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UAE to host selection event for FIA academy
The UAE is to play a key role in a new global motor sport initiative to identify some of the world's top young driving talent and turn them into future world champions. One of five regional selection events held to deliver eight of the best young drivers in the world into the revamped FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy will be staged in the UAE from September 22-25. Up to ...
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Umm al-Qaiwain Crown Prince opens 7th Exhibition of Fine Arts
WAM UMM AL-QAIWAIN, June 18th, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Crown Prince of Umm al-Qaiwain, has commended the keen interest and support given by the wise leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his brother Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for the ...
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Dh43.7m value of Zakat Fund aid in 2013
Abu Dhabi: The value of assistance provided by the Zakat Fund from the beginning of the year until the end of May reached Dh43.7 million for approximately 5,000 beneficiaries in the categories of those with special needs, limited income, victims, science students, patients, new Muslims and many others through fund projects from the Zakat ...
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Arabian Gulf League Ivan Jovanovic to script Al Nasrs path
UAE football . The Serbian was introduced on Tuesday at Al Maktoum Stadium having signed a two-year contract following his decision last month to conclude a hugely prosperous relationship with Apoel Nicosia, the Cypriot champions. Jovanovic, 50, appeared relaxed throughout the news conference, answering questions via an interpreter, and was flanked by Ahmed Khouri, the Nasr vice-chairman. The ...
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Emirati students prepare to represent the nation
ABU DHABI // The young diplomats and business leaders of the future are ready to represent their nation on an international stage. The 42 Youth Ambassadors have been split into two groups to travel to South Korea and China for the next three weeks, where they will meet some of the Far East's influential figures. Eighteen will jet off for China tomorrow, and the other 24 will travel to ...
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Abu Dhabi Neolithic sites could become heritage trail
DUBAI // An island off the coast of Abu Dhabi where dozens of pre-historic settlements were found last year could be opened up to the public as part of a heritage trail. An archaeological survey conducted last November on Gagha, a small uninhabited island off the coast of Al Gharbia, by scientists from the UK's University of Southampton, found more than 40 sites that indicate settlements ...
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GCC armed forces must share more intelligence
ABU DHABI // Defence and security experts have joined the GCC secretary general in voicing their support for the region to develop its military strategies on information collection and analysis. Earlier this year, Dr Abdullatif Al Zayani said the GCC was politically united and called for the military to follow suit to achieve an advanced level of command and control, communications, cyber ...
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Record bid for biggest lesson goes swimmingly at Yas Waterworld
ABU DHABI // Keep kicking, keep kicking and hundreds did just that. Children and adults took the dive at Yas Waterworld yesterday in a bid to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimming lesson. It was the fourth year in a row that thousands of people at waterparks and swimming pools around the world united for the event, which is aimed at saving children by teaching them to ...
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Encyclopaedia celebrating Emirati women being prepared
The Dubai Women's Museum already features panels on the changing role of women in UAE society, and more are planned. Christopher Pike / The ...
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Expatriate Health Insurance News Queen honours two expats living in UAE
18/06/13 11:56 The Queen has honoured two expatriates from the UK who are living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for their efforts in strengthening ties between the two countries. Mark Beer, registrar of Dubai International Financial Centre Courts and the former chairof the British Business Group for Dubai ...
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DTCM welcome Feyenoord’s Koeman ahead of likely UAE tour
Former Barcelona midfielder and current Feyenoord manager Ronald Koeman was in Dubai this week as he prepares for next season's campaign in the Europa League and the Eredivisie, according to a Press release. The Dutch legend is a frequent visitor to Dubai and took time during this trip to visit Dubai Sports City ...
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EmiratesGBC wins key role in UAE tourism
Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum promoting green building practices, has been assigned as the exclusive operator of the Green Key eco-label to promote sustainability in the tourism sector of the UAE. A non-governmental, non-profit and independent programme, Green Key is recognised by the World Tourism Organisation and United Nations ...
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RCA delivers aid to Syrian refugees
Amman: The 6th RCA land convoy carrying relief goods for Syrian refugees has arrived in Jordan as part of the campaign to alleviate their suffering and improve humanitarian ...
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Abu Dhabis financial sector ramping up after MSCI upgrade
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange is the busiest it has been in years. It may not be quite full, but the deep leather chairs that were once a comfortable spot to fall asleep are now filling up with day traders. Investment firms and exchange officials in Abu Dhabi are gearing up for the next phase of growth after MSCI's upgrade of the UAE and Qatar to "emerging market" status last ...
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Food for the needy across UAE in spirit of Ramadan
ABU DHABI // For most families, iftar will be a time to break the daily fast of Ramadan with loved ones. But for nearly 600 Emiratis it will mean work has just begun in a job that will also build them a future. Low-income families have been training to provide meals for people in need, as part of the Khalifa Foundation's 4th Iftar Initiative. Each family received Dh63,000 to buy ...
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UAE and Australia in fight to beat trafficking
Dr Anwar Gargash, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Jim Williams, first assistant secretary of Australia, yesterday sign an agreement to jointly tackle human trafficking and people smuggling. ...
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Yahoo says it received up to 13000 user data requests from US government agencies in 6 months
Yahoo is the latest company to disclose how many requests for user data it has received from U.S. government agencies, putting the number between 12,000 and 13,000 in the six months that ended on May 31. Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer and General Counsel Ron Bell said in a blog post late Monday that the most common requests concerned fraud homicides, kidnappings, and other criminal ...
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Taliban held secrets talks in Norway foreign minister says
Taliban officials held secret negotiations in Norway over the past several months that played a significant role in the opening of the Taliban's office in Qatar, foreign minister Espen Barth Eide told state broadcaster NRK on Wednesday. The Afghan Taliban opened an office in Qatar on Tuesday to help restart talks on ending the 12-year-old war, saying it wanted a political solution that ...
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No toying with safety of children
Dubai: The civic body is cracking down on the sale of unsafe toys to ensure children are not exposed to health and safety hazards during the summer ...
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Man accused of molesting his nephew’s son
The Emirati boy’s mother was said to have discovered the 48-year-old uncle, A.J., who is from the Comoros Islands, molesting her son in the guest ...
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Cardinal Fernando Filoni Visits United Arab Emirates
Will Consecrate Eighth Catholic Church in the RegionBy StaffABU DHABI, June 13, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, visited the United Arab Emirates this week to consecrate a new church dedicated to the St. Anthony of Padua. The consecration of the new Church is seen as crucial given that it is only the eighth Catholic ...
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UAE ministry All school buses should be able to transport students with special needs
DUBAI // School buses must be ready to transport all pupils if the emirate wants to achieve true integration of disabled children, the Ministry of Social Affairs says. Setting aside special transport to meet the needs of those with disabilities is discriminatory, according to a 20-page report presented to the Roads and Transport Authority last month by the ministry. "We have to make all ...
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Abu Dhabi starts key traffic enhancement programme
The Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi (DoT) has started work on Al Maqta Area and the Abu Dhabi Gate City project, which will see the creation of two exits on the Khaleej Al Arabi Street as well as two roundabouts in both areas. The project is aimed at increasing traffic safety and flow on Khaleej Al Arabi Street and will be done in two steps. The first encompasses the construction of an ...
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Egypt Foreign Ministry statement on UAE relations
Cairo: Egypt’s Foreign Ministry expressed its deep regret over statements on the condition of Egyptian prisoners in the UAE, and emphasised its deep and historic brotherly relations with the ...
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Four Khalifa University students win competition
Abu Dhabi:Khalifa University announced yesterday that four of its senior Electrical and Electronic Engineering students won first place in the ';Senior Design Competition'; held during the recent 8th annual Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) UAE Student Day held at Sharjah ...
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