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Great Family Summer Getaways with Emirates Holidays
With summer just around the corner - now is the time to plan your next family getaway. Emirates Holidays has announced several holiday offers - from immersing yourself in the amazing world of Harry Potter, to soaking in the rich history and culture of Vietnam, or enjoying magical moments at a Disney park, to having the adventure of a lifetime on a South African safari - these holidays will bring ...
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Top Stories on Dubai Chronicle on May 22nd
Dubai was urged to regulate the speed with which its real estate market grows by IMF’s senior official Masood Ahmed. The director of IMF’s Middle East department warned that if the emirate does not take measures today, this may again result in a "boom-bust cycle." ...
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UAE sedition trial Final addresses for the 94 accused as court sets date for verdict
ABU DHABI // Lawyers for the 94 Emiratis accused of sedition made their final addresses to the State Security Court yesterday. They renewed calls for their clients to be acquitted, repeated allegations that case files had been tampered with while noting that they had no access to them, and criticised the media for its coverage of the case. Jassim Al Naqbi, who represents nine of the accused, ...
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Maids wage contracts must be honoured if signed says UAE Foreign Minister
ABU DHABI // The UAE does not prevent foreign embassies from working to protect their citizens who are employed here, the Foreign Minister told the FNC yesterday. Following a debate on efforts by the Philippines embassy to enforce a minimum wage for its citizens employed as domestic staff, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed said that "if we want to support our nationals abroad, there can be no ...
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UK backing visa-free Euro travel for Emiratis
ABU DHABI // The European Parliament will consider granting Emiratis visa-free entry to the European Schengen area next year, the Foreign Minister told the FNC yesterday. Over the past year the UAE has increased its efforts to win visa-free entry to the Schengen area - a group of 26 countries in western Europe. In February, Sheikh Abdullah Al Hamed, undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign ...
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Back from Dubai with Legend goodies
Okoroike had, on May 10, emerged one of the winners of the Legend Real Deal Consumer Promo. By this, he earned himself a trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirate, where he has an open cheque to purchase whatever his heart chose - perhaps excluding whole houses or ...
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How you can get free legal advice in Dubai
Dubai Courts has introduced free electronic legal consultancy, case registration and records revision services to help inform the public about their rights and obligations and judicial procedures and to promote efficiency. In coordination with prominent Dubai lawyers, the Courts is offering free electronic legal consultancy to the public under a new initiative called ‘Shoor’, ...
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Video Your exclusive tour aboard Mariner of the Seas’ docked in Dubai
It is being hailed as the last of the great voyagers and the Royal Caribbean International’s Mariner of the Seas is on its maiden call to Dubai, docked at Port Rashid. The luxury liner can carry more than 3,800 passengers. The 1,020-feet-long cruise ship sailed from Galveston, Texas, dropped anchor at Barcelona before making its maiden voyage to Dubai on ...
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Dubai sets sail for a billion-dirham cruise industry by 2020
Its full speed ahead for Dubai as it sets sail for a bullish cruise tourism sector that has chartered a course to generate more than Dh1 billion in annual income by 2020. Speaking ...
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Etisalats Nigerian affiliate secures $1.2bn refinancing facility
Etisalat has said its Nigeria affiliate has signed a $1.2bn refinancing loan with 13 Nigerian banks, Reuters has reported. The medium-term facility will be used to refinance an existing $650m loan and bolster Etisalat Nigeria's network, Etisalat ...
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IMF confident Dubai can meet financial obligations
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it isn't worried about Dubai's ability to meet its financial obligations after the emirate that almost defaulted in 2009 successfully managed to reschedule payments, Bloomberg has reported. "So far the government-related entities have managed debt rescheduling from 2009 quite successfully," said the head of the fund's Middle ...
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Revealed Dubai’s 10 biggest villa deals in Q1
Property prices in Dubai are on the upswing, especially in the villa market, where prices rising 20 per cent last year. Data shared exclusively by Reidin.com with Emirates 24|7 reveals that investors are spending money lavishly on buying good, quality properties with big-ticket transactions (in secondary market) being registered in the Dubai Land Department. According to Reidin.com, a ...
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Jobs in Dubai Gems hiring 500 staff for 2 new schools
"There will be room for approximately 5,000 students once all phases of both schools are complete. The recruitment process is underway for both schools. There will be over 500 staff members employed at both schools once all phases are complete," Gems Education said in a statement to ...
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Dubai landlords start shunning ‘partying’ bachelors
contacted a few real estate agents in Al Qusais and Al Nahda area, they admitted to be governed by a ‘no bachelor clause’. "I don’t know the reason but the landlords don’t want to rent out to bachelors," confirmed an agent. Another claimed he had access to one building that allowed bachelors. This, Joji points out, could be an old dilapidated building in a ...
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Etihad launches new cards that reward spending with air miles
Credit card provider MBNA has added airline giant Etihad to its partner portfolio as they today launched two new cards that rewards spending with air miles. Holders of the Etihad Guest American Express Card will earn 1.5 Etihad Guest Miles for every 1 of spending, while those with the Etihad Guest Visa Card will get 1.5 miles for every 2. MBNA has a litany of organisations for whom it provides ...
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Launch Of Amsterdam Flights Marks Start Of Second Phase In Etihad Airways KLM Strategic Partnership
Peter Hartman, President and CEO of KLM (left) and James Hogan, President and CEO of Etihad Airways celebrate the launch of Etihad Airways’ flights between Abu Dhabi and ...
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Five things to do today attend a lecture on tracking birds in the UAE
the Emirates Natural History Group this evening for a talk on Satellite Tracking of Migratory Birds by Salim Javed of the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD). The agency started a programme in 2005 that tracks the movements of greater flamingos. From 7.30 to 9.30pm, free entry, Emirates Hall, Abu Dhabi Women's College, City Campus, off 11th Street, between 4th and 6th Streets, Abu Dhabi, ...
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Manager to knock-out MD at UAE fight
Contenders for Transguard's White Collar Fight Night 10 are already half-way through a gruelling 8-week training programme that will culminate in an unlikely mix of determined corporate professionals facing-off against one another in the ring as they swap their two-piece suits for towelling robes. Aspiring ...
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PALME 2013 UAE hospitality sector showcase
The UAE hospitality sector thrives in 2013. Innovators from the world of sound and light will be looking to make the most of the resurgent hotel and leisure industry across the Gulf at PALME 2013 Professionals from the light and sound industry are eagerly looking forward to showcase ...
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Mohammed visits INDEX 2013
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday visited the venues of the INDEX International Design Exhibition and the Office Exhibition trade shows, and the Middle East Event Show, all held at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), Dubai. Accompanied by Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid ...
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Visa costs slow tide of cruise visitors to the UAE
The UAE still needs to work towards greater visa reprieve for its cruise travellers as it aims to increase tourism numbers, an executive with the world’s largest cruise ship operator says. Last November, the UAE Government announced that tourists arriving on cruise liners were permitted multiple-entry visas. However, those entering the country ...
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Etisalat signs $1.2bn deal with Zenith FBN others
Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited, trading under the name of Etisalat Nigeria, has signed a $1.2bn medium-term syndicated loan facility agreement with Zenith Bank Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and 10 other ...
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Dubai Courts offers free legal consultancy and online case registration
Dubai Courts has introduced free electronic legal consultancy, case registration and records revision services to help inform the public about their rights and obligations and judicial procedures and to promote efficiency. In coordination with prominent Dubai lawyers, the Courts is offering free electronic legal consultancy to the public under a new initiative called ‘Shoor’, ...
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Watch advertisement content UAE government told
Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, said any business licensed in the UAE is subject to the rules and regulation of the country and any crimes are fought by these ...
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Driver cleared of molesting Dubai schoolboy
Citing lack of evidence, the Dubai Court of First Instance acquitted the 42-year-old Pakistani driver, A.A., of molesting the Emirati ...
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