Massive fire in Dubai perfume factory
August 23rd, 2012 - 5:26 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 23 (IANS) A major perfume factory in Dubai was gutted in a huge fire Wednesday along with four warehouses, according to media reports. There were, however, no casualties ... Read more...
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Dubai Customs foils bid to smuggle heroin
August 9th, 2012 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 8 (IANS/WAM) The customs officials at Dubai International Airport have foiled a bid to smuggle more than one kilogram of heroin, an official said Wednesday.The drug was concealed ... Read more...
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Air Works expands presence in Middle East
June 18th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) In a bid to expand its presence in the Middle East, aviation maintenance industry major Air Works Monday said that it has made a strategic ... Read more...
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Jobs for Indians with security is Thales mandate
June 3rd, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, June 3 (IANS) French defence, aerospace and civilian technology major Thales not just believes in creating employment for "enterprising and hard working" Indians at its global projects but also ... Read more...
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Drug smuggling bid foiled in Dubai
January 14th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 14 (IANS/WAM) A bid to smuggle 2.5 kg of cocaine into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was foiled by customs officials at the Dubai airport.The drugs were concealed ... Read more...
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Bid to smuggle narcotics tablets foiled in Dubai
December 15th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Dec 14 (IANS/WAM) A bid to smuggle around 14,000 narcotic tablets has been foiled at the Dubai international airport, an official said.A total number of 13,929 tablets of fenethylline ... Read more...
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Man held with drugs at Dubai airport
November 24th, 2011 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 23 (IANS/WAM) A bid by an Asian passenger to smuggle drugs was foiled Wednesday by Dubai customs officials at the Dubai international airport.The 2.35 kg of drugs, which ... Read more...
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Punj Lloyd bags order for Dubai jet fuel pipeline
October 25th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Diversified conglomerate Punj Lloyd Tuesday said it has bagged an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) project worth Rs.623 crore to set up a jet fuel pipeline ... Read more...
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Dubai airport handled four mn people in August
September 27th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 26 (IANS/WAM) The Dubai International Airport handled a total of 4,019,230 passengers in August, according to official statistics.The year-on-year passenger traffic rose eight percent to 33.3 million, compared ... Read more...
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Bid to smuggle heroin foiled in Dubai
September 14th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 13 (IANS/WAM) A total of 219 capsules, containing 2.5 kg of heroin, were detected in the stomachs of three passengers, including a woman, at the Dubai international airport, ... Read more...
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Dubai International Airport traffic up 8.9 percent
July 25th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 25 (IANS/WAM) Dubai International Airport recorded the busiest six months in its 50-year history as 24.6 million passengers passed through it, making it the world's fourth busiest airport.The ... Read more...
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UAE plans Dubai International Airport expansion
July 7th, 2011 - 2:00 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 6 (IANS/WAM) UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has endorsed a $7.8 billion expansion plan of the Dubai International Airport that will help boost its ... Read more...
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Asian passenger held for drug trafficking in Dubai
May 5th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 4 (IANS/WAM) The authorities at Dubai International Airport have arrested an Asian passenger from Pakistan while trying to smuggle 70 capsules of narcotics hidden in his stomach.Dubai ... Read more...
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1.5 mn narcotic tablets seized in Dubai
May 1st, 2011 - 3:50 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 30 (IANS/WAM) A huge consignment of narcotics - 1.5 million tablets of a restricted medicine - has been seized by the customs department at the Dubai International Airport, ... Read more...
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Banned Pak pacer Asif permitted to enter UAE
April 12th, 2011 - 6:54 am ICT by ANI
Abu Dhabi, Apr. 12 (ANI): Banned Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has received a pardon from the United Arab Emirates government, enabling him to play cricket in the UAE in future, and ... Read more...
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Fake US dollars seized in Dubai
February 2nd, 2011 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 1 (IANS/WAM) Authorities in Dubai Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle fake dollars with face value of about $220,000.The counterfeit money in the denomination of $100 was being carried by ... Read more...
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Woman strangles her newborn baby in Dubai airport
December 28th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) In a horrific crime, a woman strangulated her newborn baby after giving birth in an airport toilet in Dubai and then took a flight after dumping the tiny ... Read more...
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1,000 travelers cheques seized in Dubai
November 14th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 14 (IANS/WAM) The Dubai Customs Sunday seized around 1,000 counterfeit travelers cheques which were sent from an African country to be encashed in United Arab Emirates (UAE) markets.The cheques, bearing ... Read more...
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Fighter jets escorting passenger plane to JFK
October 30th, 2010 - 2:12 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on Friday said it is escorting a passenger aircraft over the United States "out of an abundance of caution," as ... Read more...
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ICC fixes Oct 30 for hearing tainted Pak trio’s appeals against suspension over fixing
October 6th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 5 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has turned down the requests of Pakistan's Test skipper Salman Butt and teenage pacer Mohammad Aamir to set an early date for their ... Read more...
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‘Spot-fixers’ Salman, Aamir request ICC to shift appeal hearing from London to Qatar
October 5th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 5 (ANI): Pakistan's Test skipper Salman Butt and teenage pacer Mohammad Aamir, two of the three Pakistani players suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC), have requested the ICC to ... Read more...
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The biggest fireball I ever saw: Dubai crash witness
September 4th, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 4 (IANS) "The biggest fireball ever seen" and a "massive 20-storey tower of smoke and flames" was how witnesses described the crash of a Boeing 747-400 cargo plane in Dubai, ... Read more...
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Cargo plane crashes on take-off in Dubai (Second Lead)
September 4th, 2010 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 3 (IANS) The crew of a Boeing 747 cargo plane are feared dead after the aircraft crashed on a road shortly after taking off from Dubai Friday, a media report ... Read more...
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UPS Boeing 747 cargo plane crashes in Dubai
September 4th, 2010 - 12:37 am ICT by BNO News
DUBAI (BNO NEWS) -- UPS on Friday confirmed that one of its cargo planes went down in Dubai, killing all crew on board, according to local media.
"At approximately 12 p.m. EST, UPS ... Read more...
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Cargo plane crashes in Dubai (Lead)
September 4th, 2010 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 3 (IANS) A cargo plane crashed on a road in Dubai Friday evening setting some cars on fire, a media report said.
Col. Omer Al Shamsi, deputy director of the Operations ... Read more...
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Bid to smuggle narcotics foiled in Dubai
August 3rd, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 3 (IANS/WAM) Authorities in Dubai have foiled a bid to smuggle 1.57 kg of crystal narcotics brought in by a passenger from an African country.
A customs inspector at ... Read more...
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Dubai airport registers growth in passenger traffic
July 26th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 26 (IANS/WAM) Dubai International Airport, ranked fourth worldwide in terms of passenger traffic, has posted a 6.5-percent growth in passenger traffic in April, an official said Monday.
According to Airports ... Read more...
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Flydubai launches flight to Iraq
July 17th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 17 (IANS/WAM) The low cost airline Flydubai has launched its first flight to Iraq by flying to the city of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish region, the company announced ... Read more...
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Flydubai adds new Boeing to fleet
June 18th, 2010 - 6:56 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, June 18 (IANS/WAM) UAE's low cost airline Flydubai has acquired its ninth Boeing 737-800NG aircraft.
The plane arrived at the Dubai International Airport Wednesday. It will be put into service on the ... Read more...
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Two passengers who missed doomed Air India Express flight lucky to be alive
May 22nd, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by BNO News
DUBAI (BNO NEWS) -- A man from Dubai and another woman have something in common: they both missed the doomed Air India Express flight that crashed at Mangalore International Airport ... Read more...
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Eight survive Air India Express crash in Mangalore, 158 others die (Update)
May 22nd, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by BNO News
MANGALORE, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Nearly 160 people were killed when an Air India Express passenger plane crashed as it was landing at an airport in the southern Indian city of ... Read more...
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European Parliament President Buzek offers condolences to the families of Indian plane crash victims
May 22nd, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek on Saturday offered his condolences to the families of those who died in the crash of Air India Express Flight 812 at ... Read more...
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Dubai international airport traffic increases, signal industry rebound
February 23rd, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 23 (IANS) Dubai international airport started the New Year on a high note with more than 3.86 million passengers using the facility in January 2010, WAM news agency reported Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Seoul international airport declared best for fifth consecutive year
February 17th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Feb.17 (ANI): South Korea's Incheon International Airport, the gateway to Seoul, has been chosen as the world's best airport for the fifth consecutive year in the latest customer satisfaction survey conducted ... Read more...
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PCB attempts to revoke UAE travelling restrictions on Asif
February 1st, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 1(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it will soon make an attempt to get fast bowler Mohammad Asif's name cleared by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities ... Read more...
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