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Too few children hits UAE Indian expats hopes of adoption
DUBAI // Indian expatriates hoping to adopt from their home country face a long wait after being told there are not enough children. About 80 couples' dreams of starting a family were left up in the air after their government temporarily stopped overseas adoptions last year. The New Delhi-based Central Adoption Resource Authority (Cara), which monitors and regulates in-country and ...
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Sheikh Mohammed decree to make doping in horse racing a criminal offence in UAE
DUBAI // Doping in horse racing could soon become a criminal offence, according to a decree by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. The new proposed law would criminalise the import, selling or buying of performance-enhancing drugs for horse racing. It follows a scandal whereby 22 thoroughbred racehorses owned by Godolphin, the stables founded by ...
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Death sentence for brothers convicted for Al Ain revenge killings
ABU DHABI // Three Emirati brothers convicted of murdering two Omanis as part of a blood feud have been sentenced to death by the Criminal Court. A fourth brother who was charged with them was cleared, and so were two cousins charged with hiding the brothers. After announcing the verdict the judge Idris bin Mansour stressed it would be scrutinised by both the Appeals and Cassation Courts. In ...
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Three fined Dh10000 each over Dubai scaffolding accident
DUBAI // Three people found negligent over a construction worker's fall from scaffolding that left him paralysed from the neck down have been fined Dh10,000 each. The worker NM, 54, from India, was eight-feet above the ground carrying out maintenance work on a villa in the Green Community when he lost balance and fell to the ground. He lost consciousness and was taken to Rashid Hospital, ...
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One month in prison for football coach who had illegitimate child with lover
DUBAI // An Emirati football coach who had an illegitimate child with his Moldovan lover has been sentenced to a month in prison. The Misdemeanours Court sentenced his lover to two months, as she was also convicted of overstaying her visa. She will be deported after completing her jail term. As the father is Emirati, the child will remain with the father. The pair, who had been living together ...
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In pictures UAE war games
Sheikh Hamdan said officers and personnel of the UAE Armed Forces had shown high capabilities and efficiency in performing the war game. Courtesy ...
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Student protection meeting held for all private school principals in Abu Dhabi
WAM Abu Dhabi, 23rd May 2013 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) organised an awareness meeting for private school principals on "Student Protection." The aim is to ensure every single child and student is protected from the moment they ride their school bus to the minute they return back home. During the awareness meeting four division managers from the Private School and ...
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Emirati friends attacked by masked gang in Sharjah
SHARJAH // Six Emiratis were injured after they were attacked in the early hours of this morning by a gang of masked men armed with knives. One of the injured men, identified as Hamad, 26, was seriously hurt while his five friends sustained minor injuries. The attack happened at around 4am in the Al Nakhelat area of Sharjah. The six friends were chatting together when they were suddenly ...
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Etisalat wont buy out Moroccan govt share in Maroc Telecom
UAE -owned telecoms company Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) has crossed out the option of buying the Moroccan government’s stake in Morocco's Maroc Telecom, should the Abu Dhabi-based group be successful in securing Vivendi's 53%-share in the North African operator, Etisalat’s chief executive Ahmad Julfar said to reporters on the side lines of a ...
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Khalifa Fund presents innovative and success experiences in Abu Dhabi to motivate youths
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development organized the Second Tajribaty for number of projects funded by Khalifa Fund. Najla Al Midfa the Sr. Manager - Entrepreneurship Development Department presented a brief about Khalifa Fund and its financial and non-financial services, as well as the goals that the Fund is trying to accomplish and that include increasing the awareness among the Emiratis of ...
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Lessons on how to keep Abu Dhabi clean
ABU DHABI // Women and children in Bani Yas have been given lessons in keeping the city clean. Over 700 women along with school teachers and pupils attended the lessons as part of the 'Assematy' [my capital] initiative, which was launched by Abu Dhabi Municipality in June 2010 to preserve the city. Activities included removing and painting over graffiti on walls. Participants were ...
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Body found in Eastern Mangroves Abu Dhabi police confirm
ABU DHABI // Police today confirmed that a dead body has been found in the Eastern Mangroves. On Tuesday, kayaking companies that operate in the tourist hotspot were told to stop tours as a "forensic investigation" was under way. School pupils from Al Muna Primary, on Hamdan Street, were among those who had turned up on Tuesday morning at the protected marine environment only to be ...
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Jail for Emirates flight attendant who stole passengers credit cards
Emirates Airline flight attendant who stole credit cards from two passengers then used them to shop for mobile phones has been sentenced to six months in prison. DT, 28, from India, was also fined Dh6,000 and ordered to pay the same amount to the passengers he stole from. The flight attendant stole from one passenger in business class who handed him his coat. "The next morning I received ...
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Why do you keep it Dubai government staff asked
Government employees are being urged to donate their unwanted clothes, furniture and home appliances to the needy and poor. Twenty-three organisations across Dubai are taking part in this year's "Why Do You Keep It?" campaign, organised by the Dubai Land ...
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Emirati Women Breaking Barriers forum on 27 May
Breaking Barriers The event, which gathers the first Emirati women in their career, will shed lights on the first Emirati women in their profession to celebrate their stories and discuss gender, family, culture and traditions ...
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Abu Dhabis holding firm Senaat plans share sale - sources
By Stanley Carvalho and David French ABU DHABI | Thu May 23, 2013 5:50am EDT ABU DHABI May 23 (Reuters) - An Abu Dhabi government-owned holding company may sell its own shares or off-load a stake in one of its main businesses as part of plans to spur listings on the local stock market, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. General Holding Corp (Senaat), which has nearly ...
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Sharjah police question six men over buried colleague
Six men are being questioned by prosecutors after burying a colleague, Al Dhaid Public Prosecution said. The man who died while working was buried near a building site in Al Seyoukh, Sharjah, Yahya Murad Al Boloush, the director of prosecution said. The man had been working illegally after being reported as a runaway five years ago by his sponsor. Police were notified earlier this week about ...
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UAE weather Weekend temperatures set to drop as dust storms forecast
ABU DHABI // Temperatures are set to drop this weekend but expect high winds to blow up sand and dust, weather forecasters have said. The National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has warned that active north-westerly winds will whip up sand and dust leading to low visibility on the roads today and tomorrow. Today, temperatures will start to decrease gradually but ...
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Stop turning off freezers or face fines UAE grocers warned
Dr Hashim Al Nuaimi, director of the consumer protection department at the Ministry of Economy, has warned grocery shop owners not to cut the power to fridges and freezers at night to save money. Sarah Dea / The ...
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GCC hike in tobacco prices will see rise in illicit trade experts warn
DUBAI // Doubling the tax on cigarettes will lead to a rise in illicit trade and young people falling prey to smuggling gangs, experts have warned. As GCC finance ministers deliberate on a 100 per cent increase in duty on tobacco products, a report was published today showing the move would cause the growth of an illicit trade police and Customs could not control. And the paper says there is ...
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Etihad recruits pilots from partner airberlin
airberlin, Germany's second largest carrier, is undergiong a restructuring programme, while Etihad is pursuing a massive international ...
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Etihad Airways appoints Mansour Al Marzouqi as General Manager in Belarus
Mr Al Marzouqi joined Etihad Airways' Graduate Management program in 2007, subsequently holding several key positions in sales and business development in ...
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