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Packing like a pro
Dubai: As much as many of us enjoy travelling, we all hate the uneasy feeling we get as soon as we think of the packing process. Packing is always a hassle — unless you decide to pack like an cabin ...
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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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JetBlue and Emirates to expand partnership agreement with bilateral codeshare
JetBlue Airways, New York's Hometown Airline, and Emirates, the Dubai-based international carrier and one of the world's fastest growing airlines, announced intent to expand their current partnership to include bilateral codesharing, pending FAA and DOT regulatory approval and subject to receipt of foreign government operating ...
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UAE Minister of Environment and Water to open Middle East Smart Landscape Summit
The UAE Minister of Environment and Water His Excellency Dr. Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahadis confirmed for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the inauguration of the Middle East Smart Landscape Summit taking place on 27-28 May at the Jumeirah at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of Municipality of Abu Dhabi City ...
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Emirates NBD Properties signs agreement with Emirates REIT
Emirates NBD announced that its real estate arm, Emirates NBD Properties, has recently concluded a Dhs122m deal for Retail Space in Index Tower, located in the Dubai International Financial Centre ...
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Eaton participates at DCD Converged Dubai 2013
ESPOO, Finland...Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton has announced it will be participating in the annual DatacenterDynamics (DCD) Convergedevent in ...
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School expenses up Which Dubai schools have hiked fees this year
]. Earlier in the year, there were reports that school in Dubai may not go for a fee hike this year but KHDA, the educational authority, allows ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ rated schools to charge parents more in the new academic year. KHDA had made the announcement after the Educational Cost Index (ECI), which is published by the Dubai Statistics Centre, released its ...
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UAE participates in 38th annual meeting of Board of Governors of the Islamic Development Bank in Tajikistan.
HE Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, headed the UAE delegation participating at the 38th annual meeting of Board of Governors of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in Tajikistan. The meeting took place over two-days on21- 22 May ...
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The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company catering to the Middle East traveller globally
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC this week unveiled its commitment to meeting the needs of the Middle East traveller seeking luxury and sophistication, as part of its participation at ATM ...
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Rattan House unveils the Arabian inspired Ablaq Collection at Index 2013
Rattan House unveiled its Ablaq Collection, the brands latest addition to the outdoor furniture category at this year's INDEX Exhibition. With consistent growth over the last three decades, Rattan House is one of the pioneers in the outdoor furniture ...
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SAP Enterprise mobility set for biggest year yet
The stark warning was issued by enterprise mobility market leader SAP on the eve of region's largest mobile solutions and technology event."2013 will be the biggest year yet for enterprise mobility, and the MENA region needs to be ready and able to embrace an unwired 'anytime, anywhere' mentality," said Deniz Kilyar, Head of Line of Business & Mobility Solutions, SAP ...
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The Fifth GIS Career Forum opens 22 May 2013 at HCT Sharjah
The Fifth Annual GIS Career Forum will be held 22nd May 2013 at the Women's College, Higher Colleges of Technology in Sharjah. The only career fair in the UAE dedicated to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the event will gather around 200 students, professors, GIS users, and officials from the academic community, private, and government ...
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Your UAE weekend Live life to the max at National Extreme League
Into your extreme sports like aggressive in-line skating, BMX and skateboarding? If the answer is yes, then you know how much of a 'non-scene' it practically is in the UAE. But that was then, and this, an era where urban sports are getting their dues, is now, and the UAE's first extreme sports league is kicking off this Friday in Abu Dhabi. The event will be held at the Abu ...
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100 changing rooms on Jumeirah beaches
Don't fret. A host of attractive changing rooms are now in place to give you that much-needed privacy. One hundred cylindrical changing rooms, topped with an Arabeque-inspired cover, have been installed on all public beaches in Dubai, from Jumeirah 1 to Jumeirah Beach ...
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Agents ignore Rera index charge higher rents
DUBAI: Owners and real estate agents are asking up to 50 per cent more than the average updated rent index in Dubai, an XPRESS survey has ...
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9 of Dubai schoolchildren smoke
Dubai: More than nine per cent of schoolchildren and 20 per cent of university students smoke, with the numbers increasing per year, a municipal official said ...
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Tanzania Emirate Funds Construction of 50 Boreholes in Isles
Zanzibar - RESIDENTS in some parts of Unguja and Pemba islands currently facing water shortage will have the problem minimised by August, this year, when a project to construct 50 boreholes/wells will be completed. Ras-Al-Khamah, one of the countries comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has agreed o fund the USD 1.5 million project, which aims at supplying the people in water deficient ...
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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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Technip awarded contract for flare modification in Abu Dhabi
Technip (Paris:TEC) (ISIN:FR0000131708) (ADR:TKPPY) was awarded by ADMA-OPCO(1) a lump-sum turnkey contract for the engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up assistance for flares modification and revamp project on Das Island. Das Island is located 290 kilometers offshore Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in the ...
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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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Dubais MAF picks banks for bond sale
Dubai's Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), which is buying Carrefour's stake in a regional joint venture, has picked five banks to arrange the sale of a dollar-denominated hybrid bond, a document from lead arrangers ...
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Damac launches sales at luxury Dubai project
"We have seen overwhelming interest in luxury serviced living in the Burj area of Dubai and that is why we are bringing Bay's Edge to the market now," said Ziad El Chaar, managing director, Damac ...
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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.
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