UAE condemns Myanmar violence
August 30th, 2012 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, Aug 29 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned the violation of the rights of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and the recent acts of violence against them.These violent ... Read more...
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Fake placement agency busted, three arrested
July 29th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, were arrested for running a fake placement agency for household helps and cheating several people, including Rajya Sabha Secretary V.K. ... Read more...
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Afghan education minister survives assassination bid
July 15th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 15 (IANS/WAM) A day after an Afghan lawmaker was killed in a suicide blast, Higher Education Minister Obaidullah Obaid survived an assassination attempt Sunday after a bomb targeted ... Read more...
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UAE football team trains in Switzerland for Olympics
July 7th, 2012 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 6 (IANS/WAM) The national football team of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has undergone training for the London Olympics at a camp in Crans-Montana resort in Switzerland.The ... Read more...
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UAE-Libya discuss bilateral relations
June 30th, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, June 29 (IANS) In a step to promote economic and investment relations, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Libya have held bilateral talks.The meeting was held between Saeed Obaid ... Read more...
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UAE participates in ILO conference
June 1st, 2012 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, May 31 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) participated in the opening ceremony of the 101st session of the International Labour Conference (ILO) here Wednesday.The UAE was represented ... Read more...
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Kareena, Bhandarkar at the New York Indian Film Festival
May 8th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Actress Kareena Kapoor and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar are among the celebrities expected to walk the red carpet of the 12th edition of New York ... Read more...
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UAE’s new envoy takes charge in Libya
April 30th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, April 29 (IANS/WAM) The new ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Libya arrived in the capital Tripoli Sunday.Saeed Obaid Al Kaabi said the relations between the two ... Read more...
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Proud that a woman got Pakistan’s first Oscar: Ali Zafar
March 5th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Pakistani singer-actor Ali Zafar is happy that Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a woman, picked up the first Oscar for his country. He describes it as a great ... Read more...
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UAE officials meet foreign leaders
February 27th, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 26 (IANS/WAM) Officials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sunday met their counterparts from France, Morocco and Seychelles and discussed expansion of ties.Amal Al Qubaisi, first deputy ... Read more...
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Italians to conduct heart surgeries for Dubai kids
January 13th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 13 (IANS/WAM) A team of specialist doctors from Italy will perform free heart surgeries for children and teenagers of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in February.The ... Read more...
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UAE armed forces holds mass wedding for troopers
December 29th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Dec 29 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces has held a mass wedding for 100 troopers.The wedding held earlier this week was attended by Sheikh Hamdan ... Read more...
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UAE markets to be closed Jan 1
December 28th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Dec 28 (IANS/WAM) Financial markets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will remain closed Jan 1 for celebrating the New Year, an official statement said.The Securities and Commodities ... Read more...
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UAE to attend World Bank-IMF meeting
September 22nd, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 21 (IANS/WAM) The UAE will participate in the forthcoming annual World Bank-IMF meeting in Washington.Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, minister of state for financial affairs, will lead the ... Read more...
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UAE firm donates dates to famine-hit Somalia
August 24th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Al Ain (UAE), Aug 23 (IANS/WAM) A UAE food company has donated 40 tonnes of dates to the famine victims of Somalia, it was announced Tuesday.Musallam Obaid Al Ameri, general ... Read more...
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UAE holds bilateral talks with Iran, Italy
June 28th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 28 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has held separate bilateral talks with Iran and Italy, officials said.The Iranian Ambassador to UAE, Mohammad Reza Fayyad, Tuesday called ... Read more...
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Sudan calls on US to stop ‘carrot and stick policy’
June 16th, 2011 - 5:52 am ICT by IANS
Khartoum, June 16 (IANS) The Sudanese government has called on the US administration to stop its "carrot and stick policy" that it has been using in dealing with the ... Read more...
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UAE to host debt management conference
May 9th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, May 8 (IANS/WAM) The UAE finance ministry will host an international debt management conference in Abu Dhabi Tuesday, the organisers said.The conference, being organised for the second consecutive ... Read more...
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India carrying out safety reviews of n-plants: PM
March 29th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Against the backdrop of the Fukushima nuclear power plant tragedy in Japan due to an earthquake and tsunami, India has embarked upon a technical ... Read more...
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Govt. will take all measures to ensure safety of nuclear plants: PM
March 29th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 29 (ANI): Asserting that the government will take all the necessary measures to ensure the safety of nuclear plants, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday said ... Read more...
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UAE seeks end to human rights violations in Palestine
March 23rd, 2011 - 1:39 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, March 23 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates has called on the UN Human Rights Council to ensure that there are no human rights violations in Palestine.UAE's permanent representative ... Read more...
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EIAST signs contract for DubaiSat-2 with Russia’s ISCK
February 16th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 16 (IANS/WAM) The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has signed a contract with the Moscow-based international space company Kosmotras (ISCK) for the launch of the United Arab ... Read more...
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Special stamp issued on OPEC’s 50th anniversary
February 14th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 14 (IANS/WAM) The Emirates Post Monday issued a special stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).An ornamental frame containing the stamp was presented ... Read more...
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Best milch camel competition held in UAE
December 14th, 2010 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Dec 14 (IANS/WAM) A camel named Deri'a that gives nearly 12 kg of milk a day has been named as the best "milky camel" in a competition held in the ... Read more...
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Dubai relaxes marriage rules
September 6th, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 6 (IANS/WAM) A Dubai court has ruled that marriage officiants in the emirate have legal authority to solemnize marriage contracts between Muslims regardless of their nationalities.
Head of family court Judge ... Read more...
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UAE charity distributes Iftar meals in Gaza
August 17th, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 17 (IANS/WAM) A UAE charity will distribute free Iftar meals to 1,500 families in Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan.
The Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Foundation for ... Read more...
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Hospitals to get real-time data from ambulances
April 29th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 29 (IANS/WAM) Hospitals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be able to receive real-time information regarding emergency patients being transported in ambulances, with the launch of a latest connectivity ... Read more...
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UAE, South Africa to strengthen economic cooperation
December 3rd, 2009 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Dec 3 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Africa are to strengthen bilateral economic relations, WAM news agency reported Thursday.
The relations between the two countries were discussed at a ... Read more...
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UAE wins media award
November 22nd, 2009 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, Nov 21 (IANS)The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has won an award for the openness of its media environment, WAM news agency reported Saturday.
The prize is given by the Public Opinion ... Read more...
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US funding for population work will help women, says UN
March 13th, 2009 - 7:09 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 13 (DPA) The restoration of funding of UN population programmes by the Obama administration will help women, girls and their families around the world, the global organisation has said.
US ... Read more...
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Kuwait Petroleum Company officials accused of embezzlement
February 10th, 2009 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI
Nicosia, Feb 10 (ANI): Ahmad al-Obaid, who is the head of the Kuwait Society for Safeguarding Public Funds, has said that the Society filed a suit against the Kuwait Petroleum Company ... Read more...
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Kerala explores healthcare pact with UAE
November 21st, 2008 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 21 (IANS) A visiting delegation from Kerala is discussing a proposed agreement on healthcare manpower with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government here.The delegation, led by state Health Minister P.K. ... Read more...
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Make investigation process transparent: Jamia professor
October 4th, 2008 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) A fortnight after two suspected terrorists were killed in a shootout here, a former BBC broadcaster who now teaches at the Jamia Millia Islamia, said transparency in ... Read more...
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Lucknow Islamic institution thanks UAE charity for support
September 10th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 10 (IANS) The head of India’s Islamic institution Nadwatul Ulama has thanked the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation for all help ... Read more...
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UN upholds family planning on World Population Day
July 11th, 2008 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
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New York, July 10 (DPA) The observances of World Population Day Friday present an opportunity to highlight the importance of family planning and to integrate it into national development plans, the UN ... Read more...
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