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Dubai to have a new zoo soon

2012-02-12T23:32:00.000-08:00

Image Credit: Hadrian Hernandez/Gulf News A red-necked ostrich at the Dubai Zoo. Dubai: The emirate is expected to have a new zoo soon. The Dubai Municipality has started a study on the new zoo project to be built in the emirate and aims to shift the animals in the existing zoo. The location and area will be selected after the details are studied. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General

Complaints about phone scams top Dubai Police list

2012-01-22T11:23:00.000-08:00

Dubai: Enquiries and complaints related to phone scams topped the list of calls received by the non-emergency number 901 of Dubai Police with 5826 calls in the last eight months of 2011. First Lieutenant Mohammad Abdullah, Director of the 901 call centre said about 95 per cent of calls received were queries, 2 per cent were suggestions and 3 per cent were

Dubai home robbed during family holiday

2012-01-22T11:21:00.002-08:00

Image Credit: Asghar Khan/Gulf News Firnas Ali, a tenant of the ground floor apartment at Gardens, building No 77, points to the window that had apparently been used by thieves to enter his premises. Dubai: A Gardens tenant who returned from his annual leave was horrified to find out that his apartment had been broken into and robbed while he was

Facebook offensive against woman gets manager suspended jail term

2012-01-22T11:21:00.000-08:00

Image Credit: Bloomberg According to the charge sheet, M.H. cursed and libelled against M.A. on Facebook. He also posted on Facebook text in which he disclosed secrets and private life matters concerning the woman and her family. Dubai: A manager was convicted of posting intimidating texts on his Facebook page and threatening to defame his female colleague if she testified

Three women among gang of 11 arrested in Sharjah

2012-01-22T11:19:00.000-08:00

Sharjah: Sharjah Police on Thursday arrested three women and eight men who possessed and sold mind-altering narcotics among the youth in the emirate. This is the first case in Sharjah where women infiltrators into the country were involved in drug trafficking, an official at Sharjah Police said. Brigadier Abdullah Mubarak Al Dokhan, Deputy Director of Sharjah police, said they received a

Online sales forecast to reach $2bn in region

2012-01-08T03:20:00.001-08:00

Online shoppers in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt spent $1.01bn on internet retail sites last year, according to the research firm Euromonitor International. istockphoto.com next previous Go to photo 0 Online sales in the Arab world are forecast to top US$2 billion (Dh7.34bn) by 2016, amid a boom in e-commerce in markets including the UAE and Egypt. Shopaholics: Industry

10 ways to makeover your diet

2012-01-08T02:39:00.000-08:00

Try and eat 20 different, healthy foods each day to ensure that you are fuelling your body with a broad range of different nutrients. Keeping a balanced diet is essential for a healthy lifestyle - choosing enough of each of the different food groups will mean that you will look and feel better, and have more energy for day-to-day life. We are not talking strict regimes; you can make your

Jobs elude specialised graduates

2012-01-08T02:38:00.000-08:00

Dubai: It is cause for concern that UAE graduates are not getting jobs in the fields for which they have studied, according to a preliminary study by British University in Dubai (BUID) researchers. The study focuses on those who have embarked on undergraduate studies in a variety of disciplines, but since graduation have felt pressured to seek, accept and remain in employment in a job that is

Housing fee: Homeowners must pay too

2012-01-05T08:26:00.000-08:00

All housing fee dodgers will be billed this year as part of new campaign. DUBAI: Tens of thousands of Dubai residents who have dodged paying housing fee will soon start getting billed, a senior official has told XPRESS. Abdullah Hashim Abdul Gafour, Head of Dubai Municipality's Housing Fee Section, said: "By law, everyone must pay this fee." Many, however, have yet to be billed for the

Apple slashes iPad price during DSF

2012-01-05T08:25:00.001-08:00

Dubai: Effective from Thursday, the iPad will cost 5 per cent less in the local market as Apple kicks off a strategic campaign to coincide with the Dubai Shopping Festival 2012. The new price lists have already been intimated to Apple's retail partners and they will now be looking to consolidate iPad's dominant standing - estimated at 80 per cent - in the local tablet space. "By Apple's

32 things to do this Dubai Shopping Festival

2012-01-05T08:24:00.000-08:00

1 DSF opening DSF will open with fireworks at 8:30pm tonight. The spectacular display will stretch for about 6km, the longest in the history of the festival. The musical display will be synchronised with the theme song of DSF and will illuminate the night sky along the stretch from Business Bay, Dubai Creek right up to the Shindagha area. 2 The Layali Dubai The Layali Dubai concerts will

Emirates plane makes emergency landing in Cape Town

2012-01-05T08:22:00.000-08:00

Emirates flight EK773, which departed Cape Town for Dubai on Wednesday, returned to Cape Town after a technical issue developed with the aircraft's landing gear. Picture for illustrative purposes only. Dubai: An Emirates flight was forced into making an emergency landing at South Africa's Cape Town International Airport on Wednesday following a technical snag with the aircraft's landing

Ban on male staff at Saudi lingerie stores takes effect

2012-01-05T08:21:00.001-08:00

Image Credit: AFP Saudi women shop at a store in Jeddah on Monday. From today, lingerie shop owners in the kingdom can only staff their stores with women. Jeddah: From Thursday, only female staff will be able to sell women's lingerie in Saudi Arabia, ending decades of awkwardness in the conservative kingdom where women are expected to don black cloaks at all times out of the home. "I

Dh387,988 club bill goes viral

2012-01-05T08:20:00.002-08:00

Cavalli Club DUBAI: A bill for a generous birthday bash at Dubai's exclusive Cavalli Club this week has kicked up a storm in cyberspace. A picture of the bill dated January 2 for Dh387,988 ($105,431) — equivalent to the list price of two Porsche Cayennes — has gone viral on twitter with people reacting with shock and awe. Entries on the bill show a slice of birthday cake for Dh120 and a

Emirati woman train attendant breaks the traditional mould

2012-01-05T08:20:00.000-08:00

Mariam Al Safar, the first Emirati woman train attendant, at work on the Dubai Metro. Her duties include train preparation prior to arrival and departure and maintaining security measures for passenger cabins. Dubai: Years ago, the idea of an Emirati woman whizzing past the city driving a train would have seemed like the ponderings of an over-imaginative mind. But today, 28-year-old Mariam

RTA to ensure smooth traffic flow during DSF fireworks display

2012-01-05T08:18:00.000-08:00

The Dubai Police security and traffic patrols will be extensively present around festivities area to ensure smooth flow of traffic Dubai: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will take measures to ensure there is no traffic congestion during the Dubai Shopping Festival celebrations, Hussain Mohammad Al Banna, Director of Traffic Department at the RTA, told Gulf News. A special team

200 workers stranded in Dubai without salary

2012-01-04T04:40:00.000-08:00

..DUBAI - Hundreds of workers remain stranded in Dubai for nearly four weeks after the owner of their company absconded to India owing them five months salary. The Indian businessman, Joseph D'Souza, fled last month after his businesses failed. He founded a steel fabrication and engineering firm that called itself Systems Engineering, with offices in Sharjah and Dubai, in 1997, and employed 400

Man steals blankets worth Dh200,000

2012-01-02T13:45:00.000-08:00

Sharjah: Sharjah police have arrested a 29-year-old Asian burglar who stole 500 boxes of blankets, worth Dh200,000, from a warehouse in the emirate's industrial area recently. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Sharjah Police formed an investigation team immediately after the burglary was reported to the police. The team found out that six pick-up trucks were used to transport the

Dubai realty in recovery mode with sales rising 20% in 2011

2012-01-02T13:42:00.000-08:00

Over 60 per cent of the apartment sales in Dubai in 2011 were done in cash, with the Land Department registering 20,426 units worth Dh27 billion. Dubai: The Dubai Land Department has revealed that sales of land and property rose 20 per cent in 2011. The department recorded 35,297 transactions worth Dh143 billion last year, a 20 per cent increase over 2010, and government officials

The key to making your money work

2012-01-02T13:38:00.000-08:00

Last month I talked about the importance of long-term investing. This time, I'm going to tell you what to look for in a product that takes care of your long-term needs. Your contract (or investment plan) needs to fit in with your life here as an expatriate. The contract has to be as mobile as you are - so nothing changes when you move countries. Your contract also needs to address the

Hope reigns as the world welcomes 2012

2012-01-01T06:34:00.000-08:00

The Burj Khalifa comes alive in steaks of colour during a fireworks display for the new year. Crowds gather at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai for a grand pyrotechnic show for the New Year. Revellers ring in the New Year at the Jumeirah Beach in Dubai. Streaks of colour light up the Burj Khalifa past midnight

Don't chat and drive: Be a hero, use the zero

2011-12-22T08:54:00.000-08:00

Dubai: Motorists have begun replying with a "0" (zero) to decline talking or texting on their mobiles when behind the wheel. The trend is catching on with BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) users; a message encouraging a text-free and safe drive is doing the rounds on BBM. It is not clear whether users of other instant message services are also using the digit to decline chatting while on the road.

Fake phone business thrives despite deadline

2011-12-22T08:51:00.000-08:00

A family buys an iPhone look-alike handset at a shop in Dragon Mart, Dubai. Some traders tell their customers there are too many fake phones in use for telecoms providers to switch them off. Dubai: "Dh700 for two [fake] iPhones is too much. What is the best price you can offer?" a European customer was overheard saying yesterday at one of the stores in Dragon Mart. The fake phone

Leaving house key with children ‘can cause psychological problems'

2011-12-22T08:43:00.000-08:00

A boy is entrusted with the keys to his apartment. There is the possibility of children forgetting to switch off an electric gadget or leaving the door open. Abu Dhabi: A girl in fourth grade was found with the door key of her apartment in the classroom. Her parents leave for work early morning before she goes to school and they come back late evening after she reaches home. Everyday she

Housewife's murder shocks Sharjah residents

2011-12-22T08:42:00.000-08:00

Sharjah: In Hinduism the swastika is considered auspicious and is often painted on house doors as a charm to ward off evil. When the Balas moved into Abdullah Al Khayal building in Sharjah's bustling Bu Daniq area around three years back they got the symbol painted on their apartment door too. It's there even now, only it's overshadowed by black smudges left by Sharjah Police. The