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Tourist companies had earlier complained of new complicated travel requirements at the Dibba border
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There is massive interest from the UAE to bag the rights to construct the region’s first Angry Birds theme park, and
Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4: Microsoft takes a U-turn, bites back at Sony

In what it claims is a reaction to “feedback from the Xbox community,” Microsoft has made a rather dramatic U-turn over
Indian expats can’t believe their eyes as rupee crashes through Rs16.30 vs. Dh1

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The silent tsunami: Top 4 mental disorders plaguing UAE executives

Healthy balance sheet take precedence over healthy minds
Roaming man rings up massive phone bill of Rs3 million in 1 day

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Law student stabs professor for rejecting assignment

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55-year-old man strangles and tosses wife off cruise ship

Couple got divorced in 2001 but continued to live together

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BB Q5 phone on sale in Dubai today at Dh1,499

Limited number of handsets will be available
Married teacher sexually abuses 4 students

Parents filed police complain after matter came to light
3,500 workers stop work in Dhaka after ghost attack

Agitating workers refused to join duty after management did not take any steps to drive out ghost
Minor girl asks police to allow her to live with lover

A strange complaint was made to the Kaluthara South Police station by a 15-year-old school girl who said that she needs
Filipinos held in Saudi over cock fight

Saudi Arabia’s feared religious police arrested many Filipinos for staging illegal cock fights in the Gulf Kingdom
Traffic bulid-up on SZR near Burj Khalifa

Traffic jam has been reported on Sheikh Zayed Road near Burj Khalifa going towards Abu Dhabi. Those stuck in the
Man beaten up for refusing pimp's offer

Victim abused and thrashed by about 15 men
Driver drives fast to dry freshly-washed car

He was drying off his freshly washed car. That's what the Canadian man told the Mounties when they stopped him doing

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Is renouncing US citizenship the best way to avoid paying taxes?

Eight times more individuals renounced US citizenship in 2011 than in 2008
Sharjah man gave roommate Dh5,000 and axe to kill his half-brother

Police nab 31-year-old Afghan’s suspected killers trying to flee UAE
Car burglar surprised by driver sleeping inside

A restaurant worker allegedly attempted to break into a car, not knowing that its driver was sleeping inside, the Dubai
Indian jewellery store owner 'missing' from UAE

Traders allege he has fled as his home and shop are shut and phone switched off; he had borrowed heavily, say sources
Champions Trophy: Cricket fans in Dubai await India-Sri Lanka clash

Cricket lovers plan to leave work early to catch the semi-final match at Cardiff
Dolphin 'dies after China tourist abuse'

Report provokes outrage online

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Uday Chopra and Nargis Fakhri's love spill on Twitter

The actors openly flirt with each other on micro-blogging website
Elegant Aishwarya Rai's dinner date onboard the Orient Express

Ash is in England attending the Royal Ascot races
Deepika, Ranbir's chemistry too good to ignore; where's Katrina?

Imtiaz Ali willing to cast Deepika and Ranbir for his next
Family on alert; Kate Middleton to give birth naturally

The couple still don't know the sex of their baby
Kim Kardashian begins post baby weight loss bid, Kanye wants to wed

The reality star 'bans sweets from bedside'
Aishwarya Rai - Bollywood royalty at the Royal Ascot horse race

Aishwarya attend first day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London
Fashionably wrong: Dolce, Gabbana jailed for tax dodge

The duo avoided taxes totalling 200 million euros ($268 million)
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3,500 workers stop work in Dhaka after ghost attack

Agitating workers refused to join duty after management did not take any steps to drive out ghost
55-year-old man strangles and tosses wife off cruise ship

Couple got divorced in 2001 but continued to live together
The silent tsunami: Top 4 mental disorders plaguing UAE executives

Healthy balance sheet take precedence over healthy minds
Sharjah man gave roommate Dh5,000 and axe to kill his half-brother

Police nab 31-year-old Afghan’s suspected killers trying to flee UAE
Roaming man rings up massive phone bill of Rs3 million in 1 day

SRI LANKA: A subscriber set a record by amassing a phone bill of Rs3.2 million by using roaming facilities in less than

3,500 workers stop work in Dhaka after ghost attack

Agitating workers refused to join duty after management did not take any steps to drive out ghost
Is renouncing US citizenship the best way to avoid paying taxes?

Eight times more individuals renounced US citizenship in 2011 than in 2008
Females don’t need NOC for Oman border crossing, says Dibba Police

Tourist companies had earlier complained of new complicated travel requirements at the Dibba border
Roaming man rings up massive phone bill of Rs3 million in 1 day

SRI LANKA: A subscriber set a record by amassing a phone bill of Rs3.2 million by using roaming facilities in less than
Paris tackles rudeness to tourists with new manual

Campaign aims to improve city's reputation

The silent tsunami: Top 4 mental disorders plaguing UAE executives

Healthy balance sheet take precedence over healthy minds
BB Q5 phone on sale in Dubai today at Dh1,499

Limited number of handsets will be available
UAE gratuity on 'last' salary: MoL

Ministry warns firms against calculating allowance on first wage
UAE imposes mid-day break rule from June 15 to Sept.15

The Ministry of Labour issued today an ordinanace imposing a country-wide ban on outdoor work between 12.30 and 3.00pm
Dubai joins the fray to play host to region’s first Angry Birds theme park

There is massive interest from the UAE to bag the rights to construct the region’s first Angry Birds theme park, and

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BB Q5 phone on sale in Dubai today at Dh1,499

Limited number of handsets will be available
Married teacher sexually abuses 4 students

Parents filed police complain after matter came to light
3,500 workers stop work in Dhaka after ghost attack

Agitating workers refused to join duty after management did not take any steps to drive out ghost
Minor girl asks police to allow her to live with lover

A strange complaint was made to the Kaluthara South Police station by a 15-year-old school girl who said that she needs
Filipinos held in Saudi over cock fight

Saudi Arabia’s feared religious police arrested many Filipinos for staging illegal cock fights in the Gulf Kingdom

The silent tsunami: Top 4 mental disorders plaguing UAE executives

Healthy balance sheet take precedence over healthy minds
55-year-old man strangles and tosses wife off cruise ship

Couple got divorced in 2001 but continued to live together
Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4: Microsoft takes a U-turn, bites back at Sony

In what it claims is a reaction to “feedback from the Xbox community,” Microsoft has made a rather dramatic U-turn over

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