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Abu Dhabi GDP reached Dh911.6bn in 2012
Abu Dhabi’s GDP at current prices reached a record Dh911.59 billion in 2012, up from Dh846.68 billion in 2011, marking an annual growth of 7.7 per cent, according to a report released by Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD). The preliminary data, announced by the centre in a press release today, also indicate a rise in the annual growth rate of non-oil sectors to 9.6 per cent, ...
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Moyes to begin Man Utd tenure at Swansea
Champions Manchester United will begin their title defence with a trip to League Cup winners Swansea, the English Premier League said on Wednesday as it announced the 2013/14 fixtures. New manager David Moyes, who was appointed after Alex Ferguson retired in May, takes his team to south Wales on August 17 and will take charge for his first home game the following week. United's opponents ...
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Former Roma boss Baldini joins Spurs
Italian Franco Baldini has joined Tottenham Hotspur as technical director, the English Premier League side said on Wednesday. "We are delighted to announce that Franco Baldini has joined the club in the role of technical director," the north London side said on its Twitter account @SpursOfficial. Baldini, 52, left his role as Roma sporting director earlier this month after ...
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DP World appoints MD of subsidiary
DP World has announced the appointment of Rado Antolovic as managing director of a subsidiary, specialist ship services company P&O Maritime. Antolovic starts his new role with immediate effect and will oversee the development of the company in three core business areas - government services, port services and river barging and minerals. Announcing the appointment, Group CEO, DP World, ...
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Carroll completes West Ham move
England striker Andy Carroll has completed his move from Liverpool to West Ham United, the east London club said on Wednesday. The Hammers said on whufc.com that the 24-year-old, who was on loan at the club last season, had signed a six-year contract, with the option of a further two. No transfer fee was disclosed but it was reported that Carroll cost West Ham a club record £15.5 million ...
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Car burglar surprised by driver sleeping inside
A restaurant worker allegedly attempted to break into a car, not knowing that its driver was sleeping inside, the Dubai Criminal Court heard. TKR, the 40-year-old driver, decided to sleep in his car as he had misplaced his house key somewhere. He stopped his Nissan Sunny in a sandy area in Al Rashidiya and went to sleep. "At around 2am, I woke up on hearing the sound of breaking ...
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Cyclists put lives in danger
Cyclists are valiant. After all, they are making a personal effort to reduce carbon emissions and curb our reliance on fossil fuels. Additionally, cycling has substantial health and other benefits, too, provided the cyclists obey the rules of the road and treat other road users with consideration and ...
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Man alleges wife ran him down after quarrel
Sharjah: Police are investigating a man’s claims that his wife — whom he admits to having an affair with before he married her — deliberately drove into him following an argument on Wednesday in ...
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Abu Dhabi airport to introduce 50 new sleeping pods
';We will have 50 new sleeping pods by October. We installed the first 10 pods on a trial basis in May and they have become a massive hit among passengers,'; Gavin McKechnie, Vice President, Commercial, Abu Dhabi Airports Company, told ...
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International City New hub of global cuisines
DUBAI: Less celebrated and often derided, not necessarily for the right reasons, International City is finally living up to its name thanks to the gastronomic range its restaurants and eateries are putting up for its thousands of residents these ...
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Britains Kate to give birth in same hospital as Princess Diana
Britain's Prince Andrew (L), Prince Harry (2nd L), Prince William (R) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony in central London June 15, ...
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Rolling Stones release back catalogue on iTunes
LONDON, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:29pm EDT LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones released a career-spanning digitally re-mastered back catalogue on Apple Inc's iTunes Store on Wednesday as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations. The new iTunes release chronicles the British group's entire oeuvre, from their introductory 1963 cover of Chuck Berry's "Come ...
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First phase of new Dubai address system completed
DUBAI // Smart address codes have been allocated to every one of the more than 130,000 buildings in Dubai, the civic body says. The allocation of the codes marks the completion of phase one of Dubai Municipality's Geo Address System (GAS), a new move to assign addresses in the emirate. The codes, which are mapped to the National Coordinates Grid (NCG) system, can be communicated far more ...
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Emirates named ‘world’s best airline’ at award show
Emirates Airline has been honoured with the title of world's top carrier at a recent award ceremony. The 2013 World Airline Awards took place yesterday (June 18th), during which Emirates was presented with the World's Best Airline gong. It also took home the prize for Best Middle East Airline and World's Best Inflight Entertainment, which is an award they have won nine years in a ...
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Russias nuclear arsenal is the worlds largest
Russia and the United States together hold about 90 percent of the world's nuclear weapons, with Russia's total inventory of 8,500 warheads surpassing that of 7,700 in the US, according to the latest available figures. As of early 2013 Russia's total nuclear inventory is about 8,500. There are 4,500 nuclear warheads in the military stockpile and about 4,000 retired but largely ...
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3 accused of premeditated murder in Dubai
Dubai Public Prosecution has referred to the Court three people accused of stabbing a man and robbing him of his car and other belongings. The victim was stabbed several times until he fainted. The accused stole his mobile phones, wallet and car. The Prosecution asked the Court to impose the stiffest possible penalty on the accused. "Such criminals should be penalised without any ...
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Sharjah man gave roommate Dh5000 and axe to kill his half-brother
Sharjah Police have arrested two people for alleged murder of a 31-year-old Afghan national. According to the police, one of the two is a half-brother of the victim. Both the arrested people were trying to flee the UAE, police said. An Afghan national had informed the police that a blood-stained dead body of a man is lying in a tyre warehouse in the emirate’s Industrial Zone 3. Police ...
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Projects approved for people with special needs
Abu Dhabi: The President’s Initiatives Follow-up Committee has approved two projects to establish and develop basic facilities for Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS) at a cost of Dh80 million, and to establish the Ajman Club for people with special needs at a cost of Dh40 ...
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Billing issue over TV packages
This letter is intended to seek help from Gulf News to resolve my etisalat eLife billing issue, which I have been facing for over 18 months now. In August 2011, after many attractive etisalat customer calls, I considered upgrading to Triple Play Master 8MB from Al Shamil internet connection 512 Kbps speed — from a cost of Dh189 to Dh349 per ...
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India Nepal monsoon floods leave 160 dead
DEHRADUN, India (AFP) - Military helicopters dropped emergency supplies Wednesday to thousands of people stranded by flash floods that tore through towns and temples in northern India and neighbouring Nepal, killing more than 160, officials said.Thousands of pilgrims and tourists have already been evacuated after floods and landslides caused by early monsoon rains wrought devastation through ...
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Know your shopper to reap Dubai Summer Surprises reward
James Tracy-Inglis is the managing director of Saatchi and Saatchi X, a shopper marketing agency, in Dubai. With shopping sales forming a key part of Dubai Summer Surprises, which runs until July 14, he explains how retailers and brands can make the most of the ...
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Dubai preparing for 1500 young finalists in weekend World Scholars Cup
DUBAI // More than 1,500 children from around the world will convene in the emirate this weekend to test their debating prowess and knowledge. The final round of the World Scholar's Cup, a global charitable foundation that organises enrichment activities for schoolchildren, will be held at several venues in Dubai between Friday and Sunday. Qualifying teams from 24 regional rounds in 25 ...
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Quran Park to be completed by September 2014
Dubai: Residents will soon be able to learn all about the special properties of trees and plants mentioned in the Quran – once the Quran Park is opened in Al Khawaneej in ...
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New uniforms to be introduced at public schools
Abu Dhabi: A new standardised school uniform will soon be introduced for public school pupils across the emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) announced in a statement sent today (Wednesday). Private schools will be able to continue with their ...
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Beetles housefly larvae open new frontier in animal feed sector
PARIS (Reuters) - French start-up company Ynsect has identified a cheap, nourishing and locally sourced alternative to soybeans as a vital source of protein in animal feed. The clue is in 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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