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U.S. to hold Afghan peace talks with Taliban in Doha
Reuters © Members of the Taliban voluntarily hand over their weapons and join a peace reconciliation program in Jalalabad province January 6, 2013. ...
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Man who drowned off Dubais Jumeirah beach identified as Kenyan cafe worker
DUBAI // A man who drowned off the Jumeirah Open Beach last week has been identified as a Kenyan who worked at a Dubai cafe. Stanley Wekesa, 32, had been employed as a waiter at the Madeline Cafe and Boulangerie in Dubai Mall for the past eight months. He died at Rashid Hospital last Monday after being pulled from the water by police. "He had the day off and decided to relax at the ...
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Dubai shop pit stop reveals fake toilet fittings
DUBAI // A major DIY retailer was ordered to remove its public bathrooms after it was discovered they were fitted out with counterfeit sanitary ware. The toilets and other bathroom appliances were found to be Chinese-made copies of products sold by a German firm, Kohler. "We found out about it through coincidence," said Mohammed Nada, regional marketing manager at Kohler. "One ...
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Agreement lets cancer patients in Dubai focus on treatment
DUBAI // Cancer patients can focus more on their battle with the disease and less on what it is costing them after an agreement between the Dubai Health Authority and Dubai Islamic Humanitarian Foundation. The two bodies will cover the cost of treating cancer patients at Dubai Hospital, the state news agency Wam reported. The foundation will provide Dh500,000 a year towards the cost of ...
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Retired army man who assaulted woman in Dubai carpark to receive treatment
DUBAI // A military retiree accused of pinching a British woman's bottom in the Wafi Mall car park last December has been submitted to a centre to receive psychiatric treatment. His initial sentence of a three-month jail term was overturned this morning by Dubai Criminal Court after the Emirati AA, 39, filed for a new trial and argued he was not responsible for his actions at the ...
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Mass hysteria hits Bangladesh garment workers
Hundreds of Bangladesh factory workers who fell sick in recent weeks could have been struck down by a mysterious illness described as a type of "mass hysteria," officials said on Tuesday. Garment workers at several factories fell sick with stomach pains and vomiting, leading officials to initially suspect contaminated drinking water at their workplaces as the cause. But doctors and ...
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Justin Bieber behind wheel as car strikes man
Los Angeles police say Justin Bieber struck a pedestrian with his car in Hollywood, but there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening. Lt. Craig Valenzuela says Bieber's car collided with someone - possibly a photographer - at 11:45 p.m. Monday in the 8800 block of Sunset Boulevard. Valenzuela says nobody was cited or arrested and officers determined no crime was ...
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Bus on way to tourist spot plunges off road into valley in western China killing 11
A bus carrying 35 people plunged into a valley in western China on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, state media reported. The accident happened Tuesday afternoon when the bus was traveling to a tourist spot near Changji city in the region of Xinjiang, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. A Changji police official, who only gave his surname, Ma, confirmed that the accident occurred but ...
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Emirates freight unit expanding cargo capacity
The freight division of Emirates, a Dubai-based airline, is set to increase the cargo capacity of its Philippine route following the completion of the initial phase of Clark International Airport's expansion next quarter. In a statement on Tuesday, Emirates SkyCargo said it would provide more than 160 tons of additional cargo hold capacity per week. It did not provide comparative figures. ...
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Sultan Al Qasimi issues directive for setting up Emirates Arab Calligraphy Society
WAM SHARJAH, June 18th, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has instructed the Department of Culture and Information in Sharjah to set up the Emirates Arab Calligraphy Society in Sharjah. The move comes as recognition of the efforts of Emirati and expatriate calligraphers to promote Islamic arts in the Emirate of Sharjah ...
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DSCE extends deadline for nominating for Emirates Energy Awards
WAM DUBAI, June 18th, 2013 (WAM) -- The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) has decided to extend the deadline for receiving nominations for the Emirates Energy Award 2013 (EEA) until July 10th, in order to allow candidates to benefit from an additional period of time to submit nominations and get the required details. The Council has also implemented a promotional tour to give briefs on ...
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Groundbreaking Dubai to Chicago flight saves intensive care patients life
ABU DHABI // A man's life has been saved after pilots were able to fly him from Dubai to the US while he was hooked up to a heart-lung machine. It is believed to be the first transcontinental transfer of a patient connected to such a machine, which used during open heart surgery to keep patients alive. The feat was carried out by Royal Jet, the Abu Dhabi-based international luxury flight ...
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Follow the spice trail in Dubais Little India
And to make this gastronomic decision, all you have to do is head to Karama, the middle-class neighbourhood in the heart of Dubai that many Indians think of as a home away from home. India comprises 28 different states, each with its distinct cuisine. The culinary diversity of India, much like its varied cultures, is so vast that the food of one state is as different from the other as chalk ...
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Philippine woman held for five years without charge
MANILA (AFP) - The Philippine justice secretary on Tuesday demanded an investigation after a woman was detained in a police prison for more than five years without charge, in a case likened to the plight of terror suspects languishing in Guantanamo Bay. Ms Joanne Urbina was arrested along with a male suspect after police found 150 grammes of banned stimulants and marijuana at her Manila home on ...
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Prince invites Emaar to build mile-high tower
The man behind the project to build the world's tallest tower, the 1km-high Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, has said that he is looking at potentially building a mile-high (600m) tower in another world city. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holdings, has said that he will also invite Dubai's Emaar Properties, developer of the current world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa, ...
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ICC confirm umpires for Champions Trophy semis
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Tuesday the umpires amd match officials for the Champions Trophy semi-finals. For hosts England's match against South Africa at The Oval in London on Wednesday, the on-field umpires will be Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena and Australia's Rod Tucker, with Tucker's compatriot Bruce Oxenford the television umpire. Former India ...
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Test run of Al Sufouh Tram successful Al Tayer
The technical test run of Al Sufouh Tram was successful and the tram vehicles will start arriving in Dubai in December 2013, said a senior official. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said the test was successful in every respect as the tram motion was smooth and free from vibrations, noises or disturbance as it was fed by a ...
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Founder members to kick off new season - English Football League
The English Football League is celebrating the 125th anniversary of its first season (1888/89) with a programme of special anniversary league fixtures. The six matches - two in each division - will feature a number of the founder members of the world's original league football competition, as well as other pairings of historical significance. The games are to be played on the opening ...
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90-year-old Spanish club wound up
Assets pertaining to the club such as their 17,000 capacity Helmantico stadium are now due to be sold off at an auction arranged for this ...
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Bomb blast at funeral in northwestern Pakistan kills 12 people
A Pakistani spokesman says a bomb blast at a funeral in northwestern Pakistan has killed 12 people. The spokesman for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Shaukat Yousufzai, says the bombing in the city of Mardan on Tuesday also wounded 50 people. A police officer, Tahir Ayub, says a provincial lawmaker was among those wounded. Ayub says authorities are investigating whether the lawmaker was the ...
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Dubai firm buys Sri Lankan brokerage
Eagle Proprietary Investments, the Dubai-based financial investment arm of National Industries Group (NIG), announced today that it has acquired Colombo Stock Exchange stock brokerage firm Heraymila Securities Limited and asset management firm Heraymila Capital (Pvt) Limited. The companies are to be rebranded as Candor Equities Limited and Candor Asset Management (Private) Limited. The ...
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2 French football stars on trial for sex with underage prostitute
This combination of AFP file images shows French international footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema (L). Two French international footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema went on trial on June 18, 2013 in Paris charged with paying for sex with an underage prostitute. AFP PHOTO PARIS -- The trial of French football stars Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema for having sex with an underage ...
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Two maids arrested for giving alcohol to toddlers
Sharjah: Two housemaids have been arrested for giving alcohol to two toddlers and then taking pictures of them with their mobile phones, police said on Tuesday. The toddlers were admitted to hospital in a ‘serious’ ...
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Student on drugs sentenced to jail in Dubai
The 36-year-old Emirati student, M.O., was given clothes and asked to dress by the officers when he refused to cooperate with them at the time of his arrest on December ...
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2 Arabian tahr born in Sharjah in past 2 months
The female normally gives birth to one tahr in early spring, following a 170-day pregnancy. The number of tahrs born since the beginning of 2013 is 29, which reflects the extent of the efforts at the breeding ...
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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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