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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
Yours: For just Dh32m an Armani-designed apartment in Dubai

The units in world's 'tallest' residential tower - The World Towers in Mumbai- are being offered for a limited time to GCC residents
Hubby bashes wife; claims self-defence after seeing knife under her pillow

A man is standing trial in Fujairah on charges of beating up his wife but he said he acted in self-defence after
Residents of 101-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
UAE Weather Forecast: Next stop Celcius 50⁰

Humidity also forecast to rise further
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
Driver caught with employer’s wife in Saudi Arabia

Bangladeshi arrested for having affair, woman freed
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

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Sponsor confines visitor who overstayed UAE visa

Manager imprisons defaulter, desperate visitor fall from fourth-floor while trying to flee
Child saved moments before drowning in Palm

A five-year-old girl who sneaked alone to the Palm Jumeirah beach was rescued just moments before she drowned and
Etisalat reduces roaming charges for UAE users

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
Will UAE souks 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
Dh400,000 diamond-studded gold iPhone 5 goes on sale; anyone?

Get you Samsung Galaxys, BlackBerrys and HTCs converted to gold – literally!
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

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Convicted killer needs SR10m to stay alive

A young Saudi man sentenced to death for killing a relative needs to raise SR10 million (Dh9.9 million) to escape the
Car rams into store as driver accelerates instead of braking

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

Mom jumped in front of stabber to save her child: police
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
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 students to play Scrabble in classrooms

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

Entertainment & Lifestyle

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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Workers caught cutting potatoes in toilet

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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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Pilot aborts landing after runway disappears

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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?

Offbeat

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

International

Blast in Kabul as Nato hands over security

A large explosion has been heard in the Afghanistan capital as the international military coalition hands over security

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Baby trouble: Did Shah Rukh Khan find out sex of his third baby?

Sex determination illegal in India
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

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Dubai Fashion 2020: Dressed for success

Strategic plan to support Dubai’s fashion industry
Emirates ID locks in DFM users

DFM can verify identities via data stored in smart chip on ID card
Flipping starts in Emaar The Hills

Investors asking for premiums of 10% for apartments: agent
1km-tall Saudi tower 'on track'

KHC board satisfied with the project’s piling works
Mubadala JV, TDIC sign accord

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

Merger would encourage more companies to list shares
Etihad eyes stake in JatAirways

Will advance talks with the Serbian carrier for an equity investment

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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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Driver caught with employer’s wife in Saudi Arabia

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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
Residents of 101-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
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
Shah Rukh's 3rd baby news bigger than Kate or Kim Kardashian baby

Emirates 24|7 separates rumours and gossip from the facts

Dh400,000 diamond-studded gold iPhone 5 goes on sale; anyone?

Get you Samsung Galaxys, BlackBerrys and HTCs converted to gold – literally!
Dad of 9-year-old Ferrari driver locks female cop in Rolls Royce

Wife says he is unwell and undergoing treatment
Delhi airport flooded, passengers wade through

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Photos of Nigella Lawson 'attacked' by husband prompt police probe

UK report: Saatchi cautioned over assault on wife
Residents of 101-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

Delhi airport flooded, passengers wade through

(Images Twitter) (Images Twitter) (Images Twitter) (Images Twitter) (Images Twitter) Early monsoon hits India Heavy
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
Sponsors set to pay for employees' ID cards

ID to be linked to government services from April
Yours: For just Dh32m an Armani-designed apartment in Dubai

The units in world's 'tallest' residential tower - The World Towers in Mumbai- are being offered for a limited time to GCC residents
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

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Sponsor confines visitor who overstayed UAE visa

Manager imprisons defaulter, desperate visitor fall from fourth-floor while trying to flee
Child saved moments before drowning in Palm

A five-year-old girl who sneaked alone to the Palm Jumeirah beach was rescued just moments before she drowned and
Etisalat reduces roaming charges for UAE users

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
Will UAE souks 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

Residents of 101-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

Mohammed Assaf reaches finals in popular Arab Idol singing contest

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