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UAE patients speak out about coping with the stigma of epilepsy
Aiysha Nasser, an epilepsy patient, at a doctor's office in the neurology department at the Sheikh Khalifa Medical Center in Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova / The ...
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Couple jailed for sex outside marriage in Dubai
The hotel manager and his partner pleaded not guilty when they appeared before the Dubai Misdemeanour Court. They said they got married in Ukraine on August 1, 2012 and provided the judge with a copy of their marriage ...
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Can’t conceive Don’t just blame it on women
Dubai: When it comes to a couple's inability to conceive, society almost automatically points to the woman as the one who has the problem and who should go for a medical check-up right ...
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Man arrested in Ajman on drug charges
Ajman: Ajman Police have nabbed a drug dealer who is alleged by police to have been planning to traffick a large quantity of illicit drugs among residents, Colonel Saeed Humaid Nasser, director of the Anti-Narcotics Department of Ajman Police, said ...
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Abu Dhabi population tops 2.5m in 2013
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi city's population is increasing by one person every two minutes and 48 seconds, according to figures released recently by the Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre ...
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Dubai designer becomes first Saudi woman to conquer Everest
DUBAI // A 25-year-old graphic designer in Dubai yesterday became the first Saudi woman to climb Mount Everest. Raha Moharrak, originally from Jeddah, began the climb in early April in a fund-raising campaign for education in Nepal. She reached the 8,850-metre summit yesterday morning. She is part of the Arabs with Altitude group that includes Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani, a member of the Qatar ...
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IPL6 RCB v CSK live cricket score Raina out Chennai 22-2 chasing target of 107
Vijay manages to get a boundary to spoil a good over from Unadkat. CSK 19-2 in 3 overs. Unadkat into the attack in the third over. Zaheer bowls an excellent first over claiming two wickets for three runs. CSK 11-2 in 2 overs. Bravo denies Zaheer a hat-trick and survives a run out attempt. Double strike by Zaheer with Raina going for a first-ball duck failing to clear Vinay at long off. ...
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UAE’s coffee and tea consumption increases 85 per cent in three years
International Coffee Tea Festival 2013 seeks to build on UAE’s position as a leading global market for coffee and tea beverages The Arab world has more than tripled its consumption of coffee and tea over the last decade with the UAE emerging as a key growth catalyst registering an 85 per cent increase in consumption ...
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UAE Fashion Designer Organizes Fashion Show In Bahrain Following …
Dubai , UAE – May 18, 2013: Nazek Al Sabbagh, founder of home-grown label 'Zari O'Breesam', continued her community support events by organizing a fashion show in Manama in Bahrain to raise funds to support Children Mothers Welfare Society. The fashion show featured Al Sabbagh's latest women's collection 'Masa Elward'. This is the fourth stop of her ...
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London sees queues for Dubai property investment show – Select Property
A property investment show for Dubai real estate attracted long queues in London this week. ...
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Abu Dhabi forum to tackle energy-law relationship
Under the patronage of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Youth and Community Development and Chancellor of UAEU, the conference will tackle issues on the best known ways to ethically and efficiently use ...
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Two men suspected of stealing 600m of electic cables
Abu Dhabi: Two Asian men suspected of stealing electric cables in the Western Region in a bid to sell them in industrial areas have been caught by police. A 31 year-old illegal immigrant, M.A., and a 35 year-old loading truck driver, S.H., are accused of stealing the cables from their plastic containers and stripping them of their brass wires to sell them as ...
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Dewa’s Al Tayer praised for efforts
Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), honoured Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of Dewa, for his contributions and pivotal role in developing the UAE engineering sector. The appreciation ceremony was held on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the Society of ...
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Abu Dhabi Sleeping pods now available at airport
Abu Dhabi: Exhausted travellers who are stuck in transit between flights at Abu Dhabi International Airport can now recharge their batteries courtesy of the airport's newly-launched sleeping ...
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Dubais child labor complicity
To ensure that gold businesses in Dubai respect and protect rights, due diligence procedures should be made mandatory and include measures to check for child ...
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World Customs Organization concludes 3-day 2013 WCO IT in Dubai
WAM DUBAI: The 2013 WCO IT Conference and Exhibition, held under the patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has concluded its activities for this year with the announcement of a number of findings and recommendations that were deliberated upon or proposed during the three day event. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed ...
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Dubais Business Confidence Index stood at 113 points in Q1 2013
WAM DUBAI: Businesses in Dubai are confident of growth trends continuing to the second quarter of 2013, according to the quarterly business confidence survey conducted by Dubai's Department of Economic Development (DED). While optimism runs across the whole economy, it is particularly high among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and exporting firms as reflected in the composite ...
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Philippines defeat relegates UAE from Asian 5 Nations
The Asian 5 Nation's elite division will have no representation from the Gulf region for only the second time in its six-year history next season after the UAE lost their relegation decider 24-8 to the Philippines in Manila. Duncan Hall's side had been confident ahead of kick-off of getting the victory that would have secured their Top 5 safety but they got off to a bad start with ...
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Halal mark a must for all food products in UAE
A couple shopping at the Union Cooperative Society in Dubai. The Emirates Standardisation and Metrology Authority will introduce new halal labelling rules next ...
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Businesses in Dubai foresee rising demand and higher profits in Q2 2013
Businesses in Dubai are confident of growth trends continuing to the second quarter of 2013, shows the quarterly business confidence survey conducted by the Department of Economic Development (DED). While optimism runs across the whole economy, it is particularly high among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and exporting firms as reflected in the composite Business Confidence Index (BCI), ...
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‘My parents thought they’d lost their child’ recounts UAE epileptic patient
When Mariam started fainting at the age of 12 her parents did not take her to a doctor. She was taken instead to a mosque near their home in Ajman, where the religious cleric read the Quran over her.It was not until three years later after she suffered a severe seizure in class that her school advised her parents to seek medical help."I just remember sitting at my desk in maths class and ...
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Sharjah dry dock project in final stages
A project to build a dry dock facility on Sharjah's eastern seaboard, away from the Strait of Hormuz, will be complete early next year, officials have said. Authorities at Sharjah's Department of Seaports and Customs also revealed plans to redevelop the emirate's seaports and customs service at a Sharjah Consultative Council session on Thursday. The development of a dry dock in ...
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Petrochemicals sector given lively reception at hotels in Fujairah
The number of hotel rooms in Fujairah is expected to double to 1,600 this year. Above, the Hotel JAL Fujairah Resort and Spa. Randi Sokoloff / The ...
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Emirates to delay modifications because of late A380s delivery
The UAE's stock markets are among the world's best performing this year, as banks resume lending, property deals sell out, and seasoned institutional investors scour the Emirates for ...
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Football Ferrari Meet UAEs soccer heroes at Ferrari World
UAE residents are in for a treat as Ferrari World Abu Dhabi is offering an experience that will combine football and entertainment rides on one incredible Thursday afternoon. As part of its Celebrate Zayed's Nation initiative, which recognises and celebrates national champions and their success stories, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi will host the UAE national football team on Thursday, May 23, ...
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Abu Dhabi's changing role in UAE
The international financial crisis has caused much misery and despair world-wide, but in every recession there are opportunities, and because of Dubai, Abu Dhabi may have been presented with one.
When people around the world think of the United Arab Emirates, its capital, Abu Dhabi, is not the first emirate that comes to mind. Rather, Dubai is the most famous of the seven entities that united in the 1970’s. Read more
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