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Meet The UAE’s Mompreneurs
As a mom-stroke-businesswoman-stroke-SME evangelist, it's no wonder Mona Tavassoli says she carries two diaries. "It's all about the balance," says the Iranian dot.com entrepreneur. And she should know. Tavassoli gave birth to her first baby almost two years ago, swiftly followed by the creation of ...
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Etihad Airways keen to do more business with UAE companies
government departments. The objective of the symposium was to further strengthen Etihad Airways’ reputation and brand in ...
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High chiller fees freezing us out of our homes say RAK residents
Al Hamra Village developers in Ras Al Khaimah have been in dispute with residents and owners since last year when high bills were calculated on electricity consumption. Sarah Dea / The ...
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Trainee vets pick up tips from Emirati vet
Dr Majid Al Qassimi, one of the two practising Emirati veterinary surgeons in the UAE, gives his lecture to students of Al Ain Women's College, telling students of some of the predicaments the job has left him in. Jeffrey E Biteng / The ...
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Advertising sector needs more supervision says Abdullah
ABU DHABI // The advertising industry needs greater regulation to prevent fraud, Sheikh Abdullah, head of the National Media Council (NMC) and the Foreign Minister, has agreed. At a session of the FNC, Sheikh Abdullah heard from Ali Al Nuaimi (Ajman), who complained that adverts in newspapers and on websites were being used by fraudsters to sell faulty products and carry out scams and in some ...
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Nationwide programme intends to rectify expanding Emirati debt levels
DUBAI // A nationwide programme to boost financial literacy among young Emiratis was launched yesterday amid growing concern over levels of personal debt. "Financial literacy, which is critical for managing personal finances effectively, is not on par with international standards among young Emiratis," said Abdul Aziz Al Ghurari, a member of the Emirates Foundation board, chief ...
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Driving instructor cleared of strip charge in Dubai
DUBAI //A driving instructor sentenced to jail after changing his clothes in front of a student has been cleared by the Appeals Court. The court overturned the one-month jail term and deportation order given to RK, 44, from Pakistan, who in March was found guilty by the Misdemeanours Court of breaching the woman's modesty. The instructor changed in the back seat of his car after a lesson ...
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Gambler pays the price for demanding his winnings in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI // A mechanic won Dh100 in a gambling game, but that was when his luck ran out. When he demanded his winnings the man was severely beaten and injured by two other gamblers wielding a knife and a stick. And when the mechanic called police in Al Gharbia to complain that he had been attacked and was badly hurt and unable to move, all three men were arrested. Col Ojail Ali Al Junaibi, ...
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Man and girl 5 killed in separate incidents in Ajman
AJMAN // The body of an Arab man in his thirties has been recovered from the Arabian Gulf. Beachgoers on the Ajman corniche spotted the body in the water on Friday and called police, said Brigadier Saleh Al Matrooshi, the director general of Ajman Civil Defence. "Our rescue teams hurried to the scene and pulled out the body," said Brig Al Matrooshi. "We still don't know if ...
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Hundreds of illegals held in clampdown in Sharjah
SHARJAH // Hundreds of illegal residents have been arrested in Sharjah as police continue their clampdown on people who did not leave the UAE during the recent visa amnesty. A total of 61,826 people left during the amnesty, which ran from December to February to give those living and working illegally a chance to avoid fines, prosecution and deportation. Since then police have carried out ...
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Heard the buzz Its the latest hobby in Dubai…
DUBAI // Every morning before he leaves for work, Asif Kibria checks on the colony of bees in his backyard. He gingerly opens a long wooden box containing their hive to check which pollen his thousands of little friends have brought home. "I like to see if the pollen the bees have collected is white from the date trees or orange from flowers I have not located yet," said Mr Kibria, a ...
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Wanted yet more unsung heroes for Abu Dhabi Awards
The ice breaker: Zahra Lari is among the nominations for the Abu Dhabi Award. The teenager is the first female Emirati to compete internationally in figure skating. Fatima Al Marzooqi / The ...
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Pro League Eid Baroot and Al Wasl part ways Bonamigo signs on at Sharjah
Al Wasl have begun the search for a sixth manager in 10 months following the decision not to make permanent the contract with Eid Baroot, the caretaker coach. Baroot was expected to continue in the role he inherited from Frenchman Guy Lacombe in February, however the Emirati has signed an agreement with Emirates, the newly promoted Ras Al Khaimah club, for next season. Baroot insisted the ...
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New Dh3bn hospital in Dubai health masterplan
How the planned Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid hospital will look. The Dh3 billion project is part of an expansion plan for the medical services in the Emirate. Two other major hopsitals are included in the plan. Courtesy Dubai ...
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New York University Abu Dhabi scientists probe glaciers secrets
Miles below the surface of the vast ice sheets at the earth's extremities, something is constantly stirring. These are the planet's most remote corners, with conditions so harsh and dangerous that they are all but unknown to man. Yet the currents that flow beneath the ice could have profound consequences for all of us. As the Earth's temperature climbs and the ice sheets slowly ...
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Culture central to Africa Day celebrations
These vibrant performances and displays of traditional artefacts and cuisines by more than 20 different African embassies marked Africa Day celebrations in the capital on ...
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Indias Essar secures 3 contracts in Abu Dhabi
Indian EPC contractor Essar Projects (EPL) has secured three new orders totalling $80m in Abu Dhabi, Gulf Today has reported. EPL has been selected by Takreer for engineering, procurement, construction works, commissioning and start-up for a Spent Caustic Treatment Plant at Abu Dhabi Refinery. Samsung Engineering also awarded a contract to EPL for Civil Works for the Carbon Black & Delayed ...
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Abdullah bin Zayed Laurent Fabius open new French Embassy at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi
WAM ABU DHABI: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister has emphasised the UAE's interest in promoting its bilateral relations with France in all spheres. Sheikh Abdullah was speaking at the opening ceremony of the new French Embassy at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi, in presence of Laurent Fabius, French Foreign Minister. At the ceremony, Sheikh Abdullah and Fabius ...
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Dubai SME launches SeedApp to promote UAEs transformation into m-government
WAM DUBAI: Instructed Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, to set up a sub-fund to support UAE nationals developing mobile applications focused on facilitating people's access to government services. The 'SeedApp' fund is intended to support UAE nationals who develop ...
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UAE drugs committee reviews new narcotics
Abu Dhabi: The Higher Committee for Combating of Drugs, chaired by Dr Amin Hussain Al Amiri, Assistant Undersecretary for Medical Practices and Licensing, has discussed the listing of newly detected types of drugs, alternatives for hashish and recently discovered drugs such as ...
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Rashid Hospital to be one-stop facility
Dubai: The master plan for Rashid Hospital at a cost of Dh3 billion includes six new specialised health centres, two hotels, villas and apartments for staff, and a mosque set in a picturesque setting with a lake and ...
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Sharjah gambling den raided in police sting
Gamblers operating below National Paints bridge in Sharjah lure passersby to play card games and dupe them into parting with their money. The flyover has long been a haunt for gamblers, residents ...
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Shaikha Jawaher visits Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Sharjah: Shaikha Jawaher Bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, Wife of the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, recently visited Syrian refugees in Lebanon on her first humanitarian visit following her designation as Eminent Advocate for refugee children by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees ...
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UAE’s Majid AL Futtaim eyes $1 billion investments this year
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi Dead Sea, Jordan (Reuters) – UAE’s Majid Al Futtaim Holding (MAF) – sole franchise of hypermarket chain Carrefour in the Gulf – said it foresaw capital investments of up to $1 billion (661 million) this year as it steadily expanded its foothold in the region. This did not include a $680 million purchase of a 25 percent minority share from ...
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UAE- DHA’s strategy will promote Dubai as health tourism hub
(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was briefed on Sunday on the four-pronged strategy of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), which builds on Shaikh Mohammed’s long-term sustainable development vision for promoting Dubai as a favourite destination for health ...
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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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