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Is your home safe for the holidays? Dubai residents call for a neighbourhood watch

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Iconic cruise liner QE2 may be moored in Dubai if UAE wins World Expo 2020

Plans to convert QE2 into a luxurious floating 5-star hotel on track
Video: How China’s challenger to Burj Khalifa will build taller 'Sky City' in 7 months

838-metre pre-fabricated tower will come up in Changsha city
Will Dubai be dust-proof in 10 years? Municipality unveils ambitious project

Could Dubai be made free of dust within a decade?
Dewa hiring: Over 100 vacancies open up

Company looking for engineers, technicians and managers in its various departments
Canada immigration alert: Changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Programme

English and French only languages that can be used as a job requirement
Abu Dhabi cops end cable guys’ Liwa power trip

Two accused of stealing 600 mts of electric power cables from government installations
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Emirati dies in RAK car crash

A 32-year old Emirati, identified as SMA, was killed early on Saturday morning, when his vehicle crashed on a road in
Du broadband may face slow speeds today

Maintenance work on cable systems announced
New radar to catch speedsters on Al Ain Rd

Speed limit on this road is 120kmph
Video: Cannes stars in own blockbuster

Chopard jewellery stolen at Cannes film festival Luxury jewellery house Chopard says that jewellery stolen from a local
8-yr-old raped, dumped on road by 'uncle'

The incident happened in Shebin El Qanater in Egypt
16 houses attacked over inter-racial love affair

A Sinhalese man and a married Tamil woman in Sri Lanka were romantically involved
Plane makes belly landing with 34 on board

An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark
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UAE not affected by new Iran quake

The UAE was not affected by the earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, which hit southern Iran, 207 km
Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt gets Ajmal Kasab’s cell in jail: report

Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt, who is in jail for arms possession, is being held in a cell built for militants where
‘Monster’ dad sets daughter on fire for refusing his advances

Cairo An Egyptian father is accused of setting his 24-year old daughter on fire, after she refused to have sex with him
UAE’s Esma bans sale of water without Emirates Quality Mark

All bottled water and ice products will be regulated by Esma from September this year
Saudi woman creates history, first to scale Mt Everest

64 climbers conquer world’s highest peak
Girls think it's a 'plus point' to have a lover while still at school

Disturbing findings of a survey by Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority (NCPA)

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Salman Khan helps Sonakshi Sinha paint 'Lootera' red

Sonakshi shares Salman passion to paint
Revealed: Aishwarya Rai's leading man for her comeback film

Comeback film will be a thriller to star Varun Dhawan
Ranbir, Deepika sizzling chemistry will make Katrina go green

'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' will open in UAE theatres on May 30.
Bollywood disaster @ Cannes: Billions await Aishwarya Rai's magic

Will Aishwarya overcome her history of fashion faux pas at Cannes this time
Sonam's radical saree at Cannes scores over Aishwarya's jacket saree

Not a big fan of Sonam's huge nose ring or Vidya Balan's covering act
Disaster at Cannes: Starring Amitabh, Vidya and Sonam Kapoor

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Aishwarya, Aaradhya at Cannes, Amitabh happy with reunion

Aishwarya will walk the red carpet on May 19
IPL match-fixing scam keeps Sanjay Dutt out of spotlight

Actor wanted to be spared media attention as he turned himself in

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IPL6: Bangalore win to keep alive their play-off hopes

Kohli stars in rain-affected game against Chennai
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Atletico stun Real to win their 10th King's Cup

Mourinho and Ronaldo both see red
Arsenal deny Rooney approach
Retiring Ferguson seeks anything but a quiet life
David Beckham announces retirement
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Taxi driver cleared over 6 cent overcharge

Cabbie had to endure 6-month lawsuit
Prague plans subway 'Love Train' for singles

Passengers can try their luck at romance in designated dating cars
Man sentenced to seven years for killing zoo monkey

Case triggered an outpouring of sympathy

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Gunmen kill Pakistan's politician ahead of voting

Zohra Hussain was the vice president of PTI women's wing
Manila rejects Taiwan 'murder' claims

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Majid launches ‘Tejar Dubai’ initiative for young entrepreneurs

Open to young Emiratis in the 15 to 35-year age group to put forward ideas on www.tejardubai.ae
DED business survey for Q2 2013: No firing, only hiring for Dubai firms

98 per cent plan either to increase or maintain employment count during quarter
Gold crisis: Prices fall 7 days in a row

Investors pulling out of market as dollar gains
120,000 more Arabian nights: Hotel rooms pipeline surges

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Dewa hiring: Over 100 vacancies open up

Company looking for engineers, technicians and managers in its various departments
Canada immigration alert: Changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Programme

English and French only languages that can be used as a job requirement
Bollywood disaster @ Cannes: Billions await Aishwarya Rai's magic

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Video: How China’s challenger to Burj Khalifa will build taller 'Sky City' in 7 months

838-metre pre-fabricated tower will come up in Changsha city

IPL 6 spot-fixing: Sreesanth confesses, says police

Three Rajasthan Royals players accused of fixing different matches this week
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Groundwater in UAE depleting fast

Today fresh water is available only after 100 metres below groundlevel

Dewa hiring: Over 100 vacancies open up

Company looking for engineers, technicians and managers in its various departments
Video: How China’s challenger to Burj Khalifa will build taller 'Sky City' in 7 months

838-metre pre-fabricated tower will come up in Changsha city
Gold crisis: Prices fall 7 days in a row

Investors pulling out of market as dollar gains
8-yr-old raped, dumped on road by 'uncle'

The incident happened in Shebin El Qanater in Egypt
Canada immigration alert: Changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Programme

English and French only languages that can be used as a job requirement

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Emirati dies in RAK car crash

A 32-year old Emirati, identified as SMA, was killed early on Saturday morning, when his vehicle crashed on a road in
Du broadband may face slow speeds today

Maintenance work on cable systems announced
New radar to catch speedsters on Al Ain Rd

Speed limit on this road is 120kmph
Video: Cannes stars in own blockbuster

Chopard jewellery stolen at Cannes film festival Luxury jewellery house Chopard says that jewellery stolen from a local
8-yr-old raped, dumped on road by 'uncle'

The incident happened in Shebin El Qanater in Egypt

Iconic cruise liner QE2 may be moored in Dubai if UAE wins World Expo 2020

Plans to convert QE2 into a luxurious floating 5-star hotel on track
Video: How China’s challenger to Burj Khalifa will build taller 'Sky City' in 7 months

838-metre pre-fabricated tower will come up in Changsha city
Is your home safe for the holidays? Dubai residents call for a neighbourhood watch

Experts give tips to secure your home from burglaries while travelling

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