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  • Work starts on creation of new Dubai island Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

    Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

  • UAE ratifies prisoner exchange deal with India

    United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ratified a deal that allows the transfer of prisoners between his country and India. The decree endorses an agreement on the transfer of sentenced prisoners signed by the two sides in November 2011, The National daily reported Monday. "The agreement comes from the desire of the UAE government and the government of the ...

  • Indians among 170 illegal expats held in UAE

    Many Indians are among 170 expatriates rounded up by police in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for breaking residency laws. Of the 170 arrested, 100 were working illegally as street vendors, 53 violated the law by entering the country illegally, and 17 were found working for employers other than their legal sponsors, local media reported Monday. The campaign was carried out by ...

  • Indian university lecturer arrested in UAE

    An Indian university lecturer who had come to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a short visit has been arrested by police here for blogging against a Dubai-based university. Though a report in the Gulf Times did not name either the lecturer or the university in India he works in, it said that he had finished his term in the private university at Dubai's Academic City a year ago, but his ...

  • Indian womens football team gears up for AFC qualifiers

    High on confidence after notching up a double-win over Bahrain in two international friendlies in the latter's own backyard, the Indian women's football team will look to carrying on the good form for the AFC Asian Cup (Qualifiers) starting here Tuesday. The 23-member squad and officials reached here Sunday afternoon. A large posse of local journalists and photographers mobbed the team upon ...

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Edtv

Ron Howard's "Edtv" is a satire masquerading as a romantic comedy (or is it the other way around?) about a man who willingly allows every moment of his life to be filmed and broadcast live to whoever wants to watch. At first, this premise might sound absurd (which it is), but in today's TV-driven world, it could easily become a reality. With the recent overload in "reality TV," ranging from Fox sp ... ...

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  • Yemeni president commends ties with UAE

    Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has praised his country's relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The president said it in a statement on the occasion of the swearing-in of Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Yemen to the UAE. He said that the position holds particular importance due to the unique and important relationship between his ...

  • UAE Algeria discuss relations

    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Algeria have held talks to explore new ways of enhancing bilateral cooperation in areas like industry, investment and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The discussions were held Sunday between UAE's economy minister Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri and the visiting Algerian Minister for Industry, SMEs and Investment Promotion, Cherif Rahmani. Both sides also ...

  • Palestinian boys father denies Israeli report over his sons death

    A father of a Palestinian boy who was killed during the second Palestinian Intifada in 2000, dismissed a report released by the Israeli government alleging that his late son, Mohammed Al-Dura, was not killed by Israeli fire.The images, filmed by the French public television France 2, showed a 12-year-old boy crying and cowering beside his father at a junction near an Israeli settlement in the ...

  • 4 killed in armed bank robbery in south Israel city

    At least four people were killed in an armed bank robbery that took place on Monday in south Israeli city of Beersheva, Israel channel 2 citing the Magen David Adom emergency services as reporting.Four others, including three men and a woman, were critically wounded in the robbery and are being treated by paramedics at the scene, added the report.The robbers entered the bank and opened fire. ...

  • US drone kills 2 al-Qaida suspects in central Yemen

    A US drone strike killed two al- Qaida suspects in Yemen's central province of al-Bayda on Monday, a provincial police official said.The raid took place on Monday dawn in Khubzat Kaifa in al- Kuraishia district of Radda city, when the suspects left a farm on a motorbike in the area, the official told Xinhua by phone on condition of anonymity.The Yemeni defense ministry on its website ...

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