Contributor ReportsStudents form pro-rape group on facebook
Source: 7days
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Tue Nov 10 15:12:20 -0800 2009 | disasters
Members of an elite Australian college linked to Sydney University provoked outrage after it was revealed they had set up a “pro-rape” group on social networking site facebook. The page, set up by mostly past and present students at the...
Umpire Raza returns to cricket after Lahore attack
Source: Dawn
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | updated Mon Nov 09 03:05:24 -0800 2009 | disasters
Umpire Ahsan Raza, who was criticially injured during the attacks on the Sri Lankan team on March 3, returned to international cricket in the third one-day between Pakistan and New Zealand here on Monday. 'I am thrilled and exited to...
Dubai's hidden victims of recession
Source: Financial Times
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Thu Nov 05 00:30:12 -0800 2009 | disasters
Published: November 5 2009 02:00 Last updated: November 5 2009 02:00 Salim*, a 28-year-old Bangladeshi worker in Dubai, lives on the cusp of disaster. One false move and the four-year veteran of the city will be arrested, detained and, if...
Abu Dhabi aims to shake up school system
Source: Financial Times
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | updated Tue Nov 03 01:04:09 -0800 2009 | disasters
The emirate has 305 public schools and 205 private schools serving about 250,000 pupils. Moreover, given the intention to triple the population of the Abu Dhabi city by 2030, the educational authorities are expecting a further 150,000 children will join...
UAE plans nuclear investment
Source: Financial Times
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | updated Mon Nov 02 09:40:00 -0800 2009 | disasters
Areva has already been talking with Middle East investors about the possibility of selling a minority stake. Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala, a state investment vehicle, last year announced a target of becoming a top 10 investor in GE, with which it...
Al Qaeda calls for home-made bomb attacks in West
Source: Reuters
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Mon Nov 02 05:21:21 -0800 2009 | disasters
The leader of al Qaeda's wing in the Arabian Peninsula called on militants to attack airports and trains in the West and said they could easily make bombs from household materials, the group's Internet magazine said. The Islamist group has...
Wait goes on for Dubai's £10bn bond
Source: Financial Times
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Tue Oct 27 10:47:09 -0700 2009 | disasters
Published: October 27 2009 17:19 Last updated: October 27 2009 17:19 Where is Dubai’s $10bn bond? The question has been making the rounds in Dubai business circles, as bankers and executives wonder when the emirate will bite the bullet and...
GulfNews, United Arab Emirates: Aviation expert probes effect of ...
Source: Uinta County News
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Tue Oct 27 04:14:32 -0700 2009 | disasters
The expert said a better job needs to be done of transferring weather (information) into flight operations (management). Speaking to Gulf News before his talk at the Emirates Aviation College Sunday evening, he said making UAE the hub for major...
Plane crashes In Sharjah UAE
Posted by: SandeepRajendran
Sharjah :: United Arab Emirates | updated Sun Oct 25 05:58:43 -0700 2009 | disasters
An aircraft, believed to be a cargo plane, crashed on take-off from Sharjah Airport. Casualties cannot be confirmed at the moment. "It was a Sudan airlines carrying 6 people, it happened while taking off from Sharjah Airport at 3.50pm. I...
ReachBrave pilot steers doomed plane away from populated area
Posted by:
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Sharjah :: United Arab Emirates | updated Sat Oct 24 13:28:59 -0700 2009 | disasters
A cargo plane crashed just two minutes after takeoff from Sharjah International Airport in the United Arab Emirates, killing all six crew members on board. The final movements of the plane suggested an act of immense courage on the part...
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