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3 murder suspects await sentence

ABU DHABI — Three young UAE national men, who are suspected of killing a national by injecting him with an overdose of heroin, are awaiting the verdict of the Supreme Federal Court this month, according to sources in the court.

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Official will not contest verdict

AJMAN — Dr Ahmed Saad El Sheriff, Assistant Under-Secretary for Curriculum Activities in the Ministry of Education, has said he will not appeal against the verdict of the Ajman Court of First Instance which rejected the defamation case the Public Prosecution had filed on his behalf against Amina Thani, an employee of the Ajman Educational Zone.

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Probation for licence holders

OFFICIALS at Dubai Police Traffic Department have been repeatedly expressing concern at the turnout of successful candidates from the several driving schools in Dubai, which are then approved by the traffic governing body.

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Khalifa sets up Emirates Foundation

ABU DHABI — The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has issued Law No. 8 of 2005, setting up the Emirates Foundation, which shall have its headquarters in Abu Dhabi.

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Shaikh Rashid award for Hariri

DUBAI — Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Head of Dubai Civil Aviation, will be honouring posthumously the late Rafiq Al Hariri, the assasinated former Lebanese Prime Minister, with the Shaikh Rashed Humanitarian Personality Award, 2004, which has been organised by Rashed Therapeutic and Child Welfare Centre in Dubai.

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Honeymooners over the moon!

DUBAI — Honeymooners, Ghaith Abuzaid, a Jordanian national living in Amman and his new wife, were over the moon when they received a call to tell them that their ticket No. 0172 in series No. 1188 had won them a Mercedes Benz S500 in the Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Luxury Car draw.

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Hamdan presents degrees to 102

DUBAI — Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance and Industry, conferred degrees on 102 graduates of the Dubai University College (DUC) at a graduation ceremony held on Saturday evening.

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IMTC told to shut down

DUBAI — The Iqra Management Training and Consultancy (IMTC) institution offering American University of Hawaii (AUH) programme in Dubai has been ordered to close down by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) at the Ministry of Education, and its licence to be revoked by the Dubai Economic Department.

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