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RTA to open Rashid Hospital Tunnels this month
Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has announces that the company building the $196m Rashid Hospital Tunnels project has completed construction and is putting the finishing touches to the tunnels, which are set to open on 30 June. "The implementation of Rashid Hospital Tunnels Project, which costs about AED722m ($196m), is part of a master plan through which the RTA is ...
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Lighting up a digital revolution in UAE
With a mission to improve the quality of life through meaningful innovations, and the vision to strive for a healthier and more sustainable world, Royal Philips held an informative session yesterday highlighting the global and regional impact of lighting on peoples’ lives. The session was hosted at the Change Initiative where Adbo Rouhana, Head of Philips Lighting University, presented ...
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Dubai Hospital starts phone booking for outpatient appointments
Dubai Hospital’s administration department has recently launched an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system for outpatient appointments. The new system provides convenience for patients who can call a dedicated phone number (009714 2196226 or 009714 2196091) which is operational between 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and request for an appointment. The automated system takes down all the ...
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New phase of Cedre Villas launched
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body of Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, today announced the launch of phase-3 of its Cedre Villas project. The Dh285 million extension to the Cedre Villas will add 160 luxury villas, taking the total count to 1,207. Phase-3 will be delivered in three stages during March, July and September 2014. Featuring ...
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Etihad to fly twice to Malaysia
Etihad Airways will add a new daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur to offer a double daily service from July 15. The new schedule will add 1,400 new seats per week to the route – an increase in capacity of about 23 per cent. Etihad Airways’ President and Chief Executive Officer James Hogan said the new double daily flights would cater for the growing demand for ...
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Dubai takes part in Oslo hospital congress
A high ranking delegation from the Dubai Health Authority is participating in the World Hospital Congress 2013 in Oslo, Norway. The congress which is taking part from June 18 to 20, is a global forum in which leaders, policy makers and clinicians from all over the world have gathered to share their experiences and best practices in healthcare delivery. At the congress, the Dubai Health ...
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UAEU students donate to support families in need
Al Ain: Students of UAE University (UAEU) on Wednesday donated more than Dh100,000 to the Red Crescent Authority (RCA) to support needy people in the ...
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Emirates NBD unveils loan education campaign
Emirates NBD has launched a unique new personal loan education campaign to advise UAE residents to borrow responsibly and within their repayment capacity. This new initiative is in line with the Group's reputation of being a financial institution that cares for its customers, according to a press statement. The initiative will be supported by a sustained media campaign that will advise the ...
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Jail term upheld for prostitute caught by Dubai undercover police
DUBAI // A prostitute who stripped in front of an undercover policeman in a hotel room had her three-year jail term upheld by the Appeals Court today. Officers burst in to the room to find the prostitute SP, 36, from India, half naked in front of their undercover colleague. She was wearing only a shirt and had a Dh500 note in her hand that had been given to her by the undercover officer in ...
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Dubai Municipality organises pest control training
Public Health Services Department has organised a training programme for private pest control contractors and establishments. Called 'Pest Control Strategies', the training course covered public health pests in urban and rural environments and emphasised their management and control strategy. Hisham AbdulRahman Yahya, head of the pest control section at Dubai Municipality, said in a ...
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Dubai hotels offer 30 discounts this summer
July is expected to have the lowest occupancy rate as it coincides with Ramadan Hotels in Dubai have reduced room rates between 25 and 30 per cent to attract visitors during the slow summer season, according to industry ...
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Ka-Choo Sharjah’s Mystery Radar Shooter Still At Large
mysterious and expensive spate of radar shootings. Someone has been regularly taking out the traffic radars on the Mileiha Road – the arterial route that leads from the notorious National Paints parkabout all the way out to the delightful East Coast littoral of Khor Kalba across on the other side of the Hajjar Mountains. It’s a delightful drive, BTW – and you can pop across ...
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UAE weather bureau issues alert for high waves
Al Ain: High waves have been raising in the Gulf of Oman, making it unsafe for small boats and fishing trawlers, according to the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) in a weather alert on ...
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Pakistani community gives envoy fond send-off
The event, at Grand Midwest hotel in Dubai Media City on Friday, was attended by Pakistan Association Dubai members and dignitaries from the wider Pakistani community in the ...
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Etihad Airways to launch double daily flights from Abu Dhabi to Malaysia
WAM ABU DHABI, June 19th, 2013 (WAM)Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will add a new daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur to offer a double daily service from July 15th. The new schedule will add 1400 new seats per week to the route - an increase in capacity of approximately 23 per cent. It will enable Etihad Airways to offer better flight ...
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Sharjah International Book Fair impresses in Seoul
WAM SHARJAH, June 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- A delegation from the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is participating in the Seoul International Book Fair, taking place at COEX in Seoul from the 19th to the 23rd of June which was inaugurated by Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea. Headed by Ahmed Al Ameri, SIBF Director, and including Salim Omar Salim, Head of Sales and Marketing at SIBF, ...
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Dubais Steffi Bow is a girl with a graffiti habit
Steffi Bow, a British graffiti stencil artist, works on a life-size art piece of the Lebanese rapper Malikah, as part of adidas' Unite All Originals campaign. adidas ...
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DEWA welcomes delegation from Nestle Middle East at the Sustainable Building in Al Quoz
A delegation from Nestle Middle East today visited DEWA's Sustainable Building in Al Quoz, the largest government building in the world with a Platinum rating for green buildings from Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), for an overview of how the building works, its facilities, and the services provided to DEWA's ...
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Emaar opens first Vida hotel in Downtown Dubai
Emaar Hospitality Group has opened its first hotel under the Vida Hotels and Resorts brand, located in Downtown Dubai and managed by GM Stefan Viard. A conversion of the Emaar-owned hotel previously known as Qamardeen, Vida Downtown Dubai becomes the flagship Vida property. It features 156 rooms fitted with flat-screen televisions, complimentary high-speed internet access, 24-hour room ...
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Pakistan funeral attack toll rises to 34
Pakistani people shift an injured man at the Mardan hospital on June 18, following the suicide attack in Shergarh town in Mardan district, 145km northwest of Islamabad. ...
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Armed gang kills 48 in Nigeria
An armed gang has raided a northern Nigerian village and killed 48 people in an apparent reprisal attack targeting a local vigilante group, a state official said on Wednesday. "There was an attack by armed bandits early Tuesday on Kizara village where 48 residents were killed in apparent targeted killings by cattle rustlers that have been terrorising the state for some time now," ...
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Fitch Affirms Jebel Ali Free Zone FZE at B+ Outlook Stable
Fitch: Market Moves Bring Bank Interest Rate Risks to Forefront The recent rise in U.S. Treasury yields and speculation surrounding possible changes in the Fed's bond buying program have highlighted the potential risks faced by U.S. banks in a rising rate environment, according to Fitch Ratings. A sustained increase in interest rates, potentially signaling an end to the prolonged low rate ...
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aeCERT participates in Cyber Security event in Dubai
WAM DUBAI, June 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT), a subsidiary of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), has participated in an event titled "An audience on Cyber Security with Bruce Schneier", BT's Chief Security Technology Officer. As cyberspace grows in size and complexity, so does the role of the world's ...
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Dubai Hospital Administration launches new telephone booking system for Outpatient Appointments
WAM DUBAI, June 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- Dubai Hospital's administration department has recently launched an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system for outpatient appointments. The new system provides convenience for patients who can call a dedicated and request for an appointment. The automated system takes down all the information in either English or Arabic and patients then receive a ...
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Man Utd get Swansea away for first game under Moyes
Looking to reclaim the title from United, Manchester City opens at home to Newcastle to give new manager Manuel Pellegrini a first taste of action at Etihad ...
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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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