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Government
Stiff penalties for unsafe buildings
over a year ago
7 March 2012 Intensive inspection campaigns targeting builders who do not go by the new regulations set up by the civic body to prevent children falling from balconies SHARJAH — Intensive inspection campaigns targeting builders who do not go by the new regulations set up... Full story
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Government
Nepalese minister's official trip disrupted in Abu Dhabi
over a year ago
Abu Dhabi: A Nepalese minister's official trip to Germany was disrupted at Abu Dhabi International Airport as he did not have a German visa stamped in his passport. Nepal's Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Lokendra Bista Magar came out of Abu Dhabi Airport hotel on Tuesday evening on a... Full story
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Government
Shaikh Hamdan attends naval officers' graduation
over a year ago
Taweela: Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, attended on Tuesday the graduation of the 12th batch of naval cadet officers in a ceremony held at the Navy College's headquarters. Shaikh Hamdan inspected the graduates, after which they paraded past the main... Full story
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Government
235 cameras monitor key roads in Dubai
over a year ago
Surveillance cameras are now fitted to key junctions and roads in Dubai Dubai: Key junctions in the emirate are monitored by as many as 235 cameras, a senior traffic official said on Tuesday. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), ... Full story
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Government
Manager accused of Dh81 million fraud
over a year ago
FUJAIRAH - The Fujairah Court of First Instance has summoned an Arab manager of a company operating in Fujairah for giving testimony in a case in which he is accused of squandering close to Dh81 million. The manager allegedly concluded several deals resulting in great loss to the... Full story
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Government
UN sends aid chief to Syria as Obama rejects military force
over a year ago
The UN’s humanitarian chief heads for Syria Wednesday to urge the regime to let aid into devastated protest cities, with US President Barack Obama insisting military intervention would be a ‘mistake’. The five major UN powers discussed on Tuesday new efforts to press for a halt... Full story
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Government
Saudi Arabia -Assassinated Saudi diplomat scheduled to move to Jordan
over a year ago
Manama: Khalaf Al Ali, the Saudi diplomat shot and killed in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, was about to move to Amman, his brother said.The UAE on Tuesday condemned Al Ali's assassination, with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammad Gargash expressing the UAE's "denouncement of the... Full story
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Government
Scores of trucks stuck at UAE-Saudi border
over a year ago
Abu Dhabi: Slow clearance by border authorities has been causing a more than 10-kilometre long tailback on the Al Ghuwaifat border during the past two weeks, truck drivers told Gulf News on Tuesday. They said the situation reminded them of the crises which occurred several times since June 2009... Full story
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Government
Petrol stations in Sharjah still to be opened
over a year ago
They look like the answer to fuel-starved motorists' dreams, but two new petrol stations in Sharjah remain closed, despite ongoing problems supplying petrol to the Northern Emirates. Work on the Adnoc service stations was recently completed, but the pumps remain wrapped in protective plastic... Full story
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Government
Chairman of Dubai Chamber inaugurates Paperworld and Playworld Middle East
over a year ago
German trade fair and conference organiser Epoc Messe Frankfurt, today launched new trade shows, Paperworld and Playworld Middle East, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The exhibitions will run until this Wednesday, March 9th.Chairman of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and... Full story
Friday May 24, 2013
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