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Abu Dhabi Investment Forum opens in Paris
WAM ABU DHABI, 22 May, 2013 -- Nasser Ahmed Alsowaidi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) opened the Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris today, in the presence of a high-level Government delegation from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and more than 200 senior French officials, businessmen and investors. In his speech, Nasser Alsowaidi said that the Forum represents ...
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Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority opens Tourism Youth Summer Camp
';This year the programme takes in many new aspects of the destination reflecting the evolvement of Abu Dhabi’s tourism proposition,'; explained Nasser Al Reyami, Tourism Standards Director, TCA Abu Dhabi. ';We encourage nationals – both boys and girls – to sign up for the three-week programme to get a better understanding ...
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INFORMA PLC Strong foundation for thriving ‘Medical Tourism’ industry in UAE – 4
21 May 2013 16:47 Dubai, UAE: The UAE is currently witnessing progress in the global medical tourism industry today. Being a melting pot of cultures and located only a few hours away from one third of the world’s population, the country is increasingly becoming a preferred choice for regional and international medical tourism business. Medical tourism ...
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Sunfeast investors threaten suicide
';I’ve taken a huge loan from a money-lender. They will kill me if I don’t pay back so I would rather take my own life,'; a distraught Indian man told XPRESS outside Sunfeast’s 12th-floor office at Mai Tower, where angry investors were involved in an eight-hour sit-in on ...
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Abu Dhabi Police clamp down on witchcraft
The police have launched an awareness campaign called Amman, encouraging people to come forward and report anyone practicing witchcraft or ...
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Tourism leaders from Dubai and Seychelles meet
Helal Saeed Almarri, the Director General of Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), the principal authority responsible for strengthening Dubai's positioning as a world-leading tourism destination and commercial hub, met Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, when the Minister was in Dubai on a working visit a week and ...
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Abdullah bin Zayed participates in Friends of Syria meeting in Jordan
Amman, 22 May 2013 (WAM) - Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan took part in the meeting of the 'Friends of Syria' group, held today in Amman. The meeting discussed the current situation in Syria after the Syrian army regained large part of the strategic city of Al Qussair and after a call by Qatar to held an emergency meeting of the Arab League to discuss means ...
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Pupils across UAE prepare for national finals of Robot Olympiad
ABU DHABI // Hundreds of pupils across the country are preparing to do battle for a spot in the national finals of this year's World Robot Olympiad. District competitions began in the capital yesterday and will see almost 1,500 public and private-school pupils compete in 379 teams to win one of 18 spots at the national finals. The finals will be held at the Fairmont hotel in Abu Dhabi on ...
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Test of demand for top-end learning in the UAE
DUBAI // A private operator plans to offer 6,000 premium school spaces in the next three years, but experts have questioned whether high-end education can address demand. Evolvence Capital said last week it would begin expanding its network by opening early-childhood education centres and setting up branch campuses of UK independent schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, starting this September. ...
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UAE cloud security market poised for growth says Frost Sullivan
According to the latest report from Frost & Sullivan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is showing a greater demand for cloud security solutions, as cloud uptake across the region continues to ...
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Tenants in DIFC zone seek uniform rent law
Dubai: Thousands of Dubai residents facing unjust rent demands may still find respite at the Dubai Land Department’s Real Estate Regulatory Agency (Rera) but there is no such thing for tenants at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). What’s worse, different rules seem to apply to different people living in the ultra-posh financial free zone that centres around the iconic ...
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Dutch honeymooners use WhatsApp to trace BB owner
Dubai: A Dutch couple who came to Dubai on their honeymoon, left with great memories, a treasure trove of goodies and possibly friends for life after tracking the owners of a lost mobile using a smart phone ...
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Jobless Karachi man finds fame in Dubai
Naseem Khan, "a twenty-something simpleton" from a suburb of Karachi came to Dubai in April, but got lost in search of a job, identity and a means to "send back more" for a sister on ...
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School shocker Dh1000 for a set of uniforms
Dubai A school is demanding Dh1,000 for school uniforms and has threatened parents that if they don’t pay up within a fortnight their children will not be considered for the next academic ...
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So what happened to Timmy MacColl
dubai On May 27 it will be one year since British Royal Navy sailor Timmy MacColl, 27, went missing in Dubai. Since then, scores of leads have been chased but none has panned out. Investigators have questioned dozens of witnesses, examined hours of CCTV footage and even scoured the seabed, yet Timmy’s fate remains ...
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Car thieves in the dock
Dubai A three-member gang of car thieves allegely involved in robberies between 2009 and 2010 faced charges on Wednesday. The suspected ringleader, 38-year-old T.K., is a jobless Pakistani who faced five counts of car theft along with two other suspects who remain at ...
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UAE-based trio on top of the world
DUBAI // After four years of planning and preparation, a trio of UAE-based climbers reached the top of Everest yesterday. The group, calling themselves Arabs with Altitude, were Qatari national Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani from Sharjah, and Dubai residents Raed Zidan, a Kuwait-born Palestinian, and Iranian Masoud Mohammed. They reached the top of the 8,848-metre Himalayan peak at 10am local time, ...
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Deals signed for 4000 Emirati jobs
ABU DHABI //Almost 4,000 private-sector jobs will be created for Emiratis under a Government agreement that aims to place 20,000 UAE nationals in careers over the next five years. The jobs boost is the second phase of the Absher Initiative, which was launched last year by the President, Sheikh Khalifa, to strengthen Emiratisation in the private sector. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince ...
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Dubai contractor Arabtec says workers end strike
Dubai contractor Arabtec said on Wednesday a four-day strike by foreign workers seeking higher pay was over and the emirate's police chief said 200 of them would be ...
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Task force appointed to protect environment
Abu Dhabi: A task force has been appointed to deliberate on key issues to achieve sustainable development in the UAE, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced on ...
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Carved ivory curios illegal expert says
If the piece is made of ivory, you may be in for more than you bargained given that not only is shipping raw ivory illegal, buying and possessing newly worked ivory works is also against the law in countries such as the UAE, says Dr Elsayed Ahmad Mohammad, Director, Middle East and North Africa for the International Fund for Animal ...
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UAE stargazers to miss lunar eclipse
Al Ain: UAE stargazers will miss out on seeing the year’s second lunar eclipse on Saturday as this penumbral eclipse will only be visible from American and African ...
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Inside a pagoda in Dubai
DUBAI: An old pagoda house is one of Dubai’s curious landmarks. Neighbours in the Al Sikka district refer to it as the ';Chinese house'; while some use it as a point of reference when giving ...
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Inside a pagoda in Dubai
DUBAI: An old pagoda house is one of Dubai’s curious landmarks. Neighbours in the Al Sikka district refer to it as the ';Chinese house'; while some use it as a point of reference when giving ...
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Motorists say they were fined wrongly in Abu Dhabi
Another resident who gave his name as L.K. said he got two parking fines although he has a permit. ';This is the second time I am being fined in the last three months. I have taken a yearly parking permit from Mawaqif. Either there is some technical error or the gadgets carried by the inspectors are faulty,'; said L.K, who lives in the Airport Road ...
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