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Private school growth in Sharjah
More than Dh1 billion has been invested in private education in Sharjah. Khalid bin Butti, an assistant director general at Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said this week that there were 140 private schools worth Dh1.26bn. Mr bin Butti urged all investors in the private education sector to turn to innovative ideas that would further improve the standard of education in the emirate. ...
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Five things to do today register for an aquathlon in Dubai
today to take part in the second series of aquathlons with a swim in the sea followed by a run on the beach. There are separate categories based on age and fitness level, plus a non-competitive fun run. June 14, The Shack, Kite Surfers Beach, Umm Suqeim, Dubai, register before June 12 ...
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More premium schools in the pipeline but is that what UAE parents need
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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Teenager forced into prostitution Dubai court hears
DUBAI // A pimp and a madam threatened to kill and chop up a teenager if she refused to prostitute herself, a court heard today. The teenager was lured to the UAE with the promise of a job as a maid but was instead locked up at a brothel, beaten with a belt and subjected to the threats. She and another prostitute - who had been held captive for two years - were freed after she told a customer ...
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World Dubai authorities seize shipment of 259 elephant tusks
Poaching has risen in recent years across sub-Saharan Africa, where well-armed criminal gangs have killed elephants and rhinos for tusks that are often shipped to Asia for use in ornaments and some medicines. The UAE ministry said the shipment, containing 259 pieces of ivory, was discovered by customs officials at Dubai's Jebel Ali port on May 1. It was the second shipment of its kind to be ...
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Emiratis encouraged to enrol in tourism camp
Abu Dhabi: Young Emiratis aged between 15 and 17 are being encouraged to enrol in a three-week programme which will give them a better understanding of the tourism ...
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Jet ski safety campaign targets students
';The new awareness initiative is crucial as it targets young students from schools, universities and colleges who represent the largest segment of jet ski users, especially during summer when this water sport sees maximum popularity across Dubai’s coastline,'; Ali Al Daboos, executive director of operations at DMCA, ...
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UAE Table Tennis Team unveils plan to grow game in Dubai
WAM DUBAI, 22 May, 2013 -- A new initiative which may one day see the sport of table tennis as popular in the UAE as it is in China, was launched today by the UAE Table Tennis Team. Standing alongside his fellow sportsman from the Chinese National Table Tennis Team, which starred at the recent World Championships in Paris and is supporting the programme, UAE player Rashid Abdul Hamid unveiled ...
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Etisalat eyes autumn talks with Maroc
Etisalat expects negotiations with Maroc Telecom over the sale of a 53 per cent stake in the telecoms operator to begin in the autumn, according to a senior company official. Both Etisalat ...
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Dubai Municipality to introduce 79 new items to building code
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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Bribery laws go beyond borders
A businesswoman working for a Dubai company is in New York for a trade show when she uses her hotel's business centre to send a fax to an aspiring Nigerian politician. She says she will donate US$5,000 (Dh18,300) to his campaign if once elected, he will look favourably on her company when it comes to awarding government contracts in Nigeria. But the candidate never responds, no money is ...
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Woman who left her TV on high volume fined in Dubai
DUBAI // A woman who left her TV on high volume has been fined Dh100. Prosecutors said FQ, 27, a marketing manager from Algeria, often tormented her neighbours in her high-rise apartment building on Sheikh Zayed Road by playing exceptionally loud music and keeping her television on maximum volume. The constant noise became too much for her Russian neighbour SA, 41, who called the police. The ...
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Girl was told she would die if she did not prostitute herself Dubai court hears
DUBAI // A pimp and a madam threatened to kill and chop up a teenager if she refused to prostitute herself, a court heard today. The teenager was lured to the UAE with the promise of a job as a maid but was instead locked up at a brothel, beaten with a belt and subjected to the threats. She and another prostitute - who had been held captive for two years - were freed after she told a customer ...
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Strike instigators will be held accountable under UAE law Arabtec says
The men returned to work late Monday after police were called to the Arabtec labour accommodations, which houses more than 5,000 men.. Pawan Singh / The ...
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Death row elephants get final reprieve
A French court on Wednesday upheld a ruling by the State Council to annul a euthanasia order on two zoo elephants for suspected tuberculosis and said the initial order was not backed by proper tests. The plight of Baby, 42, and Nepal, 43, had sparked nationwide concern and film-star-turned-animal-rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot had threatened to quit the country for Russia if they were ...
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Cook rescues an exploited victim
Dubai: A cook, who went to a brothel, turned into a saviour when he listened to the agonies of a sexually-exploited woman before he abetted the police to rescue ...
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Free eye-screening for dozens of Dubai workers
Dubai: Office workers, typically those working in front of computers for long hours, suffer from dryness in the eyes and eye strain, said a senior optometrist during a five-day eye camp that concluded on ...
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Ajman regulates hotel and tourism sector
WAM AJMAN, May 22nde, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, has issued an Emiri Decree regulating the hotel and tourism sector in the emirate. Decree No. 02 of 2013, issued on a recommendation by Ajman Tourism Development Department, responds to the growing movement of tourists into the emirate. The decree grants the Department ...
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Dubai Customs foils bid to smuggle African ivory
WAM DUBAI, May 22nd, 2013 -- Dubai Customs has foiled a bid to smuggle 259 pieces of ivory arriving from an African country through its Jebel Ali Customs Centre. The items fall under the endangered fauna and flora category, in which international trade is prohibited by CITES Convention. "Dubai Customs inspectors seized the shipment, in which trading is prohibited under the CITES ...
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UAE adopts sound economic policy Ajman Ruler
WAM AJMAN, May 22nd, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council member and Ruler of Ajman, said today that the sound economic policy adopted by the UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has achieved an economic ...
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Emirates Post issues iconic stamp to commemorate Yahsats first satellite Y1A
WAM ABU DHABI, 22 May, 2013 -- Emirates Post has issued a stamp to acknowledge the UAE's progressive achievement in the field of science and technology, by commemorating Yahsat's first multipurpose satellite, "Y1A". The satellite, a milestone for the nation, is designed to provide advanced satellite services to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Central and South West ...
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Driver charged with smuggling endangered sandalwood into UAE
DUBAI // A driver smuggled 600 logs of endangered red sandalwood into the country to avoid paying taxes, a court heard today. Port authority workers acting on a tip off seized a container on July 19 last year and found the rare wood inside. The UAE banned the wood from being imported after signing up to a CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) agreement. Shipping ...
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Abu Dhabi invites souk project bidders to meeting
The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City has said that it will be holding a meeting next week for private sector firms interested in bidding to run its new tourist souk. The Municipality said it had received an "overwhelming" response from potential developers of the 150,000m2 project, which will be based around a waterfront location and contain a traditional retail souq as weel as food ...
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Dubai school boy succumbs to brain tumour despite much support from NRIs
A brain tumour afflicted Indian boy in Dubai, who received much financial support from kind-hearted expats based in UAE after a media campaign last year, has now succumbed to the deadly disease in a hospital in India. Sourav, a nine-year-old student of Indian High School, Dubai, has died after undergoing treatment at Rashid Hospital Dubai and at Amritha Hospital in Kochi for almost a year. ...
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Abu Dhabis ADCB sells $300m of subordinated bonds
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank will sell $300 million in a subordinated bond on Wednesday, according to the deal arranger, just over two months after its last debt markets ...
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