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Man found with bomb [Suspect scheduled to return to the United Arab Emirates next week.]
Police arrested a man early Saturday who had a bomb in a backpack that he may have been preparing to use at a school in the area, officials said.
Man arrested for wearing nude Posh Spice t-shirt
It was this shirt of a nude Victoria Beckham that caused Raffi Nernekian to be jailed in Dubai for a month The skin cancer awareness T-shirt features a naked Beckham, who is discreetly hidden by the phrase "Protect the skin your in." Nernekian, whose brother says he bought the shirt during a visit to New York , got into an argument with a local ...
Dubai's Emaar Properties shuts Algeria office
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Dubai developer building the world's tallest building says it has shut down the office set up in Algeria to oversee $20 billion worth of real estate projects.
UAE charity to build orphanage in Kerala
ABUDHABI: A United Arab Emirates based charity plans to build an orphanage in the southern Indian state of Kerala, WAM news agency reported.
Abu Dhabi home for world energy body
CAIRO: Abu Dhabi, capital of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, will host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency , participants said, despite criticism of its high carbon footprint.
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UAE finds $2.5m hash in animal feed
Police in Abu Dhabi have seized than 700 kilograms of hashish with a street value of $US2 million smuggled in by two Asian nationals, Emirati police said.
Iran council certifies election result
Reporting from Tehran and Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- After quickly finishing a partial vote count it said confirmed the initial tally of ballots, Iran's Guardian Council on Monday pronounced as valid President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's June 12 reelection, which opponents say was marred by massive vote fraud.
Research and Markets: Soup in United Arab Emirates to 2012
This databook is a detailed information resource covering all the key data points on Soup in United Arab Emirates.
Guidelines and Safety Measures for buying iPhone - United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
Because the iPhone is an expensive mobile phone, it is highly recommended for any owner to get iPhone insurance to reduce his chances of embarrassment in case of any unexpected theft, loss or damage.
UAE gives thumbs up to catfish imports
The United Arab Emirates has given Vietnamese tra and basa catfish the all clear, according to Viet Nam's Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Dubai low-cost airline secu...
Comment about "Dubai low-cost airline secures $320m deal to expand fleet" Phone Name Comment 0 Dubai low-cost airline secures $320m deal to expand fleet AFP By the end of the year, Flydubai would have a fleet of six planes that would enable it to launch about 14 new destinations.
Tuticorin power project financial closure achieved
The city-based Coastal Energen Private Limited Thursday announced that 16 bank consortium and financial institutions have agreed to lend it Rs.3,450 crore to set up 1,200 thermal power station at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.
Fears National Express faces asset fire sale
National Express warned it may be forced to resort to a fire sale of assets to survive as the group was frozen out of the rail business by the government after being stripped of its East Coast franchise.
UAE, Country With World's Largest Carbon Footprint, to Host HQ for...
The United Arab Emirates has the largest per capita carbon footprint of any country in the world, contains artificial islands, a ski dome in the middle of the desert, and will soon boast the first air-conditioned beach.
Qatar: Up to 30 feared dead as ship sinks off Doha
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - As many as 30 people are feared dead after a ship capsized and quickly sank in choppy Persian Gulf waters off the Qatari capital Doha, the vessel's operator said Wednesday.
Gulf News: GCAA issues aerodrome licences [Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)]
Gulf News via NewsEdge Corporation The certification marks the completion of Al Bateen Airport's transformation from a military air base to a private and corporate jet airport managed by the Abu Dhabi Airports Company .
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French woman named head of renewables agency
France's Helene Pelosse was elected on Tuesday to head the International Renewable Energy Agency at a meeting in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt's state news agency MENA announced.
Three Emirati sisters killed by car
ABU DHABI // Three Emirati sisters, aged four, six and seven, died on Monday night when they were struck by a car as they crossed a busy road.
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Should renewable energy include nuclear?
A new global effort that aims to make renewable energy more accessible to every country in the world will launch on July 1st.
Governments are lining up to join the first agency that will advise them on how to make a renewable energy transition. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has attracted 108 countries, including the United States and China, which are both expected to announce their membership this week, in a move that experts say could boost the agency's credibility, since both countries are leaders in renewable energy.
Iranians ignore threats to march
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Thousands of Iranians disputing the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marched at an unauthorized rally Sunday, defying truncheon-wielding security forces and dire threats by Iranian leaders.