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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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National Bank of Abu Dhabi plans $350 mln convertible bond
DUBAI | Thu May 23, 2013 2:06am EDT DUBAI May 23 (Reuters) - National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the UAE's largest lender by market value, plans to sell $350 million in a convertible bond offering, it said on Thursday. NBAD has named Barclays Plc, BofA Merrill Lynch , J.P. Morgan Chase and itself to arrange the sale, the company said in a statement. The bonds will be issued at par ...
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Emirates flight turbulence injures passengers plane from Dubai diverted
Emirates EK358 flight from Dubai to Jakarta was diverted to Singapore after turbulence led to injuries among passengers and crew, a spokesman said. "Several crew members and a number of passengers on the flight sustained minor injuries but no one required hospitalisation. "The safety of our passengers and crew is of the utmost importance and will not be compromised," he ...
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Emiratis not oil are real wealth of UAE says Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, addresses participants of the Absher Initiative at the signing ceremonies. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu ...
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Sheikh Mohammed vows UAE government will be mobile and work 247 365 days a year
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, announced a new "government vision of the future" on Twitter yesterday following a meeting with 1,000 government officials. Courtesy ...
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$47 million bus terminal coming to Abu Dhabi
The bus depot will redefine the bus service sector in Abu Dhabi A new bus depot that can accommodate around 500 buses will be built in Abu Dhabi soon.The Department of Transport (DoT) has announced that it will begin building the Dh175 million depot in Khalifa City, and it is expected to begin operating by 2015. The project was approved by the Executive Council as part of other infrastructure ...
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Abu Dhabi to have nine new schools open in 2014
Abu Dhabi is set to have four new Indian curriculum and five International curriculum schools open in the next academic year, adding nearly 24,000 more school seats, Gulf News has reported. "There will be around 10,000 new school seats created for Indian children in Abu Dhabi by next April," said the acting director of Private School Quality Assurance at Abu Dhabi Education Council ...
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Deal between Jet Airways Etihad flies into Sebi air pocket
The Mumbai Police on Tuesday arrested the 49-year-old film and TV actor Vindoo Dara Singh for facilitating deals between bookies and cricketers in the ...
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Abu Dhabi Police clamp down on witchcraft
The police have launched an awareness campaign called Amman, encouraging people to come forward and report anyone practicing witchcraft or ...
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Abdullah bin Zayed participates in Friends of Syria meeting in Jordan
Amman, 22 May 2013 (WAM) - Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan took part in the meeting of the 'Friends of Syria' group, held today in Amman. The meeting discussed the current situation in Syria after the Syrian army regained large part of the strategic city of Al Qussair and after a call by Qatar to held an emergency meeting of the Arab League to discuss means ...
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