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UAE- Farmer charged with kidnapping assaulting boy
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) A farmer stood trial in the Court of First Instance on the charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting, at knife-point, a 12-year-old boy in his room in Al Rashidiya.According to prosecution records, the Bangladeshi farmer, 37, threatened the Pakistani boy with a knife to scare him and make him take his clothes off.The boy said that he was approached by the accused as ...
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UAE- Soldier denies harassing woman in parking lot
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) A soldier, who allegedly stalked and harassed a woman in the parking lot of a bank where she worked, denied the molestation and breach of modesty charges in the court.According to prosecution records, the 21-year-old Emirati waited for the complainant in the parking lot to talk her into dropping the threat and assault complaint she had filed against him at the Bur Dubai ...
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UAE- Youngster goes on reckless driving spree
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) A youngster, who stole his brother's car and went on a reckless driving spree before being pulled over by the police, stunned officers by jumping back into the vehicle and speeding off.The General Department of Traffic has taken legal action against the driver, who committed 10 traffic violations during the police pursuit.His violations include reckless driving, ...
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UAE- Man accused of assaulting kin with down syndrome
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) An unemployed man stood trial for allegedly sexually assaulting his 17-year-old relative with down syndrome in the majlis of the boy's house when the former was drunk.The 48-year-old defendant, with a Comoros Island passport, is the uncle of the boy's father and had been living with the family for four years. He stood trial in the Court of First Instance on the ...
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UAE- 60-year-old mechanic cleared of raping maid
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) A 60-year-old man has been cleared of kidnapping and raping a maid in the desert after he allegedly forced her into his 4WD, posing as a policeman.The Court of First Instance found that the Emirati, who worked as a mechanic, did not force himself onto the maid but had sex with her with her consent. He has been given one year in prison on that charge.Earlier, he told the ...
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UAE- Diabetes campaign at The Souq
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The HealthPlus and Aldar Properties have launched a joint diabetes awareness campaign at The Souq (the rebuilt Old Souq) for visitors and nearby residents.The initiative, according to organisers, follows a series of campaigns and health talks that HealthPlus and Aldar organised during the year 2012."We are pleased to be organising this community diabetes awareness ...
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UAE- Zakat Fund gives out Dh43.8m in aid
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The value of assistance provided by the Zakat Fund to those eligible, from the beginning of the year until the end of May, reached Dh43.8 million for approximately 5,000 beneficiaries.The categories that received the aid included those with disabilities, limited income, victims, science students, patients, new Muslims and many others.In a statement, Mohammed Sulaimanw Al ...
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UAE- Cabbie held for misusing special needs boys card
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) A taxi driver, working for a public transport company, who used a social services credit card meant for the elderly and special needs passengers, has been charged by the Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution with using and benefiting from someone else's document illegally.The cabbie, an Asian, who allegedly used the card illegally to get Dh25,000, was ordered by the court to ...
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Women big part of UAE culture
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The Women's Museum in Dubai - one of only four in the world which focus on women's heritage - is calling on both tourism operators and schools to make more of an effort to share the rich heritage of women in the UAE to visitors and the new generation alike.The private museum opened in December last year, and while many women's groups, friends and students ...
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UAE- Etisalat launches security solution
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Etisalat, one of the leading telecom operators in the Middle East and Africa, on Tuesday launched a security solution to prevent cyber attacks through Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) management.Etisalat will offer this service to its business, government and hosted data center customers.The security solutions being offered as part of the service include a cloud ...
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UAE- Over a million to get Iftar meals from families
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Over a million people are expected to benefit from the Iftar meals prepared by families across the UAE during the holy month of Ramadan.Now in its fourth year, the initiative by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KBZF) aims to provide for the needy while fostering entrepreneurship among the Emirati population.According to Mohamed Hajji Al Khoori, ...
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UAE- Check Sharjah Transport fines for offences online
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Motorists and car rental companies can now check the fines imposed on them for flouting public transport rules in the emirate online at the Sharjah Transport website.They include fines issued against motorists operating their vehicles as illegal taxis and they can be accessed at www.stc.gov.ae.Head of the Violations Section at Sharjah Transport Rashid Al Nuaimi said a ...
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UAE- Shaikh Mohammed takes trophy at Royal Ascot
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai was crowned winner of the mile G1 St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, Britain on Tuesday.Trained by Jim Bolger, Kevin Manning led Godolphin's Dawn Approach to win the 350 thousand- dramatic race by a short-head.Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin ...
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Abu Dhabi livestock and dairy show growth signs says Scad
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Abu Dhabi's rising livestock and dairy industry, which is part of the agriculture sector has shown substantial business activity in the last year showing the strides made and in the sector which has huge potential to achieve food security.Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi or Scad, which gathers statistics in the Emirate, has recently surveyed the livestock and dairy farms ...
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Emirates bags Worlds Best Airline award
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Cementing its place as one of the world's leading international airlines, Emirates has on Tuesday been awarded the highly coveted 'World's Best Airline' award, presented by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards.In addition to winning 'World's Best Airline' Emirates scooped up a further two awards including; 'Best Middle East ...
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UAE- Year-round Dubai events promote healthy growth
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Shopping events in Dubai attract healthy growth in sales throughout the year as all four quarters of a calendar year have at least one event to keep retailers busy and buyers happy, reported an industry specialist.The first quarter started with a very successful Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), after that the second quarter had the new Spring edition of the Gitex Shopper, ...
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Rugby union Chris Davies moves from Abu Dhabi Harlequins for greener pastures
Abu Dhabi Harlequins are assessing candidates for a new director of rugby after Chris Davies resigned in order to take up a new coaching position in Hong Kong. The Welshman has been recruited by the Hong Kong rugby union to become the club coaching officer of DeA Tigers, one of the teams in their domestic league. Davies, who hopes to assist with the handover to his successor before he departs ...
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UAE jobs initiative spreads message
ABU DHABI // More companies have learnt about the benefits of an initiative that aims to create thousands of new jobs for Emiratis over the next five years. The Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) organised an introductory meeting for its consultants, contractors and vendors yesterday to introduce them to the Absher initiative. "National jobseekers can take advantage of training ...
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Blue Flags awarded to two Dubai beaches
The Jumeirah Open Beach in one of the two to be awarded the Blue Flag status by the Foundation for Environmental Education as an international symbol of excellence. Pawan Singh / The ...
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Hundreds of Emirati Adveti graduates ready for their vocations
Hundreds of Emirati students have graduated from the Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute (Adveti) and its affiliate, the Secondary Technical School. On Tuesday, the 632 were celebrated for their achievements at a ceremony in Mohammed bin Zayed City, attended by Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Minister of Interior and Deputy Prime Minister. They were from the third class of Adveti and ...
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Two budding UAE filmmakers in final of Arab Film Studio contest
Emirati Saleh Al Shunnar is among the two filmmakers from the UAE to reach the final of the annual Arab Film Studio competition. The top prize is Dh50,000 filmfund. Pawan Singh / The ...
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Dh120m projects for the disabled given go-ahead
Initiatives that will aid people with disabilities have been given the green light by the President's Initiatives Follow-up Committee. The cost of the projects will be Dh120 million, state news agency Wam said yesterday. Upon the instructions of Sheikh Khalifa, the President, the projects aim to "provide dignified life and social stability for all Emiratis", said the statement. ...
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Violent African piracy on increase but UAE routes not directly impacted
DUBAI // The frequency of violent armed attacks on ships off the coast of Nigeria is a growing cause for concern in the international shipping community. The attacks do not directly impact any UAE shipping routes, but a threat to shipping anywhere in the world is taken seriously by all in the industry. Initiatives to counter armed maritime robbery are being discussed by the International ...
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UAE digs deep for worlds trouble-stricken millions
DUBAI // The UAE has helped millions of refugees around the world, building camps and giving food and medical aid, as government organisations and citizens work with international agencies. In 2011 more than Dh7 billion in aid from 34 donor organisations was used to aid a growing number of internally displaced people and refugees from Syria, Libya, Palestine, Pakistan, Bosnia, Kazakhstan, ...
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UAE project allows users to recognise faces
A project using facial recognition technology has won two students first prize in a science competition. Yousif Al Hammadi and Nasser Al Rayhi, who are studying computer engineering at Khalifa University, won first place in applied sciences for their project "People Identification Using 3D Facial Images" in the Think Science competition. The competition was organised by the Emirates ...
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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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