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From behind the burka... Meet courageous Emirati women in Dubai
When I think of women rights, I do not think of a history of fights for these rights as is the case in some countries. No, I believe I was born with these rights. I have a feeling of freedom inside me, and I do not need any government to grant me that feeling." These were the words of Rafia Ghubais, founder of the Women's Museum when she explained why the role of women had become ...
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Dubai tailors offer body scanning for the perfect fit
Can't find the perfect pair of jeans? That dilemma has just been solved by the Finnish retailer Nomo, which has opened a Dubai store which features a 3D scanner to guarantee the ideal ...
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New Dreamliner too small for us says Emirates
Emirates president Tim Clark threw cold water on Boeing's launch of the new improved and bigger 787-10 version of its flagship Dreamliner, saying the new model may not be big enough for the fast growing Dubai carrier, it has been ...
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Dubai slips on profit-taking but Abu Dhabi advances for second day
UAE shares traded cautiously on Tuesday and booked some profits, especially Dubai, as traders await greater clarity on US monetary policy. The US Federal Open Market Committee completes its policy meeting on Wednesday.The Dubai index ended 0.14 per cent down at 2379.49 per cent while Abu Dhabi index ended slightly on the positive side at 3659.54 points.The DFM index bounced back from a 2.3 per ...
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Rumailah Hospital and Mada sign MoU to provide assistive technology to patients
Rumailah Hospital and Mada are helping to connect patients with a disability and those undergoing rehabilitation through an innovative partnership which will give them access to life changing ...
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Al Habtoor Motors introduces Avon Tyres in UAE
In a meeting held at Al Habtoor Motors' corporate office on 13th June 2013, Al Habtoor Motors signed the contract with Avon Tyres, UK's no. 1 Tyre brand, as an exclusive GCC distributor with the exception of ...
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Emirates takes home 2013 World’s Best Airline’ Award
Emirates Airlines Emirates Airlines was awarded the highly coveted 'World's Best Airline' award, presented by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards yesterday.In addition to winning 'World's Best Airline' Emirates scooped up a further two awards including; 'Best Middle East Airline' and for a record ninth year in a row, ?World's Best Inflight ...
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Dubai Airports eyes big break for billiards
Dubai Airport The organisers of the inaugural Dubai Airports 9-Ball Billiards Championships are hoping to discover some fresh talent to lend depth to the national squad.The first edition of the championships was announced by Majid Sultan Al Joker, vice-president, Terminal Operations, Dubai Airports, at Terminal 3 yesterday."For us, this is a strategic part of our involvement in sport. ...
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BlackBerry gears up to open first Middle East BlackBerry Store in Dubai Mall
BlackBerry fans in the Middle East can celebrate as the first BlackBerry Retail Concept Store in the Middle East will be unveiled for customers on Thursday, June 20th 2013 at 5 ...
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Dubai Expo 2020 – The Possibilities
Send by Email Dubai is seriously upping its game with its bid to host the World Expo 2020, and increasingly it’s looking like the hard work will pay off. Aid to developing countries to participate, promises of massive infrastructure delivery, is combining with troubles in Turkey and the exclusion ofThailand's Ayutthaya to give its bid real momentum. Endorsement first by the UK, and ...
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Dubai Property Developer Charges Investors to Attend Auctions
Nakheel, one of the biggest property developers in Dubai, choose to make investors at auctions pay to receive the right to bid. A recent auction was held on June 17th for a number of plots and villas in the company's master development in Jumeirah Park.Real or speculative interest in this particular residential development apparently is so propagandize that people do not ask many ...
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Dubai resident kills deadly snake at home
In the last month, Adnan Farhat has faced a house fire, an excess load of unwanted whiteware deliveries and he has now had to kill a deadly snake.Khaleej Times wrote about the Al Warqa resident last week after he was inundated by deliveries for unsolicited goods. While those have now stopped, the drama has continued, when about 7pm on Monday evening, as he was in the garden with his family, he ...
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In pictures Worlds most expensive luxury home on wheels in Dubai
The multi-million dirham ultra-luxurious mobile home, the ‘eleMMent’ Palazzo. The eleMMent Palazzo, by Marchi Mobile, is a mobile palace for the elite. The expandable pop-up flybridge lounge is fitted with multiple bars overlooking two floors that contain a master bedroom with an integrated bathroom and a couch that can be converted into bar furniture at the push of a button. A ...
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Yas Waterworld in a bid to break the Guinness World Record
Children and adults took the dive at Yas Waterworld yesterday in a bid to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimming lesson. Delores Johnson / The ...
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Dubai sports ambassador wins Chinese legal battle
Argentinean football legend Diego Maradona, Dubai's Honorary Ambassador of Sports since September 2012, will be awarded 3 million yuan ($326,129) as compensation from three Chinese companies for using his name in an online game without his ...
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Visa service fees at Dubai firm anger travellers
VFS Global operates outsourced visa application centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi on behalf of the UK government, Schengen countries such as Germany, Italy and France and ...
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Rail link and metro connection planned for Abu Dhabis Dh10.8 billion Midfield Terminal
The new terminal, with an initial capacity of 30 million passengers, has been designed to accommodate both a high speed rail link and metro connection in the future. Courtesy ...
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Egypt disowns attack on UAE by vice chairman of its own ruling party
ABU DHABI // The Egyptian government and the ruling Freedom and Justice Party yesterday disowned comments about the UAE by the vice chairman of the party, Essam El Erian. Mr El Erian told the upper house of parliament, the Shura Council, on Monday that "Egypt has lost its patience" over 11 Egyptians detained in the UAE since December while under investigation for threatening the ...
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Drake and Scull to move workers from Abu Dhabi to Dubai
(MENAFN) Drake & Scull International (DSI) chief corporate affairs officer, Zeina Tabari, stated that the company plans on moving hundreds of jobs from Dubai to the UAE's capital Abu Dhabi, reported The National.Tabari also said that DSI's business in Abu Dhabi rose from 12.2 percent of its total projects in 2011 to 14.3 last year. She added that Dubai's projects fell from ...
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All at sea in Dubai dont fish for trouble New marine drivers license required
The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has started implementing Resolution No. 2 of 2013 for Marine Craft Driving License as part of the efforts to regulate local maritime sector. The application of the new resolution requires licensing for crew on personal, business, sports, tourism and recreational marine craft, including small and large-sized leisure craft, commercial marine vessels and ...
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Etisalat defence to protect businesses from cyber attacks
The security solutions being offered as part of the service include a cloud based security service (whereby DDoS attack identification and mitigation occurs proactively within Etisalat’s IP backbone before it reaches the customer’s network), and the hybrid DDoS protection approach, which combines the advantages of cloud based and network perimeter base solutions for the ...
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Two new bridges to ease traffic jams in Sharjah
Two bridges with five lanes each will be constructed at the Khalid Lagoon entrance, apart from Sharjah and Al Khaledeya bridges, said Yousef Al Suwaiji, Director-General, Directorate of Public Works (DPW), ...
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Only the best fly from the UAE Emirates Etihad win Worlds Best Airline awards for 2013
Emirates and Etihad dominated the Skytrax World Airline Awards awards for 2013, given away in Paris on Tuesday, June 19, at the Paris Air Show. The two airlines flying out of the UAE dominated the show by winning the most coveted titles at the award ...
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New Bluewaters Island under construction on Dubais JBR coastline
A new island is being reclaimed off the Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) coastline in Dubai, Emirates 24|7 can reveal. The reclamation work has been on for over a month now with industry sources referring to it as Meraas Holding’s Dh6 billion 'Bluewaters Island'. The master developer has not yet responded to questions sent by Emirates 24|7. Bluewaters Island, a mixed-use ...
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Dubai begins issuing marine drivers licences
The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has started issuing Marine Craft Driving Licences, as part of the efforts to regulate local maritime sector, Khaleej Times has reported. The application of the new resolution requires licensing for crew on personal, business, sports, tourism and recreational marine craft, including small and large-sized leisure craft, commercial marine vessels and ...
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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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