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Initiative launched to support Emirati entrepreneurs
Tejar Dubai, which translates as Merchants of Dubai, is a joint initiative between the Private Office of Sheikh Majin bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authoriy, and the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and ...
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Mental illness or just personality traits
A man in California prepares to clear out his mother's home of belongings after her death. She was a compulsive hoarder - such a person may be mentally ill or just eccentric. Sandy Huffaker / ...
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Etihad finalises deal for three airport services firms
The airline said in a statement that deal will "accelerate and consolidate the development of in-flight catering services, ground handling and cargo operations at Abu Dhabi International ...
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Dubai Abu Dhabi markets index continues upward trend
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Dubai's benchmark stock index rose to its highest closing level in almost four years while the Abu Dhabi market general index surged to its highest level since October 2008 on Sunday on the back of a rally in real estate and banking shares.Upbeat investors lapped up attractively valued stocks on the two bourses as downside risks abated on improved global risk ...
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Egypts UAE ambassador meets detainees again
The Egyptian Ambassador to the UAE, Tamer Mansour, met with a group of Egyptian detainees for the second time this year, reported the state news agency Wam. The ambassador first met the group, who are involved in a security case, in March. Mr Mansour used the meeting to ensure the group had adequate accommodation and health care. The ambassador also met with UAE officials from the office of ...
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Is minimum wage for maids taking advantage of UAE nationals Minister to be asked
ABU DHABI // Emiratis should not be forced to pay minimum wages set by maids' home countries, an FNC member will argue this week. The UAE sets no minimum wage for maids but many countries do, and refuse to allow their citizens to be hired for less. More than 100 UAE recruitment agencies signed an agreement with the Philippine Association of Manpower Agencies in November, agreeing to a ...
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Abu Dhabis population grows by 1 person every 3 minutes
According to figures by the Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre (Scad), the population of Abu Dhabi city is increasing by one person every two minutes and 48 seconds, Gulf News has reported. The total population of the capital has reached around 2.5 million people, said the Scad. "Three initiatives have been launched to show an estimate of the capital's current population, such as the Abu ...
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Eviction threat to thousands of Abu Dhabi villa tenants
Eviction notices have been served on properties in breach of an occupancy law implemented last year. Owners and tenants also face fines of up to Dh100,000. Silvia Razgova / The ...
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Hainan Airlines to add new routes to Abu Dhabi this summer
The companies, which handle in-flight catering services, ground handling and cargo operations, are being incorporated, subject to regulatory approvals, into Etihad Airport Services, a unit of Etihad Airways. It comes as Abu Dhabi Airports Company (Adac) is predicting a 15 per cent increase in the number of flights over the peak summer period, between May to August, compared with last ...
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Arabtec workers stage strike in Abu Dhabi Dubai
Dubai's largest construction firm, Arabtec has confirmed thousands of its workers have stayed away from work on Sunday demanding better wages, Reuters has reported. Two Arabtec employees who asked not to be identified told the news service several thousand workers engaged on various projects did not report for duty on Sunday and stayed in their accommodation. "We are working to resolve ...
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10 new categories added to Abu Dhabi Awards
ABU DHABI // Ten categories have been added to the third Abu Dhabi Awards for Excellence in Government Performance, which will bestow 24 titles, from best customer service to best new employee. New categories for departments include Emiratisation, sustainability, strategic transformation, administration, two covering customer service, cross entities, most dedicated long-term employee, best new ...
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Australian visa rules eased for Emirati students
The visa deal was announced after a meeting yesterday between Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the Foreign Minister, and the Australian foreign minister Bob Carr. Delores Johnson/ The ...
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Tamil refugees sheltering in UAE granted asylum in the USA and Europe
DUBAI // Four Sri Lankan refugees sheltered in the UAE for seven months have been granted asylum in the United States, Sweden and Finland. They were among 45 Tamils who fled their home last October to seek asylum in Australia. But when their boat ran into trouble they had to be rescued by the Singaporean ship Pinnacle Bliss, which was on its way to Dubai. "We received new updates of ...
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UAE studio aims to make cartoon blockbuster
DUBAI // The next children's cartoon blockbuster could be created in the UAE, if an ambitious team of animators has its way. Blink Studios see no reason why the next SpongeBob SquarePants or Ben 10 cannot come from the Middle East. The team has created, written and produced animated cartoons since being launched in 2005. They hope to appeal to young audiences not only in the UAE, but ...
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Free tickets to UAE Presidents Cup Final for loyal fans
This is the first President's Cup final that a club has bought all the seats, and free transport will be provided for Al Ahli fans. Lee Hoagland / The ...
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Doctor wrongly blamed for baby death Dubai court told
DUBAI // A doctor was defamed by two colleagues who emailed 3,000 patients and claimed she caused a baby's death, a court was told yesterday. JK, 67, from Sweden, learnt from a patient that staff at her former workplace, a medical centre in Jumeirah, contacted people and blamed her for the death. It was claimed she caused the death by failing to prescribe a vital antibiotic to a pregnant ...
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Terrapins dumped on Dubais Sheikh Zayed Road get new home
DUBAI // Stories about abandoned dogs are all too common in the UAE, but the latest pets to be dumped on Sheikh Zayed Road were quite unusual. Four terrapins were left outside Dubai Garden Centre and made their way into an extension containing plants, where staff found them. "Sometimes people buy them when they're babies thinking they're going to be cute," said Bodhi ...
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Shark trade curbed to save species
International trade in three shark species will be restricted following the adoption of new global rules. The sale of smooth, great or scalloped hammerhead sharks will require government-issued permits under restrictions by the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites). The UAE in March became one of 178 signatories to sign up to the rules, which also govern oceanic ...
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New approach required to counter rise of cybercrime Dubai forum hears
DUBAI// The UAE needs to develop new and more integrated laws to deter potential cybercriminals, a leading expert has warned. The rapid growth of computer technology used by individuals, businesses and the Government that is helping to power the economy is also attracting opportunistic criminals. "Cybercriminals look for weak points in countries that perhaps don't have the ...
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Employer offers to fly home body of Dubai fitness trainer
DUBAI // The employer of a fitness trainer who died after falling from a balcony has offered to pay to repatriate his body to Britain. Elwood McIlwraith, 29, from Hull, fell from a building at Jumeirah Lakes Towers on May 4. His family had set up a Facebook page to help raise money to bring him home, until his employer stepped in. Alison Ramsay, a manager at Smart Fitness, said the ...
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Sheikh Abdullah blasts Iran over Bahrain threat
ABU DHABI // The UAE today condemned Iranian threats to Bahrain as unIslamic and urged Tehran to reconsider its approach to Arabian Gulf countries. The Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, criticised comments by the Iranian deputy foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The Iranian had warned the Bahraini leadership "not to pass the red line of the Muslim community". ...
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Tejar Dubai to encourage Emirati entrepreneurs
';While the contribution of SME sectors to the UAE economy is quite remarkable at 95 per cent, the number of Emirati entrepreneurs is very small,'; said Abdul Baset Al Janahi, CEO of Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Establishment for SMEs ...
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Abdullah bin Zayed strongly denounces Irans statement on Bahrain
WAM Abu Dhabi, 19th May 2013 (WAM) -- The UAE Foreign Minister, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, today strongly criticised a statement issued yesterday by Iran's foreign ministry on sisterly Bahrain. ''Our Iranian neighbours have a real problem in understanding and identifying the way in which they deal with their neighbours,'' Sheikh Abdullah told a press ...
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Abdullah bin Zayed receives UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs
WAM Abu Dhabi, 19th May 2013 (WAM) -- Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan received today the visiting UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman. Sheikh Abdullah and the UN representative discussed a variety of issues of mutual interest, including the latest security and political situation in the Middle East. Latest developments in Syria also ...
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Emiratis should not be forced to pay wages set by maids home countries
ABU DHABI // Emiratis should not be forced to pay minimum wages set by maids' home countries, an FNC member will argue this week. The UAE sets no minimum wage for maids but many countries do, and refuse to allow their citizens to be hired for less. More than 100 UAE recruitment agencies signed an agreement with the Philippine Association of Manpower Agencies in November, agreeing to a ...
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