Sharjah taxi owners to get $1.3 billion bonus
July 17th, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, July 16 (IANS/WAM) The Sharjah Executive Council has approved a proposal to pay 5,085 taxi owners an annual bonus of AED 5,085 million (about $1.3 billion).The proposal was ... Read more...
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ATM for blind launched in Sharjah
July 5th, 2012 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, July 5 (IANS/WAM) In a first in the Middle East as well as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a teller machine for blind and visually impaired people has been ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi Nobel laureate meets Sharjah ruler
May 10th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, May 9 (IANS/WAM) Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Bangladesh's Grameen Bank, met the ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Wednesday and discussed economic and ... Read more...
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Sharjah ruler writes off two citizens’ debts
April 14th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, April 13 (IANS/WAM) The ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered the authorities to write off the debts of two citizens.Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al ... Read more...
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UAE leader meets US envoy
February 29th, 2012 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Feb 28 (IANS/WAM) Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Tuesday met US Ambassador to UAE Michael H. Corbin and discussed ... Read more...
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UAE leaders meet foreign officials
February 16th, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 15 (IANS/WAM) Rulers of three states in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have met two American envoys as well as a number of visiting MPs from Germany.Sheikh ... Read more...
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Sharjah Light Festival 2012 to begin Thursday
February 9th, 2012 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Feb 8 (IANS/WAM) Sharjah's ruler Sheikh Sultan Mohammed Al Qasimi will open the nine-day Sharjah Light Festival 2012 Thursday being organised by the emirate's commerce and tourism ... Read more...
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UAE leader meets scientists
January 31st, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Jan 31 (IANS/WAM) The ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuesday met scientists who have developed ways to cure Alzheimer's disease and cancer.Sheikh Sultan Mohammed Al ... Read more...
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Arab-Chinese business meet kicks off in Sharjah
January 19th, 2012 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Jan 18 (IANS/WAM) Sharjah ruler Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi and visiting Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao inaugurated the fourth Arab-Chinese Business Conference here Wednesday.The conference is organised ... Read more...
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Sharjah ruler pardons 173 prisoners
January 13th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Jan 12 (IANS/WAM) The ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered the release of 173 prisoners for showing good conduct while serving their jail terms.Major ... Read more...
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Carnival to mark Sharjah ruler’s recovery
January 12th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Jan 11 (IANS/WAM) People in Sharjah will organise a carnival to celebrate the return of their ruler, Shieikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi after medical treatment in Paris.People ... Read more...
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Sharjah approves 2012 general budget
December 30th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Dec 30 (IANS/WAM) The emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved the general budget for 2012.The budget, estimated at 11.6 billion dirhams (around $3 billion), ... Read more...
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UAE rulers greet nation on 40th national day
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Dec 2 (IANS/WAM) Rulers of all states of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have greeted the people on the country's 40th national day, and stressed the essence of ... Read more...
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BP seeks business in UAE
March 4th, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, March 3 (IANS/WAM) British oil major BP is seeking cooperation with the Sharjah authorities for exploring oil resources in the emirates.Sharjah ruler Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Thursday ... Read more...
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Over 540 prisoners set free in UAE
January 25th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 24 (IANS/WAM) Over 540 prisoners, serving terms in various prisons in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been released, giving them a second chance to begin a new life.UAE ... Read more...
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Indian envoy welcomed by Sharjah ruler
December 28th, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Dec 27 (IANS/WAM) The new Indian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, M.K. Lokesh, was Monday welcomed by Sharjah ruler Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi. Sheikh Sultan, who is also ... Read more...
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President Patil opens Indian centre in Sharjah
November 25th, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 25 (IANS/WAM) Indian President Pratibha Patil and ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi have inaugurated the Indian Trade Exhibition Centre in Sharjah, it was announced ... Read more...
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275 prisoners pardoned in UAE
August 23rd, 2009 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Aug 23 (IANS) The ruler of the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pardoned 275 prisoners of various nationalities serving jail terms in Sharjah prisons, WAM news ... Read more...
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Sharjah ruler pardons 133 prisoners
September 3rd, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 3 (IANS) The ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, has pardoned 133 prisoners on the occasion of the Islamic holy month of ... Read more...
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Ras Al Khaimah ruler pardons 60 prisoners ahead of Ramadan
August 28th, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 28 (IANS) Member of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Supreme Council and ruler of the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi has ordered the release ... Read more...
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Sharjah opens housing complex for poor in Sri Lanka
April 8th, 2008 - 10:41 pm ICT by admin
Colombo, April 8 (IANS) The first phase of a housing complex built under the United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s humanitarian project for people displaced in Sri Lanka's ethnic war has been opened in ... Read more...
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Sharjah to build houses for poor in Sri Lanka
April 1st, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by admin
Sharjah, April 1 (IANS) The government of Sharjah, the third largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is to construct a housing complex in Sri Lanka which will accommodate some 500 ... Read more...
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