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100 changing rooms on Jumeirah beaches
Don't fret. A host of attractive changing rooms are now in place to give you that much-needed privacy. One hundred cylindrical changing rooms, topped with an Arabeque-inspired cover, have been installed on all public beaches in Dubai, from Jumeirah 1 to Jumeirah Beach ...
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Agents ignore Rera index charge higher rents
DUBAI: Owners and real estate agents are asking up to 50 per cent more than the average updated rent index in Dubai, an XPRESS survey has ...
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9 of Dubai schoolchildren smoke
Dubai: More than nine per cent of schoolchildren and 20 per cent of university students smoke, with the numbers increasing per year, a municipal official said ...
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Tanzania Emirate Funds Construction of 50 Boreholes in Isles
Zanzibar - RESIDENTS in some parts of Unguja and Pemba islands currently facing water shortage will have the problem minimised by August, this year, when a project to construct 50 boreholes/wells will be completed. Ras-Al-Khamah, one of the countries comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has agreed o fund the USD 1.5 million project, which aims at supplying the people in water deficient ...
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Sharjah police question six men over buried colleague
Six men are being questioned by prosecutors after burying a colleague, Al Dhaid Public Prosecution said. The man who died while working was buried near a building site in Al Seyoukh, Sharjah, Yahya Murad Al Boloush, the director of prosecution said. The man had been working illegally after being reported as a runaway five years ago by his sponsor. Police were notified earlier this week about ...
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UAE weather Weekend temperatures set to drop as dust storms forecast
ABU DHABI // Temperatures are set to drop this weekend but expect high winds to blow up sand and dust, weather forecasters have said. The National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has warned that active north-westerly winds will whip up sand and dust leading to low visibility on the roads today and tomorrow. Today, temperatures will start to decrease gradually but ...
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Stop turning off freezers or face fines UAE grocers warned
Dr Hashim Al Nuaimi, director of the consumer protection department at the Ministry of Economy, has warned grocery shop owners not to cut the power to fridges and freezers at night to save money. Sarah Dea / The ...
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GCC hike in tobacco prices will see rise in illicit trade experts warn
DUBAI // Doubling the tax on cigarettes will lead to a rise in illicit trade and young people falling prey to smuggling gangs, experts have warned. As GCC finance ministers deliberate on a 100 per cent increase in duty on tobacco products, a report was published today showing the move would cause the growth of an illicit trade police and Customs could not control. And the paper says there is ...
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Technip awarded contract for flare modification in Abu Dhabi
Technip (Paris:TEC) (ISIN:FR0000131708) (ADR:TKPPY) was awarded by ADMA-OPCO(1) a lump-sum turnkey contract for the engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up assistance for flares modification and revamp project on Das Island. Das Island is located 290 kilometers offshore Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in the ...
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Etihad recruits pilots from partner airberlin
airberlin, Germany's second largest carrier, is undergiong a restructuring programme, while Etihad is pursuing a massive international ...
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Dubais MAF picks banks for bond sale
Dubai's Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), which is buying Carrefour's stake in a regional joint venture, has picked five banks to arrange the sale of a dollar-denominated hybrid bond, a document from lead arrangers ...
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Damac launches sales at luxury Dubai project
"We have seen overwhelming interest in luxury serviced living in the Burj area of Dubai and that is why we are bringing Bay's Edge to the market now," said Ziad El Chaar, managing director, Damac ...
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Dubais Arabtec to begin $650m rights issue on June 9
Dubai-based contractor Arabtec, part-owned by Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar Investments, will begin subscription for a $650m rights issue on June 9, the UAE's market regulator said on ...
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Under of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum HE Abdulla Ghobash Minister of State to head the UAE delegation to South Korea
HE Abdulla Ghobash will be heading the UAE delegation to the Third UAE - Korea Economic Partnership Forum which is held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minster of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The forum will start on the 27th of May in Seoul - South Korea and is scheduled for two ...
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Epicor to host EMEA Insights 2013 customer conference series
Epicor Software Corporation, a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, today announced that it will be hosting its annual customer conferences in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) during May and ...
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Etihad Airways appoints Mansour Al Marzouqi as General Manager in Belarus
Mr Al Marzouqi joined Etihad Airways' Graduate Management program in 2007, subsequently holding several key positions in sales and business development in ...
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Ruckus Wireless certifies FOSS Engineers in UAE
Ruckus Wireless, Inc., a global supplier of advanced wireless systems, officially certified four Fiber Optic Supplies & Services (FOSS) IT Network Specialists in Dubai, UAE as Ruckus Certified Network Administrators ...
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One held for shopping with forged credit cards
An African man, 31, who went on a shopping spree with forged credit cards, has been arrested and referred to the Criminal Court by the Public Prosecution. The man, identified as M.K.I.N., is accused of forging 13 credit cards and using them to buy mobile phones. He was also charged ...
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Nominations of outstanding citizens pour in for Abu Dhabi Awards 2013
Nominations to recognise the capital's heroes are flooding in, with thousands of young people coming forward to nominate outstanding citizens for the Abu Dhabi Awards 2013. The Abu Dhabi Awards fleet has been on the road for a month, traveling to schools and universities across the emirate to collect nominations. Among those ...
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UAE firm’s NFC technology turns your smartphone into a loyalty card
Imagine waving your phone the next time you're shopping at one of Dubai's high-end shopping malls and landing a 20 per cent discount on that cool watch you always want to buy, or collecting a bunch of air miles buy just tapping your phone once you're done doing grocery. That's going to happen by ...
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Brothel ring busted in Dubai couple charged
DUBAI A Bangladeshi couple running a human trafficking ring were charged with luring young women from Dhaka with false job promises and turning them into prostitutes in Dubai. A victim brought by the suspects into the UAE told the court: "I came into the country three months ago to work as a maid. My husband had to pay 70,000 taka (Dh3,300) as placement fee," said S.A., ...
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National Bank of Abu Dhabi plans $350 mln convertible bond
DUBAI | Thu May 23, 2013 2:06am EDT DUBAI May 23 (Reuters) - National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the UAE's largest lender by market value, plans to sell $350 million in a convertible bond offering, it said on Thursday. NBAD has named Barclays Plc, BofA Merrill Lynch , J.P. Morgan Chase and itself to arrange the sale, the company said in a statement. The bonds will be issued at par ...
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Dubais new buildings have 79 more requirements to meet
New construction projects in Dubai will need to meet 79 new compulsory specifications from next year, the civic body has said. Antonie Robertson/ The ...
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China Financial Summit 2013 attracts Dubai investors
cto r of the Business Development Department of Dubai International Financial Centre Authority, Government of Dubai at China Financial Summit 2013. Dubai International Financial Centre is the financial and business hub connecting the region's growth markets with the markets of Asia, the Americas ...
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Khalifa University holds graduation for record number of future nuclear experts
Khalifa University's Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute (GNEII) hosted a graduation ceremony for its 20 fellows during a two-day symposium on nuclear safety, security and safeguards at Khalifa University's Abu Dhabi ...
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