Business & Money | Sunday 12 July, 2015 4:37 am

Dubai-China trade worth AED 47 billion in Q1 2015

 China is well positioned as Dubai’s top trading partner, with bilateral trade volume valued at AED 47 billion in the first quarter of 2015, Director of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, revealed following a business meeting with Consul General of the People's Republic of China...

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Healthcare | Sunday 12 July, 2015 4:32 am

New appointments and forward–looking projects for FoCP outlined at its General Assembly

Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP) has selected two new candidates to occupy vacant positions on its board and reviewed the success of their campaigns over the past year at their second General Assembly held recently. The meeting took place at the Headquarters of the Supreme Council for Family...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 12 July, 2015 3:28 am

MoI Launches Awareness Drive on Dangers of Eid Firecrackers

Ahead of Eid Al Fitr celebrations, the Ministry of Interior launched an awareness drive under the slogan “Ensuring Child Safety during Eid”. The campaign, implemented by the Security Media Department at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 July, 2015 2:25 am

Sharjah Media Centre has created a distinguished media platform in the region

Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Media Centre (SMC), emphasized that the centre has become an independent media entity, with its vision and identity as a distinguished media centre dedicated to developing excellent channels of government communication in the UAE and the...

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Government | Sunday 12 July, 2015 2:00 am

King launches key Grand Mosque expansion projects

 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman launched on Saturday night five giant projects that are implemented as part of the third Saudi expansion of the Grand Mosque. The expansion projects include the King Abdullah Expansion Structure, courtyards, tunnels, buildings for service...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 12 July, 2015 1:41 am

ZTE Signs Joint Pre5G R&D MOU With SoftBank

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, announced the company signed a memorandum of understanding with SoftBank Corp. to collaborate on research and development on Pre5G...

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Government | Saturday 11 July, 2015 2:34 pm

Dubai Customs intercepts smuggling of 1kg

A smuggler’s dream of easy money turned sour as Customs officers foiled a Dubai-bound passenger’s bid to smuggle in around 1kg haul of heroin in his stomach at Dubai International Airport – Terminal 2.  The disenchanted trafficker, of Asian nationality, risked his life...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 11 July, 2015 2:31 pm

KNEISSER AND PATROL SHINE IN EUROPE BAJA DEBUT

Nissan rallying ace Emil Kneisser has started his first European campaign in fine style with a podium finish in the grueling Italian Baja Rally.   The Italian Baja is the fifth round of the Cross Country FIA World Cup and the event saw superb performances from Nissan drivers in the T2...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 11 July, 2015 5:20 am

60,000 additional seats for Umrah pilgrims

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has added over 60,000 seats during the holy month of Ramadan on flights from domestic airports Kingdomwide to King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah in order to accommodate domestic passengers wishing to perform Umrah.  Khaled Hammad Al-Bluwi,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 11 July, 2015 5:11 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS LAUNCHES COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES IN KENYA

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, in collaboration with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), today launched two community outreach activities in Kenya with donations of blankets and school supplies to the Dream Children’s Home, and the Children in Freedom...

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