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UAEs shelter from storm opens in Jordan
Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Development and International Cooperation, opens yesterday the refugee camp created by the UAE for Syrian refugees in Jordan. The camp can hold 5,000 and uses innovative systems such as solar power and its own water treatment facility. ...
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No registered Coronavirus cases in the UAE ministry says
ABU DHABI // There have been no registered cases of the Coronavirus in the UAE, said the Ministry of Health on Thursday. It said the Epidemiological Investigation Centres in the UAE were working round the clock to early report any detection of virus, according to state news agency, Wam. The ministry said on Wam that it is monitoring the situation closely at its health facilities in cooperation ...
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Three fined after fall paralyses worker in Dubai
DUBAI // Three people found negligent over a construction worker's fall from scaffolding that left him paralysed from the neck down have been fined Dh10,000 each. The worker NM, 54, from India, was eight-feet above the ground carrying out maintenance work on a villa in the Green Community when he lost balance and fell to the ground. He lost consciousness and was taken to Rashid Hospital, ...
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Football coach jailed over illegitimate child in Dubai
DUBAI // An Emirati football coach who had an illegitimate child with his Moldovan lover has been sentenced to a month in prison. The Misdemeanours Court sentenced his lover to two months, as she was also convicted of overstaying her visa. She will be deported after completing her jail term. As the father is Emirati, the child will remain with the father. The pair, who had been living together ...
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A look at weekend Thoroughbred racing
The Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer and, with no Triple Crown hopes to extend the spring, also kicks off a "second season" of racing. There are important turf races at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, Hollywood Park and Arlington Park. Some of the nation's top steeds will be on display in the Grade I Met Mile at Belmont. Fillies and mares are in action from coast to coast and ...
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Successful conclusion of Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris
WAM PARIS, May 23rd, 2013 (WAM)-- The Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris, organized by Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development with the participation of over 200 businessmen and investors, successfully concluded yesterday in the French capital. The six-panel discussion forum enabled senior officials from a number of government departments, institutions and authorities in Abu Dhabi to ...
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Abdullah bin Zayed receives his Czech counterpart
WAM Abu Dhabi, 23rd May 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, received today visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg. The meeting reviewed ways of enhancing bilateral cooperation in all fields, particularly in energy. The two ministers also exchanged views on a variety of issues of mutual concern and current ...
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UAE gives billions to help heal the world
ABU DHABI // Turmoil in the Arab world signalled a turning point in the amount spent on foreign aid by the UAE, whose efforts have been recognised worldwide. The country donated Dh7.2 billion in 2011- a jump from Dh2.8bn in 2010 - and provided assistance to more than 120 countries. Of that, Dh625.3 million was dedicated to humanitarian assistance in more than 30 countries, most of them Arab. ...
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Wheat flour could soon be produced in the UAE
Dr Mohamed Al Hammadi, research and development director at Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, examines stalks of wheat as part of a study into 100 varieties of the cereal grain, which hopes to determine which are the most suitable to be cultivated in the UAE's climate. Sammy Dallal / The ...
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Food safety improving across Dubai
Shining example: Abdelrahim Gader, centre, a senior food inspector with Dubai Municipality's food control department, inspects a restaurant in Deira last year. He found no infringements. Antonie Robertson / The ...
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Friday sermon Feel Allah watching over you
Muslims who feel Allah watching over them will be more pious, today's sermon tells worshippers. Allah named Himself the observer and therefore Muslims should feel His observation in all their actions. "Allah's knowledge has circulated everything that goes inside the human self and thoughts," the sermon says. It quotes a verse from the Quran which says: "We verily ...
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Too few children hits UAE Indian expats hopes of adoption
DUBAI // Indian expatriates hoping to adopt from their home country face a long wait after being told there are not enough children. About 80 couples' dreams of starting a family were left up in the air after their government temporarily stopped overseas adoptions last year. The New Delhi-based Central Adoption Resource Authority (Cara), which monitors and regulates in-country and ...
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Sheikh Mohammed decree to make doping in horse racing a criminal offence in UAE
DUBAI // Doping in horse racing could soon become a criminal offence, according to a decree by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. The new proposed law would criminalise the import, selling or buying of performance-enhancing drugs for horse racing. It follows a scandal whereby 22 thoroughbred racehorses owned by Godolphin, the stables founded by ...
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Death sentence for brothers convicted for Al Ain revenge killings
ABU DHABI // Three Emirati brothers convicted of murdering two Omanis as part of a blood feud have been sentenced to death by the Criminal Court. A fourth brother who was charged with them was cleared, and so were two cousins charged with hiding the brothers. After announcing the verdict the judge Idris bin Mansour stressed it would be scrutinised by both the Appeals and Cassation Courts. In ...
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Three fined Dh10000 each over Dubai scaffolding accident
DUBAI // Three people found negligent over a construction worker's fall from scaffolding that left him paralysed from the neck down have been fined Dh10,000 each. The worker NM, 54, from India, was eight-feet above the ground carrying out maintenance work on a villa in the Green Community when he lost balance and fell to the ground. He lost consciousness and was taken to Rashid Hospital, ...
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One month in prison for football coach who had illegitimate child with lover
DUBAI // An Emirati football coach who had an illegitimate child with his Moldovan lover has been sentenced to a month in prison. The Misdemeanours Court sentenced his lover to two months, as she was also convicted of overstaying her visa. She will be deported after completing her jail term. As the father is Emirati, the child will remain with the father. The pair, who had been living together ...
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In pictures UAE war games
Sheikh Hamdan said officers and personnel of the UAE Armed Forces had shown high capabilities and efficiency in performing the war game. Courtesy ...
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Student protection meeting held for all private school principals in Abu Dhabi
WAM Abu Dhabi, 23rd May 2013 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) organised an awareness meeting for private school principals on "Student Protection." The aim is to ensure every single child and student is protected from the moment they ride their school bus to the minute they return back home. During the awareness meeting four division managers from the Private School and ...
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Emirati friends attacked by masked gang in Sharjah
SHARJAH // Six Emiratis were injured after they were attacked in the early hours of this morning by a gang of masked men armed with knives. One of the injured men, identified as Hamad, 26, was seriously hurt while his five friends sustained minor injuries. The attack happened at around 4am in the Al Nakhelat area of Sharjah. The six friends were chatting together when they were suddenly ...
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Etisalat wont buy out Moroccan govt share in Maroc Telecom
UAE -owned telecoms company Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) has crossed out the option of buying the Moroccan government’s stake in Morocco's Maroc Telecom, should the Abu Dhabi-based group be successful in securing Vivendi's 53%-share in the North African operator, Etisalat’s chief executive Ahmad Julfar said to reporters on the side lines of a ...
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Khalifa Fund presents innovative and success experiences in Abu Dhabi to motivate youths
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development organized the Second Tajribaty for number of projects funded by Khalifa Fund. Najla Al Midfa the Sr. Manager - Entrepreneurship Development Department presented a brief about Khalifa Fund and its financial and non-financial services, as well as the goals that the Fund is trying to accomplish and that include increasing the awareness among the Emiratis of ...
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