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UAEs Big Heart beats for Syrian child refugees
ABU DHABI // Syrian children displaced by the civil war are to receive a helping hand from the UAE, thanks to the efforts of Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of the Ruler of Sharjah. The chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs has launched The Big Heart for Syrian Refugee Children campaign to get UAE residents involved in raising money. "It is tragic that many ...
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First phase of new Dubai address system completed
DUBAI // Smart address codes have been allocated to every one of the more than 130,000 buildings in Dubai, the civic body says. The allocation of the codes marks the completion of phase one of Dubai Municipality's Geo Address System (GAS), a new move to assign addresses in the emirate. The codes, which are mapped to the National Coordinates Grid (NCG) system, can be communicated far more ...
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Dubai preparing for 1500 young finalists in weekend World Scholars Cup
DUBAI // More than 1,500 children from around the world will convene in the emirate this weekend to test their debating prowess and knowledge. The final round of the World Scholar's Cup, a global charitable foundation that organises enrichment activities for schoolchildren, will be held at several venues in Dubai between Friday and Sunday. Qualifying teams from 24 regional rounds in 25 ...
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New uniform announced for all pupils in Abu Dhabi state schools
ABU DHABI // State school pupils in the capital will be dressed for success when they return to school in September. The Abu Dhabi Education Council has unveiled new school uniforms for pupils in all grades from the next academic year. Beginning with 12 schools in September, the council will test the changes and continue to extend the uniform of a light blue shirt and navy blue blazers based ...
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NPCC signs $766m EPC contract for Abu Dhabi field
National Petroleum Construction Co (NPCC) has signed a $765.9m (AED: 2.8bn) Engineering Procurement & Construction Contract for the first phase of development of the Umm Lulu oil field off the coast of Abu Dhabi. The contractor, which is part of the Senaat industrial investment group owned by the Abu Dhabi government, secured the contract from Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) ...
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UAE Muslim Brotherhood trial 30 referred to top court
ABU DHABI // Thirty Emirati and Egyptians are to stand trial at the Federal Supreme Court accused of setting up and running a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Advocate General of the UAE's State Security Public Prosecution, Rashid Ahmed Al Dhanhani, told the state news agency Wam, that charges facing the 30 were: Some of the accused established and managed a UAE branch of the Muslim ...
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All school buses must be able to transport special needs students says UAE ministry
School bus operators have said they are ready to make transport systems more accessible but physical additions to buses would take time. Pawan Singh / The ...
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Abu Dhabi’s GDP up 7.7 on year in 2012
Abu Dhabi: The emirate of Abu Dhabi’s gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices rose 7.7 per cent on year in 2012 to reach a record Dh911.59 billion, latest data from Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi (SCAD) showed on ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Etihad Airways to launch double daily flights from Abu Dhabi to Malaysia
WAM ABU DHABI, June 19th, 2013 (WAM)Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will add a new daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur to offer a double daily service from July 15th. The new schedule will add 1400 new seats per week to the route - an increase in capacity of approximately 23 per cent. It will enable Etihad Airways to offer better flight ...
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Graduate exhibition of innovative projects at Abu Dhabi Womens College
WAM ABU DHABI, June 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- The Department of Applied Communication Systems in Abu Dhabi Women's College have organised an exhibition of innovative projects for fifteen students of the final year bachelor's programme. The exhibition, put together by students under the title of "The Beginning of Work in Graphic Design, Video, Audio, Animation and Photography" to ...
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Abu Dhabi accelerating diversification from oil as US shale booms
oil exploration is prompting Abu Dhabi, where the hydrocarbon industry accounts for more than half of the economy, to speed efforts to bolster non-oil output, a senior government official said. The holder of 6 per cent of the world's proven oil reserves "isn't underestimating the potential impact" of higher US hydrocarbon output, Mohammed Omar Abdullah, undersecretary of the ...
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Every 14 seconds a new refugee from the Syrian civil war
conflict in Syria has forced more than one million people to flee their homes so far this year, according to a United Nations report released today. The crisis in Syria has emerged as a "major new factor" in global displacement, said Mohammed Abu Asaker, the UN refugee agency's public information and communication officer in Abu Dhabi. "There have been 1.1 million Syrian ...
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Abu Dhabi launches wind farm in Seychelles
Masdar's Seychelles Wind Farm The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company or Masdar in association with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has launched a six-megawatt, eight-turbine wind farm in the Republic of Seychelles. The project was developed by Masdar and funded by ...
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Rail link and metro connection planned for Abu Dhabis Dh10.8bn 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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Etihad-backed Air Berlin faces pilot strike
Air Berlin, the German carrier in which Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways owns a 29 percent stake, faces industrial action after trade unions representing its pilots announced plans to go on strike after a breakdown in talks with ...
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Etihad Airways again tops Skytrax first class awards
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 awards, which are voted on by travellers from more than 160 countries, were presented at the Skytrax World Airline Awards ceremony today at the Paris Air Show.Peter Baumgartner, Etihad ...
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We know nothing about missing sailor probe in Dubai says UK ministry
Handout picture of British sailor Timmy MacColl who went missing in Dubai on May 27, 2012, seen here with his wife Rachael. Courtesy of MacColl ...
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Sudans president thanks UAE team for saving childrens lives
A UAE initiative that helped Sudanese children born with heart defects receive free, life-saving operations has been hailed by the country's president. A team of specialists from Nabadat, which means heartbeat, this month operated on 41 children at Wad Medani hospital, 200 kilometres from Khartoum. The mission was funded by the Mohammed bin Rashid Foundation, in partnership with the Dubai ...
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Etihad Airways signs agreement withTaleris
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has entered into an agreement with global technology company Taleris to launch groundbreaking new technology which can help predict potential maintenance faults and recommend preventive ...
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