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Abu Dhabi's new taxis to be fitted with State-of-art tracking systems

Chinese firm wins contract to build Omniyat tower

Dh10m prize money on offer in Ramadan Games

Dirham hits six-week high at 3.671 per dollar

Draft law on medical errors on hold

Dubai air quality at desired level

Dubai gold sales up 26% in August

E-government launch tonight

Emirates Computers to expand IT services to Saudi Arabia

Heritage village showcases lifestyle of bygone days

Mayed visits Juma Al Majid Centre

New Hijri Year/ Holiday

Panel meeting focuses on DSS 2002

Shoppers welcome smoke-free malls

SPECIAL REPORT: THE NEW EMARATI WOMAN

Taking up the challenge of keeping families out of poverty and misery

UAE gives Morocco US$300m grant

USS George Washington docks at Jebel Ali Port

Vivendi aims for 35% Oger stake

Web forum on traffic tips gains popularity

"1" number plate fetches Dh52m, enters Guinness Book

"Abu Dhabi faces power & water shortfall by 2010": ADWEC

"artparis-abu dhabi" to feature art treasures

"Dubai Cares" charity drive extended by Mohammed Bin Rashid

"Dubai Cares" International Fair and Walkathon to kick off next Friday

"Dubai Cares" Partners with "Save the Children" in Yemen

"Dubai cares" receives Dh21m in donation from DIB

"Emirates my Country" curriculum

"Eyes of the Emirates" Photo Contest

"From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates"

"Generous Hands" initiative goes international

"Images of the past" on display at Abu Dhabi Airport

"Inflation set to slow in 2006": Central Bank Governor

"Land Change: Art and Environment" exhibition and panel discussion

"Money & Banks" magazine launched

"National Day Anniversary Vintage in Lessons" Mohammed bin Zayed

"Partnership schools" - a new phase of national development

"Privatisation of Public sector is key for economic growth in Abu Dhabi,” ADSM Chairman

"Under the Bombs" named best film at DIFF

"Zayed: Man of Peace" concert in Berlin

"Zayed: The Man" new book in Russian

$428 million pledged for Afghan refugees' assistance

$5b realty deals shape up

‘Abu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs rightfully belong to UAE’

‘Buckle Up’ drive controls violations of seat belt rule

‘Career fairs are for expat students too’

‘Careers UAE’ fair to give nationals direct access to employers

‘Clean Up UAE’ from Dec 12

‘Eye of the Emirates’ awaits visitors

‘GCC property market could touch US$750 billion’

‘Magic Lantern’ weaves its spell

‘Marine Carnival’ at the Dubai Creek

‘No change in rules for exchange of licences’

‘Smart’ traffic system to reduce accidents, speed vehicle flow

‘Snail mail’ alive and well – Emirates Post announce record sorting volumes

‘Spiderman’ returns to the capital

‘Third Interchange will be ready by end of January’

‘Tourism is booming’ across Middle East

‘UAE values clean, renewable energy’

‘ZU believes in best academic practices’

“Five Star Prisons” staged in Ras al-Khaimah

“Like a bird leaving its nest’ - First batch of female military pilots to serve in the Emirati armed forces

1,200 companies from 45 countries to converge in Abu Dhabi for 10th ADIPEC

1,360 new buses on Abu Dhabi roads by 2010

1,392 sought amnesty in RAK

1,500 new 5-star rooms for Dubai

1,800 nationals to get jobs instead of social security aid

1,984 labour dispute cases in Dubai in six months

1.1million trips a day to workplace

1.3m people visited parks in Abu Dhabi last year

1.42m Arab visitors stayed in Dubai hotels last year

1.5 million Indian Muslims pray for Sheikh Zayed's soul

1.5 million people visit Dubai Global Village in 17 days

1.5 per cent growth in GDP

1.5m seedlings, flowers grown in Abu Dhabi

1.6m foreign visitors expected to spend Dh1.7b during DSS

10 firms shortlisted for utility project

10 key sponsors announced for DSS

10 new varieties of date palm introduced

10 new varieties of date palm introduced

10,000 in Iraq solidarity march

10,000 make use of amnesty

10,000 to walk against diabetes, says ICLDC

10,000 volunteers for clean-up drive

10,459 students admitted to UAE higher education institutes

100 companies eyeing DP World's US assets

100 houbaras released in Pakistan

100 thousand copies of Sheikh Zayed books distributed

100% Emirati

100,000 benefit from amnesty over six months

100,000 jobs needed for nationals by 2005

100,000 pass through ETISALAT e-payment gateway

100,000 surf coast web site

1000 knights in the greatest Arab drama ''Clash on the Sand''

100pc deficit likely in Marriage Fund

100pc Emiratisation in Labour ministry soon

100th for Godolphin!

103 tie knot at RAK ceremony

106 nations linked to Wasel

10pc of global gold trade passes through Dubai

10TH DSF: City undergoing transformation

10th shopping festival starts with a flashback

11,000 hits on FNC web site in 2 weeks

118 smuggled poisonous snakes seized at Dubai cargo village

12 dams to be built on East Coast

12 major UAE poultry units form body

12,000 illegals register for amnesty

120% bigger computer shopper to open doors today

120,000 Gulf tourists visit Sharjah in 3 months

127 hawaladars apply for certificates with Central Bank

12-hour telethon raises funds

12th edition of ADIPEC poised to be world's biggest Int'l energy event

13 dead, many missing, in major Dubai Dry Docks accident

13 hurdles to FDI identified

13% construction work complete on New Al Garhoud bridge

13,765 tonnes of hashish caught

13.3% increase in Dubai's real GDP in 2004

130 billion dollars needed for power development by GCC

130 billion dollars needed for power development by GCC

130 five-star hotels to open in Dubai by 2010

13pc rise in number of guests in Dubai hotels last year

13th Chess Championship opens in Abu Dhabi

14 centres to be set up to issue identity cards

14 days to leave after exit permit is issued

14 environmental projects on the anvil in UAE

14 prisoners die, 18 other injured in Dubai jail fire

14 tonnes of rubbish collected at Hatta dunes

14,149 booked for not wearing seat belts

14,684 visited museum last year

14pc net growth for CBD

15 cruise ships to call on Dubai with 13,000 tourists

15 new hotels and hotel apartments opened in Sharjah in Q1

15% cash dividends to Abu Dhabi Ship Building’s shareholders and further expansion to increase capacity

15% cash dividends to ADSB's shareholders

15,000 apply for Du jobs

15,000 families benefit from the RCA Ramadan charity supplies

15,842 housing units vacant in Dubai

150 Ras Al Khaimah companies issuing fraudulent visas

150,000 expected to make use of amnesty

150,000 illegals expected to leave

150,893 animals treated in June

150,893 animals treated in June

150-bed obstetric hospital planned in Fujairah

1550 nationals benefit from Zayed Housing Programme

16 banks achieves 4 per cent Emiratisation

16 CNG stations to be set up in UAE

16 teams will fly 100 aircraft; Al Ain Aerobatics Show from Jan 24

16m passengers used Dubai airport in 2002

17 new underground parkings for Abu Dhabi

18 projects to be offered to investors

18,000 visitors turn out at IDEX

18,282 cases registered in Dubai last year

18,500 smuggled CDs seized in 2004

180 global performers for DSS

18th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair set to be largest ever

18th Arabian Gulf Cup launches official website

19 companies invest more than Dh650 million in constructing factories at Dubai Industrial City

19 medical conferences approved for 2001-2002

19 year old Emirati student to address world leaders at the WEF

190 needy students with disabilities receive RCA aid

193 couples recall Zayed's generous gesture

195.59m gallons of water desalinated by FEWA June

1972-2004: UAE economy rises by leaps and bounds

1st edition of Abu Dhabi English tourist guide released

1st Ship arrives for IDEX 2005 Naval Exhibition at Mina Zayed Port

2 airlifted to hospital

2 huge reservoirs being built to supply water to farms in Al Abjan area

2 malls nominated for 'Oscars'

2,000 amnesty seekers rush for outpass

2,000 production hours and seven days go into creating the world's second largest advertising wrap

2,500 outlets in Forever Dubai raffle draw

2,500 students form human world map

2,509 licences issued for construction in Sharjah

2.1m permits issued last year for entry to UAE

2.3 hospital beds per 1000 in RAK - study

2.7 Million virus-infected emails cleaned

20 categories of engineers eligible to transfer sponsorship

20 RCS truck-loads of relief leaves for quake-hit areas in Pakistan

20 stations for water taxis along creek

20,000 visited Al Ain National Museum in Jan-March 2006

200 SEWA vehicles switch to compressed natural gas

200 Young Arab and American Leaders meet in New York

200,000 work visas issued so far this year

2002 UAE Yearbook released

2002 will be good for UAE economy: Kharbash

2005 edition of IDEX poised to be biggest ever

2005 is remarkable year for UAE economy: Al Saleh

2007 budget begins on time

2007 the year the UAE surprised the world

2007 UAE Year Book released

2008 Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture awarded to Egypt's Asfour, Portugal's Alves

200-bed trauma centre approved in Abu Dhabi

2030 Vision brand launched

20pc growth predicted for GITEX Computer Shopper

20pc of land use survey completed

20pc of UAE adults have high blood pressure

20pc of UAE Males are Smokers: Study

20th aircraft joins Etihad's fleet

20-year-old cars to be driven off roads from next month

21 ADSM listed companies do well

21 local banks operating in UAE

21,746 visited museums last month

21-day gratuity pay to remain

22 Bangladeshi camel jockeys return home

22 dams to be constructed in Fujairah

22 underpasses nearly ready

22,000 passengers pour into Dubai airport every day

220 suites under the sea

23km Dubai outer bypass road to ease traffic congestion

23pc rise in number of firms at Media City

23rd Council of GCC Ministers of Labour opens in Abu Dhabi

23rd GCC ministerial labour meet kicks off

24 local companies earn Dh6.5b in net profits

24 new TV channels from Fujairah Creative City

24.2 pc rise in spending on projects

24-hour hotline to report crimes

24-hour interactive TV channel by students

24-hour surgery at new hospitals soon

25 million passengers in the first nine months at Dubai Airport

25 top firms sign up with DIFC

25% of Gulf water has been consumed: Report

25% rise in number of Dubai residents applying for UK visas

250 volunteers come together to clean up Ras Al Akhdar Beach

250,375 parking tickets issued in Dubai last year

255,000 visit Modhesh Fun City in eight weeks

26 RCA centres to collect aid for Iraqis

275-metre water fountain in the offing

276-metre-long container vessel arrives at the Jebel Ali Port

27th edition of GITEX Technology Week kicks off tomorrow

285 nationals granted land in RAK

29.1% increase in issuance of new trade licenses

294m gallons of seawater desalinated

296 expatriate prisoners to be released under amnesty

29th day of Ramadan a public holiday

29th day of Ramadan now public holiday

3 months salary must for abrupt contract-end

3 more work categories for 60 and above

3,000 religious lectures by renowned scholars planned across the country

3,000 Volunteers Take Part in Second Trial Test at Dubai Airport Terminal 3

3,000 year-old buildings discovered

3,000-year-old water clefts discovered

3.5m passengers used Abu Dhabi Int'l Airport from Jan-May this year

3.8 tonnes of cans collected

30 child jockeys return home

30 countries to take part in the hunting show in Abu Dhabi

30 impounded ships to be auctioned

30 new houses delivered to nationals in Fujairah

30 Sand Tiger sharks enter waters of Dubai Aquarium

30 wooden shanty houses in Dubai destroyed by fire

300 species of birds flock together on the East Coast

300 students attend e-education seminar

300 vacancies every month for nationals

300,000 UAE nationals seen to seek jobs by 2006

300,000 UAE nationals to seek employment by 2006

3000 modern and contemporary artworks go on display at Art-Paris Abu Dhabi

309 rent disputes solved in Dubai

31st National Day Statement by Ajman Ruler

31st National Day statement by Fujairah Ruler

31st National Day Statement by Hamdan bin Zayed

31st National Day Statement by Ras Al Khaimah Ruler

31st National Day Statement by Sharjah Ruler

31st National Day Statement by Umm al-Qaiwain Ruler

32 US companies will participate in IDEX 2005

322,000 students in UAE schools

323 nationals to receive Sheikh Rashid Award

33 local artists display works at exhibition

335,938 labour cards issued this year

338 exhibitors and 112 speakers to participate in Environment 2007

34 UAE firms ranked in GCC top list

340,395 people visited Dubai Zoo last year

35 Pakistani publications highlight UAE achievements

35 UAE films to feature at Gulf Film Festival

35,000 make use of amnesty

350 more AC bus shelters operational

350 new firms in JAFZ in last 10 months

355 companies now in Abu Dhabi Industrial City

35pc units at Jumeirah Beach Residence for nationals

360,000 travellers marvel at Einstein showcased at Abu Dhabi international airport

37 projects worth Dh410m planned in Abu Dhabi

37-storey La Riviera Tower launch today

38 country pavilions at Global Village

387 to receive grants for marriage

390,000 titles at 16th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

3rd Emirates Heritage Club's Eid festival concluded

3rd Zayed Marathon kicks off in New York City

4 by 4 action as Fun Drive takes to the dunes again

4 Cheetah cubs born at Sharjah wildlife centre

4 Dubai Men’s College students to be part of Raleigh expedition

4 majors bid for Fujairah plant deal

4 million website 'hits' in December

4,000 admitted to UAE University

4,000-year-old copper artefacts unearthed in Sharjah's Wadi Helou

4,186 tonnes of waste recycled

4.5pc drop in diesel price at Enoc, Eppco, Emarat stations from Monday

40 American firms to participate in IDEX 2007

40 FNC members appointed

40 tonnes of aid supplies dispatched to Algeria

400 companies to participate in the ADIHEX 2006

400 special needs people to be hired

400,000 nationals to join UAE workforce by 2020

40-km convoy expresses love for Zayed

40pc growth in duty-free shops at Dubai ports

41 countries to take part in Abu Dhabi hunting show

42% increase in buildings in Dubai

420 species of wild birds in UAE, says book

45 national couples wed in Fujairah

454 UAE Nationals to get wedding grant

456 nominees in primary list for FNC elections

45pc dividend likely for EBI

46 million 'hits' on UAE website

4-day Eid holiday for public sector from January 31

4th Round of UAE-US FTA negotiations begin

4x4 Challenge circuit gets big response

5 killed, 12 injured in Dubai Airport building collapse

5 million visitors browse UAE Interact website in 6 months

5 world records set to be broken

5,000 jobs for nationals will be created this year

5,000 motor racing fans watch the best trial bike riders in the capital

5,000 run in Abu Dhabi to raise funds for cancer research

5,000 to join Dubai Terry Fox Run

50 air-conditioners donated to Iraqi orphanages by RCA

50 new companies set up during 2003 in Fujairah Free Zone

50 Russian firms participate at IDEX 2003

50 tonnes of palm date from UAE to Jordan

500 exhibitors due at Dubai Airshow

500 eye patients to get treatment under Noor Dubai Initiative

500 fuel stations ready to provide unleaded petrol

500 participate in Sharjah sit-in

500-acre zoo to come up in Dubailand

500-bed hospital planned in Al Ain

500pc rise in public transport users

50m mobile subscribers seen in Mideast by 2005

50m pact to upgrade naval vessels

517 students graduate from UAE University

526 national students to gain admission in Abu Dhabi higher education institutes

526,070 visit visas issued in Dubai last year

55 open heart surgery performed by RCA's "Giving Heart" program

55,000 employment visas issued in 2001 first quarter

55.3 per cent of establishments in Dubai of trading nature

55pc increase in Dubai gold trade

56 new projects worth Dh1.192b in pipeline

56% of permits processed on same day

57pc of nationals in banking are women

58 films by UAE nationals to be shown in Abu Dhabi

58,303 medical cards issued

59pc of Dubai's re-exports goes to 10 countries

5th consecutive Business Traveller M.E. Award for Dubai Duty Free

5th Forum for the Future kicks off in UAE

5th round of UAE President's Cup for Arabian Horses kicks off in Moscow

5th UAE Armed Forces team arrives to join UAE field hospital in Balakot

6,500 people seek amnesty in Sharjah

6,630 licences issued to GCC businessmen last year

6.7pc of all Dubai Chamber members are women

60,332 surgeries held last year

600 IT companies to take part in Saudi GITEX

6000 years old wild camel bones discovered in Abu Dhabi desert

62 child camel jockeys head for Pakistan as repatriation resumes

632,625 driving licences issued since 1958 in Dubai

64,000 tonnes of dates procured so far this year

66 Dubai jewellery shops found selling sub-standard gold

67,952 visit Dohms dental clinics

6-8 million year old fossils to go on display

7,000 year-old skull found in Sharjah

7,001 apartments to come up in Dubai

7,873 applications distributed to stateless persons

70 musicians to perform at Dubai's jazz festival

70,000 visitors throng Modhesh Fun City in two weeks

7000 year-old houses discovered on Marawah island

70pc of all government deals to be online by 2005

70pc of film entries from UAE directed by women

70pc rise in fish catches

70th UAE plane unloads relief supplies in Pakistan: UAE envoy

75 falcons released under Zayed Falcon Release project

75,000 mobile phone users sign up for multi media messaging service

75pc of visas issued electronically by DNRD

78 riders take part in quad bike race

7pc rise in marriages

7th ME International Motorshow set to dazzle

7th Session of UAE-German Joint Commission kicks off in Berlin

7th Terry Fox charity marathon

8 Boulevard Walk tower unveiled at Burj Dubai

8 exhibition halls booked for GITEX

8,000 falcon passports issued, says official

8,000 more flats in Dubai

80 companies set to take part in Dubai Helishow

80 new hotel projects announced at ATM

80 per cent of private wealth in GCC invested outside the region

80 per cent of space at IDEX 2003 booked

80% of the tunnelling work under Dubai Creek complete, says official

80,000 visit Modhesh Fun City in five weeks

800 housing unit village donated by S. Ruler opened in Guinea-Conakry

800,000 expatriate jobs for nationals

809,000 sq ft of Saadiyat Island sold to Rotana Hotels

80pc of Palm Jumeirah reclamation completed

817 buildings under construction in Dubai

817 buildings under construction in Dubai

825 international companies to participate in IDEX 2003

83 warehouses gutted in Al Quoz blaze

85 pc public satisfaction over Dubai Police services

85,000 cruise ship travellers are expected in Dubai

86 camel kids smuggled to UAE reach Lahore

87% of reclamation work completed in Dubai Maritime City

87pc stalls booked for IDEX 2005

9,000 taxis to hit Abu Dhabi roads

90 fields cleared of mines in South Lebanon

90 per cent of Dubai will be urban by 2015

90% of Red Line viaduct work complete

900 Palm Jumeirah units up for sale

900 species shifted to conservation reserve

90pc of stands reserved for Dubai Airshow 2005

92 labour disputes solved last month

95% UAE residents own mobile phones

97% of UAE's population get 3.5G network coverage by Etisalat

99.8pc of elderly live with kin

9th aerospace expo to be held in November

9th conference of ECSSR concludes

A “Cool” deal for Tabreed and Khalidiya Mall

A 12-metre-long Baleen Whale was found dead on Al Mamzar beach with its belly ripped open yesterday.

A beautiful ‘Cover Job”

A bouquet of summer flowers

A brave new world set for DSF

A bright today and a brighter tomorrow

A British university to be built in RAK

A brush with talent

A call for international coalition against Israeli terror

A call to savour the Emirates

A camel caravan with a difference

A chance to personalise your email ID

A city that cares

A cleaner and greener Dubai

A community force

A dangerous vacuum in Afghanistan, UAE daily

A date with a date factory

A date with Arabic poetry; Dubai Press Club hosts cultural night

A date with dates for 16,000 visitors

A day in the life of Dubai on show

A desert in full bloom

A Dh 300-m ministerial complex under construction

A different tale to tell

A documentary film on President's Wife

A dream come true for Maitha

A Dubai hat trick

A fashionably fitting finale

A forlorn cry for help, UAE daily

A fully wireless campus; laptop act as notebook at DWC

A fun approach to help special needs pupils

A garden of hope lives in the face of a barren future

A guiding light for national women seeking direction in business world

A Henin encore in Dubai

A high-profile and decorated scholar

A historical journey to Holy Lands through photo masterpieces

A hotel across the Sheikh Zayed road?

A hub for universities from around the world

A journey toward political reformation

A knowledge pool in Dubai

A language of the heart

A large-hearted gesture to the Father of the Nation

A lasting legacy of reaching out across religions

A letter from President Khatami to Sheikh Zayed received

A liberal economic strategy

A lone swan finds its rightful place among flock of flamingos

A look into the past

A lost chick is 'adopted' by another houbara

A lot of work ahead of women: Sheikh Nahyan

A majlis to bridge the cultural divide

A major player in UAE formation

A master plan for development

A milestone in Saudi-UAE economic cooperation

A million dates on plate to set a world record

A month of compassion and piety

A Museum for Bedouins Heritage in Abu Dhabi

A nation on the move salutes its architect

A national wealth from time immemorial

A new "Central Fish Market" to open in Abu Dhabi in 2009

A new book on Zayed issued

A new breed of Emirati graduates await their fate in the banking sector

A new centre at Al Ain varsity to promote UAE-US ties

A new centre for stage

A New Educational Programme Envisaged in UAE

A new era for UAE golf

A new page of relations opened- Ahmadinejad

A new township takes shape in Abu Dhabi<