Dubai Police yesterday launched the Dubai Appreciation Award for community service. The award followed a decree from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, to honour people, private companies or institutions that demonstrate commitment to social responsibility. Its winners will come from those who offer a valuable service to the Dubai community in ...
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Cyclists put their lives in danger
The continued use of bicycles for activities such as the delivery of goods or services, remains by far the cheapest and fastest means of transportation over medium and small distances. It has several social and economic benefits, too. With near superhuman ability, these cyclists, seemingly relaxed, move about the roads in Deira, Dubai, going about their daily business with alarming volumes of ...
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Fujairah Ruler receives Al Hashemi
Fujairah; His Highness Shaikh Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Fujairah, yesterday received Ali Al Hashemi, Judicial and Religious Affairs Adviser at the Ministry of Presidential ...
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Two little known infertility causes highlighted
The decline of ovarian function in young women, a common infertility issue, is linked to vitamin D deficiency, and in Arab women specifically, the decline is the result of being daughters from consanguine parents or parents who are related. The two contributing factors have been overlooked until recently, said the specialists during an event organised by pharmaceutical company ...
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Ministry of Education honours teachers schools
Dubai: The Ministry of Education yesterday honoured teachers, schools and educational districts who contributed to developing education in the UAE at the first cycle of the Emirates Award for Educational Excellence ceremony ...
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Youngsters nominate heroes for Abu Dhabi Award 2013
Children as young as six as well as university students have been heading to nomination stands and going online to put forward people they feel have really made a difference to Abu ...
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Canadian University of Dubai runs Apprentice-style course for entrepreneurs
Students pitch ideas at the Canadian University of Dubai, where enrolment in its entrepreneurship course was expanded to 80. Lee Hoagland / The ...
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IMF official urges caution amid resurgence in Dubai property
New projects needed to be carefully managed to avoid Dubai government-related firms getting into fresh financial troubles, the IMF said. Sarah Dea / The ...
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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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