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Now you can fly to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal for just Dh200 – all inclusive

Tickets are valid for travel from June 21 to July 31
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
Gold price hammered to $1,290, at 33-month low: Next stop, $1,000?

The gold rush is over, says the man who predicted the 2008 global collapse
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
Indian expats can’t believe their eyes as rupee crashes through Rs16.30 vs. Dh1

The rupee was trading at Rs16.32 against the UAE dirham at 2.30pm UAE time
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

SRI LANKA: A subscriber set a record by amassing a phone bill of Rs3.2 million by using roaming facilities in less than
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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In what it claims is a reaction to “feedback from the Xbox community,” Microsoft has made a rather dramatic U-turn over
Law student stabs professor for rejecting assignment

SRI LANKA: A student stabbed a female lecturer of the Open University in Nawala with a big silver knife. The student
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

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UAE's Lakshmi Panicker gave a brilliant performce and won her ticket to dance in Indian reality TV show 'Jhalak
Uday Chopra and Nargis Fakhri's love spills 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
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Abu Dhabi’s GDP up 7.7% in 2012

Non-oil GDP grew by 9.6% in current prices
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The Indian rupee made a fresh all-time record low of Rs16.033 against Dh1 (Rs58.89 vs. $1) at 9.30am on Wednesday, June
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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
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
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

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
Pakistani man apes Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram

A Pakistani man skillfully but funnily imitated famous Lebanese female singer Nancy Ajram when he sang her well known
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
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

The silent tsunami: Top 4 mental disorders plaguing UAE executives

Healthy balance sheet take precedence over healthy minds
Now you can fly to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal for just Dh200 – all inclusive

Tickets are valid for travel from June 21 to July 31
BB Q5 phone on sale in Dubai today at Dh1,499

Limited number of handsets will be available
Gold price hammered to $1,290, at 33-month low: Next stop, $1,000?

The gold rush is over, says the man who predicted the 2008 global collapse
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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