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Microsoft steps up UAE anti-piracy raids

... in the UAE and the confiscation of pirated software, the company said.During the last month, five anti-piracy raids took place in Dubai and Sharjah and resulted in the confiscating of software CDs and personal computers and laptops loaded with pirated copies of Microsoft software.By partnering with ...
UAE schools to join fight against childhood obesity

... , as doctors estimate 50 percent of school-age children are overweight.An education and healthy eating initiative will start in the middle of December in Dubai and Sharjah schools, a health official told Gulf News.Pupils will be encouraged to eat less junk food and swap computer games and watching ...
Six degrees in construction

... the Gulf for that matter," he adds. For Dessoy, the Middle East consisted of Saudi Arabia and little other versions of it. Names like Dubai and Sharjah were of no particular relevance and idea of the Gulf in his head painted classic story book tales of shifting dunes, camels and oases. "My company ...
Building bridges

... structure in the shortest possible time to minimise the disturbance of existing traffic." Consultants working on the Al Wadha Road project in Sharjah, UAE were given just two years to close one of the emirate's busiest highways in order to carry out their work, which included the construction of a ...
Major UAE illegal book traders shut down after raids

... according to a statement by the Ministry of Economy (MoE) on TuesdaySome shops stocking counterfeit books in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah have also been shut after the raids by police and MoE officials, and the owners fined, the ministry said.“This manifests the extent and coverage of our campaign ...
SouqExtra! eyes 75 new outlets in expansion plan

... the UAE and the Middle East over the coming decade,” Lootah added.Executives of SouqExtra! have held meetings with government authorities in Sharjah and Dubai with the aim of aligning the community supercentre’s expansion plans with local community development plans. “We are moving forward with our ...
Crescent rising

... later by an offshore pipeline built and owned by Crescent. Back then, Dubai burnt liquid petroleum fuels for power generation in the summer, whilst in Sharjah gas was being flared.“Crescent came in as a private company to talk to the Dubai government. The logic was simple. At the time the price ...
Air Arabia sees tough conditions continuing

... , we continue to drive our costs down," Suckling said.Air Arabia competes with Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways and Saudi-based Nas Air and Sama.The Sharjah-based airline is launching a new budget carrier with an Egyptian partner and setting up a third hub in Alexandria. It began flying from its ...
Air Arabia Q3 profit down 9% on H1N1, Ramadan

Budget carrier Air Arabia warned of "significant" short-term challenges after posting its first-ever drop in quarterly profit, following the global H1N1 virus flu pandemic and the fasting month of Ramadan.The largest Arab airline by market value said on Saturday third-quarter net profit fell 9 ...
Room to grow

... and quickly became one of Dubai's biggest tourist attractions. In 2008 the 223,000 sq m centre became the highest grossing shopping mall in the world. Sharjah City Centre (Sharjah) covers over 35,000 sq m of retail space and houses more than 100 international, regional, and local brands along the ...
Cable safety

... locations throughout the region including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. www.prysmian.com National Cables Industry Established in 2001 in Sharjah, UAE, National Cables Industry (NCI) focuses on custom cable designs for a diverse range of applications including commercial, medical ...
Striving for success in storage

... firm in the US, but gradually evolved into a full-time technology consulting outfit.The Middle East office, which is based in Sharjah, is just one of several dots on the map; it also has offices in the UK, India and Singapore. Ahmed insists that the company’s broad geographic presence is “one of ...
UAE's Dana Gas posts 64% higher Q3 gross profit

... quarter of 2008, the statement said, adding that the increase in revenue was due to higher production.Dana undertakes exploration and production in Egypt, Iraq, Sharjah and Nigeria.Shares in Dana closed 2.6 percent down in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The company had earlier said gross profit had risen 64 ...
Dubai eyes plan to centralise GCC air traffic control

... future if they failed to comply with regulations and standards.He added that the new measures are being adopted following the growing number of air accidents around the world, including a  Last month a Boeing 707 operated by Azza Transport crashed at Sharjah International Airport killing six people.
Read Sheikh Mohammed's speech in full

... of the success of Abu Dhabi and vice versa. It is also true for the rest of the seven emirates forming the federation. The success of the federation is the success of Sharjah, Ajman, UAQ, RAK and Fujairah which form an undefeatable union and a strong citadel that will not allow to fell in front of ...

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    26 Nov ' 09 at 20:13
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