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Telecom giant to cut rates on calls to India, Philippines
Brave employees foil pre-dawn robbery attempt at Dubai petrol pump

Two men attacked attendant at Eppco pump in Al Qusais near Etisalat Metro station
Dubai Police shut 15 Twitter, Facebook accounts in 3 months

Police says pages closed were involved in offences
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Dubai student tops Indian Class XII board exams

Rohan Sampath from Dubai Modern High School (DMHS) has topped in class 12 with 99.50 per cent marks in the Indian ISC
Dubai school calls for police protection

School head says security is needed for school after surge in violence
Mercury soars to 48°C across UAE

Ministry mulls advancing midday break timings
Bizarre: Man says wife not virgin 3 yrs after marriage

Kuwaiti husband files case against wife accusing her of lying to him
Man rapes daughter for 12 years

Kuwaiti began sleeping with his daughter when she was 10
Crazy World: Parents put son in washing machine

The act sparked a desperate rescue attempt
UAE student’s dad slaps schoolboy on bus

Man’s son barred from using school bus throughout the academic year

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UAE student’s dad slaps schoolboy on bus

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Banned Ayurvedic drug being sold openly in UAE

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Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has been banned from entering a Mumbai cricket stadium after scuffling with security

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