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Hapless Dubai burglar broke into car to find owner sleeping inside court hears
DUBAI // A hapless thief broke into a parked car only to find its owner sleeping inside, a court heard today. And things got worse for the thief PK, 26, from Bangladesh, when the owner - forced to sleep in the vehicle as he had lost his house keys - stepped outside and recognised him as a local cafeteria worker. Prosecutors told the Criminal Court that the thief smashed the back window of the ...
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Brand new facilities for disabled in Ajman and Sharjah
Two projects to improve the lives of disabled people in Ajman and Sharjah have been approved by the President's Initiatives Follow-up Committee. The first is the Ajman Club for the Handicapped, featuring a new headquarters, multi-purpose halls and administrative offices, to be constructed at a cost of Dh40 million. The second is the Dh80 million Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services, which ...
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UAE charges 30 suspects with plotting coup
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -; A state security prosecutor in the United Arab Emirates says 30 Egyptian and UAE suspects have been charged with plotting a coup linked to a network of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, in a case likely to further strain relations with ...
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Abu Dhabi Ports Company introduces ‘e-Pass’
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has introduced a new electronic system for processing daily and visitor passes for land and seaborne traffic into and through Abu Dhabi ports – the ‘e-Pass’. With over 1,500 daily passes and an average of 150 visitor passes handled every day, the new ‘e-Pass’ system is expected to significantly reduce processing and waiting time for ...
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Dewa awards Dh14m main water SCADA system project
Dubai Electricity and water Authority (Dewa) has awarded the contract for a project to commission and supply a main SCADA system for water to remotely control all data and monitor the main water network in Dubai. Led by its vision to become a sustainable world-class utility, Dewa is effectively contributing to the process of social, economic and environmental development in the Emirate of Dubai ...
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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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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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Dron and Dickson grows presence in Middle East with office expansion
Totus Energy, an electrical and instrumentation contractor, specialising in the provision of project services for the oil and gas and marine and industrial sectors, has moved into a new office and warehouse complex almost double the size of its previous premises. Since its acquisition by Dron & Dickson in October 2012, Totus Energy has seen its staffing levels grow by almost 25%. With plans ...
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Abu Dhabi bourse hits new 2013-high as FGB soars further
The ADX General Index advanced 0.15% to reach 3,664.99 points on Wednesday, despite a negative market breadth. Higher oli prices (up $0.99 at $103.24) helped maintaining the positive momentum. First Gulf Bank was the most liquid share that gained in value, closing up 1.24% at Dhs16.30, well above its 5-year high. Earlier in the day, FGB announced that it has extended its working hours of all its ...
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DLA Piper teams up with DIFC and the US-UAE Business Council
DLA Piper, the global law firm, co-hosted a seminar on the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which comes into effect at the end of this ...
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Entrepreneurs set to fill Dubais in5 innovation hub to continue attract investment
The In5 innovation hub, the UAE's newest hot spot for tech entrepreneurs and start-ups, is witnessing a significant uptake in applications from budding ICT ...
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aeCERT participates in Cyber Security event in Dubai hosted by BTs Chief Security Technology Officer
The United Arab Emirates Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT) a subsidiary of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) participated in an event titled 'An audience on Cyber Security with Bruce Schneier, BT's Chief Security Technology ...
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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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First two-storey car park by Mawaqif unveiled in Abu Dhabi
The first Mawaqif steel-framed parking building in Abu Dhabi city was unveiled by the Department of Transport today. The 8,252-square metre, two-storey car park can accommodate 562 vehicles and is located south of Al Falah Street, east of Baniyas Street and adjacent to the Ministry of Finance, Abu Dhabi Tawteen Council and Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development. It has three entrance and ...
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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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Dubai Cares highlights the plight of refugee children on World Refugee Day
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, Dubai Cares has highlighted the plight of 43.3 million people worldwide forcibly displaced from their homes and ...
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Dubai market fails to climb above 2400 points
The Dubai equity market measure DFMGI added 0.58% to reach 2,392.85 points on Wednesday, although market breadth was negative. Arabtec advanced for the third consecutive day, ending 5.07% higher at Dhs2.28, the highest level since Feb. 28. 2013. Insurance company ARIG dived 9.85% to Dhs1.19. DFM fell for the second day, finishing off 1.53% at Dhs1.93. DMF's price decline plays down rumors ...
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Mariana sousa joins Shangri-La Hotel as director of communications
Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi and Traders Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi recently welcomed Mariana Sousa as director of communications. Mariana sousa joins Shangri-La Hotel as director of ...
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Abu Dhabi livestock and dairy show growth signs - official report
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 in Abu Dhabi, which ...
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Nabbesh launches quest for capital on Eureeca
Nabbesh, the Middle East's first virtual skills marketplace launched its quest for capital on Eureeca, the first global crowd investing platform for small & medium businesses to source funding from the ...
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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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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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