Runway fault causes flights suspension in Peshawar
Source: DAWN
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 21:26:07 -0700 | travel-news
Flight operation was suspended at Bacha Khan International Airport on Saturday after a patch developed at the northern edge of the runway during take-off of a passenger plane, officials said. They said that all departing flights had been delayed while...
Tejar Dubai hosts...
Source: Arab News
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 14:49:17 -0700 | allnews
Sunday 19 May 2013 Last Update 19 May 2013 12:37 am Tejar Dubai's first event to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) was held on Thursday, with the participation of local talents who exhibited their skills in different fields like...
UAE trade surplus to hit $ 90.7 billion
Source: Arab News
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 14:49:14 -0700 | business-news
Sunday 19 May 2013 Last Update 19 May 2013 12:35 am The UAE economy growth is expected to lower to 3.9 percent in 2012 after a solid 2011, when the GDP expanded 5.2 percent led by high oil prices and...
i¿½2 app lets mobiles use secret code could be used by terrorists in bomb plots
Source: Mail Online UK
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 18:48:53 -0700 | disasters-news
Seecrypt, which costs 2 a month, allows users to apply a secret code to their messages and calls which gives them military-level security. The system also makes it impossible for intelligence agencies to analyse which numbers terror suspects and criminals...
Sex, drugs and fast cars: The legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing
Source: The independent
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 16:28:48 -0700 | sports-news
Even if you have not the faintest interest in motorsport, or Formula One that shiny Babylon of sponsors and sleaze the lure of James Hunt is hard to resist. Handsome, brave, articulate, he had a reputation for living as fast...
Abu Dhabi population tops 2.5m in 2013
Source: Zawya Political
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 21:56:23 -0700 | business-news
Abu Dhabi city's population is increasing by one person every two minutes and 48 seconds, according to figures released recently by the Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre (Scad). The total population of the capital has reached around 2.5 million people, the...
UAE: It's summer time and stocks are hot
Source: Zawya Regional
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 21:56:25 -0700 | business-news
Saturday, May 18, 2013 UAE markets have been on a scorching run and with the Dubai Financial Market and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange indexes closing last week at multi-year highs, it appears traders are in no hurry to sell...
Investors returning to UAE stock markets
Source: Zawya Regional
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 21:56:33 -0700 | business-news
Saturday, May 18, 2013 The performance of the UAE stock markets is broadly in line with the rise in global stock markets. Both the Dubai Financial Market and Abu Dhabi Securities Market are trading at a nearly four-year-high, reflecting a...
More health education needed for UAE schools: officials
Source: Zawya Regional
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 21:56:30 -0700 | health-news
Health education programmes should be increased by 50 per cent in UAE schools to improve health and hygiene standards, said a senior official from the UAE Ministry of Health. Health education programmes are not part of curricula in the UAE....
UAE top tourism destination in the Arab World
Source: Zawya Regional
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 21:56:22 -0700 | business-news
In the Middle East, Turkey outranks the UAE, retaining 12th position with tourism receipts climbing to $25.7 billion. UAE's international tourism receipts are somewhat close to $10 billion (Dh36.7 billion) that includes hotel revenues and the receipts from air travel....
Will Dubai be dust-proof in 10 years? Municipality unveils ambitious project
Source: Zawya Regional
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 21:00:45 -0700 | green-news
The civic body has initiated various measures to increase the number of Ghaf trees throughout the emirate, especially in the desert...Explaining the initiatives to protect the existing Ghafs he says, "There is a very strict policy in place and those...
QE 2 may be moored in Dubai if UAE wins World Expo 2020
Source: Zawya Regional
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 21:00:41 -0700 | business-news
Plans to convert QE 2 into a luxurious floating 5-star hotel on track One of the world's most iconic ships, the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE 2), post its transformation into a 5-star hotel, may once again be moored on the...
DED business survey for Q2 2013: No firing, only hiring for Dubai firms
Source: Zawya Regional
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 21:00:36 -0700 | business-news
In This Article 98 per cent plan either to increase or maintain employment count during quarter Businesses in Dubai are confident of growth trends continuing to the second quarter of 2013, according to the quarterly business confidence survey conducted by...
8 Jain hawala case accused plead guilty
Source: The Hindustan Times
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-18 14:43:21 -0700 | allnews
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is on the cusp of a great success in the Jain Hawala case of the mid 90s with more than half a dozen accused pleading guilty in the court for milder sentences. Those pleaded guilty include...
Mobily denies asking for help to spy on...
Source: Arab News
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-16 08:57:07 -0700 | technology-news
Telecom operator Mobily denied claims by a software engineer that the company had asked him to build surveillance tools to intercept customers' messages on Twitter and other services. Matthew Rosenfield, who uses the pseudonym Moxie Marlinspike, published e-mails on his...
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