UAE terminals plan fee increases

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Dubai, Dec 11, 2008 (WAM) - Container terminals in the UAE are increasing their handling and storage fees between 10 per cent and 150 per cent to help ease pressure at limited berthing spaces in th

Princess Haya unveils charity auction

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Dubai, Dec 11, 2008 (WAM) - The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) on Wednesday unveiled the unique luxury items to be auctioned at Cinema Against AIDS Dubai 2008, under the patronage of Prin

Mild tremor in Iran felt in UAE northern parts

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Abu Dhabi, Dec 10, 2008 (WAM) - A tremor of an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale, which shook southern Iranian Island of Qasham on the Arabian Gulf, was lightly felt last

UAE reviews human rights recommendations

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Geneva – Dec 10, 2008 (WAM) - The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) adopted the report prepared by the troika of rapporteurs on UAE's human rights issues in Geneva on Tuesday.

UAE President confers Order of Independence on Caracalla

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Abu Dhabi, Dec 10, 2008 (WAM) - President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has conferred a First Class Order of Independence on Abdul Halim Caracalla, founder of the famous Lebanese Caracalla

Sharjah boosts water and power production capacity

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Sharjah, Dec 10, 2008 (WAM) - In the first nine months of the current year, Sharjah's production of underground and desalinated water grew by about 5 per cent to 23.9 million gallons of drinking wa

UAE can maintain fiscal surplus at US$23

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Dubai, Dec 10, 2008 (WAM) - UAE will be able to tide over the global economic melt-down as the country is well-positioned to maintain fiscal surplus in 2008 and 2009 since it has the lowest “break-

Industrial park being set up in Al Ain

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Al Ain Dec 10, 2008 (WAM) - An Industrial Park is being developed in Al Ain, on 15-square kilometres area, where at least 40 medium to large size industrial units will be setup to manufacture const

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