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Abu Dhabi abattoirs get ready for the holy month rush
ABU DHABI // Preparations for Ramadan and Eid are in full swing at slaughterhouses, which experience a huge increase in business during the month. "This Ramadan more than 60,000 cattle are expected to be slaughtered during the month," said Mohammed Al Marzouqi, slaughterhouse section head at Abu Dhabi Municipality. "Normally we slaughter about 40,000 a month at the five ...
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More than four of every 10 UAE residents say web needs tighter rules
More than four of every 10 UAE residents believe there should be tighter regulation of the internet, a study shows. Despite restrictions placed by service providers and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, 42 per cent of residents believe further controls are necessary. The finding is part of a study by Qatar's Northwestern University called Media Use in the Middle East - an ...
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Closer eye needed on oil spills in the UAE
Workers from the Sharjah Municipality clean up a beach after an oil spill off the coast of Fujairah at Khor Fakkan in 2008. Randi Sokoloff / The ...
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Sharjah Intl passenger traffic soars 19 in May
Passenger traffic at Sharjah International Airport jumped 19.18% to 728,327 in May, compared to 611,129 in the same month last year, according to the May traffic report issued by the Sharjah Airport Authority. The airport recorded a total of 5,557 aircraft movements during the month, up 2.3% compared to 5,432 in May 2012. It also handled more than 28,000 tonnes of cargo, with in-freight ...
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Abdulrahman named ambassador for FIFA U-17 World Cup
He's UAE football's poster boy therefore it should come as no surprise that Omar Abdulrahman has been appointed as official ambassador for the upcoming FIFA Under-17 World Cup, being held in the Emirates. The 21-year-old has enjoyed a fine 2013 which began with him being named Player of the Tournament at the Gulf Cup after UAE's historic success and ended with more personal ...
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Sharjah Police arrest two for possessing opium
Colonel Ahmad Abdul Aziz, acting director of the anti-drug department at Sharjah Police, said the anti-narcotics section at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sharjah Police received a tip-off that Sh.M.D. and J.M.J. were in possession of a large quantity of opium and were allegedly looking for ...
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Building sustainable communities in Dubai
Dubai: Authorities called on the public on Sunday to reduce their waste and focus on recycling as part of their collaborative efforts towards building sustainable ...
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Charity Organisations in Dubai hold meeting for Ramadan
WAM DUBAI, June 17th, 2013 (WAM)-- The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) held a coordination meeting with the management of Charitable Foundations including Beit Al Khair, Dubai Charity and Red Crescent Authority Dubai Branch to discuss the unification of the value of donations in Ramadan. This includes Iftar and Eid clothing and Zakat al-Fitr in the ...
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Emirates ranks 7th for foreign assignments
The UAE is the world's seventh most popular destination for international assignments, according to a study by Mercer. The global human resources and financial consulting firm surveyed almost 1,000 companies on where they were mostly likely to transfer staff overseas for a set period. The United States came out on top, with 55 per cent of companies questioned reporting that they expected ...
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Drake Scull moving workers to Abu Dhabi as projects increase
Drake & Scull International is moving hundreds of jobs from Dubai, where the company is listed, to Abu Dhabi to cope with the increase in projects it has won in the capital. At a presentation to investors at ...
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Etihad and Serbia sign initial deal on investment in airline
Etihad Airways said yesterday it had signed an initial agreement with the Serbian government to explore an equity investment in the country's Jat Airways. Etihad announced in April it would begin daily non-stop flights between Abu Dhabi and Belgrade this week, with Jat Airways, placing its JU code on the new route, and to 21 destinations on the Etihad network. In return Etihad placed its ...
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Golf carts take lambs to slaughter in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Municipality is using two golf carts to transport goats and sheep from a nearby livestock market to the Al Wathba slaughterhouse. "The municipality has been observing the performance of these cabs. If it finds it efficient, the service will be made available for other abattoirs across the Abu Dhabi island," said Dr Najdat Mohammed Nour, veterinary control section head at the ...
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Employers blamed for crimes by maids in Dubai
DUBAI // Bad employers were blamed yesterday for a spate of crimes by housemaids and other domestic staff. Unpaid salaries, long working hours and abuse were all factors that drove offenders to crime, Dubai Police said. Domestic staff committed 3,929 crimes reported to police in the past three years, 1,258 of them last year alone. Escaping from sponsors, sex outside wedlock and theft topped ...
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Indian YouTube star wants to show debut feature at Dubai film festival
DUBAI // India's first YouTube star has applied to bosses at Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) for permission to screen his debut feature film in the emirate. Wilbur Sargunaraj, whose eccentric music videos such as Love Marriage have earned him more than a million viewers on the site, shot about a third of his film, Simple Superstar, in Dubai. The largely fan-funded film, with a ...
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Etisalat offers new roaming deal for mobiles
DUBAI // Etisalat has announced a new roaming package designed to cut the cost of mobile calls and internet access while abroad. Customers can sign up for daily, weekly or monthly packages. Access to the internet starts at Dh25 a day, and the package allows customers to receive calls for 50 fils a minute. The monthly "Traveller Pack" offer, which costs Dh500, includes 1GB of data ...
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Old deaf and blind … and fitting in nicely
DUBAI // Sydney the dog is deaf and blind, but you wouldn't notice it at first. Her resilience and coping skills make her the most low-maintenance dog of the six in her new home in Al Barsha. In a pink collar and scarf, the mixed-breed mutt hardly ever strays from her routine of strolling creakily around the garden during the day, popping back inside for drinks and regular meals. ...
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Dubai volunteers mission new digs for old dogs
Anna Kuznetsova with Rufus, 6, who has a damaged back leg. Anna takes care of six dogs while also working full time as an interior designer. She is looking after Rufus while the Dubai Senior Dog Project finds him a full-time home, possibly with an older couple. Lee Hoagland / The ...
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Arabtec to build Aldars Abu Dhabi Plaza project in Kazakhstan
Aldar Properties has awarded a Dh4 billion contract to an Arabtec-led joint venture to push ahead with a long-awaited 500,000 square metre hotel, shopping and housing project in Kazakhstan. In a stock market announcement yesterday Aldar said that construction of the five-tower project, comprising 566 luxury flats, 107,000 sq metres of offices, a five-star hotel and serviced apartments, and ...
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EIDA e-Readers enhance Operational Efficiency
Abu Dhabi: The Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) highlighted the importance of e-readers as an advanced method to enhance operational efficiency for public and private sectors and facilitate the delivery of their services, citing its role in conducting transaction in a more time-efficient and cost-effective manner, and achieving customer satisfaction. In a scientific research under the title ...
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Loss-making Abu Dhabi tourism company sells development
Saadiyat Beach Residences from TDIC, the companies said on Monday. They did not disclose how much was paid for the luxury development. The property is subject to a five-year leaseback to TDIC, in which the tourism firm will manage leasing the residences on behalf of MPREI. The project was launched in the fourth quarter of 2012 and is currently 80 percent leased, the statement said. The ...
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Arabian Gulf League Walter Zenga has a view to stick around
The Italian parted company with the Dubai club earlier this month following a frustrating season in which Nasr finished sixth in the Pro League and struggled throughout their Asian Champions League campaign. However, Zenga's reputation inside the country remains high given his overall record at Al Maktoum Stadium, where within months of his arrival in 2010 he transformed Nasr from ...
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Life remains a struggle for the Arabian oryx
Reseachers have found that reintroducing the oryx into the safe haven of the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve has not been enough to ensure their revitalisation. Sarah Dea / The ...
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Emiratis working hard to wipe out stereotypes
Sahar Karmostaji finds her job creative, challenging and rewarding for anyone with the right attitude. She knows that many people at her workplace, a semi-government company in Dubai, wrongly believe Emiratis are laid back and even unconscientious workers. But Ms Karmostaji, 26, was determined that no one would form that opinion of her and her work. "I decided to prove myself from the ...
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In pictures Dubai silhouette skyline quiz
1) A group of 50 pupils at Kings' Dubai school has bent over backwards for charity while posing for a unique series of photographs. Take a guess of which Dubai landmark is which. For answers click on the ...
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Emirates announces extra Umrah flights
Emirates will operate nearly 60 extra flights to assist pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan. Additional 42 services will operate to Jeddah from July 5 to August 16. Extra 17 flights will operate to Medina from 16th to 31st July. The extra flights can be accessed by travellers holding a valid Umrah visa. Those wishing to travel to Saudi Arabia for reasons ...
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