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Buckle up to meet UN targets UAE told
Road crashes were the number one cause of death in the UAE for children and adults ages 1 to 39 and second leading cause of death for adults ages 40 to 49. Srijita Chattopadhyay / The ...
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Etisalat launches first major CSR report covering global footprint
WAM ABU DHABI, May 21st, 2013 -- Etisalat Group today launched its first major global Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability report in a bid to highlight and coordinate philanthropic and community-based activities across its 15 operating countries. The document, "Etisalat CSR '&' Sustainability Report 2012", was released at the Institute for International ...
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Sharjah to launch new health insurance
SHARJAH // More than 25,000 government employees and their families will be covered by a health insurance scheme to be launched by Sharjah Health Authority next month. Abdulla Al Mahyan, chairman of the authority, said 25,514 UAE nationals, residents and their families would benefit. "The directives of Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, are straightforward and clear, ...
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Dubai Appreciation Award to honour unheralded heroes
DUBAI // The chief of Dubai Police yesterday launched the Dubai Appreciation Award for community service. The award followed a decree from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, to honour people, private companies or institutions that demonstrate commitment to social responsibility. Its winners will come from those who offer a valuable service to the Dubai community in ...
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Three key laws to save lives on UAE roads
ABU DHABI // The UAE must strengthen its laws for mandatory seat belts and child car restraints and improve coordination between emirates if it is to meet targets for the UN Decade of Road Safety. The Eastern Mediterranean region, which the UAE falls under, has the second-highest road traffic fatality rate in the world after the African region. "Legislation on key risk factors is ...
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Meet the first all-Emirati all-girl rock band
Members of the Al Ain-based rock band Random Stars are, left to right: Bushra Hassan Al Hashimi, 22, rhythm guitar, Aysha Abdullah Almaskari, 21, drums, and Hamda Al Ghaithi, 22, lead guitar. Photo courtesy Patreshia ...
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Youngsters nominate heroes for Abu Dhabi Award 2013
Children as young as six as well as university students have been heading to nomination stands and going online to put forward people they feel have really made a difference to Abu ...
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Dubai Courts case files available online soon
DUBAI // New online services by Dubai Courts will offer free legal advice, case registration and access to case files archives from anywhere in the world. A programme known as Al-Salfa will allow people to register cases without being physically present at the courts. It will also allow law firms and litigants to record details of their cases, print judgments, decisions and other information, ...
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15 years in jail for woman who smuggled cocaine into Dubai
DUBAI // A woman who smuggled more than three kilograms of cocaine into Dubai has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. NF, 24, from South Africa, was also fined Dh200,000 and will be deported after serving her jail term. She was arrested at Dubai International Airport at 2am on January 24 this year by the Emirati policewoman AO, 34, who said she noticed the woman walking strangely. "She ...
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Abdullah bin Zayed receives President of China News Agency
WAM ABU DHABI, May 21st, 2013 (WAM)-- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister and Chairman of the National Media Council (NMC) received the President of the China News Agency (Xinhua), Li Congjun. During the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah and Congjun discussed media cooperation, mutual visits, and the exchange of news between Emirates News Agency (WAM) and Xinhua, especially in ...
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Stuttering oil prices send Abu Dhabi market lower
The ADX General Index fell 0.40% to 3,509.64 points Tuesday. Oil price of U. S. crude and North Sea Brent fell both by 0.43%. Abu Dhabi harbours 7% of the world's known oil reserves. Aldar Properties gained 1.04% as the most liquid share, while United Arab Bank posted the biggest drop (off ...
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Environment Agency Abu Dhabi keeps close watch on industrial and developmental projects to ensure compliance with environmental regulations
The Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD), the mandated entity in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi for permitting and inspecting development and industrial projects to ensure their adherence to environmental regulations, has revealed that it has cited more than 1000 violations in the first three months of ...
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Summerfest Abu Dhabi – An upgrade of annual summer promotion
Abu Dhabi - an upgrade of the emirate's annual summer promotion – has been expanded into a 52-day extravaganza spanning mid-summer, the Holy Month of Ramadan, Eid Al Fitr and the destination's traditional EidFest ...
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Etihad Airways welcomes airberlin pilots
WAM ABU DHABI, May 21st, 2013 (WAM) -- Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is planning to recruit more than 50 pilots from one of its partner airlines, airberlin. The move comes as airberlin, Germany's second largest carrier, continues to work through its Turbine business turnaround programme, and as Etihad Airways prepares for significant international ...
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Jail for Dubai lifeguard whose negligence failed to prevent death of hotel guest
DUBAI // A lifeguard who left a hotel pool unattended for 15 minutes and returned to find a guest drowning at the bottom of the pool has been sentenced to one month in prison and fined Dh2,000. RP, 31, a Filipino, said he left the pool at the Country Club Hotel to get more towels, but when he returned two children informed him a swimmer was lying motionless on the bottom of the pool. He dived ...
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Sharjahs new breast cancer centre sees men and women in first week
SHARJAH // Two men and 68 women were seen by doctors during a breast cancer centre's first week of operation. The centre at Sharjah University Hospital was launched in co-operation with the Institut Gustave Roussy, a leading cancer research facility in France, on May 12. Dr Toufik Tabbara, an associate professor of surgery at the university and the centre's director, said most of the ...
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Hundreds of elephant ivory seized in Dubai
The Ministry of Environment and Water, in cooperation with Dubai Customs, has seized a shipment of 259 pieces of raw ivory coming from an African country through the port of Jebel Ali, ...
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Etisalats Nigeria affiliate signs $1.2 billion loan
DUBAI | Tue May 21, 2013 7:26am EDT DUBAI May 21 (Reuters) - Etisalat's Nigeria affilate has signed a $1.2 billion loan with 13 Nigerian banks, the United Arab Emirates' No.1 telecom operator said on Tuesday. The medium-term facility will be used to refinance an existing $650 million loan and bolster Etisalat Nigeria's network, Etisalat said in a statement to the Abu Dhabi ...
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The Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem to show at the Venice Biennale
On May 30, Mohammed Kazem will become the first UAE artist to represent his country at the Venice Biennale in a solo show. He has been developing his contemporary practice since the 1980s when, at the age of 14, he met Hassan Sharif, the nation's first modern artist who was producing experimental installations and performance work - at a time when even the skyscrapers had not been built, ...
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UAE motorist ran over drunk American in bid to break up fight court hears
ABU DHABI // A teenage motorist ran over a drunk American in a bid to save him, a court heard today. MS, 18, an Emirati, told the Criminal Court he was driving along when he noticed two drunken Americans fist-fighting on the other side of the road, so he performed a U-turn and drove up beside them to try to broker the peace. The pair refused to be helped and swore at him, so he drove off, but ...
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Teen in UAE accused of killing mother after argument
FUJAIRAH // An Emirati teenager has been accused of killing his mother with a sharp object on Sunday. The 17-year-old, AMM, is said to have struck his mother, KAH, 40, with a bladed weapon before she died of her injuries two hours later in Fujairah Hospital. Colonel Humaid Mohammad Al Yamahi, the director general of Fujairah Police, said the incident took place at 7pm on Sunday in Murshid and ...
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Multiple car crash on Sheikh Zayed Road causes major tailbacks
DUBAI // A number of cars were involved in a crash on Sheikh Zayed Road Abu Dhabi-bound this morning that caused an hour-long tailback. The incident, which took place near the Jafza buildings in Jebel Ali, happened as a result of tailgating, according to police. Due to the volume of traffic heading to the capital, it caused major disruption to commuters, however, no one was injured or required ...
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False expectations make Emirati marriages fail experts say
DUBAI // Eight out of 10 newlywed couples have filed for divorce before their first anniversary, according to the chief executive of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children. Afra Al Basti told an audience of married Emirati men and women at a forum on healthy marriage that the main reason for this startling statistic was immaturity. Speaking at the Dar Al Kuttab caf and bookshop in Uptown ...
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BNP Paribas and Les Amis de la Sorbonne Abu Dhabi renew their partnership
BNP Paribas and Les Amis de la Sorbonne Abu Dhabi have renewed their partnership for the third year in a row and jointly host a Banking and Finance Lecture on the 13th May at Paris-Sorbonne University Abu ...
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Musharrafs UAE supporters prepare to fly to Pakistan for protests
Pervez Musharraf 's supporters in the UAE are preparing to fly to Pakistan to hold protests backing the former president. Talks between senior members of Mr Musharraf's All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) have taken place this weekend in Pakistan and included some based in the UAE. "We are currently trying to lay the groundwork to allow for Mr Musharraf's supporters in the ...
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