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Dubai reinforcing its position as popular cruise destination
Dubai is reinforcing its position as a destination of choice for cruise tourism by welcoming newly renovated luxury liner, Mariner of the Seas on its maiden call to the emirate. The liner, a member of Royal Caribbean International's cruise line fleet, arrived at Port Rashid on Tuesday to a traditional welcome ceremony, organised by Dubai Cruise Tourism, a department of the Department of ...
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Emirates increases weekly flights to Sri Lankas Colombo
(MENAFN) Emirates Airlines is planning to add 3 more weekly flights to Colombo starting this June in order to increase the capacity on its services to that destination, reported Emirates 24/7.After this plan, the total weekly flights from Dubai to Colombo will grow to 31.This flight increase will add 126-business class and 1,158 economy class seats, and it will be operated via a Boeing 777-300ER ...
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Dubais Nakheel grants USD13.35m worth of contracts
(MENAFN) Dubai's Nakheel announced that it has granted two contracts worth a combined USD13.35 million for both Dragon Mart Phase 2 and the International City project, reported Arabian Business.The developer said that the first USD9.93-million contract was awarded to ADC Energy Systems, which will be in charge of designing and building the cooling plant at Dragon Mart extension ...
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Etisalats Nigerian unit secures USD1.2b loan
(MENAFN) Etisalat Nigeria announced that it has signed a medium term loan facility of USD1.2 billion, reported Gulf News.The Nigerian operation unit of the UAE telecommunication services operator said that the aim of the loan is to cover the debt of USD650 million and to resume its business across the country.The company's first quarter net profits witnessed a 1-percent increase on yearly ...
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IMF stays upbeat on Dubai
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, said on Tuesday that it was confident of Dubai's ability to meet all financial obligations given its track record of successfully managing payment rescheduling.Masood Ahmed, director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department, said Dubai government-related entities had so far managed debt rescheduling quite ...
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Emirates NBD boosts SME lending to Dh2 billion in 13
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Emirates NBD, a leading regional lender, announced that it would be boosting financing for small and medium enterprises, or SMEs, as well as micro SMEs in 2013 by setting aside Dh2 billion, up from Dh1.5 billion allocated in 2012.The bank, which launched a new initiative on Tuesday - Rise - to offer comprehensive support to UAE-based SMEs, said the targeted growth in SME ...
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UAE- Smuggled ivory tusks seized
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) A shipment of 259 smuggled ivory tusks has been seized in Jebel Ali, while en route from an African country, the Ministry of Environment and Water said.Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for External Audit Sultan bin Alwan said on Tuesday that the consignment had been seized by the ministry's personnel, in collaboration with the Dubai Customs at Jebel Ali Sea Port. ...
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Drug duo arrested in Dubai
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The Dubai Police have arrested two Asian suspects on charges of drug possession, promotion and consumption.On May 13, the Anti-Narcotics Department of the Dubai Police received information that two Asians were promoting drugs in the Deira area. After verifying the information, the police set in place an operation to arrest the suspects.As one of the suspects, 25-year-old ...
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UAE- Woman jailed fined for drug smuggling
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) A woman, who was caught trying to smuggle more than 1kg of cocaine under her coat through the airport, has been sentenced to ten years in prison and ordered to pay Dh200,000 in fines.The Court of First Instance also ordered that the Thai woman be deported after serving her prison term and settling the whole payment of the fine. The woman, 27, was arrested on February 11 ...
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UAE- Dh7.5m lawsuit referred back to Court of Appeal
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The Court of Cassation has quashed a verdict given by two lower courts which earlier had dismissed a Dh7.5 million real estate lawsuit filed by an investment company against two property developers. The case, which was finally accepted by the Dubai Highest Court, upon appeal filed by the Dubai Attorney-General, revolves around the sale of a plot of land worth in total ...
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You can file cases in Dubai Courts online
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Dubai Courts has officially launched three innovative online services aimed at saving time and effort, and facilitating the work of litigants.The services are online registration of cases, access to the archive of case files and pro bono legal advice, according to a press statement from the Dubai government on Tuesday.The initiative is in line with Dubai Courts' ...
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Standard Chartered’s Titanium MasterCard Credit Card wins ‘Best New Credit …
During the Cards Middle East Forum 2013: Card provides unprecedented cashback and extensive privileges Dubai, UAE – 22 May, 2013 – Standard Chartered Bank ‘s MasterCard Titanium Credit Card won the ';Best New Credit Card in the Middle East'; award during the Cards Middle East Forum 2013. The Standard Chartered Titanium Credit Card has been recognized for ...
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Online network for diabetics
Dubai: Following its launch in November 2012, the "My Diabetes Story" Community, an online network led by diabetics exclusively for diabetics in the Middle East, has rapidly grown with over 1000 members registering for it. Led by "My Diabetes Story" ambassadors from across the region, this community is a platform for patients to ...
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New laws for UAE money exchange firms
UAE Central Bank is in the process of designing new legislation to tighten the regulation of money exchange houses. Media reports suggest ...
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Vitamin D deficiency linked to infertility
One in six couples in UAE face fertility issues; lack of vitamin D main cause among women, while smoking and obesity is main cause of problems among ...
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Special report Interpol acts to stem ivory trade
Dubai: Interpol sent a strong signal on Wednesday to organised crime that it is stepping up efforts to stem illegal ivory trade shipments -- such as the consignment of 259 elephant tusks intercepted earlier this week at Jebel Ali Port by Dubai ...
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Abu Dhabi Investment Forum opens in Paris
WAM ABU DHABI, 22 May, 2013 -- Nasser Ahmed Alsowaidi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) opened the Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris today, in the presence of a high-level Government delegation from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and more than 200 senior French officials, businessmen and investors. In his speech, Nasser Alsowaidi said that the Forum represents ...
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Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority opens Tourism Youth Summer Camp
';This year the programme takes in many new aspects of the destination reflecting the evolvement of Abu Dhabi’s tourism proposition,'; explained Nasser Al Reyami, Tourism Standards Director, TCA Abu Dhabi. ';We encourage nationals – both boys and girls – to sign up for the three-week programme to get a better understanding ...
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INFORMA PLC Strong foundation for thriving ‘Medical Tourism’ industry in UAE – 4
21 May 2013 16:47 Dubai, UAE: The UAE is currently witnessing progress in the global medical tourism industry today. Being a melting pot of cultures and located only a few hours away from one third of the world’s population, the country is increasingly becoming a preferred choice for regional and international medical tourism business. Medical tourism ...
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Sunfeast investors threaten suicide
';I’ve taken a huge loan from a money-lender. They will kill me if I don’t pay back so I would rather take my own life,'; a distraught Indian man told XPRESS outside Sunfeast’s 12th-floor office at Mai Tower, where angry investors were involved in an eight-hour sit-in on ...
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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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Tourism leaders from Dubai and Seychelles meet
Helal Saeed Almarri, the Director General of Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), the principal authority responsible for strengthening Dubai's positioning as a world-leading tourism destination and commercial hub, met Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, when the Minister was in Dubai on a working visit a week and ...
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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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Pupils across UAE prepare for national finals of Robot Olympiad
ABU DHABI // Hundreds of pupils across the country are preparing to do battle for a spot in the national finals of this year's World Robot Olympiad. District competitions began in the capital yesterday and will see almost 1,500 public and private-school pupils compete in 379 teams to win one of 18 spots at the national finals. The finals will be held at the Fairmont hotel in Abu Dhabi on ...
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Test of demand for top-end learning in the UAE
DUBAI // A private operator plans to offer 6,000 premium school spaces in the next three years, but experts have questioned whether high-end education can address demand. Evolvence Capital said last week it would begin expanding its network by opening early-childhood education centres and setting up branch campuses of UK independent schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, starting this September. ...
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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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