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Canadian national wins dream car in DDF Finest Surprise

DUBAI - Ahmad Farah, a forty-eight-year-old Canadian national based in Kuwait was over the moon when he received the much awaited telephone call from Dubai Duty Free, with the announcement that he just won the Lamborghini Gallardo at Dubai Duty Free's Finest Surprise Promotion held on Friday at the Shaikh Rashid Terminal.

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Yesudas concert to bridge barriers

SHARJAH - A soul-stirring concert meant to soothe the spirits is in store for audiences in Dubai when seven-time national award winner Dr K. J. Yesudas performs live in concert on April 15 at the Sharjah Cricket stadium.

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Insurance issue 'almost clear' for Kish Airlines' crash victims

DUBAI - The issue of insurance claims for the passengers who died in the plane crash of Kish Airlines last month is 'almost clear', with some minor issues to be addressed. 'By Saturday (tomorrow), we will have a clearer picture on this, said a Kish Airlines official. A well-placed source, meanwhile, told Khaleej Times that the airline's insurance company was offering Dh200,000 or $55,000 as compensation to the families of the victims of the February 10 accident.

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Top UAE bank officials quit

DUBAI - The Chief of the Treasury department of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi along with some more top officials have tended their resignations to the bank's Board of directors for unknown reasons.

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Workers risk death as they flout safety rules

SHARJAH - Recent accident reports of a number of workers being killed because of the lack of safety measures at construction sites in Sharjah have failed to make construction firms and workers to sit up, take notice, and implement the safety regulations that are in force.

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