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Media Giant grabs UAE mobile TV license

Emirates Mobile Television Corporation (EMTC) has been granted this Sunday the UAE's sole mobile TV broadcasting license.
Published Oct 25, 2009 by  Heba Hashem in Business

Azza Boeing Banned from UAE Airspace

Azza Boeing, the Sudanese cargo operator that crashed last week killing all six crew on board, has been stopped from using UAE airspace until further investigations are carried out.
Published Oct 25, 2009 by  Heba Hashem in World

Jail Inmates Charged with Raping Fellow Prisoner

A prisoner yesterday accused seven inmates of threatening him with a knife before raping him. The offense occurred in July and the 24- year old said he had reported this to the police.
Published Oct 25, 2009 by  Heba Hashem in Crime

Fraud Credit Card Gang Busted

Ras Al Khaimah, one of UAE's seven emirates has caught a gang that has been using fraud credit cards pretending to buy or sell mobile phones and gold.
Published Oct 25, 2009 by  Heba Hashem in Crime

An Uzbek woman charged with smuggling heroin at Dubai airport

An Uzbek saleswoman was found with heroin at Dubai International Airport before being sentenced to four years in prison.
Published Oct 25, 2009 by  Heba Hashem in Crime

First Classic Car Race in the Middle East heads to Abu Dhabi

Just as our breaths are taken away by Abu Dhabi's first Formula One, as we remember that it will be the first to hold races during the night, we are yet to witness another dazzling event to take place at Al Yas Marina Circuit.
Published Oct 24, 2009 by  Heba Hashem in Sports

A new home for Dubai World Cup: The World's Richest Horse Race

The days of Nad Al Sheba are not over. Dubai's equestrian scene has recently seen a major upgrade. The changes have been gradually taking place since the 'shut-down' of Nad Al Sheba' race course earlier this year, just after the 2009 Dubai World Cup
Published Oct 24, 2009 by  Heba Hashem in Sports

6 dead after cargo plane crashes near Dubai

A cargo plane bound for Sudan crashed shortly after take-off from Sharjah International Airport in the United Arab Emirates, situated approximately 16 flight miles from Dubai International Airport. All six crew members died in the accident.
Published Oct 21, 2009 by  Miriam Mannak in World

Senate Passes New Pentagon Budget, War Spending Bill

As President Obama considers a major change in strategy in Afghanistan, the Senate passed a bill bringing the total U.S. tab for that war to about $300 billion.
Published Oct 7, 2009 by  Oliver VanDervoort in Politics | 3 comments

Conservative Group Aims to Remove 'Liberal Bias' From Bible

Conservapedia -- the "conservative version" of Wikipedia -- has begun undertaking a task sure to draw fire. The group wishes to rewrite the Bible, removing the parts they see as too liberal.
Published Oct 7, 2009 by  Oliver VanDervoort in Religion | 15 comments
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