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UAE- Woman jailed fined for drug smuggling
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) A woman, who was caught trying to smuggle more than 1kg of cocaine under her coat through the airport, has been sentenced to ten years in prison and ordered to pay Dh200,000 in fines.The Court of First Instance also ordered that the Thai woman be deported after serving her prison term and settling the whole payment of the fine. The woman, 27, was arrested on February 11 ...
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UAE- Dh7.5m lawsuit referred back to Court of Appeal
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The Court of Cassation has quashed a verdict given by two lower courts which earlier had dismissed a Dh7.5 million real estate lawsuit filed by an investment company against two property developers. The case, which was finally accepted by the Dubai Highest Court, upon appeal filed by the Dubai Attorney-General, revolves around the sale of a plot of land worth in total ...
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You can file cases in Dubai Courts online
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Dubai Courts has officially launched three innovative online services aimed at saving time and effort, and facilitating the work of litigants.The services are online registration of cases, access to the archive of case files and pro bono legal advice, according to a press statement from the Dubai government on Tuesday.The initiative is in line with Dubai Courts' ...
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Standard Chartered’s Titanium MasterCard Credit Card wins ‘Best New Credit …
During the Cards Middle East Forum 2013: Card provides unprecedented cashback and extensive privileges Dubai, UAE – 22 May, 2013 – Standard Chartered Bank ‘s MasterCard Titanium Credit Card won the ';Best New Credit Card in the Middle East'; award during the Cards Middle East Forum 2013. The Standard Chartered Titanium Credit Card has been recognized for ...
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Online network for diabetics
Dubai: Following its launch in November 2012, the "My Diabetes Story" Community, an online network led by diabetics exclusively for diabetics in the Middle East, has rapidly grown with over 1000 members registering for it. Led by "My Diabetes Story" ambassadors from across the region, this community is a platform for patients to ...
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New laws for UAE money exchange firms
UAE Central Bank is in the process of designing new legislation to tighten the regulation of money exchange houses. Media reports suggest ...
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Vitamin D deficiency linked to infertility
One in six couples in UAE face fertility issues; lack of vitamin D main cause among women, while smoking and obesity is main cause of problems among ...
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Special report Interpol acts to stem ivory trade
Dubai: Interpol sent a strong signal on Wednesday to organised crime that it is stepping up efforts to stem illegal ivory trade shipments -- such as the consignment of 259 elephant tusks intercepted earlier this week at Jebel Ali Port by Dubai ...
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Abu Dhabi Investment Forum opens in Paris
WAM ABU DHABI, 22 May, 2013 -- Nasser Ahmed Alsowaidi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) opened the Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris today, in the presence of a high-level Government delegation from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and more than 200 senior French officials, businessmen and investors. In his speech, Nasser Alsowaidi said that the Forum represents ...
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Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority opens Tourism Youth Summer Camp
';This year the programme takes in many new aspects of the destination reflecting the evolvement of Abu Dhabi’s tourism proposition,'; explained Nasser Al Reyami, Tourism Standards Director, TCA Abu Dhabi. ';We encourage nationals – both boys and girls – to sign up for the three-week programme to get a better understanding ...
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INFORMA PLC Strong foundation for thriving ‘Medical Tourism’ industry in UAE – 4
21 May 2013 16:47 Dubai, UAE: The UAE is currently witnessing progress in the global medical tourism industry today. Being a melting pot of cultures and located only a few hours away from one third of the world’s population, the country is increasingly becoming a preferred choice for regional and international medical tourism business. Medical tourism ...
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Sunfeast investors threaten suicide
';I’ve taken a huge loan from a money-lender. They will kill me if I don’t pay back so I would rather take my own life,'; a distraught Indian man told XPRESS outside Sunfeast’s 12th-floor office at Mai Tower, where angry investors were involved in an eight-hour sit-in on ...
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Abu Dhabi Police clamp down on witchcraft
The police have launched an awareness campaign called Amman, encouraging people to come forward and report anyone practicing witchcraft or ...
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Tourism leaders from Dubai and Seychelles meet
Helal Saeed Almarri, the Director General of Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), the principal authority responsible for strengthening Dubai's positioning as a world-leading tourism destination and commercial hub, met Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, when the Minister was in Dubai on a working visit a week and ...
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Abdullah bin Zayed participates in Friends of Syria meeting in Jordan
Amman, 22 May 2013 (WAM) - Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan took part in the meeting of the 'Friends of Syria' group, held today in Amman. The meeting discussed the current situation in Syria after the Syrian army regained large part of the strategic city of Al Qussair and after a call by Qatar to held an emergency meeting of the Arab League to discuss means ...
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Pupils across UAE prepare for national finals of Robot Olympiad
ABU DHABI // Hundreds of pupils across the country are preparing to do battle for a spot in the national finals of this year's World Robot Olympiad. District competitions began in the capital yesterday and will see almost 1,500 public and private-school pupils compete in 379 teams to win one of 18 spots at the national finals. The finals will be held at the Fairmont hotel in Abu Dhabi on ...
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Test of demand for top-end learning in the UAE
DUBAI // A private operator plans to offer 6,000 premium school spaces in the next three years, but experts have questioned whether high-end education can address demand. Evolvence Capital said last week it would begin expanding its network by opening early-childhood education centres and setting up branch campuses of UK independent schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, starting this September. ...
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UAE cloud security market poised for growth says Frost Sullivan
According to the latest report from Frost & Sullivan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is showing a greater demand for cloud security solutions, as cloud uptake across the region continues to ...
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Tenants in DIFC zone seek uniform rent law
Dubai: Thousands of Dubai residents facing unjust rent demands may still find respite at the Dubai Land Department’s Real Estate Regulatory Agency (Rera) but there is no such thing for tenants at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). What’s worse, different rules seem to apply to different people living in the ultra-posh financial free zone that centres around the iconic ...
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Dutch honeymooners use WhatsApp to trace BB owner
Dubai: A Dutch couple who came to Dubai on their honeymoon, left with great memories, a treasure trove of goodies and possibly friends for life after tracking the owners of a lost mobile using a smart phone ...
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Jobless Karachi man finds fame in Dubai
Naseem Khan, "a twenty-something simpleton" from a suburb of Karachi came to Dubai in April, but got lost in search of a job, identity and a means to "send back more" for a sister on ...
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School shocker Dh1000 for a set of uniforms
Dubai A school is demanding Dh1,000 for school uniforms and has threatened parents that if they don’t pay up within a fortnight their children will not be considered for the next academic ...
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So what happened to Timmy MacColl
dubai On May 27 it will be one year since British Royal Navy sailor Timmy MacColl, 27, went missing in Dubai. Since then, scores of leads have been chased but none has panned out. Investigators have questioned dozens of witnesses, examined hours of CCTV footage and even scoured the seabed, yet Timmy’s fate remains ...
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Car thieves in the dock
Dubai A three-member gang of car thieves allegely involved in robberies between 2009 and 2010 faced charges on Wednesday. The suspected ringleader, 38-year-old T.K., is a jobless Pakistani who faced five counts of car theft along with two other suspects who remain at ...
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UAE-based trio on top of the world
DUBAI // After four years of planning and preparation, a trio of UAE-based climbers reached the top of Everest yesterday. The group, calling themselves Arabs with Altitude, were Qatari national Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani from Sharjah, and Dubai residents Raed Zidan, a Kuwait-born Palestinian, and Iranian Masoud Mohammed. They reached the top of the 8,848-metre Himalayan peak at 10am local time, ...
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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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