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Emirates trade surplus to pass $90 billion
The UAE economy growth is expected to lower to 3.9 percent in 2012 after a solid 2011, when the GDP expanded 5.2 percent led by high oil prices and a 10.2 percent increase in oil production, according to a review of the UAE economy by Global Investment House. Even as growth in oil sector is expected to slow down in 2012, the nonoil sector has continued its resurgence witnessing a 3.5 percent ...
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Emirates Tim Clark tops inaugural Brits List
Clark has played a major role in the development of Emirates, joining the airline in the year it was formed, 1985. Earlier this month, Emirates posted a 52 percent increase in profits, ...
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UAE overtakes Saudi as top Gulf construction market
The UAE overtook Saudi Arabia as the region's largest construction market last year, the first time since 2008, according to a new report by ...
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Justin Bieber monkeyed around before Dubai and now owes huge fine for his pet Mally
The 'Beauty and the Beat' hitmaker's pet Mally was seized at German customs in March and has since been held at an animal shelter in Munich - but it is set for a permanent move to either a zoo or ...
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Emirates to delay wing crack modifications because of late A380s delivery
Emirates Airline to push back by two months work to fix potential wing cracks on its existing fleet of superjumbos. Wing modification work on Emirates' fleet of A380s should have started in March, but has only begun this month because of late arrival of new aircraft, according to Tim Clark, the president and chief executive of Emirates. "We need to receive the new aircraft to backfill ...
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UAE weather warning Hazy conditions ahead
Motorists in the Western Region are being urged to take extra precautions because of haze, the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology warned yesterday, although road conditions and visibility had improved last night. Winds made seas rough and those conditions will remain until tonight. Offshore waves reached 3.65 metres yesterday and winds hit 60kph. Sailors are advised to check ...
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Ramadan in the UAE Will science replace moon-spotting to start the Holy Month
ABU DHABI // The wait for the start of Ramadan is always an anxious one. After weeks of guesses and rumours about what the date will be, astronomers haul their telescopes to the highest point in their emirate and watch for the new crescent moon to usher in the Holy Month. But last week the French Muslim Council voted to do away with that, basing the start of Ramadan on astronomical calculations ...
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Video Cannes is the star in this real-life blockbuster
Luxury jewellery house Chopard says that jewellery stolen from a local hotel in a pre-dawn heist on Friday was not destined for stars at the Cannes film festival, and its value below figures quoted. Earlier reports said the value of the heist was more than $1 ...
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Abu Dhabi cops end cable guys’ Liwa power trip
Explaining the gang’s modus operandi, Colonel Ali Al Junaibi, Director of the Western Region Police Directorate in Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, said, "The gang stole electric power cables of around 600 metres from government installations in Liwa. Of this 550m were high-voltage cables located in the vicinity of a farmhouse, and the remaining 50m were low-voltage cables stolen from another ...
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UAE inflation in April down to 0.9
According to data from the UAE National Bureau of Statistics, consumer prices in the country fell to 0.9% year-on-year compared with the previous month, Reuters has reported. The housing and utility costs, which account for over 39% of consumer expenses, fell 0.1% year-on-year and remained unchanged month-on-month in April, while food prices, which make up nearly 14% of the basket, rose 2.5% on ...
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Arqaam Capital seeking KSA SA expansion deals
Riad Meliti, the chief executive of Dubai-based Arqaam Capital has said the investment bank plans to expand into sub-Saharan Africa by the fourth quarter this year and may look at acquisitions in Saudi Arabia as part of its push into fast-growing emerging markets, Reuters has reported. "We're also making a push into sub-Saharan Africa, basically the triangle of South Africa, Kenya and ...
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Will Dubai be dust-proof in 10 years Municipality unveils ambitious project
Before you dismiss this suggestion, consider this: An ambitious Dubai Municipality project aims at doing just that – it plans to drastically increase the green cover across the emirate, thereby making Dubai ...
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Video How China’s challenger to Burj Khalifa will build taller ‘Sky City’ in 7 months
Previously, BSB had planned to build the tower in three months. However, construction has not started yet and is unlikely until a clearance from the government is ...
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QE 2 may be moored in Dubai if UAE wins World Expo 2020
The skyline of Dubai is seen from the rear deck of the Queen Elizabeth 2 as Istithmar World, the Dubai state investment company that owns the ship, outlined plans Monday to turn the retired cruise liner into a 300-room hotel in Port Rashid, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II launched the QE2 in 1967. ...
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Is your home safe for the holidays Dubai residents call for a neighbourhood watch
"Prevention is everyone’s responsibility," comes the rejoinder from one of the UAE’s top security firms, even as several local community members discuss the need for a neighbourhood watch initiative with the onset of the summer holidays. Despite Dubai Police’s initiative of introducing a Housing Security Programme for independent homes and villas, several residents ...
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Maplin profits dip as it eyes international growth
By Alex Lawson Maplin's profits took a hit in the first year of its investment plan for growth as the retailer marks out countries for overseas ...
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More health education needed for UAE schools officials
"Both private and government schools have to increase the number of health education programmes by 50 per cent. Depending on the age, health education programmes relating to oral hygiene, nutrition, obesity, diabetes, and tobacco, among others, should be implemented at schools," she ...
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UAE top tourism destination in the Arab world
Gassan Aridi, Chief Executive of Alpha Tours, said, despite these challenges, the regional tourism will thrive. "With more and more people travelling globally, we expect a significant part of that to visit the Middle East due to continued economic growth and job creation -- some of the factors ...
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UAE’s Hakkasan eyes global brand expansion
Abu Dhabi-owned Hakkasan, the luxury dining and nightlife company, has announced ambitious brand development and expansion plans. The announcement comes shortly after the launch of its first branded entertainment and nightlife venue Hakkasan Las Vegas at MGM Grand Hotel Casino. The plans, set out by the company’s Emirati chairman, Khadem Al Qubaisi, involve ...
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Tejar Dubai hosts inaugural event to support SMEs
Fatma Al-Mulla, a young Emirati graphic designer, at Tejar Dubai. | | A A DUBAI: LAMA ALSHETHRY Last Update 19 May 2013 12:37 am Tejar Dubai's first event to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) was held on Thursday, with the participation of local talents who exhibited their skills in ...
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UAE government seeks to deliver e-services through multiple channels
The UAE government's long-term e-strategy is to provide all public online services to customers through multiple channels, according to the director general ...
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Can’t you beam me up Scotty
Anyone going to see a Star Trek movie expects a spectacular vision of the 23rd century, and the latest incarnation - which opened in the UAE last week - does not disappoint. Amid all the breath-taking vistas, impacts and explosions, it is almost comforting to see such "familiar" technology as phasers, transporters and warp drives. Dreamt up half a century ago by the creative genius ...
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Three years on memories of crash of Air Indias Dubai flight still haunt
Rescue work underway at the crash site of the Air India plane in Mangalore on 22 May 2010. About 150 people were killed when the plane flying from Dubai overshot the runway after landing at the Mangalore airport in south India. Jagadeesh NV / ...
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Study on UAE dolomite formation could pave way for future greener industries
Something unusual is happening on the UAE's coastal saltflats. A mineral known as dolomite - a crystalline rock containing calcium, magnesium and carbon - is slowly being formed. Not so odd, you might think - rocks are laid down all the time, albeit over many millions of years and under the right conditions. But dolomite is different. Until recently it was thought that it formed only ...
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Dubai designers to open close Philippine fashion week
RONALDO Arnaldo A large package from Dubai, delivered by air freight, and an application to join Philippine Fashion Week (PFW) piqued the curiosity of producer-director Joey Espino several years ago. They came from designer Michael Cinco who had read about PFW online and went through the trouble of sending a sample of his exquisitely crafted gown. "Who would spend so much for a ...
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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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