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Stay in your lane Dubai police urge motorists
Traffic on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. Police urge motorists to stick to their lanes as swerving was found to have resulted in 20 fatalities in the first quarter of this ...
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UAE sedition trial Accused question evidence against them
ABU DHABI // The trial of 94 Emiratis accused of sedition resumed yesterday with the accused and their lawyers continuing their defence testimony. Several defendants questioned the evidence against them, and argued that they were not part of a secret organisation. In response, prosecutors argued that their statements were emblematic of their efforts to undermine the state. MR, the first to ...
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Multiple-car accident on Sheikh Zayed Road causes major tail-backs
Traffic continued to plague Tuesday morning commuters as reports came in of multiple accidents and a broken-down bus caused pockets of tailbacks across ...
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Dubai makes $350 million off the environment
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's conservation initiative saved Dh16 million in electricity and water, it was announced at the eighth Conservation Award for the educational sector.Along with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) jointly honoured the efforts of individuals ...
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Dubai aims to become top destination for health tourism in the Middle East
Medical tourism has been brought to the fore with renewed optimism and a host of projects as announced by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Sunday. The projects are part of the authority's strategy for 2013-2025, which build on His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai's long-term sustainable development ...
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Sohails settles Mental issue with Salman Khan… and may now settle down in Dubai
While the entire media is going ‘mental’ reporting that Sohail and his star brother Salman Khan is not happy with the title of his upcoming movie 'Mental', Sohail has chosen to keep ...
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Education key pillar for development Mohammed bin Zayed
General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces has said the UAE, under the wise leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, attaches great importance to education as a key pillar for ...
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How you can help Abu Dhabi Police break sorcerers’ blackmail spell
Abu Dhabi Police have stressed that they would not relent against sorcerers as they closely follow up their activities to protect the ...
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Dh175m bus depot at Khalifa City in Abu Dhabi
The Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi has announced that it will soon commence building the new Dh175 million bus depot project in Abu Dhabi, after the project was approved by the Executive Council as part of various infrastructure projects valued at Dh1.5 ...
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Drifting deaths on Dubai roads increase Police mulls tougher fines
According to General Mohammad Saif Al Zafeen, Head, Dubai Traffic Police, 20 people lost their lives to drifting in the first four months of this year, while only 21 people had lost their lives in the whole of ...
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Dubais NewBridge sells 48 stake to Irish firm
Dubai-based specialty therapeutics company NewBridge Pharmaceuticals has agreed to sell a 48% stake to Irish drug firm Elan for $40m, Reuters has reported. NewBridge specialises in in-licensing, acquiring, registering and commercialising FDA, EMA/European and Japanese PMDA approved therapeutics to address the unmet medical needs of diseases with high regional prevalence in the Middle East, ...
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RBBi to launch Addictive Mobilitys mobile ad platform in region
Canada-based Addictive Mobility has announced a strategic partnership with Red Blue Blur Ideas (RBBi), a digital and performance-based agency in Dubai to introduce its social mobile advertising platform to regional advertisers. "We have strategically chosen Dubai to be our first market outside of North America, as part of our global expansion plan," said the president and CTO of ...
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Top Stories on Dubai Chronicle on May 21st
London is the world’s most important destination for international retailers, followed closely by Dubai, according to the annual CBRE ...
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Aust should help Dubai fraud man Abbott
Australian businessman Matthew Joyce, jailed in Dubai for fraud, should be offered all possible support from his home country, the federal opposition ...
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Dubai locks up Australian for land fraud
(57 mins ago) Foreign Minister Bob Carr has criticized as ';indefensible’’ the length of time the legal process took in the United Arab Emirates after an Australian man was jailed for 10 years for property fraud. Businessman Matthew Joyce was sentenced yesterday, four years after being arrested, and reportedly fined US$24.5 million after being convicted over a collapsed land ...
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Phl Volcanoes Erupt or bow out vs UAE side
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Volcanoes need to erupt now more than ever as the Pinoy rugby aces fight to keep their slot in the Top 5 division of the HSBC Asian 5 Nations tourney against United Arab Emirates tonight at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Foiled by powerhouse rivals in their first ...
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Marta Pisarek makes the cut
Marta Pisarek became the fifth lady jockey to book her ticket to Abu Dhabi for a dream lineup in the final of HH Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) in November, after the Irish woman guided Altesse Kossack home in the UK qualifier of the series at the Newbury Racecourse here on Saturday. The UK qualifier ...
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Viceroy Hotel Group Plans Dubai Property
By Matt AldertonMay 20, 2013 Viceroy Hotel Group will open its first hotel in Dubai -- the Viceroy Dubai, Palm Jumeirah -- in 2017, it announced last week. The company's second property in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it will have 481 guest rooms and an unspecified amount of meeting space, as well as ...
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Etisalat to Showcase CSR Projects From Across ME Africa and Asia at 10th CSR Summit in Dubai
WAM ABU DHABI, May 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- The heads of Corporate Social Responsibility from Etisalat's operations in Afghanistan, Benin, Gabon, Egypt, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Togo and the UAE are travelling to Dubai to present their projects and engage with stakeholders to form new partnerships at IIR Middle East's 10th annual CSR Summit to take place in Dubai. During ...
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Australian businessman Matthew Joyce jailed for 10 years over Dubai property deal
Men look at a model of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, at the Cityscape exhibition in Dubai on October 4, 2010. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty ...
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Emirates Airlines introduces shisha lounges up in the sky.
Emirates has started to trial new shisha lounges aboard its A380 fleet.Last week the airline revealed that the lounges would be available to business and first class passengers on several of its long-haul routes flown using ...
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Jailed executive Matthew Joyce to fight Dubai sentence freed Marcus Lee could face appeal
United Arab Emirates Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr has promised an Australian man sentenced to 10 years jail in Dubai will receive consular support during his planned appeal.Australian executive Matthew Joyce was yesterday found guilty of fraud against his former employer, a property development company owned by the emir of Dubai.His business partner, fellow Australian Marcus Lee, was ...
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Australian jailed in Dubai another cleared of fraud
United Arab Emirates Foreign Affairs minister Bob Carr has promised an Australian man sentenced to 10 years jail in Dubai will receive consular support during his planned appeal.Australian executive Matthew Joyce was yesterday found guilty of fraud against his former employer, a property development company owned by the emir of ...
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New women’s campus opens in Ras Al Khaimah
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, opened the new headquarters of the Ras Al-Khaimah Women's College (RAKWC) on ...
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Sharjah Ruler wife patronise charity auction
Sharjah: Under the patronage of His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and his wife Shaikha Jawaher Bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs and honorary patron of the Sharjah Businesswomen's Council (SBWC), the 'Tawasel' initiative organised a charity auction to support the education ...
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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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