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Life remains a struggle for the Arabian oryx
Reseachers have found that reintroducing the oryx into the safe haven of the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve has not been enough to ensure their revitalisation. Sarah Dea / The ...
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Emiratis working hard to wipe out stereotypes
Sahar Karmostaji finds her job creative, challenging and rewarding for anyone with the right attitude. She knows that many people at her workplace, a semi-government company in Dubai, wrongly believe Emiratis are laid back and even unconscientious workers. But Ms Karmostaji, 26, was determined that no one would form that opinion of her and her work. "I decided to prove myself from the ...
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In pictures Dubai silhouette skyline quiz
1) A group of 50 pupils at Kings' Dubai school has bent over backwards for charity while posing for a unique series of photographs. Take a guess of which Dubai landmark is which. For answers click on the ...
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Is Etihad getting too much control in Jet Airways with too little investment
Etihad Airways entered into a deal with Jet Airways in April this year, was the transaction limited to just picking up a 24 per cent stake? Or did it also include management control?This is the question that is bothering the Indian stock market and investment regulators - read the Securities and Exchange Board of India and Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). They are now carefully ...
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Etihad plans stake in JAT Airways
Belgrade/Dubai: The UAE’s Etihad Airways has signed a preliminary agreement with the Serbian government over a possible equity investment in the Balkan country’s loss-making JAT ...
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Etihad Airways signs initial MoU to explore equity investment in Jatairways
WAM ABU DHABI, June 17th, 2013: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will advance discussions with JatAirways about an equity investment in the Serbian national carrier. An Initial Memorandum of Understanding (IMU) between the two sides was signed today in Belgrade. Details of the development were unveiled by James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer ...
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First female Emirati surgeon a specialist in womens health
Houriya Kazim, a leader in the battle against breast cancer, addresses a meeting hosted by the women's network 85 Broads. Christopher Pike / The ...
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Dubai pupils create unique silhouette skyline
The pupils of Kings' Dubai school posed to create the shapes of Dubai landmarks and a silhouette skyline was designed and auctioned off for Dh25,000 at a school ball last ...
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UAEs deadliest crash Lorry driver ordered to pay Dh4.2m in blood money to families
AL AIN // A lorry driver involved in a deadly road crash in February has been ordered to pay Dh4.2 million in blood money, fined Dh52,000 and sentenced to a year in prison. He was found guilty on charges of manslaughter, causing unintended harm, and tailgating. Judge Shafie Khater Al Nil Khater ordered him to pay blood money of Dh200,000 to the family of each of the 21 people killed and fined ...
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New Emirati inventions in the field of smart devices
WAM ABU DHABI, June 17th, 2013 (WAM) -- The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published two new international patent applications for the UAE in the field of smart phones and tablets, to register ownership in this field of four international inventions, which are the first for the Arab world. As their first inventions in this field of technology, for tablets of multiple ...
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Dubai kids get bent out of shape for charity
The pupils of Kings' Dubai school posed to create the shapes of Dubai landmarks and a silhouette skyline was designed and auctioned off for Dh25,000 at a school ball last ...
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Duke of Edinburgh International Award for 23 Al Ain students
Twenty-three students from Al Ain English Speaking School have obtained gold and silver awards from the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award scheme. The youth achievement programme was set up in the UK by Queen Elizabeth's husband in 1956, and the international version has since spread to 140 countries. It enables young people to learn new skills, build their confidence and help ...
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Abu Dhabi traffic diverted as billboard catches fire
ABU DHBAI// Motorists did a double take yesterday after a huge digital billboard above a fast-food restaurant caught fire. Four fire engines and a ladder platform were sent to tackle the blaze after smoke was spotted billowing from the LED screen, measuring 20 metres by 8 metres, on the roof of the Burger King fast food restaurant on the corner of Muroor Road at Hamdan Street, shortly after ...
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SCAD issues its latest monthly report on prices of building materials in Abu Dhabi
Statistics Centre − Abu Dhabi (SCAD) issued its latest monthly report on the prices of building materials in Abu Dhabi Emirate. The report presents an analysis of the movements in the prices of the key building materials during last ...
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Travel agent locked tourist up for overstaying his visa Dubai court hears
DUBAI // An errant tourist who was kidnapped by an angry travel agent after overstaying his visa tried to break out of the company's office but tripped and fell three storeys to a balcony below, a court heard today. He was found by the office cleaner, bleeding, and police were notified. Prosecutors told the Criminal Court that the tourist, from Pakistan, went missing after arriving in the ...
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New apps make learning fun for Dubai special needs students
Students with special needs at a Dubai school are to benefit from five new apps designed to improve their education and confidence. A project set up by electronics giant Samsung and Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs, involved designers competing to create apps that will enhance the students' lives. Each app created focuses on a different area: academics, safety, ...
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Abu Dhabi schools earn triple-point score with Scrabble introduction
ABU DHABI // Grade 6 pupils in the capital will be introduced to Arabic Scrabble as an extra-curricular learning resource when classes resume this September. The Arabic Scrabble Project was introduced in six schools earlier this year as a way to improve Arabic skills, make the classroom environment more exciting, and help children develop their vocabulary and writing skills. To measure the ...
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Ooredoo withdraws Maroc Telecom bid Vivendi continues talks with Etisalat
Qatar-based telecoms operator Ooredoo, formerly known as Qatar Telecom, has withdrawn its bid for French media group Vivendi's 53% controlling stake in Morocco's incumbent telco Maroc Telecom, Reuters reported. ...
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Etisalat offers new 150Mbps LTE modem
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat), the United Arab Emirates' incumbent telecoms operator, has introduced a new 4G which enables customers to access mobile broadband download speeds of up to 150Mbps. According to Emirates News Agency (WAM), the Huawei Wi-Fi modems allow up to ten users to share the high speed internet connection simultaneously on their laptops, smartphones ...
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Etisalat reduces roaming charges
Etisalat on Monday announced new weekly and monthly roaming packages for voice and data usage for all customers in the UAE to meet the increasing requirements of subscribers travelling abroad. For the first time in the UAE, subscribers will have the option of choosing roaming packages valid for one day, week or month, to match their duration of stay and travel profile. The new packages ...
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ADPC and Abu Dhabi Customs sign strategic partnership agreement
WAM ABU DHABI, June 17th, 2013 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), a master developer and regulator of ports and industrial zones in Abu Dhabi, has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Abu Dhabi Customs to simplify procedures at Khalifa Port and Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad). Abu Dhabi customs will inform its entire ports staff about the signing of ...
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Central Bank urges Etisalat and du to cut cost of mobile services
The UAE has one of the highest mobile phone penetration rates in the world, estimated at just under two devices per person. Jeffrey Biteng / The ...
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Jail for man who threatened to kill UAE business partners children
DUBAI // A man who threatened to kill the children of his business partner has been sentenced to three months in prison. ZM, 23, from Syria, sent text messages to HH, 37, from the UK, warning him that he knew where his children's school was located and that he would kill both the businessman and his children. The Briton told the Criminal Court that the Syrian had convinced him the two ...
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Abu Dhabi Australian aims for back-of-hand push-ups world record
After being crowned the UAE's fittest woman and then completing a 100km ultra-marathon in Nepal, the Abu Dhabi fitness fanatic Eva Clarke is facing her latest challenge. This week, the 33-year-old Australian is attempting to break two world records for back-of-hand ...
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Etihad Rail Plans to Link Key UAE Cities with Rail Network
WAM ABU DHABI, June 17th, 2013 (WAM) -- Etihad Rail is evaluating bids to connect key cities and industrial hubs in the country and link them to the Saudi border as part of the most important phase of the UAE's multibillion Dollar railroads programme. With the first phase of the programme under way, the government-owned Etihad Rail has turned its attention to the key 628 kilometres of ...
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