KD 250 'least' salary sought for Kuwaitis
Source: Zawya Regional
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-17 01:02:29 -0700 | business-news
June 5-8 under the sponsorship of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Disclosing that they had earlier met some officials of the Public Institution of Social Security for the purpose of setting up a mechanism to implement the...
Hootenanny favorite Rachel Mae off to Nashville
Source: Herald Net
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-17 00:46:22 -0700 | entertainment-news
At this Historic Everett Theatre Hootenanny, it's time to say goodbye to a music favorite and hello to a couple of newcomers to the Hootenanny stage. Singer Rachel Mae is getting a "Happy Trails" send-off before the songwriter packs up...
Nicole Kidman transforms into a fashion dominatrix in all leather in Cannes
Source: Daily Mail
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-17 00:34:23 -0700 | entertainment-news
Why do aging movie stars think weird, trout mouths are attractive and sexy?
Facebook helps save abused Pinay maid in UAE
Source: GMA News
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-16 23:39:46 -0700 | political-news
30pm The social networking site Facebook helped save an abused Filipino housemaid from an indecent proposal and attempted rape by her employer, a UAE-based news site reported on Friday. While her employer threatened to have her jailed if she...
Euler Hermes targets SMEs
Source: Zawya Regional
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-16 23:29:55 -0700 | business-news
Firm to ensure that 'Risk' isn't a four-lettered word for SMEs in the Gulf Thursday, May 16, 2013 Global risk manager Euler Hermes has said that it has laid out several special packages to target small and medium enterprises, providing...
Joshua Tree ready to thwart Carmody's Diamond raider
Source: Independent
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-16 22:41:05 -0700 | sports-news
The much-improved seven-year-old signed off on 2012 with an unlikely Irish St Leger win, having previously been cruelly denied at the death in the Knavesmire's Ebor. On the second of two outings at Meydan in March, he wasn't disgraced behind...
Knowledge-based economy to contribute 5% of GDP by 2021
Source: Zawya Political
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-16 22:26:29 -0700 | business-news
The knowledge-based economy will contribute 5 per cent to the UAE's gross domestic product (GDP ) by 2021, Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, told media on the sidelines of The Second Forum of Economic Policies.
Kuwait bourse resumes rally
Source: Qatar English Daily
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-16 19:07:17 -0700 | business-news
The bourse resumed a rally in heavy trading yesterday as upbeat expectations of an improving economy outweighed renewed political woes. Kuwait's bourse resumed a rally in heavy trading yesterday as upbeat expectations of an improving economy outweighed renewed political woes,...
Al khaliji to offer 3D secure s...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-16 19:07:15 -0700 | business-news
Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji), in it efforts to improve online shopping security, has plans to introduce 3D secure system for its customers by the end of this year, said Gary Mond, Head of Personal Banking at al khaliji...
Sydney father misses son's birthday due to five-minute flight delay
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-16 18:07:07 -0700 | sports-news
The traffic ban between 11pm and 5am came into effect after Frankfurt added a fourth runway and residents complained about increased noise in one of Germany's most densely populated areas. While the airfield is a good 20-minute car ride from...
IMF: Bahrain needs to...
Source: Arab News
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-16 17:04:38 -0700 | business-news
Bahrain, which last year boosted state spending, urgently needs to reform its economy to stop its debt burden becoming unsustainable, The International Monetary Fund said. Bahrain upped its original 2012 expenditure plan by nearly 19 percent in September 2011.
Saudi regulations target...
Source: Arab News
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-16 17:04:31 -0700 | business-news
A drive for tighter regulation of Saudi Arabia's stock market may help to break the hold of short-term speculators on share prices, making the market more attractive to local and foreign institutional investors. This week the Capital Market Authority, operating...
Bookies also supplied women to players: Cops
Source: Indian Express
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-17 04:39:14 -0700 | sports-news
It seems it wasn't just money up to Rs 60 lakh for bowling a crooked over that was on offer to the Royals players. The transcripts of phone conversations taped by the police allegedly contain evidence to suggest that the...
Between the shopping malls, is there space in Dubai for dissent?
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-16 15:22:09 -0700 | political-news
The United Arab Emirates has arrested more than 100 alleged dissidents since 2011 in a bid to maintain the Gulf state's reputation for stability...But Dubai resident Ahmed Mansoor sees things much differently.
Midnight League at ICC...
Source: Arab News
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-16 14:14:41 -0700 | sports-news
Friday 17 May 2013 Last Update 16 May 2013 11:27 pm A brand new event on the calendar starts this weekend at the ICC Academy at Dubai Sports City with the beginning of the Midnight League. Staged at the region's...
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