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Environmental issues and increasing traffic chaos made the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to reintroduce the rule requiring all driving licence applicants to produce a no-objection certificate from their employer, said a senior official of the RTA yesterday.

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Blocking of free parking spaces anywhere in the emirate is illegal and strict action will be taken against those violating the law, said an official at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

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DUBAI - The Dubai International Airport (DIA) will host the 12th Route World Development Forum from September 17 to 19, bringing together hundreds of airlines executives and airport management experts from all over the world to discuss the development of new air routes.

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ABU DHABI - The Ministry of Labour (MoL) received 2,211 complaints in July with the maximum of 929 claims from 1317 workers in Dubai, according to the MoL statistical report.

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A total of 119 Filipinos who fled Lebanon were yesterday airlifted to the Dubai International Airport.

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DUBAI - He came to the UAE at the beginning of the oil boom and started work as an accountant.

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Though the municipalities of Dubai, Ajman and Sharjah have already limited the use of asbestos, a highly hazardous building material, Ras Al Khaimah - another busy centre of construction in the UAE - has taken the much-needed step only recently, but not before it might have affected the health of many people.

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DUBAI - The Court of First Instance has adjourned to June 15 hearing on a case filed by two Dubai-based companies registered as Harrods General Trading and Harrods Tourism, seeking cancellation of the London Harrods trademark registered at the UAE Ministry of Economy and Trade under the name of Harrods.

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Women in the UAE have demanded that local health authorities launch a probe into the side effects of a locally available drug 'Diane 35' used to treat acne and hirsutism.

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