Abu Dhabi Airports promotes intensive health and safety measures for the nearing summer season as it commenced its annual ‘Beat the Heat’ campaign. Launched in support of the Abu Dhabi Occupational Safety & Health Centre (OSHAD)’ Code of Practice 11 …
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Abu Dhabi Airports to participate at the 142nd IATA Slots Conference
Abu Dhabi Airports announced today that it will be taking part in the 142nd IATA Slots Conference in Vancouver, Canada to open and enhance links within the aviation industry. The company will be joining Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture & Tourism (DCT …
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12,871 jaywalkers fined in Sharjah
Lieutenant Saud Al Shaiba, spokesperson for the Traffic and Patrol Department, told Gulf News that Sharjah Police issued fines to 12,871 people who were caught jaywalking in the emirate till May this year. However, only five people have been fined since …
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DPS Society announces end of association with two UAE schools
The Delhi Public School Society, India, carries no responsibility whatsoever for actions of Delhi Private School, Sharjah and Delhi Private School, Dubai,” it added. Last month, Gulf News had reported that the DPS Society, which lends its brand name to …
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Atlas Jewellery’s Ramachandran out on bail, can’t travel outside UAE
Dubai: Owner of Atlas Jewellery, M.M. Ramachandran, who was in prison for defaulting on several loans, has been released on a conditional bail, sources have confirmed to Gulf News. Dh550m is the total amount involved in the multiple loan default case Known …
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State media publish images of UAE’s president in France
United Arab Emirates – State media in the United Arab Emirates have published images of the country’s president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at his home in France. The state-run WAM news agency offered photos of Sheikh Khalifa being greeted by …
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Three years after giving birth to twins, mother still paying bills in UAE
Dubai: Dubai resident Delma Dias was thrilled to find out she was carrying twins when tragedy struck in the fifth month of her pregnancy. Living with her husband, 10-year-old daughter and mother in Dubai for over eight years, the Indian mother was looking …
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Tomorrow’s Cities: Dubai and China roll out urban robots
The robocop, complete with police hat to give it that eerie uncanny valley feel, was shown off outside the world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, last June. But since then what has it done? And is Dubai’s love affair with robotics any more than …
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33 arrested over phone scam in UAE
Dubai: Dubai Police have busted a large telemarketing racket that conned people into parting with their money in return for “prizes” purportedly from telecom companies. In separate raids on their hideouts in Deira and a neighbouring emirate, 33 Asian …
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Drug smugglers caught at Sharjah airport
Sharjah: Three smugglers were arrested at Sharjah International Airport for attempting to smuggle in 30kg of hashish and 10gram of marijuana concealed in shipments of food items. Lieutenant Colonel Majid Al Assam, head of the anti-narcotic department at …
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UAE embassy hosts iftar honouring Special Olympics athletes
WASHINGTON, DC: Diplomats from the UAE hosted an iftar at the UAE Embassy in Washington, DC for local Special Olympic athletes and their families. Many of the athletes in attendance will travel to Abu Dhabi in March 2019 to compete in the World Games.
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Dubai to screen genetically modified food
Dubai: The Food and Environment Laboratories Section in the Dubai Central Laboratory of Dubai Municipality has developed a new screening service for genetically modified food items to ensure that the product conforms to the description on the label. The …
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Dubai Police organise the longest iftar table
Dubai: Dubai Police have broken a Guinness World Record for organising the ‘longest iftar table’ in the world stretching 6km. More than 12,830 workers benefited from the longest iftar table, which was held in Dubai Industrial Park in Jebel Ali. The …
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Dubai features prominently on global competitiveness map
DUBAI, 9th June, 2018 (WAM) — Dubai is ranked first in the Arab world for government budget as a percentage of GDP and third globally in public finance, according to the Competitiveness Report 2018. Abdulrahman Saleh Al Saleh, Director General of the …
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UAE to boost troop presence in Afghanistan for training: officials
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan has accepted an offer from the United Arab Emirates to boost its presence in training Afghan forces fighting Islamist insurgents, senior government officials said, as Kabul seeks to improve ties with majority-Muslim nations.
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Dubai school fee freeze a considerate decision, parents say
Ashraf Biddah, who also has three children in Dubai, said the news filled him with joy. “I am currently the director manager of eForce Engineering Consultancies and am responsible for two of my children who go to university and a daughter in secondary …
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Dubai foundation reaches out to 69m people in 68 countries
Dubai: Global and domestic aid spending by the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) increased from Dh1.5 billion in 2016 to Dh1.8 billion in 2017, a new report has revealed. أطلقنا اليوم تقرير الأعمال …
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