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February, 20th 2010
Morocco minaret collapse kills at least 41
The number of people killed in the collapse of a mosque minaret in Morocco has risen to at least 41. Nearly 80 others were injured in the accident during Friday prayers in the town of Meknes. Frantic efforts to clear the debris and find surviviors followed. |
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February, 15th 2010
Internet domain first for UAE
The UAE will become one of the first countries to launch domain names in non-Latin characters later this year, the country’s telecommunications regulator says. Domain names – the internet addresses that end in “.com” and other suffixes – are the most common monikers behind every website, e-mail address and Twitter post. |
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February, 14th 2010
UAE harvests gold in the 11th Gulf Festival for Radio and Television Production
Manama, Bahrain - The United Arab Emirates bagged six awards- five gold medals and a silver as the 11th Gulf Festival for Radio and Television Production concluded in Bahrain. "The history of Heart and the March of a Nation", a TV production based on the life and message of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan produced by the Abu Dhabi broadcasting network won a gold medal in the documentary category.
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February, 02th 2010
Toyota recalls two models in the UAE
Toyota on Monday announced the recall of two models — Avalon and Sequoia (2005 - 2010) — in the UAE, out of the eight models recalled globally. Toyota recently had to recall 8 million cars globally due to a faulty accelerator which causes sudden and unexpected acceleration. The models affected are RAV4, Corolla, Matrix, Avalon, Camry, Highlander, Tundra, and Sequoia. |
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January, 28th 2010
Ex-French PM cleared in Clearstream case
Sarkozy accused de Villepin of knowing that the list was a fake but doing nothing to prevent the scandal gathering momentum. At the time the two rivals both had ambitions to succeed then-president Jacques Chirac. |
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January, 25th 2010
Weather blamed for plane crash off Lebanon
Bad weather is being blamed for the crash of an Ethiopian airlines plane off the coast of Lebanon. The Lebanese Prime Minister has flown over the crash site, as the search continues for any survivors. There were 90 people on board the Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which disappeared from radar screens some five minutes after taking off from Beirut. |
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January, 17th 2010
UAE to operate air bridge to Haiti
The first plane of an air bridge ordered by President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for delivering urgent humanitarian assistance to Haiti's earthquake victims will fly to the Dominican Republic in the next couple of day. A UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) team will leave to the Dominican Republic to coordinate and oversee field relief operations to ensure their prompt delivery to the affected population. |
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January, 16th 2010
Haitians in the USA illegally can stay
The Obama administration says it will allow Haitians already in the U.S. illegally to remain because of this week's catastrophic earthquake. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano granted the temporary protected status on Friday. |
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January, 12th 2010
Sarah Palin to Contribute to Fox News
Former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska has signed on as a contributor to the Fox News Channel. Sarah PalinThe network confirmed that Ms. Palin would appear on the network’s programming on a regular basis as part of a multiyear deal. Financial terms were not disclosed. |
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January, 02th 2010
Saudi, Norway gov'ts give to Clinton
Foreign countries including Saudi Arabia and Norway gave millions of dollars to former President Bill Clinton's charity as Hillary Rodham Clinton served her first year as President Barack Obama's secretary of state. A donor list released on New Year's Day by the William J. Clinton Foundation shows that Saudi Arabia and Norway each donated somewhere between $10 million to $25 million to the former president's charity. |
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December, 29th 2009
Brown ‘appalled’ by execution of UK citizen
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he is appalled by China’s execution of a UK citizen convicted of drug smuggling. The Chinese Supreme Court rejected appeals – from the UK Government and 53-year-old Akmal Shaikh’s family – for clemency on the grounds that he was suffering from bipolar disorder. |
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December, 09th 2009
UAE produced world's first ever cloned camel
The world's first cloned camel was formally unveiled to the world yesterday at the Camel Reproduction Centre in Dubai. Injaz, translated as ‘achievement', since her birth eight months ago, on April 8, has been showing characteristics similar to that of a normal female calf and has been "eating and doing everything she should be doing". |
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November, 20th 2009
Bin-Laden's son wants to work for the UN
The son of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, Omar, has told a British magazine that he would like to promote peace and work for the United Nations. His comments were published on Thursday in New Statesman magazine. "I do not believe that I would be a good politician - I have a habit of speaking the truth, even when it does not serve me well. But I would like to be in a position to promote peace. I believe that the United Nations would be ideal for me," said Omar Bin-Laden. |
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November, 11th 2009
Abu Dhabi to host The Guggenheim: The making of a museum
The exhibition The Guggenheim: The Making of a Museum (on view at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi 17 November 2009 - 4 February 2010) will offer audiences in the Emirates and the region an unprecedented experience of great art of the 20th century and to enliven that experience, the public programs designed for the exhibition will be equally exceptional. |
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November, 07th 2009
Fort Hood suspect cried Allahu Akbar say witnesses
The motive for the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage that has left America reeling is still unclear. But eyewitnesses say suspected gunman Nidal Malik Hasan shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ or ‘God is great’ before opening fire at the military base in Texas. Thirteen people have died from gunshot wounds. Around 30 more were injured. |
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November, 03th 2009
Zayed named among most influential leaders by Newsweek
New York-based newsmagazine Newsweek has come up with a list of influential leaders of the world who have reinvented their country during their time in office. The article titled Transformers has Sheikh Zayed listed alongside Jamal Abdul Nasser of Egypt, Nelson Mandela (South Africa), Deng Xiaoping (China), Jomo Kenyatta (Kenya), and Margaret Thatcher (Britain), among others.
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October, 28th 2009
UAE is top Arab state to live in, study finds
An international study has rated the UAE as the best place in the Arab world to live. That was the finding of a comprehensive, global survey of wealth and well-being by the Legatum Institute, an independent think-tank based in London. It collated statistics from 104 countries that make up more than 90 per cent of the world’s population.
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October, 17th 2009
Wire taps help arrest billionaire US investor
A billionaire investor and executives from some of America’s most prestigious companies have been arrested and charged with insider trading. Hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and senior figures from IBM, McKinsey and Intel Corp were taken into custody after investigators on Wall Street used evidence from wire taps for the first time. |
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October, 04th 2009
Mobile bus library to be launched for Abu Dhabi residents
A mobile library on a bus will be launched in Al Ain on Sunday for the residents in Abu Dhabi emirate. KITAB Bus, the National Mobile Library, is part of a goal to ensure that all parts of the Abu Dhabi community have access to books and reading. The Bus will make its debut at Bawadi Mall in Al Ain today (Sunday), the first day of the Al Ain Reads (AAR) book show which will continue until October 10. |
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September, 29th 2009
Furore over Polanski’s arrest
Prosecutors in Los Angeles have said they will demand the extradition from Switzerland of French movie director Roman Polanski, whose arrest on under-age sex charges 30 years ago has caused an international incident. Swiss police took him into custody on an international warrant when he arrived in Zurich on Saturday for a film festival. |
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September, 16th 2009
France Telecom vows to end staff suicides
France Telecom has vowed to do everything it can to stop a series of suicides among its staff. 23 people have taken their own lives since the start of 2008 with another 13 attempted suicides. After talks with France’s Labour Minister, Xavier Darcos, the head of France Telecom said measures such as surveillance and counselling would be introduced immediately. |
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September, 07th 2009
Sudanese woman jailed in trousers case
A Sudanese journalist convicted of indecency for wearing trousers is spending the night in prison after refusing to pay a fine. Lubna Hussein had faced the possibility of being lashed – the fate suffered by other similarly-clad women arrested with her in July. |
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August, 27th 2009
Ted Kennedy the lion who prowled the Senate
He took on Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination in 1980 but failed and from then on dedicated himself to serving the American People the Senate and the Kennedy family.
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August, 19th 2009
UAE population likely to cross 5m
The 2010 General Census in the UAE will be held from April 5 to 15, a top official said Tuesday. "The attributive night on April 5, a common reference point, will be adopted by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries in conducting a joint census for the first time next year," said Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, assistant undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior. |
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