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1 hr ago | Al Bawaba

Three Emirati brothers get death sentence for revenge murder of two Omanis

Three Emirati brothers have been sentenced to death for murdering two Omanis in Al Ain, the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court announced on Thursday.

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4 hrs ago | International Business Times

Omar Borkan Al Gala: Countless Blessings and Offers Pour In for His...

Omar Borkan Al Gala, the "too handsome" guy who continues to rise to international superstardom following his deportation from Saudi Arabia, has his unlawful good looks to thank for for the countless blessings that have been coming his way - - one of them, a great, looking, equally sexy Mercedes G55 - - a gift for his birthday.

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6 hrs ago | The Daily Breeze

Branson announces plans for Christmas launch of Virgin into space

Branson, in remarks last week during a trip to Dubai, said the first public Virgin Galactic flight would happen Dec.

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8 hrs ago | Customer Interaction Solutions

UAE strengthens mobile governance [Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)]

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) There are more then 14 million mobile phones in use across the UAE and most of us actually manage to carry two of the devices, with overall market penetration being one of the highest around the world.

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8 hrs ago | Times of Oman

flydubai begins flights to Salalah

Building bonds: Hamad Obaidalla, chief commercial officer of flydubai, at Salalah Airport with Sheikh Hamood bin Mustahil Al Mashani, vice-president of Muscat Overseas Group.

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10 hrs ago | CFR.org

What The United States Can Do For Egypt Right Now

A worker sits amongst bags of Flour at a warehouse in a grain market in Cairo . "How can the United States help Egypt?" is a common question heard around the Beltway these days.

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14 hrs ago | Jewish Chronicle

Baby-death case doctor speaks of prison ordeal

A doctor imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates on a manslaughter charge has spoken of his joy and relief at being home.

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15 hrs ago | Cape Gazette

The Freeman Stage to host Sixth Annual Memorial Day St*Arts & Stripes Celebration May 25

Aga-Boom highlights the Sixth Annual Memorial Day St*Arts & Stripes Celebration scheduled for 7 p.m., Saturday, May 25.

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15 hrs ago | Al Bawaba

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Emirates General Petroleum Corporation "Emarat" has launched a new promotional offer, giving its customers a chance to get a discount of AED 20 on the steam Wash for their vehicles, at any service station that provides this service.

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15 hrs ago | Jetson Green

DEWA Headquarters in Dubai is World's Largest LEED Platinum Public Building

The recently opened Dubai Energy and Water Authority's Sustainable Building in Dubai has been awarded LEED Platinum status, becoming the largest public sector building in the world to achieve that status and set a new standard in sustainable building construction.

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17 hrs ago | McClatchy

U.S., U.N. urge Gulf states to donate more for Syrian refugees

With its neat rows of carpeted cabins, security monitors and on-site hospital and school, the Mrigb al Fuhud camp in Jordan is opulent compared with the squalid tent cities that house other Syrian refugees.

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19 hrs ago | This is Derbyshire

Roe signs on as UAE snooker coach

DAVID Roe's snooker career in the Middle East has taken another big step forward as he officially takes over as the national coach for the United Arab Emirates in Dubai.

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Wed May 22, 2013

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NBA star pledges $1M to help tornado recovery

After dark, thrill seekers addicted to speed turn the roads of Hong Kong into their personal race track.

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Emirates B773 near Singapore on May 17th 2013, turbulence injures 13

A Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EBP performing flight EK-358 from Dubai to Jakarta with 374 passengers, was enroute at FL350 about 30nm southwest of Singapore at approximately 22:45L when the crew decided to divert to Singapore after the aircraft had encountered turbulence causing injuries to 10 passengers and 3 cabin crew.

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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Asia-2 Genotype, Pakistan

To the Editor: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is a tickborne zoonotic disease caused by a member of the virus family Bunyaviridae , genus Nairovirus .

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Friends of Syria meet in Jordan

Key members of the Friends of Syria group were meeting in Jordan Wednesday, with the aim of laying the groundwork for talks to bring about an end to the Syrian conflict, dpa reported.

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AlertNet

United Arab Emirates - Prison sentence for netizen

Reporters Without Borders expresses outrage at the Abu Dhabi appeals court confirmation of the 10-month prison sentence of netizen Abdullah Al-Hadidi. Arrested on 22 March, Al-Hadidi was convicted in a lower court in April of having disseminated information on Twitter "in bad faith ." The information concerned the trial of 94 UAE citizens accused ... (more)

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Al Bawaba

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A delegation from Swiss Re visited Al Habtoor Group on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 and met the senior executives of Al Habtoor Group for an introductory meeting.

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Al Bawaba

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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates , has appointed Mansour Al Marzouqi as its new General Manager in Belarus.

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FEATURE-Young faces enliven Kuwait's faded art scene

After two lacklustre decades, Kuwait is experiencing a quiet revival of an arts scene once known as the most avant garde in the Gulf, thanks to a new generation eager to tackle sensitive issues using cutting-edge art forms.

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