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Fall in Dubai prices eases

Inflation drops to 1.5% in April, says Dubai Statistics Center
Dnata buys big stake in En Route Int’l

Deal represents further expansion into airline catering
Springs villa rents jump up by 20%

Greens, Downtown Dubai flats top rise: CBRE
S’pore Airlines to suspend Abu Dhabi service

But Dubai service to continue, says airline
Two firms suspended for pay delay

Companies promise to pay four months of back wages

Videos

Help! London theatre seeks Beatles lookalikes

[video] More than a hundred mop-topped musicians have flocked to a London theatre in the hope of being cast as Paul,
David Beckham at the White House

[video] President Obama greets Major League Soccer champions, LA Galaxy, with player David Beckham
In Yemen, dire humanitarian crisis threatens

[video] For more than half of Yemen's people, eating has become a luxury they can't always afford, with the United
Russia launches astronauts after 5-month break

[video] Two Russians and an American on Tuesday blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on a Soyuz rocket

Technology

World's 'slimmest' notebook now in UAE

Aspire S5 weighs less than 1.35kg and measures only 15mm
Mark the date(s) for iPad and iPhone 5 launch

All ye Apple fans, there’s news for you. Well, alleged news or, in true Apple tradition, rumours. Launch dates – at

Property

Dh50m villa on sale at UAE’s Nurai island

Realty agents say ultra-luxurious project among costliest properties going
Dubai rent recovery: JLT getting costlier

Further rise likely as feeder bus service started

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Dubai engineer jumps out from Air India plane

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