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Umm al-Qaiwain Crown Prince receives Swedish Ambassador
WAM UMM AL-QAIWAIN ,June 17th, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Crown Prince of Umm al-Qaiwain, today received the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the UAE, Max Pure, who paid a courtesy call to the Emiri Court at the beginning of his tenure in the country. Sheikh Rashid welcomed the envoy and wished him success in his new assignment. During the ...
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Inventors from UAE fold away patents
DUBAI // Three Emirati inventors have created folding mechanisms that will improve new generation of tablets and smartphones with flexible screens. Wasfi Alshdaifat, his wife Eida Almuhairbi, and Farah Qassab developed two designs and have taken the first step towards having them patented worldwide. Samsung displayed a flexible smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in ...
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Obesity under discussion at presentation
ABU DHABI: The weighty issue of obesity is the subject under discussion at a presentation being held at Shaikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) managed by Cleveland Clinic tomorrow ...
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Bio-security tightly linked to UAEs vision of the future
Besides the ecological footprint and natural resource development, bio-security is among the top issues on the UAE's environment agenda, the Minister of Environment and Water said yesterday, according to Wam, the news state agency. "These issues are tightly linked to the UAE's vision for the future and to the government's strategic plan," Dr Rashid bin Fahad said in his ...
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Praise for UAEs efforts on human rights protection
ABU DHABI // Representatives of the European Commission yesterday praised the UAE's efforts to build on the protection of human rights, create awareness of human rights issues and spread a culture of protection. Commission delegates met members of the Emirates Association for Human Rights at the association's headquarters in Rashidiya, Dubai, where they were briefed on various ...
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End to Moroccan footballers 5-year UAE nightmare
ABU DHABI // A young footballer from Morocco who came to the UAE dreaming of a professional sports career found himself cheated out of his family's savings, set on fire and jailed for a murder he did not commit. Fouad Al Mkaissi was 25 when he arrived in 2006 hoping to catch the eyes of talent scouts of the nation's football clubs. Little could he have known then that within two years ...
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UAE navy getting remotely controlled patrol boats
The three unmanned boats, developed by Al Seer Marine for security and civilian operations, will be ready to operate in UAE ports by August. Courtesy Al Seer ...
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Technical answer to UAE personnel shortage
ABU DHABI // The Navy is investing in technologically advanced vessels to better secure its waters. Rear Admiral Ahmed Al Sabab Al Teneiji, the former chief of the Navy, has highlighted the role of technology in overcoming manpower challenges faced by developing nations. "Manpower in the UAE is constrained, and not just in the Navy," he said at a maritime security conference in the ...
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Kerala draws its UAE migrants home
DUBAI // Indian workers are leaving the UAE and other Arabian Gulf states because they can now earn the same wages at home. A study of 1,200 households in the south Indian state of Kerala found that about a quarter of people who had returned home said "low wages, no visible increase in their economic status, ill health due to long working hours and better remuneration for the same jobs ...
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UAE weather Warning over dust levels in the air as vulnerable told to stay …
ABU DHABI // Air-quality experts have issued a warning over dust levels in the air. There were large dust storms on 31 days in 2012, up from 25 days in 2011. On 129 days, about a third of the year, the amount of dust in the air was higher than the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi considers safe ...
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School bus fee increase sparks concern
"They informed us through a circular they sent out stating that they had doubled the price of the bus fees and they said that the reason for the increase was because they had outsourced to another company," Shoaib ...
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Abu Dhabi abattoirs get ready for the holy month rush
ABU DHABI // Preparations for Ramadan and Eid are in full swing at slaughterhouses, which experience a huge increase in business during the month. "This Ramadan more than 60,000 cattle are expected to be slaughtered during the month," said Mohammed Al Marzouqi, slaughterhouse section head at Abu Dhabi Municipality. "Normally we slaughter about 40,000 a month at the five ...
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More than four of every 10 UAE residents say web needs tighter rules
More than four of every 10 UAE residents believe there should be tighter regulation of the internet, a study shows. Despite restrictions placed by service providers and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, 42 per cent of residents believe further controls are necessary. The finding is part of a study by Qatar's Northwestern University called Media Use in the Middle East - an ...
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Closer eye needed on oil spills in the UAE
Workers from the Sharjah Municipality clean up a beach after an oil spill off the coast of Fujairah at Khor Fakkan in 2008. Randi Sokoloff / The ...
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Sharjah Intl passenger traffic soars 19 in May
Passenger traffic at Sharjah International Airport jumped 19.18% to 728,327 in May, compared to 611,129 in the same month last year, according to the May traffic report issued by the Sharjah Airport Authority. The airport recorded a total of 5,557 aircraft movements during the month, up 2.3% compared to 5,432 in May 2012. It also handled more than 28,000 tonnes of cargo, with in-freight ...
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Abdulrahman named ambassador for FIFA U-17 World Cup
He's UAE football's poster boy therefore it should come as no surprise that Omar Abdulrahman has been appointed as official ambassador for the upcoming FIFA Under-17 World Cup, being held in the Emirates. The 21-year-old has enjoyed a fine 2013 which began with him being named Player of the Tournament at the Gulf Cup after UAE's historic success and ended with more personal ...
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Sharjah Police arrest two for possessing opium
Colonel Ahmad Abdul Aziz, acting director of the anti-drug department at Sharjah Police, said the anti-narcotics section at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sharjah Police received a tip-off that Sh.M.D. and J.M.J. were in possession of a large quantity of opium and were allegedly looking for ...
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Building sustainable communities in Dubai
Dubai: Authorities called on the public on Sunday to reduce their waste and focus on recycling as part of their collaborative efforts towards building sustainable ...
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Charity Organisations in Dubai hold meeting for Ramadan
WAM DUBAI, June 17th, 2013 (WAM)-- The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) held a coordination meeting with the management of Charitable Foundations including Beit Al Khair, Dubai Charity and Red Crescent Authority Dubai Branch to discuss the unification of the value of donations in Ramadan. This includes Iftar and Eid clothing and Zakat al-Fitr in the ...
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Emirates ranks 7th for foreign assignments
The UAE is the world's seventh most popular destination for international assignments, according to a study by Mercer. The global human resources and financial consulting firm surveyed almost 1,000 companies on where they were mostly likely to transfer staff overseas for a set period. The United States came out on top, with 55 per cent of companies questioned reporting that they expected ...
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Drake Scull moving workers to Abu Dhabi as projects increase
Drake & Scull International is moving hundreds of jobs from Dubai, where the company is listed, to Abu Dhabi to cope with the increase in projects it has won in the capital. At a presentation to investors at ...
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Etihad and Serbia sign initial deal on investment in airline
Etihad Airways said yesterday it had signed an initial agreement with the Serbian government to explore an equity investment in the country's Jat Airways. Etihad announced in April it would begin daily non-stop flights between Abu Dhabi and Belgrade this week, with Jat Airways, placing its JU code on the new route, and to 21 destinations on the Etihad network. In return Etihad placed its ...
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Golf carts take lambs to slaughter in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Municipality is using two golf carts to transport goats and sheep from a nearby livestock market to the Al Wathba slaughterhouse. "The municipality has been observing the performance of these cabs. If it finds it efficient, the service will be made available for other abattoirs across the Abu Dhabi island," said Dr Najdat Mohammed Nour, veterinary control section head at the ...
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Indian YouTube star wants to show debut feature at Dubai film festival
DUBAI // India's first YouTube star has applied to bosses at Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) for permission to screen his debut feature film in the emirate. Wilbur Sargunaraj, whose eccentric music videos such as Love Marriage have earned him more than a million viewers on the site, shot about a third of his film, Simple Superstar, in Dubai. The largely fan-funded film, with a ...
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Etisalat offers new roaming deal for mobiles
DUBAI // Etisalat has announced a new roaming package designed to cut the cost of mobile calls and internet access while abroad. Customers can sign up for daily, weekly or monthly packages. Access to the internet starts at Dh25 a day, and the package allows customers to receive calls for 50 fils a minute. The monthly "Traveller Pack" offer, which costs Dh500, includes 1GB of data ...
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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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