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Mandela’s 20 years of freedom

Two decades ago South Africa’s first black president started the country on the road to democracy, but millions still live in povertyJosephine Mji was a teenager when Nelson Mandela walked out of prison 20 years ago. South Africa’s fortunes have soared since then, but the mother of thre...

A hospital just for feathered friends

Under the watchful eyes of a white-coated doctor, two orderlies in scrubs sedate the patient on a paper-covered stainless steel table, then begin the procedure - trimming her vital hunting tools.One of the orderlies carefully snips the brown and white falcon’s wicked, 2cm talons then files th...

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Teachers may need to go back to school

o meet ambitious goals outlined in National Charter, better-prepared instructors are a necessity, experts and administrators say....

Education faces up to double challenge

xperts say many schoolteachers lack basic skills, while budget changes threaten jobs in universities as funds are diverted to research....

Abu Dhabi selects 223 mosques for landscaping

he municipality will spend up to Dh20 million (US$5.4m) on landscape improvements for 223 mosques over the next two years....


Five strikers paid, and going home

orkers only partially paid and the company says they did the best they could, and begin to compensate them after five months without pay....

Maths and languages ‘better in five years’

he vice chancellor of the Emirates College of Advanced Education, says that training a new generation of teachers to meet international standards and to increase their fluency in English and Arabic will be an “adventurous project”....


New guide to being a better boss

he Ministry of Labour expects this year to issue a guide for employers aimed at reducing labour violations and complaints....

Threat of 200 job cuts to fund university research

AE University may shed nearly 200 staff so it can put more money into research programmes without an increase in government funding....


India vows to catch hoaxer who delayed flight

ndian police vow to track hoax caller who delayed Emirates flight with terror alarm....

Police raid illegal plastic surgery clinic

acelifts were carried out on household beds, surgical instruments lay next to kitchen implements – and latex gloves were reused....


Hunt for mother of abandoned baby

olice are attempting to locate the mother of a baby apparently abandoned on the Corniche at the weekend....

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Hospital offers medical treatment for birds

BU DHABI - Under the watchful eyes of a white-coated doctor, two orderlies in scrubs sedate the patient on a paper-covered stainless steel table, then begin the procedure - trimming her vital hunting tools....

UK Visa Rules May Not Hit UAE Students

UBAI - The United Kingdom's plans to introduce tougher rules to prevent abuse of student visas is unlikely to affect the flow of visitors from the UAE, according to a British Embassy official here on Sunday....

Couple Held in Emirates Flight's Terror Call

UBAI - A male passenger and his wife were handed over to the local Mumbai police authorities for questioning as Mumbai's Air Traffic Control called back Emirates Airline flight EK505 from Mumbai to Manchester via Dubai before its scheduled departure at 11:35am (local time) from the Mumbai Airport o...


Killer Rain Wreaks Havoc in RAK

AS AL KHAIMAH - The heavy rains that lashed Ras Al Khaimah claimed one more life and injured several others in various road accidents across the emirate....

Hotels Brace for Valentine's Day

UBAI - As the Day of the Hearts, or Valentine's Day, approaches, hotels in Dubai are coming up with choices that are difficult to ignore....


Business Partner Fined for Slander via Facebook

UBAI - The Court of Misdemeanours sentenced on Sunday a Syrian buisness partner to paying a fine of Dh3,000 for defaming one of his former employees on Facebook....

Dubai Sets New 'Demolition' Deadline

UBAI - Families sharing villas in Dubai now have less than a week to abide by municipal rules that prohibit overcrowding, and construction of unauthorised partitions or structures in buildings....


At The Top Shuts Shop for Upgrade

UBAI - At The Top, the world's highest observation deck housed on the 124th floor of Burj Khalifa in Dubai, has been temporarily closed for "maintenance and upgrade," it was announced on Sunday....

Khalifa Foundation Aid for Haiti

ANTO DOMINGO - The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation sent on Sunday a convoy of humanitarian assistance as part of its aid programme targeting quake victims in Haiti....


Ministers, Industry Leaders Praise National Charter

BU DHABI - The Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), ministers and industry leaders said all members of the society have to fulfil their responsibilities in the implementation of the National Charter to enable the UAE emerge as the best country in the world in just a decade....

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