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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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Sharjah police officer brutally attacked
Sharjah: Sharjah Police are hunting for a group of masked men after the group, using swords and sticks fitted with nails, attacked a police officer and his five ...
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Crows destroying Dubai’s native bird species
Dubai: A little bird being attacked in its nest while you are out enjoying the evening sun can be distressing to say the least but this is just one of several reports across Dubai of crows playing the villain. The incident mentioned here played out at the Walk in Jumeirah Beach Residence. The small bird was tucking into its nest in a tree just before sunset on Tuesday when, out of nowhere, a ...
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Dubais child labor complicity
To ensure that gold businesses in Dubai respect and protect rights, due diligence procedures should be made mandatory and include measures to check for child ...
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Pacific World Announces Expansion into Dubai Abu Dhabi and Oman
Pacific World Announces Expansion into Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Oman 5/23/2013 - Pacific World, the global DMC, Event Management and PCO organisation, has announced their expansion into the Middle East. Pacific World is now operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman, servicing MICE clients in the Gulf region. The expansion of Pacific World ...
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Abu Dhabi plays host to TEDxWWF conference
Based on the international TED conferences devoted to ‘ideas worth spreading’, TEDxWWF is a non-profit event dedicated to the exchange of innovative and sustainable ideas to the global community. TEDxWWF was hosted by (WWF) and (EWS-WWF) at the Sofitel in Abu Dhabi, and was attended by about 280 people. Although ...
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UAE Minister of Environment and Water to open Middle East Smart Landscape …
Over 400 high-profile delegates have registered to attend the region’s leading landscape event including government authorities, landscape architects, urban planners, property developers, environmental specialists and ...
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Al Ain officials probe IELTS TOEFL scam claim
Dubai: Authorities in Al Ain have launched an investigation into the alleged sale of IELTS and TOEFL certificates reflecting English language proficiency to a number of students of an educational institution by a member of ...
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Fighting Chance Dubai will feature athletes stepping into the ring for a good cause
Former New Zealand rugby player Carlos Spencer, left, will be one of 12 athletes who will step into the ring for Fighting Chance Dubai, a boxing fund-raiser to benefit a Dubai-based injured triathlete. Sandra Mu / Getty ...
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Exchange rates and inflation hit Asian expats in the Emirates
Currency appreciation back home is hitting Asian expatriates hard on their pockets. Above, a daily scene at a currency exchange in the UAE. Jeffrey E Biteng / The ...
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Majid Al Futtaim takes 100 of UAE Carrefour
(MENAFN) Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Holding announced that it purchased the 25-percent stake owned by Carrefour in Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets LLC for USD684.1 million, reported Gulf News.MAF holding owns the regional license for the world's second largest retailer.On the other hand, the two companies have decided to expand their partnership until 2025.It's worth mentioning that MAF ...
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Abu Dhabis Etihad to hire 50 airberlin pilots
(MENAFN) Etihad Airways will hire over 50 pilots from airberlin, which is going through a restructuring plan, reported Arabian Business.6 Boeing 737-rated First Officers started the moving procedure in April, according to Etihad Airways.Etihad Airways has currently 1,400 pilots and planning to add 1,000 more by 2020.It's worth noting that the Abu Dhabi-based carrier has a 29-percent stake ...
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Flydubai begins Salalah flights
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Flydubai on Wednesday began flights to Salalah, in the Sultanate of Oman, bringing its operational network to 60 destinations.The airline also launched flights to the Sri Lankan city of Mattala. Flydubai flight FZ039 touched down at Salalah Airport just hours before the airline began scheduled operations to Mattala, its second point in Sri Lanka, following a special ...
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UAE- Engineer found dead
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The Fujairah Police are making all efforts to unveil the mystery behind the death of an Asian engineer, whose body was found in a pool of blood after he was purportedly attacked and struck with a sharp object in his bedroom inside a labour compound in Al Hala mountainous area in Fujairah on Tuesday.The body of the victim was taken to Dibba Fujairah hospital for ...
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UAE adds power to mobile broadband
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The UAE on Wednesday took a critical initiative to stay ahead in broadband connectivity race by unveiling its band plan for 700MHz and the launch of spectrum in the 800MHz band for mobile broadband services.The move by the UAE is quite decisive as the mobile broadband market in the Arab countries is set to increase by 255 per cent by 2017 to 142 million connections, with ...
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Fujairah police investigate engineer’s death
The crime came to light when the victim’s sponsor contacted police saying he had not turned up for work for two days, Brigadier Mohammad Ahmad Bin Ganem Al Kaabi, Commander-in-Chief of Fujairah Police, ...
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Mariner of the Seas Luxury sailing at its best
Dubai: For a city synonymous with luxury, you’d have thought people residing in Dubai would have seen it all and this perception probably would have remained had the luxury cruise ship Mariner of the Seas not docked in Dubai for a day on Tuesday. Oozing opulence way beyond imagination, the Royal Caribbean International liner managed to show even Dubaiites a thing or two about ...
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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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Emirates increases Flights to Colombo from June 30
WAM DUBAI, 23 May, 2013 -- Emirates, will increase capacity on its services to Colombo from next month with the addition of three more flights per week. The addition of three more services, which will operate between Dubai and Colombo on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, will increase the number of flights between the two cities to four each day on those days, and take the total number of ...
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Lubna opens Mrajeeb Al Fhood camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan
WAM Amman, 23rd May 2013 (WAM) -- UAE Minister of Development and International Cooperation Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi described the condition of the Syrian refugees as a complex humanitarian crisis, calling for concerted efforts from the international community and its active humanitarian organisations to alleviate their sufferings. ''The UAE humanitarian message is to ...
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Dubai-listed contractor Arabtec aiming to raise Dh2.3bn through rights issue
Dubai -listed contractor announced yesterday. The company, which is 21 per cent owned by the Abu Dhabi investment fund Aabar, invited shareholders to buy the additional shares in the company at 27 branches ...
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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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