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Food for the needy across UAE in spirit of Ramadan
ABU DHABI // For most families, iftar will be a time to break the daily fast of Ramadan with loved ones. But for nearly 600 Emiratis it will mean work has just begun in a job that will also build them a future. Low-income families have been training to provide meals for people in need, as part of the Khalifa Foundation's 4th Iftar Initiative. Each family received Dh63,000 to buy ...
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UAE and Australia in fight to beat trafficking
Dr Anwar Gargash, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Jim Williams, first assistant secretary of Australia, yesterday sign an agreement to jointly tackle human trafficking and people smuggling. ...
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Yahoo says it received up to 13000 user data requests from US government agencies in 6 months
Yahoo is the latest company to disclose how many requests for user data it has received from U.S. government agencies, putting the number between 12,000 and 13,000 in the six months that ended on May 31. Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer and General Counsel Ron Bell said in a blog post late Monday that the most common requests concerned fraud homicides, kidnappings, and other criminal ...
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Taliban held secrets talks in Norway foreign minister says
Taliban officials held secret negotiations in Norway over the past several months that played a significant role in the opening of the Taliban's office in Qatar, foreign minister Espen Barth Eide told state broadcaster NRK on Wednesday. The Afghan Taliban opened an office in Qatar on Tuesday to help restart talks on ending the 12-year-old war, saying it wanted a political solution that ...
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No toying with safety of children
Dubai: The civic body is cracking down on the sale of unsafe toys to ensure children are not exposed to health and safety hazards during the summer ...
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Man accused of molesting his nephew’s son
The Emirati boy’s mother was said to have discovered the 48-year-old uncle, A.J., who is from the Comoros Islands, molesting her son in the guest ...
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Cardinal Fernando Filoni Visits United Arab Emirates
Will Consecrate Eighth Catholic Church in the RegionBy StaffABU DHABI, June 13, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, visited the United Arab Emirates this week to consecrate a new church dedicated to the St. Anthony of Padua. The consecration of the new Church is seen as crucial given that it is only the eighth Catholic ...
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UAE ministry All school buses should be able to transport students with special needs
DUBAI // School buses must be ready to transport all pupils if the emirate wants to achieve true integration of disabled children, the Ministry of Social Affairs says. Setting aside special transport to meet the needs of those with disabilities is discriminatory, according to a 20-page report presented to the Roads and Transport Authority last month by the ministry. "We have to make all ...
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Abu Dhabi starts key traffic enhancement programme
The Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi (DoT) has started work on Al Maqta Area and the Abu Dhabi Gate City project, which will see the creation of two exits on the Khaleej Al Arabi Street as well as two roundabouts in both areas. The project is aimed at increasing traffic safety and flow on Khaleej Al Arabi Street and will be done in two steps. The first encompasses the construction of an ...
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Egypt Foreign Ministry statement on UAE relations
Cairo: Egypt’s Foreign Ministry expressed its deep regret over statements on the condition of Egyptian prisoners in the UAE, and emphasised its deep and historic brotherly relations with the ...
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Four Khalifa University students win competition
Abu Dhabi:Khalifa University announced yesterday that four of its senior Electrical and Electronic Engineering students won first place in the ';Senior Design Competition'; held during the recent 8th annual Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) UAE Student Day held at Sharjah ...
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Spaces of Light competition winners honoured
Abu Dhabi: The Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre awarded the winners of the third season of the Spaces of Light photography competition at a special ceremony held at the Emirates Palace under the patronage of Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential ...
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Hot and hazy weather to continue in UAE
Over the past couple of days the mercury has been hovering between 45 and 48 degrees Celsius across the UAE. The forecasters warn that the 'unbearable' weather conditions to ...
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Etihad Airways bags Skytrax first class awards
WAM ABU DHABI, June 18th, 2013 (WAM)--Etihad Airways has swept the Skytrax World Airline Awards' First Class category, receiving all three awards, for the second year in a row. The Abu Dhabi-based airline took home the coveted title of Best First Class for the fourth consecutive year, as well as taking home top honours for Best First Class Seats and Best First Class Catering. The ...
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Man who drowned off Dubais Jumeirah beach identified as Kenyan cafe worker
DUBAI // A man who drowned off the Jumeirah Open Beach last week has been identified as a Kenyan who worked at a Dubai cafe. Stanley Wekesa, 32, had been employed as a waiter at the Madeline Cafe and Boulangerie in Dubai Mall for the past eight months. He died at Rashid Hospital last Monday after being pulled from the water by police. "He had the day off and decided to relax at the ...
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Abu Dhabi Ocean crew start 2014 Volvo Ocean Race preparation
Volvo Ocean Race (VOR). The team made history as the first Arabian contender in the nine-month, round-the-world, 2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race, lead by skipper Ian Walker, a British double Olympic medallist. Walker will head the crew again as Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing takes part in three races at the famous Cowes Week on the Isle of Wight off England's south coast, which runs from August 3 to 10. ...
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Dubai shop pit stop reveals fake toilet fittings
DUBAI // A major DIY retailer was ordered to remove its public bathrooms after it was discovered they were fitted out with counterfeit sanitary ware. The toilets and other bathroom appliances were found to be Chinese-made copies of products sold by a German firm, Kohler. "We found out about it through coincidence," said Mohammed Nada, regional marketing manager at Kohler. "One ...
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Agreement lets cancer patients in Dubai focus on treatment
DUBAI // Cancer patients can focus more on their battle with the disease and less on what it is costing them after an agreement between the Dubai Health Authority and Dubai Islamic Humanitarian Foundation. The two bodies will cover the cost of treating cancer patients at Dubai Hospital, the state news agency Wam reported. The foundation will provide Dh500,000 a year towards the cost of ...
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Retired army man who assaulted woman in Dubai carpark to receive treatment
DUBAI // A military retiree accused of pinching a British woman's bottom in the Wafi Mall car park last December has been submitted to a centre to receive psychiatric treatment. His initial sentence of a three-month jail term was overturned this morning by Dubai Criminal Court after the Emirati AA, 39, filed for a new trial and argued he was not responsible for his actions at the ...
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Emirates freight unit expanding cargo capacity
The freight division of Emirates, a Dubai-based airline, is set to increase the cargo capacity of its Philippine route following the completion of the initial phase of Clark International Airport's expansion next quarter. In a statement on Tuesday, Emirates SkyCargo said it would provide more than 160 tons of additional cargo hold capacity per week. It did not provide comparative figures. ...
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Sultan Al Qasimi issues directive for setting up Emirates Arab Calligraphy Society
WAM SHARJAH, June 18th, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has instructed the Department of Culture and Information in Sharjah to set up the Emirates Arab Calligraphy Society in Sharjah. The move comes as recognition of the efforts of Emirati and expatriate calligraphers to promote Islamic arts in the Emirate of Sharjah ...
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DSCE extends deadline for nominating for Emirates Energy Awards
WAM DUBAI, June 18th, 2013 (WAM) -- The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) has decided to extend the deadline for receiving nominations for the Emirates Energy Award 2013 (EEA) until July 10th, in order to allow candidates to benefit from an additional period of time to submit nominations and get the required details. The Council has also implemented a promotional tour to give briefs on ...
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Groundbreaking Dubai to Chicago flight saves intensive care patients life
ABU DHABI // A man's life has been saved after pilots were able to fly him from Dubai to the US while he was hooked up to a heart-lung machine. It is believed to be the first transcontinental transfer of a patient connected to such a machine, which used during open heart surgery to keep patients alive. The feat was carried out by Royal Jet, the Abu Dhabi-based international luxury flight ...
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Follow the spice trail in Dubais Little India
And to make this gastronomic decision, all you have to do is head to Karama, the middle-class neighbourhood in the heart of Dubai that many Indians think of as a home away from home. India comprises 28 different states, each with its distinct cuisine. The culinary diversity of India, much like its varied cultures, is so vast that the food of one state is as different from the other as chalk ...
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CompTIA Middle East research reveals focus on IT recruitment
Businesses across the Middle East are investing in IT capabilities for the workplace in 2013 but struggling to find skilled candidates for the job, according to new research released today by CompTIA, the non-profit association for the IT ...
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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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