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Shell has taken significant steps to help address the alarming rate of road accidents in the UAE, by kick starting a road safety awareness campaign through the Shell Better Environment Award (BEA) 2007.

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DUBAI - Were you confused about who'll foot the road toll bill if you were travelling in a taxi? The taxi driver, or you? Well, the verdict is out - people using taxis will have to pay both the road toll and taxi fare, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) officials said yesterday, while introducing 'Salik', the brand name for Dubai's forthcoming toll system.

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DUBAI - With house rents in Dubai soaring, a new trend of sub-letting of apartments to make quick profits is fast catching on.

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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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