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Driver caught with employer’s wife in Saudi

Bangladeshi arrested for having affair, woman freed
From October: Get ready for one all-access ID pass to Dubai eGovernment services

Emirates ID at heart of system which will be put into operation this year
Residents of 107-storey Princess Tower forced to take stairs after elevators break down

Fire safety drill caused water leakage, leading to agony for those living in world's tallest residential tower
How not to deal with overstaying visit visa in UAE

Manager imprisons defaulter, desperate visitor fall from fourth-floor while trying to flee
Dubai Police on how not to lose your maid in 10 days

Treat maids humanely, Dubai employers urged; 4,000 crimes by domestic helps recorded in last 3 years
UAE weather: Hazy roads, next stop 50 deg C

Humidity also forecast to rise further
Child saved moments before drowning in Jumeirah

A five-year-old girl who sneaked alone to the Palm Jumeirah beach was rescued just moments before she drowned and
Will UAE jewellery chains get boost from India gold duty hike?

Many leading Indian jewellery chains in the UAE and those that are not yet present in the Middle East are looking to

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Etihad Rail to link Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain

628km of rail will connect the three UAE cities and run to Ghweifat on the Saudi border
Etisalat reduces roaming charges

New weekly and monthly roaming packages for voice and data usage
No more taxi headaches outside Sahara Centre

Taxi car park operational in 2 weeks
Man claims self-defence after beating wife

Marriage to end in divorce after he found knife under her pillow
Nakheel open to investor inquiries for The World project

More developers are seeking approval to launch projects on their islands
Firm grooms Emirati women for aerospace

Strata Manufacturing, an aero-structures manufacturing facility wholly owned by Mubadala Development Company, has been
Fitr Zakat set at Dh20 for Ramadan: IACAD

The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) held a coordination meeting with the
Abu Dhabi schools to introduce Scrabble

Scrabble in school will soon be part of the curriculum rolled out by ADEC to help learn Arabic

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Dubai schools' charity: Students donate old electronics

In a new initiative to donate things to the less privileged, Dubai school students have got together to give away their
Gold chain snatcher dies after jumping off running bus

A Sri Lankan man who jumped out of a running bus after snatching a gold chain off a woman's neck, died on the spot when
Car rams into Sharjah garment store as driver pushes accelerator instead of brake

No one was hurt as the shop had not opened for the morning
Teen daughter's lover stabs her mom to death over marriage refusal

Mom jumped in front of stabber to save her child: police
Teen girl beheads father with bush knife after he rapes her

Incident in Papua New Guinea shocks the world
Jobs in UAE: Click here to know where the jobs are

For UAE job hopefuls, there seems to be some bad news coming their way. The number of jobs available online in the

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Arab Idol: Palestinian 'Tom Cruise' becomes star overnight

Mohammed Assaf reaches finals in popular Arab Idol singing contest
Sunny Leone's dance date in Dubai at the Cavalli Club

The actress also indulged in some shopping expedition at the Dubai Mall
Photos of Nigella Lawson 'attacked' by husband prompt police probe

UK report: Saatchi cautioned over assault on wife
Miss Utah Marissa Powell throws Miss America contest a bouncer

Miss Utah latest beauty queen to botch answer
Filipina beauty queen Shamcey Supsup to marry Lloyd Lee

Shamcey Supsup set to wed boyfriend of 2 years on December 29
Sushant Singh Rajput's romance with Parineeti Chopra

First look out of Sushant and Parineeti's 'Shuddh Desi Romance'
Shah Rukh's 3rd baby news bigger than Kate or Kim Kardashian baby

Emirates 24|7 separates rumours and gossip from the facts
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Malaysia, where is Aaradhya?

Ash was in Malaysia to inaugurate Longines showroom

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Robot that runs like a cat springs to life in Switzerland

Swiss researchers said Monday they have created a small four-legged, high-speed robot that runs like a cat in a bid to
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G8: Europe ends support for Assad

France unwilling to join Obama in arming the Syrian rebels

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Lewandowski turns down Premier League offers

Dortmund striker to join Bayern in June 2014
Mourinho says financial rules reshape role at Chelsea
Son also chooses Bayer over Premier League: Agent
Lions centre Roberts 'grave doubt' for first Test
Gareth Bale at Arsenal is Wenger's real statement of intent

Cricket

Champions Trophy AUS v SL: Sri Lanka qualify to play India in semifinals

Australia nearly snatch victory from jaws of defeat
England qualify for Champions Trophy semi-finals
England bowler Anderson denies ball-tampering claims
Pakistan’s Champions Trophy cricket shame: Who needs to be dropped?

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Royal baby to give £240m bump to UK economy

'Copy-Kate' factor seen boosting baby product sales
Down Under everybody is not male or female, Aussie landmark ruling

Norrie wins a bid to have new gender category on register
How high can you fall from and survive? 15th floor for this Briton

Extraordinarily lucky to be alive after fall in New Zealand

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Boeing-Airbus dogfight to dominate world's top airshow

Paris Air Show takes to the skies on Monday

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Dad of 9-year-old Ferrari driver locks female cop in Rolls Royce

Wife says he is unwell and undergoing treatment
DSS raffle: 8-year-old Emirati girl wins BMW; Indian housewife bags Dh100,000

Dubai Shopping Malls Group announces winners of the first draw
Burj Khalifa resident lived with blue-collar workers, did odd-jobs

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Dubai Fashion 2020: Dressed for success

Dubai Executive Council signs MoU with Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority
Emirates ID locks in DFM for total user access

DFM can verify identities via data stored in smart chip on ID card
1km-tall Saudi tower 'progressing as planned'

KHC board satisfied with the project’s piling works as the first stage of starting the tower works
Flipping starts in Emaar The Hills flats

Investors asking for premiums of 10%: agent
Mubadala JV, TDIC sign accord

To acquire first phase of Saadiyat Beach Residences
UAE revives bourse merger proposal

Merger would encourage more companies to list their shares and international institutions to buy them
Etihad eyes stake in JatAirways

Will advance talks with the Serbian carrier for an equity investment

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Hong Kong Customs seizes 2,282 counterfeit items in an operation targeting the sale of such goods on Internet platforms
Solar plane lands in Washington on US tour

The solar-powered Solar Impulse aircraft landed near Washington early Sunday on the penultimate leg of its journey
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A baby elephant has a lucky escape after falling down a well in Thailand.

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Nilanga Senanayake of Sri Lanka was crowned “Mrs Asia International 2013” in Kula Lumpur, Malaysia last week. She won
Shah Rukh's 3rd baby news bigger than Kate or Kim Kardashian baby

Emirates 24|7 separates rumours and gossip from the facts
Residents of 107-storey Princess Tower forced to take stairs after elevators break down

Fire safety drill caused water leakage, leading to agony for those living in world's tallest residential tower
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Malaysia, where is Aaradhya?

Ash was in Malaysia to inaugurate Longines showroom
Etihad Rail to link Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain

628km of rail will connect the three UAE cities and run to Ghweifat on the Saudi border

Dad of 9-year-old Ferrari driver locks female cop in Rolls Royce

Wife says he is unwell and undergoing treatment
Photos of Nigella Lawson 'attacked' by husband prompt police probe

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ID to be linked to government services from April
UAE weather: Hazy roads, next stop 50 deg C

Humidity also forecast to rise further
Emirates announces extra Umrah flights

Emirates will operate nearly 60 extra flights to assist pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia during the holy month of
Sri Lankan is Mrs Asia International 2013

Nilanga Senanayake of Sri Lanka was crowned “Mrs Asia International 2013” in Kula Lumpur, Malaysia last week. She won
Etisalat reduces roaming charges

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Etihad Rail to link Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain

628km of rail will connect the three UAE cities and run to Ghweifat on the Saudi border
Etisalat reduces roaming charges

New weekly and monthly roaming packages for voice and data usage
No more taxi headaches outside Sahara Centre

Taxi car park operational in 2 weeks
Man claims self-defence after beating wife

Marriage to end in divorce after he found knife under her pillow
Nakheel open to investor inquiries for The World project

More developers are seeking approval to launch projects on their islands

Residents of 107-storey Princess Tower forced to take stairs after elevators break down

Fire safety drill caused water leakage, leading to agony for those living in world's tallest residential tower
Dh400,000 diamond-studded gold iPhone 5 goes on sale; anyone?

Get you Samsung Galaxys, BlackBerrys and HTCs converted to gold – literally!
Arab Idol: Palestinian 'Tom Cruise' becomes star overnight

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