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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.
4 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.
4 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.
4 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.
6 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.
9 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.
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.
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 .
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.
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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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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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates , has appointed Mansour Al Marzouqi as its new General Manager in Belarus.
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.
New centre to promote UAE's heritage and culture planned
A new centre for reviving, promoting and safeguarding the local traditional and cultural heritage will come to life in Dubai under the instructions of Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council.
Etisalat CEO says yet to hear from Vivendi on Maroc Telecom bid
Etisalat has yet to hear back from Vivendi on its bid for the French firm's 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom, the chief executive of the United Arab Emirates No.1 telecom operator said on Wednesday.
Malaysian National News Agency
Doha Bank Pledges US$12 Billion For GCC High-potential Lending
Doha Bank is earmarking US$12 billion for lending to high-potential clients in the Gulf Cooperation Council between Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, where the bank has it full operations branches, Qatar News Agency reported.
New coronavirus spreads to Tunisia, 66-year-old man dead
The novel SARS-like virus that's been infecting people who have been in the Middle East or those who have been in contact with recent travelers to the region, has killed a 66-year-old Tunisian man following a visit to Saudi Arabia.
UPDATE 1-Dubai's Arabtec says projects unaffected by strike
Arabtec, Dubai's largest construction firm, said on Tuesday the delivery of projects was unaffected by what it called a partial labour stoppage, adding it was working with authorities in the United Arab Emirates to resolve the issue.
JetBlue, Emirates to expand partnership agreement
New York's Hometown Airline and Emirates, the Dubai-based international carrier and one of the world's fastest growing airlines, today announced intent to expand their current partnership to include bilateral codesharing, pending FAA and DOT regulatory approval and subject to receipt of foreign government operating authority.