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Saudi Arabia doubles its gold reserves 0.07
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Posted by ,Saudi Arabia, On Monday June 28 2010 11:49:02
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| Dubai: Saudi Arabia has more than doubled its gold holdings to 322.9 tonnes compared to that in the first quarter of 2008, the World Gold Council has said. The Arab nation’s gold reserves stood at 143 tonnes in the first quarter of 2008. The latest statistics were published by the International Monetary Fund.....
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Saudi Arabia to ban smoking at airports 0.21
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Posted by ,Saudi Arabia, On Monday June 28 2010 11:46:03
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Dubai: The Council of Ministers in Saudi Arabia has urged the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to ban smoking at all airports and their facilities in the Kingdom. The council also advised GACA to impose a fine of 200 Saudi riyals on people who violate the new regulations.
The Cabinet meeting,.....
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MIC to spearhead consolidation of Indians in Malaysia 0.06
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Posted by ,Others, On Monday June 28 2010 11:19:15
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Kuala Lumpur: Malysian Indian Congress will spearhead the consolidation of the Indian community in a bid to strengthen the party’s power base and bargaining power with the government, party president Samy Vellu has said.
The MIC, which represents the Indian community in the ruling Barisan Nasional, has to.....
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Over 12,000 vehicles seized in Abu Dhabi 0.17
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Posted by ,Gulf, On Monday June 28 2010 11:11:50
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Abu Dhabi: In an effort to prevent accidents in Abu Dhabi, police have seized 12,605 faulty vehicles.
Tyre bursts in faulty vehicles have caused serious accidents leading to the death of 20 people in 2009, especially on highways, the department of traffic and patrol said.
"Seventy-six tyre.....
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UAE donates $2 mn to UNESCO fund 0.09
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Posted by ,Gulf, On Monday June 28 2010 11:10:14
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Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated $2 million to Unesco’s "Intangible Cultural Heritage" programme, as part of global efforts to help developing countries preserve their culture.
An agreement in this regard was signed by Unesco and the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH)......
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Indian professor devices method to use cellphone for eye tests 0.18
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Posted by ,Washington, On Monday June 28 2010 10:53:24
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Boston: A team led by an Indian-origin professor has devised a method of using mobile phones for conducting eye tests, a technique it hopes will be useful in places lacking hi-tech eye equipment.
The device, called NETRA, which means eye in Hindi, has been designed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology.....
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US visas pose 'appallingly pervasive problem' 0.11
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Posted by ,Washington, On Monday June 28 2010 10:41:04
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Washington: A day after India raised the issue of visas for Indian professionals and skilled workers, a senior US official acknowledged that visas posed an "appallingly pervasive problem" in science and technology cooperation.
"Visas have been an appallingly pervasive problem in science and technology.....
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Air India to open engineering base in Dubai 0.11
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Posted by ,Gulf, On Saturday June 19 2010 17:15:20
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| Dubai: Air India is set to open an engineering base in Dubai to help streamline the airline’s operations in the Gulf sector, its chairman and managing director Arvind Jadhav has said. Jadhav said the airline proposes to put five aircraft on standby in Dubai to solve emergency technical snags. The base is likely to be.....
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Gulf countries facing shortage of gas 0.08
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Posted by ,Gulf, On Saturday June 19 2010 17:10:22
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| Dubai: The hydrocarbon-rich Gulf countries are facing shortage of gas and might find themselves in a position where they have to import the fuel, a new report said. Although the global economic slump has reduced the need for gas in most regions, demand in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for power generation has.....
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Dubai launches health campaign 0.08
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Posted by ,Gulf, On Saturday June 19 2010 17:08:19
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Dubai: The Dubai Municipality has launched a campaign to create awareness about heat related health problems during summer.
The public Health and Safety Department director of Dubai Municipality, Redha Hassan Salman launched the campaign Monday.
It is being organised for the second.....
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