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HuaweiDUBAI - It was a year ago that the the Arab world in general and the UAE in particular, lost a great visionary leader in the form of Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. A great statesman, Shaikh Zayed is remembered, not just across the region and the Arab countries, where his humanitarian efforts continue to nurture thousands to this day, but across the world. Following are the excerpts from a mass of glowing tributes paid by UAE nationals and expatriates to Shaikh Zayed.
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DUBAI - Novo Nordisk of Denmark, a healthcare company and world leader in diabetes care, announced it will open its Gulf regional office at Dubai Health Care City (DHCC).
DUBAI - Distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the UAE who find themselves with no place to stay on their arrival in Manila can be temporarily accommodated in a 'halfway home', a facility that had been enhanced recently by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Manila.
DUBAI - Three workers of a Dubai-based company were taken to police station on Sunday for questioning, in the context of protests following the suicide of a worker some days ago.
The captain of the USS John F. Kennedy, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier which collided with a wooden dhow in the Arabian Gulf on the night of July 22, has been relieved of command on Friday.
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DUBAI - Students of the UAE-based Indian schools have yet again proved their mettle this year with high scores in the science, commerce and humanities streams of the All India Senior School Certificate Examination (Class 12) conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.