Expert lauds UAE efforts on sustainable transportation
2 days ago
ABU DHABI - Carlos Ghosn, the Brazilian born French business genius, who has become known as one of the automobile industry's great turnaround personalities, has lauded the UAE's efforts towards developing clean energy and held in high esteem the Mazdar City, which he described as a promising experience on the global level.
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Zardari thanks
Khalifa for
UAE's aid
2 days ago
ABU DHABI - The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a telephone call from Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, who expressed the gratitude of the government and people of Pakistan to the UAE for the assistance it extended to floods-victims and its great efforts it is making to help them. He also wished Sheikh Khalifa good health.
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No counterfeit gold menace in Dubai: Customs
2 days ago
DUBAI - Indicating that it was winning the battle against counterfeiters, Dubai Customs said that in the last seven years, only 800kg of counterfeit gold and jewellery was seized in the emirate.
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Call for greater transparency on labour-import regulations
2 days ago
GENEVA - The UAE Permanent Representative to United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Obaid Salem Al Zaabi, has urged the workforce importing and exporting countries to join forces with international specialised organisations to embed transparency into all laws and regulations dealing with import of workers.
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Renew staff labour cards on time
2 days ago
The Ministry of Labour has urged employers to renew labour cards of their employees on time to spare themselves the prescribed financial fines and other penalties.
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Man gets one-year jail for kidnap and assault
2 days ago
DUBAI - The Dubai Court of Appeal has sentenced three men, including two tailors, to one year in jail followed by deportation for kidnapping and assaulting a man and seeking a ransom of Dh8,000.
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Click Abu Dhabi to win prizes
2 days ago
ABU DHABI - Under the patronage of General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the Office of the Brand of Abu Dhabi (OBAD) will launch the annual photography competition 'Abu Dhabi Through Your Eyes' on Wednesday.
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Medical Board of global standards
on the cards
2 days ago
ABU DHABI - The UAE is planning to establish a Medical Board in accordance with the international standards with a view to improving medical education in the country.
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When life prospers for the 'big' in a small tank
2 days ago
DUBAI - A little over a year after divers sunk a small fishing boat off the coast of Sharjah, an artificial reef is teeming with marine life.
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Two killed, 10 injured in
four accidents in Dubai
2 days ago
DUBAI - Two people were killed and 10 sustained from moderate to serious injuries in four separate accidents in the past two days in Dubai.
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Etisalat, du keep BlackBerry plans open
2 days ago
TRA has clarified that it has not asked the country's telecom operators etisalat and du to suspend their alternative plans for BlackBerry customers in the UAE.
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Algeria's Merbai is winner 
of Dubai Quran award
3 days ago
DUBAI - Algerian contestant Mohamed Irchad Merbai won the top position and the Dh250,000 prize money in the 14th session of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award, pushing Bangladeshi Maswoud Ridwan and Bahraini Mesab Essa to second and third spots respectively.
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