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Oct 01, 2010
The pair have flown home after spending more than a year in bureaucratic limbo aboard their vessel, Al Manara 2, in an Ajman port. Read Article Freedom for shipmates stuck aboard for a year
Oct 09, 2010
They are cleaners, masons and security guards, but on Friday night the contestants of this year’s ‘Dubai Idol’ became legends among their cheering colleagues. Read Article Camp labourers cheer new 'Dubai Idol'
Oct 17, 2010
Prospective members met in Dubai to discover whether they have the necessary brains to join the high IQ society ... and then create a UAE chapter Read Article Mensa possibles see if they have what it takes
Oct 18, 2010
Inspectors are to estimate feline population by counting them as they eat at public bins. Read Article Countdown begins for stray, feral cats in Dubai
Oct 21, 2010
An iPhone application that gives people access to health services has been launched by the Ministry of Health. Read Article Health agency launches iPhone app
Oct 22, 2010
More than two dozen construction workers staged a sit-in protest yesterday on a busy street in the Garhoud area. Read Article Building workers block traffic in protest over wages
Oct 22, 2010
Some of Dubai's biggest and most famous structures are being reproduced in a computer game aimed at promoting the emirate. Read Article Burj Al Arab in Dubai to get a Second Life
Oct 24, 2010
To battle the growing trade in counterfeit goods, luxury brands are hiring firms to trick the traders into revealing where they keep their stocks. Read Article Investigators trick Dubai shops to curb trade in fakes
Oct 30, 2010
Translators in Dubai, Cairo and Oman have been busy translating Runes of Might as the trend for Arabic video gaming grows across the region. Read Article Linguists turn Runes of Might game into Arabic
Oct 31, 2010
Ten-year survey means every corner of the country has been under the geologists' hammers. Read Article Team searches for sources of marble in UAE